The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Eliana Glamour arrived in 2015 as part of Jequiti's Eliana collection. Perfumer Marion Costero approached the composition with a tropical-fruity-floral structure. The top notes feature four different fruits, each contributing its own sweetness profile. The floral heart combines jasmine and orchid, creating warmth and complexity. Costero's work here demonstrates a skilled hand at layering bright, sweet fruits against deeper floral warmth, resulting in a fragrance that feels both inviting and balanced. The tropical character reads as inherently sunny and optimistic, while the floral heart grounds the composition in something more intimate and personal. This interplay between the exuberant opening and the composed heart gives the scent its distinctive character.
What makes Eliana Glamour structurally interesting is the tension between its top and base. The opening is all brightness and volume: four fruits competing for attention, each bringing a slightly different quality of sweetness, the tart zing of mandarin, the watery cool of melon, the soft ripeness of pear, the tropical punch of pineapple. The base is where the composition finds its grounding. Six base notes extend the fragrance's presence on the skin, with caramel, vanilla, and tonka bean adding sugary warmth, while patchouli, amber, and musk provide depth and substance.
The evolution
The opening makes its presence known immediately, with the tropical fruit quartet commanding attention. Pineapple leads the charge, supported by mandarin's brightness, pear's softness, and melon's coolness. Together they create a cohesive juiciness that feels like the held-breath sweetness before biting into perfectly ripe fruit. The florals arrive at their own pace. Jasmine emerges with its characteristic warmth, carrying indolic richness that gives it depth and presence. Orchid follows more quietly, contributing powdery softness that prevents the composition from becoming heavy. Apricot in the heart maintains a ripened sweetness that keeps the scent from tipping into austerity. As time passes, the bright fruit notes settle into the skin rather than projecting outward, and the composition shifts from initial luminosity toward warmth.
Cultural impact
Marion Costero composed Eliana Glamour with international perfumery trends in mind while grounding the work in distinctly Brazilian tropical sensibilities. The fragrance features tropical fruit notes alongside warm florals and a sweet base, reflecting a balance between global appeal and local character. The composition demonstrates how Brazilian perfumers navigate both worlds, creating scents that feel simultaneously familiar to international audiences yet rooted in regional olfactory traditions.
