Perfumer: Jean-Claude Ellena
«On a pleasant autumn evening, in the golden light, the cold suddenly swept over me. Winter would be upon us at dawn. Opening the front door, I turned to look one last time at the last stem of the tuberose flowers, a gift from a summer that had survived, thinking that in the morning I would go and pick it up to get drunk for a few days more on its smell. Since then, at a time when artificial lights respond to the night, the tuberose spreads with its soft voice a scent of jasmine, plum and spices. It is a whisper, like a breeze, that will not tire. And every night, around midnight, its voice goes out, so we can wait for the same moment the next day. Its smell is like his life, programmed. There is something in this flower of the figure of Shéhérazade that every night tells a story of escaping death. She did it so well that her story, still alive, has become a perfume.»
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a fragrance for close quarters and low light, when the room is quiet enough for a flower to feel almost spoken rather than worn. It suits a composed presence that draws attention through tension and texture, not volume.
How to wear
Best worn in mild to cool weather, where its floral-green structure can breathe without losing shape. Apply lightly at first: the scent has presence, but its beauty lies in the way it hovers and settles, with a soft trail that stays close to the skin.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like floral perfumes with a dry, green edge and a sensual rather than sugary tuberose. It will appeal to those who enjoy refined, slightly austere compositions with character, contrast and a touch of animalic warmth.
Release year
2019
The nose
Jean-Claude Ellena is one of contemporary perfumery’s great minimalists, known for transparent compositions, restrained elegance and a poetic approach to materials. His work often strips a theme to its essential line, letting texture, light and air do the expressive work. He has created some of the most influential modern fragrances of the last decades, including Eau d’Hermès, Terre d’Hermès, Un Jardin sur le Nil and many others. In Tuberosis, that signature clarity turns a traditionally opulent flower into something more intimate and architectural: a tuberose rendered with space, dryness and a quiet sensual pulse.
Collaborators
Laboratorio Olfattivo’s founders, Roberto Drago and Daniela Caon, shaped the house around artistic perfumery and gave the project its creative freedom-first framework, allowing Ellena to develop the fragrance without commercial constraints.
Laboratorio Olfattivo’s story
Laboratorio Olfattivo is an Italian artistic perfumery house built around creative freedom rather than market formulas. Its fragrances are developed as emotional narratives, with independent perfumers given room to shape each composition, and the brand favors Eau de Parfum concentration and a stripped-back presentation that keeps the focus on the scent.
Tuberosis’s concept
Tuberosis was introduced in 2019 as part of Laboratorio Olfattivo’s artistic, nature-led approach to perfumery. Jean-Claude Ellena frames the flower as a late-season memory: a last stem of tuberose held against the first cold, then translated into a scent that feels like a story told softly at night.
Extra info
Tuberosis was named for its central flower, tuberose, but its published note profile also gives carnation a clear role in the composition. The fragrance is part of Laboratorio Olfattivo’s all-Eau de Parfum collection and reflects the house’s minimalist presentation.
Perfumer: Jean-Claude Ellena
«On a pleasant autumn evening, in the golden light, the cold suddenly swept over me. Winter would be upon us at dawn. Opening the front door, I turned to look one last time at the last stem of the tuberose flowers, a gift from a summer that had survived, thinking that in the morning I would go and pick it up to get drunk for a few days more on its smell. Since then, at a time when artificial lights respond to the night, the tuberose spreads with its soft voice a scent of jasmine, plum and spices. It is a whisper, like a breeze, that will not tire. And every night, around midnight, its voice goes out, so we can wait for the same moment the next day. Its smell is like his life, programmed. There is something in this flower of the figure of Shéhérazade that every night tells a story of escaping death. She did it so well that her story, still alive, has become a perfume.»
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a fragrance for close quarters and low light, when the room is quiet enough for a flower to feel almost spoken rather than worn. It suits a composed presence that draws attention through tension and texture, not volume.
How to wear
Best worn in mild to cool weather, where its floral-green structure can breathe without losing shape. Apply lightly at first: the scent has presence, but its beauty lies in the way it hovers and settles, with a soft trail that stays close to the skin.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like floral perfumes with a dry, green edge and a sensual rather than sugary tuberose. It will appeal to those who enjoy refined, slightly austere compositions with character, contrast and a touch of animalic warmth.
Release year
2019
The nose
Jean-Claude Ellena is one of contemporary perfumery’s great minimalists, known for transparent compositions, restrained elegance and a poetic approach to materials. His work often strips a theme to its essential line, letting texture, light and air do the expressive work. He has created some of the most influential modern fragrances of the last decades, including Eau d’Hermès, Terre d’Hermès, Un Jardin sur le Nil and many others. In Tuberosis, that signature clarity turns a traditionally opulent flower into something more intimate and architectural: a tuberose rendered with space, dryness and a quiet sensual pulse.
Collaborators
Laboratorio Olfattivo’s founders, Roberto Drago and Daniela Caon, shaped the house around artistic perfumery and gave the project its creative freedom-first framework, allowing Ellena to develop the fragrance without commercial constraints.
Laboratorio Olfattivo’s story
Laboratorio Olfattivo is an Italian artistic perfumery house built around creative freedom rather than market formulas. Its fragrances are developed as emotional narratives, with independent perfumers given room to shape each composition, and the brand favors Eau de Parfum concentration and a stripped-back presentation that keeps the focus on the scent.
Tuberosis’s concept
Tuberosis was introduced in 2019 as part of Laboratorio Olfattivo’s artistic, nature-led approach to perfumery. Jean-Claude Ellena frames the flower as a late-season memory: a last stem of tuberose held against the first cold, then translated into a scent that feels like a story told softly at night.
Extra info
Tuberosis was named for its central flower, tuberose, but its published note profile also gives carnation a clear role in the composition. The fragrance is part of Laboratorio Olfattivo’s all-Eau de Parfum collection and reflects the house’s minimalist presentation.