Heritage
A house, in its own words
The brand emerged from a small circle of friends who shared a fascination with the geography and culture of the Himalayan region. According to a 2020 Fragrantica announcement, the founders Vittoria Liu and Randry Glorieux launched Hima Jomo in Paris as a niche project that would translate the region’s natural palette into French‑style fragrances. Basenotes later recorded the company’s formal registration in France in 2021, indicating that the brand solidified its legal presence a year after its initial creative debut. The first public showcase arrived at Esxence 2022 in Milan, where Hima Jomo presented a selection of scents that referenced specific Himalayan locales. This debut marked the transition from a private laboratory to a recognized participant in the European niche perfume circuit. In the same year the house released Autumn in Lhoka and Winter in Manaslu, two compositions that anchored the brand’s seasonal narrative. A partnership with master natural perfumer Delphine Thierry was announced in late 2022, adding technical depth to the creative process. Thierry’s involvement helped refine the balance between botanical purity and olfactory structure, a hallmark that appears in later releases such as Pashm (2023) and Loon (2023). 2024 saw the launch of Lhasa Rose 1924, a tribute to the 1924 expedition of Alexandra David‑Néel, the first Western woman to enter Tibet. The fragrance uses rose notes sourced from the region’s historic gardens, linking a historic moment with contemporary scent craftsmanship. The following year the house expanded its portfolio with Khullu (2025), a scent that references a remote Himalayan valley and continues the brand’s practice of pairing a geographic story with a specific year, reinforcing the narrative continuity that defines Hima Jomo’s catalogue. Throughout its brief history the brand has maintained a steady output of nine fragrances, each anchored in a distinct place and season, and has built a reputation for meticulous, nature‑forward creation within the competitive niche market. Hima Jomo’s creative vision rests on two pillars: a reverence for the Himalayan environment and a commitment to natural perfumery techniques rooted in French tradition. The founders describe their work as an invitation to contemplate remote mountain valleys through scent, translating altitude, climate and local flora into olfactory moments. Rather than chasing trends, the house selects ingredients that can be traced to their geographic origin, often working with small‑scale growers who practice sustainable harvesting. The brand’s naming convention—pairing a location with a year—reflects a belief that each place carries a temporal signature. By anchoring a fragrance to a specific moment, Hima Jomo encourages wearers to imagine the passage of time in a landscape that remains largely unchanged. This approach also guides the selection of raw materials; for example, the rose used in Lhasa Rose 1924 comes from a heritage garden that has cultivated the flower for over a century. Transparency is another core value. Ingredient lists are published openly, and the company discloses the proportion of natural versus synthetic components, emphasizing that more than ninety percent of each formula derives from organic sources. The house also supports biodiversity by sourcing from cooperatives that protect native ecosystems, aligning the scent narrative with ecological stewardship. Overall, Hima Jomo seeks to create a quiet space for contemplation, using scent as a bridge between the wearer and the far‑flung mountains that inspire each bottle.