• About
  • Login to comment
    • Bluesky
    • RSS
    • Twitter

Now Smell This

a blog about perfume

Menu ▼
  • Perfume Reviews
  • New Perfumes
  • Archives

The Different Company :: Perfume Houses

The Different Company logo

French niche perfume house founded in 2000 by perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena, designer Thierry Baschmakov and luxury consultant Luc Gabriel. The first four fragrances, Bois d'Iris, Divine Bergamote (now Bergamote), Osmanthus and Rose Poivree, were all created by Ellena; the bottles were designed by Baschmakov.

After Ellena became house nose at Hermès, his daughter Celine Ellena took over as perfumer. Starting in 2011, the house has worked with a variety of perfumers.

See reviews for the Lumière and Wood candles.

Recent fragrances from The Different Company

Recent releases include...

2005: Jasmin de Nuit

2006: Sel de Vetiver, Un parfum d'ailleurs et fleurs, Un parfum des sens et bois and Un parfum de charme et feuilles

2008: Sublime Balkiss 

2009: Oriental Lounge

2010:  De Bachmakov

2011: Pure Virgin (now called Pure eVe), Oud Shamash

2012: Oud For Love, L'Esprit Cologne Tokyo Bloom, After Midnight, Sienne d’Orange & Limon de Cordoza, Aurore Nomade 

2013: South Bay, Kâshân Rose & White Zagora

2014: Nuit Magnétique

2015: I Miss Violet, Le 15 

2016: Adjatay 

2017: Santo Incienso – Sillage Sacré, MajaïnaSin

Where to buy

In the US, The Different Company can be found at Aedes, Barneys, Beautyhabit, Four Seasons Products, Luckyscent or Twisted Lily. In Canada, try The Perfume Shoppe. In Paris, try Sephora or the flagship store in the Marais district.

Website

The Different Company

Further reading

See all articles at Now Smell This tagged The Different Company.

Advertisement


Advertisement

Search

Recent reviews

Atelier Cologne Love Osmanthus
Moschino Toy Boy
Arquiste Misfit
Diptyque Eau Capitale
Zoologist Bee
Parfum d’Empire Immortelle Corse
Comme des Garcons Series 10 Clash
Frédéric Malle Rose & Cuir
L’Artisan Parfumeur Le Chant de Camargue
Yves Saint Laurent Grain de Poudre
Régime des Fleurs Chloë Sevigny Little Flower
Chanel 1957
Gallivant Los Angeles
Amouage Portrayal Woman

Blogroll

Bois de Jasmin
Grain de Musc
Perfume Posse
The Non-Blonde
More blogs...

Perfumista lists

100 fragrances every perfumista should try
And 25 more fragrances every perfumista should smell
50 masculine fragrances every perfumista should try
26 vintage fragrances every perfumista should try
25 rose fragrances every perfumista should try
11 Cheap Perfumes Beauty Outsiders Love

Favorite posts

The Great Perfume Reduction Plan
Why I Love Old School Chypres
New to perfume and want to learn more?
How to make fragrance last through the day
Fragrance concentrations: sorting it all out
On reformulations, or why your favorite perfume doesn’t smell like it used to
How to get fragrance samples
Perfume for Life: How Long Will Your Fragrance Collection Last?

Upcoming

List of upcoming Friday projects

3 July ~ damage poll
12 July ~ summer reading poll

Back to Top

Home
Archives
About Now Smell This :: Privacy Policy
Perfume Reviews
New Perfumes
General Perfume Articles
The Monday Mail

Glossary of Perfume Terms
Perfume FAQ
Perfume Books

Noses ~ Perfumers A-E :: F-K :: L-S :: T-Z

Perfume Houses A-B :: C :: D-E :: F-G
H-J :: K-L :: M :: N-O :: P :: Q-R :: S
T :: U-Z

Copyright © 2005-2025 Now Smell This. All rights reserved.