Bernard Ellena is a perfumer born in Grasse and trained at Roure Bertrand Dupont, who began his professional career at Haarmann & Reimer (now Symrise), where he has spent the majority of his working life.
He comes from a family of perfumers — his father Peter Ellena worked for Chiris, his brother Jean-Claude Ellena is one of the industry's most celebrated noses, and his niece Céline Ellena is also a successful perfumer. His portfolio spans luxury names like Creed, Givenchy, and Van Cleef & Arpels alongside more accessible brands such as Avon and Benetton, and niche work including Amouage Beloved Woman.
1973Acier AluminiumCreed
2009Ange Ou Demon Le SecretGivenchy
2009Sisley Eau de 2Sisley
2010OriensVan Cleef & Arpels
2012Beloved WomanAmouage
2012The GameDavidoff
2012Legend Pour FemmeMontblanc
2023L'Eau Rêvée D'AlmaSisleyA versatile range spanning classic elegance and modern edge, shaped by decades within one of the industry's most storied perfumery families.
Scentsation editorialFragrances credited to Bernard in our catalog, by house.
Givenchy · 2009Ange Ou Demon Le Secret8,082 ratings · ★ 4.0202Van Cleef & Arpels · 2010Oriens1,908 ratings · ★ 3.8003Amouage · 2012Beloved Woman1,694 ratings · ★ 3.9304Sisley · 2009Sisley Eau de 21,035 ratings · ★ 3.9405Davidoff · 2012The Game946 ratings · ★ 3.7106Montblanc · 2012Legend Pour Femme648 ratings · ★ 3.86
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Refined elegance and measured sophistication. Polge's compositions for Chanel embodied the house's aesthetic — never too much, never too little, always precisely right. His fragrances have the quiet authority of impeccable tailoring.
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