Emanuele Balestra x Constance Halaveli
This October, Constance Halaveli welcomes Emanuele Balestra, perfumer and mixologist, for a sensory collaboration inspired by the island and the many invisible elements that make a place its own.
For Emanuele, scent is more than fragrance. It is a language of memory, a way of translating nature, emotion and a sense of place into something deeply personal. His work draws on botanicals and natural ingredients to create compositions that do not simply smell beautiful, but evoke a feeling, a moment, a memory.
It is this idea of capturing a place beyond the visible that makes his collaboration with Constance Halaveli so meaningful.
Because an island is not only its turquoise waters, its white sands or its horizon. It is the salt carried by the breeze. The scent of botanicals after rain. The warmth of the evening air. A cocktail at sunset. The feeling of arriving somewhere and, somehow, feeling just right.
Inspired by the island
At the heart of Constance Halaveli's evolution lies the very element that gave birth to the Maldives: coral.
Coral grows layer by layer, creating something greater from countless individual elements. Emanuele's approach to scent follows a similar sensibility, bringing together botanicals, textures and impressions to create a composition that feels intrinsically connected to its place.
For this collaboration, Constance Halaveli itself becomes the inspiration.
The ocean, coral, tropical botanicals, salt air and rhythm of island life will inspire an edible perfume created especially for Halaveli.
A creation that blurs the line between fragrance and flavour, Emanuele's edible perfume can be used in both cocktails and culinary creations, allowing the essence of Halaveli to be experienced not only through scent, but through taste.
Not just a fragrance, but an interpretation of the island through the senses.
When scent becomes memory
Scent has a remarkable relationship with memory. A single note can bring back a place, a moment or a feeling long after it has passed.
This is the essence of Maison Balestra's collaboration with Constance Halaveli: to capture not only how the island smells, but how it feels and, this time, how it tastes.
The edible perfume will be unveiled as part of an intimate sunset experience at Jing Bar, where scent and mixology come together against the changing colours of the Indian Ocean.
Emanuele will use his creation to craft a signature cocktail especially for the occasion, allowing the story to move seamlessly from scent to taste.
From nature to scent, from scent to taste
The collaboration reflects a shared belief between Maison Balestra and Constance Halaveli: nature does not need to be transformed to be extraordinary. It simply needs to be interpreted with care.
Through his edible perfume and cocktail creation, Emanuele will add his own layer to Halaveli's evolving story, translating elements of the island into something guests can experience in an entirely different way.
And for a moment, Constance Halaveli becomes something to remember through the senses.
Emanuele Balestra at Constance Halaveli |12–16 October 2026
Guests staying during this special chapter will have the opportunity to discover Emanuele's edible perfume and signature cocktail at Jing Bar on 13 October, created especially for Constance Halaveli as part of the Seasonal Halaveli All-Inclusive Extra. The sunset experience will be followed by an exclusive Michelin-starred dinner by Chef Marco Campanella at Jing Restaurant, bringing together two distinct expressions of scent, taste and creativity.
Discover the Seasonal Halaveli All-Inclusive Extra