Description
Hermes Eau Claire des Merveilles is a new interpretation of the magical water which arrives on the market in September 2010. Foamy and airy notes of the new fragrance are composed by perfumer of the house of Jean Claude Ellena.
The fragrance is a blend of sophisticated woody notes and warm amber. It incorporates such notes as powder, soft vanilla, airy notes, as well as a veil of floral notes which reveals magical secrets of this composition in a luminous and awakening manner.
Eau Claire des Merveilles is arriving in a traditional, glass flacon decorated with tiny bubbles, which stands perfectly on your palm just like a round stone. The fragrance can be purchased as 50 and 100 ml EDP.
The nose behind this fragrance is Jean-Claude Ellena.
vovankakcam – :
There is just something in this Perfume that makes me so happy….One of my favourites.My little bottle happy drops!
zxz2094 – :
Eau des Merveilles is my signature scent. Toss a little l’ambre into the mix on cooler months. I’m not huge on Elixer because it’s too strong for me, so I picked up a large sample of Claire before bottles became impossible to find.
I’m not particularly sad it has been discontinued. It is true that it is not as interesting as the rest of the series. It’s much more powdery smelling and there was something about that scent that gave me a fecal vibe. I couldn’t figure out what it was because it doesn’t actually smell like that. Then it hit me: the top notes smell a bit like scented (clean) diapers. I mean, these would be some exceptionally high end and *lovely* diapers, but that’s what I get.
Once that fades, it is soft and powdery woods. Pleasant enough, but nothing that I would purchase. It is summer right now, so maybe I’ll feel differently about it in the winter. I can imagine this being a nice break from the overly warm winter scents while still feeling appropriate.
Reeworsroge – :
I wished Eau Claire could be more alive as the other Merveilles series 🙁
As I am a big fan of the original Eau de Merveilles and L’ambre, I kind of disappointed having Eau Claire is not as complex as the other two.
I was about to give it to my husband who strangely nailed the scent beautifully, how envy I was! Until one day, I tried it again after having a “steamy date night”, Eau Claire finally revealed her true self.
I realized it’s not kind of a seductive perfume, not a crowd pleaser perfume, it’s dedicated to a free soul who can live out their own self and embrace it.
It’s well blended with my skin chemistry when I’m on my wildest mood and want to be my self as a free untamed woman.
The saltiness of the watery wood, a light warmness from amber, sweet amount of vanilla and flowery notes brings the imagination where I dance under the moonlite night, by the quite beach, barefoot and naked. Beautiful and free.
For the longevity of Eau Claire itself, it is weak, but as it’s an occasional perfume, I can use abusively whenever I like.
Sillage is okaiy if there’s a wind around you, if not, you have to smell it close to the skin. A date night by the beach, this may worked! 😉
xuligan – :
To me this has that duality where it seems to be extremely powerful in it’s tenderness…like I’m reminded of the scent when you smell Iceberg roses within a small space…pure, soft, sheer with extreme class and refinement. It whispers intimately , forming that ethereal cloud around me…I crave for it when I’m without it…this really represent that “less is more’….refined, elegant, luminous, sparkling, yet sensual while hiding behind it’s demure softness, truly magical! I’ve been asked many times: what is that divine scent you’re wearing?”….this does wonders on my male skin, pity my girl friend wasn’t that blessed by this, it disappear within seconds from her skin….It chooses you…not the other way around!
VarVusEstuari – :
My signature scent has always been the original eau des merveilles, 10 years counting and I’m still loving it so naturally, I thought of trying eau claire.
It is much more tamed than the original edm, this is vanilla, warm but nothing special. I bought it right after it came out, thinking it’ll be something that will grow on me but no.
My current bottle is from 2010, it’s 2016 and I still have half left – I just keep in the office to spray whenever I feel like something is lacking.
Have also tried layering over the original edm, it covered the original edm scent with it’s vanilla powdery scent. Nothing spectacular, will not repurchase but will finish the bottle.
sanya1542 – :
This has a crazy level of bubbly aldehydes. I get the same vibe at the regular eau and elixir. Its simply cleaner and more sweet and lighter.
didas – :
I want to love the fragrances from Hermes but it just isn’t happening. This particular Merveilles is very light and smells rather like 7up to me. It isn’t offensive but neither is it impressive, on my skin.
5749651 – :
Although Ellena is one of the few performers to use less than 200 aromatic compounds in their creations, yet I can see in Eau Claire des Merveilles an aromatic nuances extension higher than that of the Maison in its database, relating to this fragrance. I am a lover and follower of Ellena and all his creations, that’s no secret, then rain in the wet here is almost an infallible certainty! This fragrance is an outdoor flowers ornament which runs a slightly warm breeze, associated with a new floor recently received appropriate care to welcome guests for a morning dance, where young ladies and dressed gentlemen sporadically without losing the elegance and as the posture dance about it until your wood aroma herbaceous exhale prominent and pejoso way. The ball closure hangs a scent amalgamated between Vanilla silky along with Amber, probably coming from the perfume of the ladies who were the majority in the environment, something sublime and fine feel. I am appalled to realize a fragrance so simple provocation as absolute feeling of class and uniqueness almost priceless, it is well Ellena’s profile even positive, because where he spends his scythes are recorded so that no one dares to falter that that there in fact and by right has not left you. Fixed pretty well and volatilize in that you move. “Here we also opted for simplicity” [Jean-Claude Ellena] ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Word of the day: glory… (day 47)
Vladumur – :
This one is very fresh and light wearing, although I still get tons of sparkly amber. The vanilla I don’t pick up on as much, but it feels like it’s rounding out the fragrance, making it smooth and soft along with the wood note. It has a greenness to it as well.
I think Amber does a better job at the amber/vanilla dry down, if you’re looking for something a little warmer. This one is a little too light and too sparkling for me, almost bubbling. Also, the longevity isn’t great, about 2 hours.
fason – :
For me,Hermes Elixir des Merveilles became my signature scent,but Eau Claire is something different-on my skin lasts around 20 mins the longest,while Elixir is there to stay,i even smell the next day. I have no idea if it’s just me or it is the same with everybody but I gave it to Mom,(she gets all the perfumes i don’t wear) and even tho she loves it,on her lasts a bit more,like 2 hours but thats it,never longer.I quited buying this one,i stick with Eau Des Merveilles and Elixir.
бэтман – :
My sister gave me her miniature. deliciously sweet but not in an edible way. this is amber for the summer and i have no idea how they pulled it off, but its beautiful
good lasting power (6+ hours) but close to the skin.
Seidgedia – :
From the merveilles series, this is the one that has the best versatility and the most wearable from all of them, at least in my skin (i’m a 27 brazilian hetero male)and in my city (humid and hot for 10+ months/year). IMHO this suits better a man than women… Has some woody/amber vibe/vanilla that makes me feel so confortable and self confident. Love wearing it and love it’s versatility though it has amber and vanilla on it. I use it when I go to the church on sunday mornings, and sometimes use it to go to the office too. One of my most beloved frags, EVER! Thanks Hermes, thanks JCE!
EDIT.: by the way, it lasts 8+ hours on my skin, projecting and with a good sillage for the initial 4 hours.
No need to say about the bottle, stunningly amazing!!!
9/10
Никита96 – :
I’ve danced around this one a lot at the Hermès counter. This poor little flanker, neglected,shadowed by its other stronger relatives…but something about it compels me to keep trying it. So here it is, the shy little sister is now a team player for my Merveilles collection. Sometimes there are days that call for its delicate quality. Then there are days that it goes amazingly over L’Ambre.It’s all golden!!!
igorash – :
I love and adore it! I think the reviews from Swamp Lily and Sandra Smells Scents-uous are spot on – they have described Eau Claire in their reviews just before me…
However, I just cannot be silent, and leave it at that, I have this unexplainable urge to express my own admiration towards Eau Claire. Hope you’ll understand and forgive my poor mumbling.
I adore it! Eau Claire is so soft and feminine. I want to bury my nose into my skin when I’m wearing it, it’s sensual but completely office appropriate at the same time. Strange, but true. I feel oh so wonderful when wearing it. Elegant, but not cold. Happy, but not bubbly. Well put together and confident in a friendly way.
Eau Claire is amber + woody + floral + vanilla. It’s mostly sweet and dry, there are not too many or not too complex notes to notice indeed. But what is remarkable and what makes it so alluring for me, is the quality, the dosage and characteristics of notes – the amber is warm and inviting, the woods are delicate and soft, the flowers are shy and pretty, and the vanilla is just a hint of it. I think I love it most out of the Eau Merveilles range. 🙂
tedas – :
I’m not a synasthete but this starts off as gold to me. It sparkles warmly and then breaks down into an unexpected two part scent. I find it a little strange and I don’t know whether it’s actually uncommon in fragrance or whether my exposure isn’t broad enough but it seems like two distinct accords quickly alternating at being the more apparent. An ambery woody scent plays with a creamy floral. It is like two instruments, a piano and violin complementing each other but playing different aspects of the same piece. Later it dries down to a pleasant lightly spiced vanilla. I haven’t tried the other Eau Des Merveilles fragrances but I find my encounter with this one intriguing.
Dmitrith – :
A delicate beauty. I love this perfume. Like its older, bolder sister, Elixir des Merveilles, Eau Claire will always be in my collection.
This fragrance dries down to a lovely, warm, woodsy vanilla. The scent is sooo calming and also very enticing. Enticing in that when I wear this perfume, I catch myself wanting to smell my own skin and when I do, it soothes me. The sillage is not very large, but that is okay with me because it makes it seem like my own skin smells naturally warm and vanilla like–not like I’m wearing a perfume. And, I enjoy how throughout the day, the longevity is great, I will unexpectedly catch a pleasant whiff of this beauty.
This perfume is spectacular.
Bender_man – :
I do not enjoy strong citrus notes which is why I did not enjoy the original eau des merveilles, even though I do appreciate its uniqueness. I absolutely love L’ambre des merveilles because of the amazing amber balsamic quality. I did not purchase the full bottle because it is summer all year round where I live and L’ambre gets really cloying in the humid weather. I came across the eau Claire des merveilles and knew the second I smelled it that it was the answer. I understand how many people here say it is not as special as the original, elixir or L’Ambre, but eau Claire is perfect for places with the high temperatures. You get the luminosity from the orginal, the toned down amber from L’ambre and the balsamic elements from the Elixir. It reflects beautifully on all other counterparts and I love it!
dverovoz – :
Polite Amber-Vanilla. I Like it.
studenkoff.sergei – :
I get so much oakmoss in this? Aldehydes and white musk, too. And it’s so faint.
witalka24 – :
Okay, this is a beautiful, elegant, sophisticated fragrance. I do enjoy its airy vanilla woods.
But it’s so light it’s almost nonexistent. A skin scent from top to bottom. It’s hard to believe it’s an EDP. After spraying generously on well-moisturized skin I can barely find it within a half hour and it’s only downhill after that.
Such a shame. I’m no fan of heavy sillage, but I should at least be able to enjoy whiffs of my own perfume throughout the day even if other people can’t.
ludilesa – :
As happens so often I didn’t warm to it at first. It warmed on me. If you are reading this you probably know of the original Eau des Merveilles, which I venture to suggest, was a commercial success. Think Sweet almond biscuits laid out on a plaid beach blanket, calamine lotion, marram grass and slightly pithy orange segments. The nod to the parent perfume is there but there’s a touch of 24 Fauborg in Eau Claire and it’s Abercrombie and Fitch meets Fifth Avenue. You do have to be lavish with application to be rewarded with the floral beauty of Claire, which is a bit naughty considering the price tag, but the cleavage fumes are worth it. Claire will never cheapen your perfumed persona but there is a touch of something bitter in the dry down, willowbark-ish, it’s just a touch and it doesn’t worry me. Something of a witches perfume?
Do you ever have days when, having bought a full bottle of something that you wished and waited for, that instead, inexplicably, you turn to one with quiet charm? Mama said ‘be careful what you wish for’
rover3012 – :
Super funky dry-down on my skin, I’m so devastated. Really thought I’d love this one above all the others but some of the woodsy notes turn into something severely pungent on me after just 5-10 minutes. Had to wash it off. I guess I’ll stick with the Elixir for colder days, no summer Merveilles for me. 🙁
effort – :
Lightly woody, luminous, elegant and dry. I like it at first but when I dries down on my skin it doesn’t work. I’m disappointed, I suppose it depends on me. I’m a big fan of J.C. Ellena, but this fragrance (and all the Marveilles) is suffocating even if many Ellena’s works are often very ethereal.
саняра – :
I love this fragrance! I already own Eau des Merveilles and I love that one too. This one is a softer and lighter version. It starts out fruity/citrus and the dry down is vanilla/spicy. Just perfect for hot summer days. It lasts a very long time on me. I think it should be unisex.
Blackfox – :
One of my favorite scents… I admit it’s a little bit tart, but it’s really really pleasant in its way. Perfect for summer.
bur1973 – :
I need to take the time to really test the whole range but this one was immediately love at first sniff. Probably due to the fact it is the most “feminine” version of the whole range and for the moment, I just need that kind of scents. The Eau Merveilleux contained too much “anise” kind of smell to me, which I disliked but I am tempted to try the Ambre. I love this Eau Claire version, it is fresh, woody/warm sophisticated skin scent. I see a lot of mixed feelings reviews about this, I guess people who loved from the beginning the original Eau will find this flanker just superficial but for people like me who just start to discover, it might be appreciated in a different manner. I really adore it, it blends amazingly well with my skin, provides an incredible silage : nothing can compare with this beauty. It is not a cologne, it is not the typical “fresh citrus” eau, no it is just “merveilleux” on his own manner and I will really enjoy it during the whole spring time !
vInY PyH – :
beginning of spring I always test eau claire again, hoping for a lighter eau des merveilles with bright rose de mai or/and tangy bergamot or at least more orange added. that-in my world- would be a logical conclusion considering the name “eau claire”.
and every time I am disappointed, because it IS actually a lighter version, but only that. not entirely bad, but for me- in the original version- the woody fir, spicy pepper and fruity orange with that impression of an animalistic ambre gris fills the bill- and I have no need for the same thing deprived of the aspects I like without being replaced by other interesting ones!
ok, ok, I was rude. actually it’s quite nice, just the addition of more vanilla comes so unexpected in a version eau “claire”.
ВладимирКурбатов – :
Lighter version of L’Ambre des Merveilles. Almost nothing different beside the sillage. This one is softer and good for hot climate. L’Ambre is deeper and richer.
I like it. giving nice warm feeling,not too sweet,not overpowering.
myth77 – :
I love this.
magnum741 – :
Why isn’t orange/citrus listed here? The first hour has clearly some orange or something, and it’s quite fresh woody amber scent. After some hours the scent dries down to woody vanilla. I didn’t expect the vanilla be this strong but on me it is for some reason.
since1972 – :
Out of all the Merveilles family, this one is my favorite. Many random compliments and smiles when I wear this in addition to the fact it is one of those ‘special’ scents that is uplifting. This emanates the warm glow of optimistic grace and feminine charm. It has it’s own unique place in the Hermes house, its’ light airy woodsy floral notes predominating with a very light amber-vanilla blended elegantly into the background. Blissful, elegant, lovely.
Galka78 – :
To me this is a much lighter version of Hermes Ambre and much easier to wear (for me anyway) – I really, really like this, its very pretty and perfect for Summer.
rwr – :
I don’t recognize any citrus in this. Also, even though I really love it, I wouldn’t call it sophisticated – smells too much like baby powder. I’m surprised that only one other reviewer smells aniseed. It’s light, but definitely there at the open with the pepper. All of which makes it odd that I like this perfume. Every element I can identify is one I usually hate: aniseed, vanilla+amber, powder. Yet, in Eau Claire, they all work really well. I wanted a winter perfume bc nearly all that I already have seem to play up the notes I don’t care for when it’s cold (e.g. Nuda is too salty & leathery when it’s cold). But Eau Claire is just right for cold days, smells good on scarves and, if you manage to warm up at all, the musk develops beautifully. I’m sure it would be fine in warm weather, but I plan to keep it for cold.
Update: How about that! Today for the first time I could detect a little citrus. Very faint and gone almost immediately, but quite lovely.
hgm-exec – :
Another solid flanker in the Hermès Eau des Merveilles series, this one, Eau Claire des Merveilles, is cleaner and clearer and less woody than the original. Whenever I apply this fragrance to my skin I find myself in a similar situation to the one when I apply a Lolita Lempicka midnight flanker, wondering how it differs from the original.
In a side-by-side test, the difference becomes obvious. For one thing, where’s the orange? In the note pyramid at another site, aldehydes are listed (could it be a translation of “airy notes”???). To me, this composition is more about clean musk than aldehydes, but let’s not split atoms!!! An aldehyde is just a molecule with a carbon-oxygen double bond and a single bond to a hydrogen atom off the same carbon atom. The rest it up for grabs and open to infinite variations in molecular structure–and, therefore, scent. So, no, this does not smell at all like Chanel no 5 aldehydes, or anything along those lines. To me, it smells like a clean musky base.
Definitely a well-named flanker! It’s clearer and cleaner and less cluttered than its namesake–which is already fairly spare! I like this creation but understand why some have expressed disappointment, as it is not a big statement maker. More like a subtle skin scent.
danna-a – :
One thing that can be very interesting and very frustrating at the same time on Ellena creations under Hermès Belt is that recurrence of aromas that makes you associate a scent with other previously launched. At the same time it seems to create an identity, a sense of a collection which is unveiled a little every year, it can also be frustrating if you expecting some entirely new and different. So, i see that at least I need some time to understand if i like an Ellena creation or not, because my first reaction lately with his scents is to feel bored or disappointed, and then learn to appreciate it on the next wearings. It’s what happened to me with Eau Claire des Merveilles, that at first i found weak, weird, uncomfortable on skin. But those days i wore it and was fascinated by the second rendition that Ellena gives us of a natural vanilla pod aroma. Its pods seems to have something which is sweet but slightly flowery and animalic too and Ellena used this impression of vanilla but in intense form on his Vanille Galante, pairing it with a powdery, banana-like aroma of ylang-ylang. Here he tones down both vanilla and the ylang-ylang and it’s wonderful to smell that comfortable, warm and sweet vanilla juxtaposed with something more woody, dry, a sparkling opening that makes me think of aldehydes and a totally abstract floral accord that last a good time before the fragrance goes to the vanilla impression. As the name says, it’s not a heavy fragrance, it seems to remain light but noticeable if you spray it more liberally. Very interesting to me.
komar85 – :
I’m a man and i really love this fragrance on woman. I imagine a woman who wears this fragrance is mature, sexy,calm and confident, makes me want to hugh her forever.. Good longevity and projection, a must have.btw this smells similar to L’Ambre which is on my wishlist now.
bondar48 – :
As anything, you have to let it sit on your skin. I call tell you this: after letting it sit, I fell in love with it. It’s very beautiful, light, romantic, citrusy…it has the essence of what I would like to smell like. A winner indeed.
dtox999 – :
Exactly what I love; warm, gentle, even fresh, with classy dry down. I could wear it for days, everything is so finely mixed, nothing stands out, everything is just as it should. I think this is a great scent for every day in the cold autumn days. Of course, love shelf!
серджио – :
Oh no. I have finally found this perfect my-skin-but-better fragrance, I have been searching for … but then it seems to give me a headache.
But the fragrance is beautiful. It starts sparkling, a bit citrusy, but soft and with a bit of sweetness. Close to the skin.
The middle notes are sweeter (the vanilla).
What I love most is the drydown. Here the listed notes (woods, amber, vanilla and small amounts of flowers) come together and create this scent, that really suite my natural skin scent. I would describe the drydown as a bit warm (woody/ambery), but not at all heavy, a little sweet, but in a fresh, not fruity way, and finally a little spicy. It is comforting and sensual, not in-your-face-sexy.
I envy those who can wear it, and I will test it again in the future!
Edit: I have seen aldehydes listed as notes for this fragrance else where – and they often give me headaches. I also think that they are responsible for the ‘sparkling’ opening.
Werogellnug – :
It smells of freshly cut wood with a hint of vanilla powder in the air. I like.
serg-55 – :
When over-applied on a hot day, Eau Claire reveals her lineage as a JCE scent. The musk becomes more distinctly animalic and a clearly discernible cumin note peaks out from the powder cloud. Who knew this scent was kind of sexy? This is definitely love.
dimadze – :
Not a full review, but I had to pipe in after reading so many comments about how light Eau Claire des Merveilles is. To me it is huge, on par with eau des Merveilles, which I also think has great sillage and lasting power. Test before you buy, for sure. This fragrance seems to have polarizing results in it’s wearers
sla – :
I’ve tried to like this but it has a urinous smell on the skin
Preodotok – :
I love it, clean and sexy. Classy, feminine, a notch above the rest. I use and have used Fauberg for years and that is also an amazing soft sexy clean fragrance by Hermes. JPG in the same league and longer lasting.
CAFTAN – :
Yes, I barely get anything at all out of this as well. There’s a suggestion of faint, milky white florals and soft incense, but frankly it’s so sheer I can almost not smell it at all. I think I like it, but I’m not sure when I have to sniff so hard to detect it I get a headache. This is particularly frustrating because I dislike strong fragrances anyway, so you’d think a sheer light scent like this would be right up my alley. Pretty, I think. Nice, I think. Let me go bathe in it and I’ll get back to you with an update maybe…
qwer753951 – :
A great perfume for those who want more of a skin scent or just a little veil of fragrance around them.
On my skin Claire is barely visible. She’s there but she’s a wall flower. She’s a quiet powdery, vanilla musk. Dont really smell much amber here. Not much woods either. I’d say its a dry vanilla musk to keep it simple.
It’s obvious that Claire is a member of the Hermes des Merveilles family. I can smell the remnants of my Eau des Merveilles here but its been dialed down dramatically.
Its a very pleasant scent. But not for me as I need more density in my scents.
trubarov_vova – :
I got this one by a mistake. I actually asked for someone who was going abroad to bring me the Elixir des Merveilles or the Eau des Merveilles, because I was after the orange and warm notes of resin and amber. So, leaving this disappointment behind, I shall review this fragrance for what it really is meant to be.
As some reviewers have already said, the top notes were a little bit “strange”, with a mix of orange, salt and lots of aldehydes. The scent is very, very powdery, but I’m not able to discern which specific flower gives this powdery note. Right after spraying, for about 1 hour, this perfume has a very “medicinal” character on my skin. It smells like aspirin; maybe it’s the mixture of the salt with the flowers and the vanilla. Fortunately, after this time this impression goes away, and what I get up to the end is sandalwood and amber, with the never-ending note of powder.
It doesn’t have much sillage; it’s actually a very close to the skin scent. The longevity, although, is pretty good: it lasts more than 6 hours on me, which is phantastic for such a soft perfume. As it is not a very perceptible scent, one may use it through all seasons of the year. Because of the salt and the lightness of the fragrance I end up using it mainly in the summer.
It’s certainly not a bad perfume, but it’s also not my cup of tea.
kiska25 – :
1. I really like the fragrance in the bottle – it reminds me of school, the pencil shavings gypsykitten mentioned, but in my perception, the shavings also have some shavings of lead; on the whole, the scents makes me thing of nerd glasses, crisp white blouses, smell of chalk on blackboard, licked pencil tips and rubber soles. I swear I immediately feel more brainy (this somehow has nothing to do with the fact that it took me several minutes and a scarred bottle stopper to take out my 7,5 ml bottle out of its pretty box – if you tried this, you know what I’m talking about).
2. On the skin – lovely… for a moment. Reminds me of something bitter… a Cerruti? A Coty? No – Burberry Touch Women. The scent of wood morphs on my skin into a scent I associate with a medicine cabinet, one that lasts for good 7 hours (I love the sillage-to-longevity ratio – it stays close to you, but lasts long)..
The point is – this scent IS nice, but I’m not in love with this particular woodsy note on my skin; it becomes somehow medicine-y. Definitely wearable, but I’m quite satisfied with a mini and cannot envisage buying a full bottle.
Gabriella_fromAC – :
great scent but it is fading away quickly.. way quickly..
Acexizellioca – :
This is what I wanted , I tried it at Sephora and it was long lasting and warm…Instead, I bought Elixir des Merveilles which is much stronger.
pemewearneRar – :
I tried this out for the first time yesterday. On my skin, it smells very similar to the original Eau des Merveilles, but with a bit less orange and a lot more pencil shavings. It didn’t come off as sweet to me. I am in love with it.
мартыны – :
I really like this one. Its gentle and stays around all day. I bought this because I love vanilla fragrances and wanted to try something from Hermes. This isn’t as sweetly vanilla as I’d like, but it works nicely layered with some plain vanilla. Initially I did this because I wanted it to be sweeter, but now I love it just as it is. Its got a nice evolving woodyness to it. This is something I’ve been wearing everyday and still find very interesting. I love that the drydown is rich and creamy. I agree with other reviewers that this is a good one for hot days.
toshka_p – :
I originally reviewed this scent based on a few wearings of a sample I got back in 2010. Now that I’ve indulged myself in a full bottle my opinion of it has evolved.
The more I wear it the more I get ‘dulce de leche’ or a salted caramel ice cream. It’s a bit–just a bit creamy and a bit salty and when I wear it I can’t help but think of those dairy delights.
I’m not getting much in the way of vanilla (I would have appreciated more) but a healthy dose of amber. In fact if they had named this scent ‘L’Ambre des Merveilles,’ rather than ‘Eau Claire’ that would have been fitting in my opinion. I have yet to smell the actual newest flanker L’Ambre des Merveilles and can’t really imagine how much more ambery it could be than Eau Claire.
The initial spray of Eau Claire is kind of effervescent and fresh and a bit salty and maybe even beachy. The first few minutes is when it most resembles the original Eau des Merveilles, as others have noted. After that there really isn’t much evolution or pyramid development going on here. It wears pretty consistently–sweet, a bit of salt and amber for as long as it lasts. Lasting power on me is pretty good – 6 or more hours.
Overall I’d say it is pleasant and fairly easy to wear–significantly sweeter then I remember from my sample and I’ve also noticed just a touch of pepper I don’t remember from before, which I like. An interesting scent for sure and a few unexpected tricks up its sleeve.
igitsman – :
Super light. For people who are too timid to wear a fragrance that announces itself. Close to the skin. I agree with parfumofil… vanilla musky water. I much prefer the Elixer! I like em louder. Very nice for even a very young girl. Test before you buy!!! Seems like a lot of money for so little actual fragrance.
com1 – :
I have just come home from the Hermes shop where I first (cautiously) sprayed this on a paper – smelled really nice, a very balanced warm and slightly spicy scent, therefore I decided to give it a go on my skin – big mistake, alhough it had a very nice opening, the dry down was quite sickly sweet smell and I am now trying my best to wash it off my wrist…
buumer1984 – :
What a happy perfume! I don’t know how else to describe it! There is a playfulness on the way its notes become apparent, warm and cozy, not too strong, but long lasting.
Very pleasant for every day use especially during the cold months.
manRo – :
quite salty to me, remind me of fussy peach candy:)
but very warm, beachy or some golden color of sunset.
although it is light, it last very very long~ I’m not sure if others can sniff it, I really sense it even after 10hr~
A down side of its salty aspect, it may make me smells “sweaty” in hot summer especially in humid day~
Overall, very unique❤
myf895JeomiWogkig – :
After falling in love with both Eau des Merveilles and Elixir des Merveilles I almost blind bought this online when I found it for a great price. BUT, I restrained myself and went to the store to test it first. First spray: nothing. So literally drenched my wrist in it: still nothing. 30 mins later I was able to detect a faint woodiness and nothing else. It seems I am completely anosmic to this perfume. My husband on the other hand thinks it smells lovely on me and informed me that its a “musky vanilla”. I’ll have to take his word for it, but needless to say I didn’t purchase this.
UPDATE 10/20/12: I tried this again while on vacation in a very warm climate and I found that I could actually smell this! To my nose it is a musky, powdery, milky scent with a hint of salt. I don’t get citrus or ozone. It actually resembles the drydown of Eau des Merveilles once the citrus and ozonic notes are gone.
UPDATE 12/09/12: I’ve noticed after wearing this quite a bit that this is the most animalic of the line. Musky in the way that a newborn’s head is.
boychenko1985 – :
I had been wanting to try this for ages as it wounded like I’d love it. However, I found it incredibly light. Very pretty, subtle, skin scent- but barely detectable!
Kataris – :
I fall in love with this fragrance, it’s smells like sea and sun, a little bit salty but