Sonia's story
The story
In 2017 she co-founded her own fragrance brand, Ella K Parfums. She carries a Leica camera and Moleskine notepad everywhere, drawing inspiration from her travels, images, and the colors and atmospheres she encounters.
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Twenty-four years at Givaudan, then her own house
Sonia
Constant
Twenty-four years at Givaudan, then her own houseSonia Constant trained at ISIPCA in Paris and the Givaudan perfume school before spending over twenty-four years at Givaudan, where she created Tom Ford's Ombre Leather and Noir Extrême, Narciso Rodriguez for Her Pur Musc, Mugler's Angel Nova, and Jean Paul Gaultier's La Belle and Le Beau.
- Trained
- ISIPCA, Givaudan School of Perfumery
- House
- Givaudan
- Earliest in our catalog
- First Premier Bouquet, 2007
- In our catalog
- 121 fragrances · 38 houses
The career
Their best-known launches in our catalog, by how many people have rated them.2007–2026, in bottles
2015Noir ExtremeTom Ford
2018Ombre Leather 2018Tom Ford
2019IdôleLancôme
2019Le BeauJean Paul Gaultier
2019Pure Musc For HerNarciso Rodriguez
2019La BelleJean Paul Gaultier
2020Angel NovaMugler
20201 Million ParfumRabanneLaunches per year, 2007–2026Peak: 17 in 2018
20072026
In their own words
How Sonia works
Signature
Visually inspired compositions translating photographs, landscapes, and travel memories into scent.
Scentsation editorialThe paletteThe notes that turn up most often across 121 fragrances
Who Sonia composes for
38 houses, one hand
Fragrances credited to Sonia in our catalog, by house.
Narciso Rodriguez20
Ella K Parfums19
Tom Ford8
Les Liquides Imaginaires6
Nina Ricci5
Valentino4
Van Cleef & Arpels4
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Six to smell first
See all 121 fragrances →Ranked by how many people have rated them
01Tom Ford · 2018Ombre Leather 201818,989 ratings · ★ 4.3202Lancôme · 2019Idôle13,832 ratings · ★ 3.8803Tom Ford · 2015Noir Extreme13,648 ratings · ★ 4.4204Jean Paul Gaultier · 2019Le Beau12,282 ratings · ★ 4.3105Narciso Rodriguez · 2019Pure Musc For Her10,188 ratings · ★ 4.0606Jean Paul Gaultier · 2019La Belle9,577 ratings · ★ 4.17
Tom Ford · 2018Ombre Leather 201818,989 ratings · ★ 4.3202Lancôme · 2019Idôle13,832 ratings · ★ 3.8803Tom Ford · 2015Noir Extreme13,648 ratings · ★ 4.4204Jean Paul Gaultier · 2019Le Beau12,282 ratings · ★ 4.3105Narciso Rodriguez · 2019Pure Musc For Her10,188 ratings · ★ 4.0606Jean Paul Gaultier · 2019La Belle9,577 ratings · ★ 4.17Discover
Artists in Conversation
The composer of light
Francis Kurkdjian
Radiant luminosity and ethereal transparency. Kurkdjian's fragrances glow — they possess an inner light that makes them feel both airy and profound. His palette favors ambroxan, saffron, and delicate florals, composed with a musician's instinct for harmony.
234 creations
The architect of Chanel
Jacques Polge
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.
76 creations
The dynasty continues
Olivier Creed
Noble materials and classical structure. Creed fragrances are built around the finest natural ingredients — ambergris, royal water, hand-selected musks — composed in the traditional infusion method that has defined the house for centuries.
54 creations
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