Category: Hermès
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Osmanthe Yunnan by Hermes
What excites me with Ellena is his laconic approach to perfumery as well as his typical transparent fragrances, and Osmanthe Yunnan is no exception. It’s one thing to smell like an oxymoron – a ‘complete incompleteness’, but I think it’s another school of perfumery altogether when anything extraneous by Ellena’s standards…
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Ambre Narguille by Hermès
Ambre Narguille is the quintessential gourmand. Depending on how you see it that is either a good thing or a bad thing. Myself and many other perfume enthusiasts treat fragrances as an art. We view it as an evolving three-dimensional work. It evokes emotion, and it sets a scene. Art requires…
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Bel Ami Vétiver by Hermès
“Without disrupting the past order – the same balance, the same confident elegance, the same classic structure – Jean-Claude Ellena created his own interpretation of Bel Ami based on a new ingredient: vetiver. From chypre leather to woody leather: now the light of warm, woody, green vetiver, with a very…
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Cuir d’Ange by Hermès
The master of minimalism does it again, with a fragrance unlike much of his previous Hermessence works. Here we look at leather in a different light, diminishing the libidinous qualities and the sexual timbre of phenolic-driven leathers, often layered with hints of super sweet fruits and rectified birch tar smelling…
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Vanille Galante by Hermès
When I think Vanilla I think Guerlain – or at least something in the Guerlain style of vanilla. When I think of Vanille Galante I think of metallic candle wax, in a delectable way. The Guerlain style of vanilla is heady and intoxicating. It is rich and moreish. “There is seldom…
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Terre D’Hermès Eau Tres Fraiche by Hermès
A light, bright and sparkling fragrance, Terre D’Hermès Eau Tres Fraiche is just one of those summer flankers that you want to douse yourself in and embrace others with your fragrant presence. Literally translating to “Land of Hermès/Earth – Very Fresh Water”; one sniff and you shall see why. ©…
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Épice Marine by Hermès
More than meets the nose. © 2014 Liam Sardea A solid offering from the Hermessence line by Jean-Claude Ellena. Once again, I cannot speak from experience – I seem just a bit too young to recall any serious fads in fragrance and I can merely read up on previous events.…
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Iris Ukiyoé by Hermès
Fresh purple iris in domain. Photo by Hermès It’s a crisp spring morning and the long crepuscular rays of sunlight hits the garden and creates a warm embrace. Fresh blooming flowers of iris and rose secrete the sweet scent of florals; these smells are unlike anything else, they are natural.…
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Brin De Réglisse by Hermès
The thing with Brin De Réglisse is that it truly was a case of unexpected serendipity. © 2014 Liam Sardea [My first Hermessence] I state this was a case of the unexpected because I walk into the store with the intent to buy Paprika Brasil (another yummy- however completely different Hermessence)…
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Hermessence By Hermès
The Hermessence collection prides itself in it’s artisan traits, just like virtually anything from Hermès. Photo by Romeo Ballancourt Jean-Claude Ellena- An olfactory genius mind you, uses his liberty within the house to create scents of deep and intimate sentimentality that results in a perfect, three-dimensional forum for story telling. For…
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