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Jean-Claude Ellena
Jean-Claude Ellena (born 1947, Grasse, France) is a retired French perfumer and writer.
Career.
At an early age, Ellena picked jasmine with his grandmother in Grasse to sell to perfumers. 
Beginning with menial jobs, he became an apprentice at the factory of the essential oils maker Antoine Chiris in Grasse at the age 16 working on the night shift. He has reminisced, “Among other essential oils, we made a lot of oakmoss, and after I’d
Terre d'Hermès
Terre d'Hermès is an award-winning fragrance launched by French fashion house Hermès. The fragrance was released in March 2006, and was created by then Hermès' exclusive in-house perfumier Jean-Claude Ellena.
Overview.
Jean Claude Ellena, who was formally the master perfumier for Hermès, claims that his inspiration for Terre d'Hermès, was French author Jean Giono, whom, Ellena claims "He is a man who loves the richness of nature".
As a result of this, many of