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The Brand
ELLEN DAHLGREN PERFUMES is the embodiment of subversive, artisanal haute perfume for free thinkers.
For perfumer Ellen Dahlgren, embracing a dark eccentricity is a more authentic representation of life. People are complicated. Beauty is flawed. Perfection is static. Ellen Dahlgren’s nonconformist vision, expert techniques and premium ingredients come together in complex scents inspired by such diverse areas as the melancholy of the Nordic nature and psychoanalyst Carl Jung’s theory of scents connected to archetypal human character traits.
"I make perfume that perfectly reflects the unmistakable personality of those who wear them", she says.
The Story
Ellen Dahlgren gave up a successful career in banking to pursue artisan perfume After being identified as a ‘nose’ by a renowned Perfumer.
Contemporary niche perfume house Ellen Dahlgren Perfumes creates signature Private, Home- and Event fragrances, using rare essential oils sourced from exotic destinations as well as lab made compounds. The fragrances are conceived in Stockholm and made in Grasse, France.
Her captivating, complex unisex scents stir emotions and stands apart from its competitors’ bright and airy approach, by instead embracing a dark and understated eccentricity. They last for a long time and change with time.
The Founder
While most people’s memories are visual, Ellen’s are vividly painted in scent, defining Ellen’s world since birth. Having grown up in such diverse cultures as Sweden, Canada and USA, Ellen's extraordinary scent library grew exponentially. Still unaware of her gift and the option of a career as a perfumer, life chose a different path for Ellen in political finance. A chance encounter with a world-renowned Grasse Perfumer changed everything. As the meeting turned into a daylong session, Ellen’s extraordinary ’nose’ was finally recognized by an expert. 'It was one of the biggest moments of my life’, Ellen says. Ellen subsequently chose to change her life completely. After four years of perfume studies, the eponymous niche brand was launched in 2018.
Our Curator's Review
"At Ellen Dahlgren Perfumes, art and science come together in complex fragrances inspired by Nordic nature as much as by intellect. With EDP, you don't follow the crowd, you create your own path. The fragrances are created in its independent laboratory in Stockholm, then bottled in small batches in Grasse, in the south of France. If you're looking for the extraordinary, the unexpected, the fragrance that's like you because it's like no other, immerse yourself in the world of Ellen Dahlgren. Let yourself be captivated by her notes, her mysteries and her fragrant rebellion. Beauty lies in imperfection, and true magic lies in daring".
