Kamila Lelakova
Kamila Lelakova arrived at CPL Aromas after a decade of scent evaluation, then turned the analytical side of fragrance into a creative career. She earned a chemistry degree at the University of Plymouth, then completed the classical perfumery apprenticeship that CPL requires of its noses. The program taught her to balance raw material knowledge with instinct, and she earned her first senior title in 2020. Travel fuels her work; she returns from markets in Marrakech, Kyoto and São Paulo with a notebook of aromas that later appear in her formulas. At CPL she leads both fine‑fragrance projects and a growing home‑fragrance line, where she crafts candles that feel like a room’s memory rather than a fleeting spray. Her rise from evaluator to senior perfumer reflects a blend of discipline, curiosity and a willingness to translate personal experience into scent.
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Notable creations
The signature
How Kamila composes
Kamila favors the classical method: she builds a formula by adding one material at a time, tasting each shift before moving on. She reaches for Mediterranean citrus, tropical coconut and warm sandalwood, then balances them with subtle green notes and soft musks. In home scents she emphasizes diffusion, choosing wax‑friendly absolutes that release slowly. She often finishes with a trace of natural amber or a hint of spice to give the composition a lingering finish. Her signatures include bright top notes that melt into rounded, comforting bases.
Philosophy
What drives Kamila
Kamila believes that scent should record a moment as clearly as a photograph. She gathers impressions on the road, then layers them in the lab to create depth that invites the wearer to explore. Her work respects the chemistry of each ingredient, but she also lets emotion guide proportion. She avoids gimmicks, preferring honest accords that evolve on the skin or in a candle’s flame. For her, fragrance is a dialogue between memory and material, and every bottle aims to open a quiet conversation with the senses.
The houses
Maisons Kamila composes for
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