Harmattan

ELLA K Parfums is a luxury fragrance house founded by renowned master perfumer Sonia Constant — one of the few female creators to establish her own perfume maison. Inspired by legendary female explorers like Ella Maillart and Alexandra David-Neel, ELLA K embodies the spirit of boldness, inner journeys, and a love for the unknown.

At its heart, ELLA K celebrates freedom, curiosity, and transformation, blending poetic storytelling with olfactory artistry. Each fragrance is a voyage — a sensory memory of faraway places and personal discoveries, captured in a bottle inspired by the lens of Sonia’s camera.

The brand’s dragonfly emblem, designed by Japanese artist Senjiro Nakata, symbolizes metamorphosis, courage, and emotional depth, reflecting the soul of the collection. ELLA K redefines luxury as a quiet, timeless experience — rich in symbolism, culture, and subtle emotion.

SONIA’s INSPIRATION - Here, I wanted to portray the boundless desert and this particular, ever-changing, wind mimicking the alternating shade and light of the undulating dunes with its subtle temperature variations. The Harmattan’s coolness and the shading of the dunes are evoked by geranium leaves contrasting with the more textured cedar evergreen needles to create the texture. In contrast, I introduced the warm balmy Harmattan zephyr and the dune-reflected light by the majestic depth of supple leather lending their density and mystery to the perfume..