Rose Ikebana

Hermessence · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2004

≈ $250 · 100ml · approx. retail

A luminous, watery rose sharpened with tart rhubarb and citrus, more crisp and green than romantic. Delicate and modern, it has the airy, sketched quality typical of Ellena's Hermessence style.

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Perfumer

Jean-Claude Ellena

French · 24 in collection

Jean-Claude Ellena is a celebrated French perfumer and author, Grasse-born and Givaudan-trained, who served as Hermès's exclusive in-house perfumer from 2004 to 2016. Famed for his minimalist, transparent, watercolour-like style, he created Hermès's Terre d'Hermès and the Jardins collection and has also composed for Bvlgari, Cartier and Frédéric Malle.

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