Voyage Le Parfum: A new vision of Voyage by Jean-Claude Ellena. After the success of Voyage in 2010, Jean-Claude Ellena and Hermès developed in 2012 a fine variation for the modern-day traveler, Voyage le Parfum.
Released in 2012, Voyage le Parfum is the olfactory expression of a journey to the other end of the world. According to Jean-Claude Ellena, official perfumer of the house Hermès, Voyage le Parfum is an invitation to discovery, to encounter, to sharing. Steeped in imagination, Voyage le Parfum, a unisex fragrance, echoes Hermès's love for travel. Reassuring and warm, Voyage le Parfum is a fragrance that plays on contrasts and creates unlikely associations. The result gives off a powerful, dazzling nectar.
Voyage le Parfum, a journey created by Jean-Claude Ellena for Hermès
Jean-Claude Ellena was born in Grasse in 1947, the son of a perfumer. In 1968, he joined the Givaudan school in Switzerland. He signed his first success, First by Van Cleef & Arpels, at the age of 28, which propelled him into the spotlight. Considered a truly brilliant perfumer, Jean-Claude Ellena nonetheless champions simplicity. He likes short formulas and gets to the essential. He has a perfect mastery of perfumery and of all raw materials. From 2004 to 2016, Jean-Claude Ellena became the official perfumer of the house Hermès. Christine Nagel, who succeeded him, states that Jean-Claude Ellena is a man of reflection… he takes his time, he has an eye for detail, and above all he dared to do things. Jean-Claude Ellena is responsible for magnificent fragrances such as Terre d'Hermès, Un Jardin sur le Toit, Élixir des Merveilles for Hermès, but also Déclaration for Cartier.
Voyage d'Hermès le Parfum, woody, fresh and musky notes
Voyage le Parfum is a most audacious journey that begins with the invigorating notes of lemon, combined with spicy tonalities as well as cardamom. Cardamom is a perennial plant native to India. The Romans used cardamom to perfume themselves, while the Egyptians used it as a toothpaste. Today produced in Asian countries and Central America, cardamom is a spice used in cooking. In perfumery, cardamom is obtained by steam distillation of the dried seeds. Cardamom gives off spicy, camphoraceous, aromatic and resinous tonalities. The heart of Voyage le Parfum evolves toward floral notes such as rose, combined with hedione and green notes, for a most incredible association. Hedione, or methyl dihydrojasmonate, was isolated and synthesized in 1962, and exists in nature, in jasmine or tea. It was the perfumer Edmond Roudnitska who first used it, in Eau Sauvage by Christian Dior in 1966. Hedione's main purpose is to boost the freshness, the scent or the volume of a composition. The base of Voyage le Parfum is meant to be musky, ambery and sensual at once, thanks to the presence of white musks, amber woods, and musky notes. The bottle displays a very distinctive design. This nomadic object-bottle is small, light, and was designed to be taken everywhere while traveling.