Ella K Parfums
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Pink pepper crackles across your skin immediately, its spicy-fruity bite cutting through the creamy sweetness of nashi pear whilst rhubarb adds a green, almost vegetable-like tartness. The combination feels wet, almost botanical in its freshness, catching you off-guard with its lack of conventional sweetness.
The florals emerge gradually, lotus and magnolia creating a cool, aquatic veil that softens the fruit's edges. Water jasmine introduces a slightly soapy, green undertone that prevents the composition from becoming purely romantic, whilst rose threads through delicately, speaking more of petrichor than perfumed elegance.
Musk and akigalawood settle into a barely-discernible base, with the fragrance becoming increasingly skin-scent territory—pale, powdery, and deeply intimate. The florals fade into memory, leaving only a faint, sweet-green whisper that clings close to the body.
Pluie sur Ha Long arrives not as a whisper but as a crystalline burst—nashi pear meeting pink pepper in that first breath, sharp and almost mouth-puckering. Sonia Constant has constructed something peculiarly aqueous here, a fragrance that genuinely captures the sensation of moisture without resorting to ozonic clichés. The rhubarb grounds the opening's brightness with a subtle tartness, preventing the pear from floating into candy territory. What's remarkable is how quickly the composition pivots toward its heart, where lotus and magnolia assert themselves with the kind of watery, translucent quality that suggests rain on temple gardens rather than bottled floristry. The rose doesn't dominate—instead, it weaves between the water jasmine, creating a slightly green, almost soapy softness that feels decidedly unisex despite the typically feminine associations of its floral neighbours. This is a fragrance for someone seeking restraint, for those who appreciate a scent that breathes rather than announces itself. It suits the hours between seasons—spring's tail end, early autumn's hesitation—worn by the person who notices weather patterns and appreciates quiet complexity. The base's musk and akigalawood provide a barely-there foundation, allowing the floral arrangement to remain the composition's true focus. There's an understated sophistication here, the olfactory equivalent of linen in natural tones.
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3.3/5 (125)