Encens À La Hila

Hila is a fragrance of quiet luminosity, built around saffron and immortelle. Together, these sun-warmed botanicals create a golden, honeyed opening with a dry, aromatic glow.

Lavender and sage introduce cool, herbaceous clarity, bringing the feeling of an open hillside to the composition. Juniper adds a clean, resinous lift before cedarwood and hinoki create the calm authority of aged wood. Vanilla softens the final impression with a gentle, enveloping warmth.

Handcrafted in Japan, Hila is a meditative journey through dry stone, sun-dried herbs, resin, and ancient wood.

Fragrance Style:  Aromatic, woody, warm

OLFACTIVE NOTES

Top Notes:  Saffron, Immortelle, Juniper
Heart Notes:  Lavender, Sage
Base Notes:  Cedarwood, Hinoki, Vanilla

ADDITIONAL INFO

Craftsmanship:  Handcrafted in Japan
Format:  Low smoke incense

ABOUT À LA

À LA is a fragrance and design atelier founded in 2025 by Karl Cyprien and Meg Cuna Cyprien. Rooted in a distinct perspective on scent, beauty, and craft, the house creates fragrances and objects that bring together innovation with the enduring knowledge of ancestral traditions.

For À LA, scent speaks directly to memory, place, and feeling. Each creation bridges past and present, offering an olfactive experience that feels personal, timeless, and deeply considered.