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Sonia Constant

French perfumer and entrepreneur

Sonia Constant is a French perfumer and entrepreneur. She is a senior perfumer at Givaudan and the co-founder of the fragrance brand Ella K, launched in 2017.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Sonia Constant (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

About

She has created or co-created fragrances for brands including Tom Ford, Narciso Rodriguez, Jean Paul Gaultier, Mugler, Lancôme and Jimmy Choo.

From Wikipedia’s article on Sonia Constant, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Ella K ParfumsFounder⁸

Career

Occupation: perfumer, perfume executive.⁵

Date not recordedWorked at Givaudan S.A.³
Date not recordedFounded Ella K Parfums⁴

Constant has created or co-created fragrances for brands including Tom Ford, Narciso Rodriguez, Jimmy Choo, Marc Jacobs, Mugler, Jean Paul Gaultier, Lancôme and Paco Rabanne. Her credited works include Ombre Leather and Noir Extrême for Tom Ford, For Her Pure Musc and Musc Noir Rose for Narciso Rodriguez, Angel Nova for Mugler, La Belle and Le Beau for Jean Paul Gaultier, Idôle for Lancôme, and 1 Million Parfum for Paco Rabanne.

The olfactory encyclopedia Fragrantica lists 208 fragrances to her credit. Her work has been associated with the use of musks and with contrasts between intensity and transparency. Ombre Leather and Noir Extrême for Tom Ford, Musc K for Ella K, Angel Nova for Thierry Mugler, Pure Musc for Narciso Rodriguez have been cited as some of her representative creations.

Her style is particularly characterized by the use of musks and contrasts between intensity and transparency. Constant has described travel as an important source of inspiration for her work. During her travels, she has used scent-capture technology to record the olfactory impressions of places, plants and flowers. On her travels, she carries a unique technology that captures the olfactory imprint of a place or a flower.

Selected creations

Ombre Leather, Tom Ford

Noir Extrême, Tom Ford

Musc K, Ella K

For Her Pure Musc, Narciso Rodriguez

For Her Intense, Narciso Rodriguez

For Her Pure Musc Blanc, Narciso Rodriguez

For Her Musc Noir Rose, Narciso Rodriguez

Inter Parfums, Moonlight Patchouli Le Parfum

Inter Parfums, Rose d’Isparta

Viola Essenziale, Salvatore Ferragamo

Fragrances created in collaboration

I Want Choo, Jimmy Choo

Daisy Wild, Marc Jacobs

Angel Nova, Thierry Mugler

La Belle, Jean Paul Gaultier

Le Beau, Jean Paul Gaultier

Idole, Lancôme

1 Million Parfum, Paco Rabanne

Donna, Valentino

Eau Fresh, Eternity

She also has done work for the following brands:

Carolina Herrera

Armani - Ocean di Gioia (2020)

Ralph Lauren

Nina Ricci - Bella (2018)

Balmain

Montblanc

Burberry - Brit for Men Summer (2012)

Van Cleef & Arpels - Moonlight Patchouli (2016)

Guerlain

Kenzo - L’Eau 2 Kenzo pour Homme (2012)

Calvin Klein - Eternity Eau Fresh (2020)

Boss

Boucheron - Rose d’Isparta (2020)

Lanvin

Cartier

Rochas

Ferragamo

Viktor&Rolf - Magic Dancing Roses (2017)

Ella K

In 2017, Constant co-founded the niche fragrance brand Ella K with Olivier Gagliardi. The brand is built around a fictional character inspired by the Swiss explorer Ella Maillart, with its fragrances presented as travel-inspired olfactory narratives.

She has been described as the first female master perfumer to found her own fragrance house. In 2025, Ella K, which operates in partnership with Givaudan, reported growth of more than 70% and continued its international expansion.