

I also admire Eau Des Merveilles ( Ralf Schwieger & Nathalie Feisthauer 2004) with its innovative juxtaposition of the sweet and the saline.

Others include Olivia Giacobetti‘s Hiris (1999), an exceptional, dry iris, which somehow manages to smell both of baked bread and gargantuan icebergs. Some of them are alluded to in within the list below. But Super Scent rules must be obeyed.Īs per usual, I have to spare a few lines for the fragrances which didn’t make my Top 5. Indeed, I’m tempted to present the list in alphabetical order and leave it at that. So, on this occasion, I’m happy for the rankings below to be considered quite fluid. If anything, they’re happy to share a podium, which is why separating them from each other is arduous. Like all of the brand’s other craft works, they are innately of high quality, but they rarely shout for attention. I guess what all this indicates is that, at their best, Hermès perfumes display a clear, consistent identity.

Continue reading “Hermes Terre D’Hermes Eau Givree Review – Christine Nagel 2022” Here’s a link: Hermes Terre D’Hermes Eau Givree review. I talked about this latest flanker over on YouTube last week. What does this have to do with the subject of today’s review? Well, according to the ever-reliable rumour-mill, the reason we now have a new ‘fresh’ version of Terre D’Hermes – dubbed Eau Givree – is that the aforementioned ban has brought about the demise of the previous fresh version: Eau Tres Fraiche. But true to form, perfume brands are being cagey about which of their scents contain substantial quantities of the stuff and have consequently undergone a major reformulation. That these ubiquitous – and, by all accounts, extremely useful – ingredients are banned is not in dispute: it’s a matter of public record. Are we to believe the rumours? And why are they still just rumours? Why can’t people in the industry be more transparent about what’s going on? I’m referring here to the recent ban on the use of Lyral and Lilial in perfume compositions.
