Poème de SaganoGreen Hesperidic Eau de Parfum

Poème de Sagano by Ella K is a niche citrus, green and woody eau de parfum, unisex, created by Sonia Constant. The Sagano bamboo grove, west of Kyoto, is a place that is listened to as much as it is looked at.

An imaginary heroine, a house founded by a female perfumer

Ella K was born in Paris in 2017, created by perfumer Sonia Constant with her husband, himself a specialist in raw material sourcing. Very few perfume houses are created by female perfumers: Ella K is an exception. "Ella K" is an imaginary heroine, inspired by three explorers from another century: Ella Maillart — from whom Sonia Constant says she borrowed her first name —, Karen Blixen and Alexandra David-Néel. Each perfume is the olfactory memory of a moment lived somewhere in the world, and rests on an iconic ingredient, a symbol of the destination, surrounded by rare naturals and high-quality synthetic molecules. Trained at ISIPCA and then at Givaudan, where she still works, Sonia Constant signed Guerlain L'Abeille, Montblanc Emblem, Balmain Extatic and Burberry Sport. 100 ml bottle.

An opening of bergamot, yuzu and grapefruit

Bergamot opens bright, yuzu — a Japanese citrus more complex than a lemon — brings its floral vivacity and grapefruit its bitterness.

A heart of bamboo, matcha tea and shiso leaves

Bamboo brings the green and aqueous stem, matcha tea a powdery bitterness, and shiso leaves an anise and menthol facet.

A base of patchouli, cedarwood and musk

Patchouli brings its earthiness, cedarwood its dryness and musk the skin effect. The sillage remains clear and close to the body.

The house's signature

Three Japanese materials at heart, and none is decorative. Bamboo — the iconic ingredient of this destination — brings the green and aqueous stem, matcha tea the powdery bitterness, shiso leaves an anise and menthol facet that nothing else can replace. This trio creates a texture that is not found in Western fresh fragrances: neither marine, nor sweet, nor ozonic. It is a vegetal freshness, that of a real place.

For whom, for what occasions?

Citrus, green and woody, this eau de parfum is for those who are looking for a freshness that is neither marine nor sweet. It gives its best from spring to summer, during the day. It is an excellent first Ella K.

With Poème de Sagano Ella K, Sonia Constant composes a vegetal rather than aquatic freshness.