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Mevjz879bedyWelty – :
Very exceptional, elegant and refined fragrance … On my cold skin gives out a warm citrus scent namely oranges in amber, I didn’t catch any prickly fir-needles or too masculine character…. A very special scent. Competition can make only Elixir des Merveilles
Egor Kudasov – :
I so wanted to love this one. The notes intrigued me, but unfortunately on my skin the citrus is sharp and sour, and the pepper note turns out to be my Kryptonite. I’m trying out Suhaesa’s suggestions to layer with sweeter fragrances in my collection so I’m not prepared to give up yet. Update – I layered this today with Infusion de Fleur d’Oranger (2015) Prada for women and they work well together. Sometimes the 2015 Fleur d’Oranger can be a little cloying, but the sharp orange of the Hermes balanced that. Problem solved.
Nevertheless, please learn from my mistake and test this on yourself, rather than blind buying as I did.
On a positive note though, Eau des Marveilles is one of the most beautiful bottles I’ve ever seen. Photos cannot do it justice. The smattering of little stars over the golden juice, and off-centre base reminds me of a Christmas snow dome without the kitsch. Aaahhhh
Bimbutmum – :
You know how it feels when you find a fragrance that you like but it just does not perform the way you want, or it’s spoiled by an off note, or it has bad associations? You keep trying it in different moods and situations and seasons, but no. It just won’t work.
That was me with Eau des Merveilles. I liked it but the sillage was too so soft and the longevity poor. It was like listening to music turned down just that little bit too low. I recall dousing myself in about 10 spritzes of EdM once, just to try to get it to speak to me, but all I got was a headache.
Then earlier in the week, I got my bottle out and gave it a spritz, not thinking too much. I was in the mood for something not too challenging or perfumey.
And the miracle happened. Not only could I smell EdM in all its subtle beauty, it lasted all day. I was amazed. I’ve worn it every day since and it has performed beautifully. I can’t explain what has happened that has attuned me to it, but it’s like a switch has flicked in my brain. It just goes to show that this can happen. Not often for me, but sometimes.
That said, I can’t analyse EdM with any accuracy except to say that I agree with those who don’t pick up any floral notes. I get salty orange over a base of woods. To those people who don’t smell orange, don’t expect a literal rendering of orange. It’s not orange out of a fruit bowl. It’s an unsweet abstraction of orange; really fascinating.
booneeeldep – :
A dry, woody, peppery fragrance. Very unisex.
On my skin there’s mostly fir (pine?) amber, pepper and woods. I also smell something salty.
This reminds me of a nice, calming sauna fragrance. Nice, but not on my skin. It’s too woody and peppery for me. Sadly there’s also pink pepper, which means an instant headache for me.
Sillage is moderate, longevity is about 6-7 hours.
xvasx – :
A few years ago, I was talking with another woman at party and she was wearing this alluring ambery and salty scent. It was autumn evening and perfect. She worried that it was too overpowering when I asked her about it, but I loved it. I finally got around to picking up a bottle.
The sillage is larger than a lot of fragrances on me so that wins points already. I don’t want to spray too much but I still want to smell it. As my first experience also showed, I seemed more attuned to this scent than others. I do not detect the citrus notes; my nose goes straight to the amber, woods, and the light spicy. My partner loves this on me as it is very sensual and feminine. However, it does have notes and complexities similar to masculine scents which one reason that I love it. May become my autumn signature.
BAST888 – :
ceaidetei hit the nail on the head with describing drydown as an “ironed bedsheets” scent. Very comforting soapy woods, with a tinge of powdery sunscreen and resinous licorice. So many spring and summer scents stuffed into a fragrance that feels, in the sum of it, built entirely for winter wear. It’s like the memory of a day spent sunbathing.
Also, the orange was never obvious for me–definitely didn’t read as a fruity scent. Although the smell itself is complex, it felt heavy and two-dimensional on my skin. I’ll try wearing it again in the winter and see if that changes things.
bams23 – :
I find it very masculine, not sure how or why it is listed here as “ for women”. It is complex and well done but not at all pretty. Not my cup of tea.
alonso – :
I was confused by so many flankers and when I liked one in this merveilles line, later I did not know which one it was.
EDM is great for all year seasons. Notes are blended so well that for me it is hard to pick them, but after some time there is beautiful natural amber. It smells so natural,classy and modern at the same time.
рустем – :
Based on many reviews here n by the notes pyramid I wanted to like this so bad. But there’s this single note that I can’t identify that just Pinch my nose n makes it unbearable. However mixing it with nirvana black n white perfume makes it better. Definitely not a wear alone perfume for me
__Assassin__ – :
i really wanted to love this, unfortunately although it has a lovely creamy soft orange note i cannot abide the strong white pepper..the white pepper is not fleeting either it’s a hanger on…not for me at all.
qbk678intitytek – :
This is water! Fades in a moment…a nice ginger citrus pine upon opening, but goes away quickly…where’s my amber? 🙁
lenokkr – :
Smells like eau duelle by diptyque except it fades even more quickly
qfe897speagoessenda – :
Wow! This fragrance fits into my preferences. Smells of wood and oranges. In the best possible way!
I do not like oranges in particular, but here combined with wood notes … mmmm! It also feels the smell of pine. It smells of Christmas but also like the beach! During my holiday in Greece on Skyathos Island I was on the Koukounaries beach that is surrounded by pine trees. That great salty sea scent, warmth and pine is bottled in this formidable fragrance. Artwork!
kasper33 – :
I want this one so bad. It is gorgeous. Smells like a summer dream. The orange, fir and ambergris combination is indeed a true miracle. Unfortunately lots of 60+ German ladies feel the same way and I do think about their leathered sunburnt backs when I spray it in the stores…That´s alright, I don’t mind. I am still getting it asap 🙂
Update: Been wearing it now for 3 days and enjoy it but it has a downside for me. The drydown on me smells like… Aromatics Elixir :(:(:( and sometimes I feel like they share notes with 24 Faubourg which I wore so much and gotten tired of. So I now totally get why some people call it bit old fashioned perfumery. Still love it though. Maybe I am just not meant to find a signature scent;)
ixx771Diobtetty – :
This is really interesting! At first it’s a blast of citrus, beautiful but not really my taste. But in the drydown it smells like freshly washed and ironed bedsheets! Really comforting!
Nilallador – :
Elixir des Merveilles is one of my staples for winter, an all-time favourite, so it was time I tried the original as well. And of course I like this Eau quite a lot as well – how could I not, when the both of them are so much alike? They share the same base of warm, sweet, ambery orange that’s lovely in a way that’s very hard to imagine based on descriptions alone. Elixir is the brighter, happier, more vibrant variation: powdery-resinous in a sweet way that gets it at least halfway to gourmand territory, very festive (it’s an ideal scent for Christmas!). This original is a bit darker, spicier, woodier; the pine is prominent, while the gourmand aspect is still noticeable but it’s toned down a lot. It also performs slightly worse in terms of projection and longevity.
Of the two I still prefer Elixir, but they’re both wonderful – and I don’t think owning both divergent interpretations would be terrible overkill if you like the main theme as much as I do.
Aminozim – :
Eau des Merveilles is the fragrance equivalent of walking along the beach with your lover on a brisk winter night. It’s a difficult scent to describe, suffice to say it is truly unique and stunningly beautiful in its complexity. Citrus, pepper for kick, delicious amber and dark woods are made magic by ambergris adding that special salty ocean DNA. Not at all twee, this fragrance is a refreshing deviation from the norm, and offers a needed reprieve from gourmand/sweet florals.
4nikonsniperp – :
Mineral like. This is clean, bare skin against a pine needle coated forest floor, next to a babbling brook with the sea somewhere in the breeze of the forest. Dusty wood and something sage-like. It’s magical, in a way.
Diziram – :
Somehow, this smells powdery to me.. orangey and cosy also. Deep powder, like the insides of a fuzzy baby sweater. Signifies maturity though.
maskitik – :
Dried, salty orange peel. A little bit dusty.
Sophistication in a (tilted) bottle.
Nirigamesfdg – :
My friend has it and I always spray from her bottle, it’s addictive and VERY lovely.
Hermes is a brand I hardly know but makes me curious, I want to discover her. The older I get the more I love light harmonious types , preferably salty, and of course aromatic. FOUGERES instead of chypres! Applauso is one. And THIS is one. Impressed I am. :))
Long sillage on me, considering it’s an ‘eau’. ‘Oil’ we actually call it, because very smooth on skill. Like nutrifying.
vertimba888 – :
I love eau des merveilles: it is a clean and elegant woody scent.
Cleaning – :
I find this scent to be a mess. IMO, it’s all over the place. I find nothing likable about it. Sillage is average, longevity lacks….
Leo777 – :
My new favorite! This fragrance opens with a sharp pine scent, which actually caught me off-guard at first. Once it dries down, it becomes a beautiful, ever-so-slightly sweet amber and citrus scent that is lovely and so unique. It actually smells sort of like Golden Grahams (the cereal), and I am totally ok with that. I think this scent could be easily worn by any sex, as it’s perfect for men who want something other than typically woody-masculine scents, and ideal for women who crave a slightly sweet scent that’s not floral or fruity.
djvitala – :
Very nice . Clean . Great for spring and summer.
cybern – :
I depserately wanted to love this perfume, but alas, it was too sharp for my nose. There’s a very distinct overpowering vintage note (maybe the pepper?) that had me running to the sink to wash off and even then I still could not be rid of it. After maybe 8 or 9 hours it settled into a much less harsh scent, however I imagine smelling this faintly on someone else would be much better than my own skin. Perhaps I am not yet mature enough to really enjoy this one but I am glad I at least got to try it.
sambyko – :
I like the plusher Elixir better, this one seems to have a very sharp and acidic citrus opening that is jarring before it mellows out to an airy ambery skin musk scent. I have the non-spray mini so maybe the little pool of fragrance it leaves behind is too concentrated.
Lenka – :
Le bonheur de vivre BY Henri Matisse
VLAD 603 124 – :
There are several notes here which can be troublesome on my skin ….( dragging, endless amber, dominating PEPPER and screechy VIOLETS,) and yet, it works, and it works beautifully. I love this on cool or cold days, when it is warm and salty, softly sweet and airy.I suppose it depends on the particular chemicals used to create the different ‘notes’. This beauty has been tamed, and is very present, yet well-behaved. It has earned a rather surprising place in my regular rotation. Lovely.
unikelectro – :
This is the one I remember. Sunny at top. Warm.
Uhmah74 – :
Delicious citrus and woody pine scent. Has an airy quality to it that makes me think of a crisp autumn or winter morning. Great Christmas scent! I wore this yesterday for the holiday festivities. Although great for holidays and the cooler weather, this has a sunny disposition. 🙂
It’s quite long lasting and although not heavy, it is potent stuff. This smells very natural and I agree that it’s amazing that there are no floral or sweet aspects to this because it really does put off a sexy, feminine vibe without being overtly so. It’s a subtle, naturally sexual vibe, like naked skin being warmed by the sun.
gorunuch83 – :
Christmas morning, I’m going through my collection thinking what might smell christmassy. Of course it had to be Eau de Merveilles! I’m transported to a northern hemisphere snowy forest, on a warm Australian christmas day.
I remembered this is being quite cloying and headache-inducing. So I sprayed with a light touch today and it’s much more enjoyable. Soft, but not too subtle. It’s something different, an interesting collection of notes, not having any obvious floral component. The violet is buried in there somewhere but I can’t detect it.
Not my favourite, but definitely a nice change from my usual picks. This would work well on a man too, I think.
Frautrida – :
Sometimes, it pays off to pursue a perfume for frivolous reasons.
In this case, I was originally attracted to the enchanting name of the fragrance and its beautiful bottle, but was puzzled and somewhat put off by the notes.
Still, I was curious enough to have a sniff at the perfume counter. I was stunned and wonderstruck. No fruit, no sweetness, no vanilla, yet it was -and remains- the most beautiful perfume I had ever smelled.
Everything about Eau des Merveilles is perfection: the name, the bottle, the scent. My forever love.
duzer – :
This smells like skin–beautiful, showered-after-sex skin.
LawLeallenlit – :
This is the fragrance that introduced me to the world of Hermes. It was also the first fragrance I immediately loved although it was not exactly a feminine scent.
But the reason I fell so in love with Hermes is that their fragrances take you to a travel. No wonder this is the first counter I go when I am in a duty free.
Like a film has a soundtrack, a travel needs a scent. So I start spraying already at the airport.
Eau the Merveilles to me is more of a time travel where no plane can fly. It brings me there to that village at the sea, where we went to holiday every summer of my youth. It is the scent of the oranges and spices mixed with the humid, salty air, it is me sitting on the still warm sand looking at the sea after the sun went down but still illuminates the sky with red and purple, longing for something I don’t know yet, and there, sensing a loving presence embracing me. Maybe a promise of love to come, one day.
azot2328 – :
The piney, peppery, vetiver magic of Eau de Merveilles. I really love the entire Merveilles line from Hermes. They share DNA for sure but are each unique enough on their own to warrant having a bottle of each. I tend to wear them on occasions when I know I am going to be having a good time (or on occasions when I’m going to need the self-esteem lifting memories of good times).
This summer I brought my bottle of Eau de Merveilles on a weekend camping trip with friends. It was the perfect match up with the smell of fresh cut logs and wood smoke. Outdoorsy and unpretentious. Yes, I was wearing Hermes with my jeans and hoodie… classing it up a bit but never out of place with the environment. Now it’s fall and wearing EdM brings back great feelings of that joyous weekend with my girl friends, drinking around a fire, toasting food on a stick, looking up into the starry clear sky and laughing long into the night.
zzxx92 – :
The perfume opens with fresh, sweet citrus, accompanied by sweet spices. It is a fresh, sharp smell. It takes your breath away in a pleasant way.
In the middle of the composition there is violet, a sweet one, full of spices. It is a spicy fragrance. St this point I get a soapy smell. The smell is fresh and clean and it gives a sort of purity to the perfume. It is a rich and elegant fragrance, full of spirit and personality.
The base is sweeter but it still has a soapy hint.
This is a great fragrance for work. It can’t disturb anyone. Is nice, clean, pleasant and elegant. You can’t go wrong with it. Everyone should have in its wardrobe this kind of perfume.
PAGAQUAPHFAGO – :
This is difficult to describe. It is a salty and orangey scent, the aromatic equivalent of those sport drinks that you take after your workout. It is also an autumn scent, because there is something warming about it. There is also pepper, and perhaps some smokiness? The bottle and the design are fantastic, and I would wear this when strolling barefoot on the beach in October, wrapped up in my favourite cardigan. It is a difficult scent though, and hard to pinpoint. I like it, but I do not love it.
messi197 – :
salt + aniseed + orange liqueur/cognac + vanilla + deciduous (oak) wood. Perfect. Like a walk along the beach.
Color: gold
Music: Not Ordinary Love – Sade ?
vadim30 – :
I have owned, worn and finished a couple of bottles of this in the past but since moved on to things either more woody and deep or more cool and irisy. However, I was fiddling around on Michael Edwards’ fragrance finder tool and was surprised to note that Eau des Merveilles falls under the same category as Portrait of a Lady, my all time favourite, so I have revisited this.
It is great. A juicy, fairly sweet orange top note, lots of dry woods, a touch of powdery purple florals for smoothness and a translucent, slightly salty ambery drydown. The best is the sillage and longevity – I am very tired of beautiful fragrances that noone can smell – I have not got the time to constantly re-apply and a perfume should be about more than top notes. Eau des Merveilles creates a translucent sillage – it is definitely not thick or heavy – but it has excellent reach and people really smell it and compliment it.
I have been tempted in the past by the more gourmand Elixir des Merveilles and the translucent vanilla of l’Ambre des Merveilles but the original Eau is my favourite. It also has the best longevity as the others start loud but die down quicker.
I can relate to the imagery of a beach or the night sky – there is something about the woody notes in this that read as cold air – but I enjoy how this is offset with the sweet fruit and amber. It feels very elegant and a little mysterious.
aserhio77 – :
Masterpiece.
Sqreal – :
Christmas all year round
This is what Christmas and winter holidays smell like to me. Fir and orange and amber give that Christmas vibe that is pure happiness. I feel like amber reveals in a very soft ad sweet way on my skin, which makes this perfume smell so nice. The whole Eau des Merveilles line is quite unique and I didn’t com across any other fragrance that reminds me of it. I would love to smell it on a man! This is in my wishlist, despite that it doesn’t make me go ‘wow’.
PS Elixir des Merveilles is more ambery and there’s more woodsy notes; it also is longer lasting than original Eau des Merveilles
IgnonseShoste – :
I cannot get along with 24 Faubourg, it nauseated me. When my sister got herself Elixir EDM, for some reasons it remind me of 24 Faubourg. So, I have no interest on Merveilles range.
And one day I fall for Jour d hermes in the airport and decided to give myself a gift. We related again. Later I discovered Eau Des Merveilles, turned out the fragrance is so marvelous. I love the smell of thick gingery orange oil (remind me of wood oil actually) & something bitter.
I found this slightly warm fragrance, need to wear it with caution in the hot day. The longevity is great for EDT.
I wish I found this earlier before i attached myself to jour d hermes & jour d hermes absolue
urfinus – :
I adore this perfume, it’s so dense and elegant.
Bosxomdzhi – :
I have been in love with EDM for the longest time, however, I don’t own a FB yet. Here is why:
The first time I came across this difficult but oh so gorgeous fragrance was a few months after I had my baby back in 2011. My first impression was wow. EDM smelled like a day at the beach but not a tropical beach more like rocky coves and crashing waves on a beautiful sunny day. It had a kind of salty feeling to it. So then I thought yeah it’s alright but I don’t know how I really feel about it. But I couldn’t get it out of my mind. Luckily I had a sample so I got to test it a few times. Unfortunately some days I only got oranges and sunscreen lotion. Other days I got a beautiful woody sophisticated fragrance that I don’t want to be without. And some other times it was just too animalic for me.
So, I don’t know, is it my hormones or my mood or may be the weather??? But I am not willing to give up yet.
sety 13 – :
My boyfriend, always smells amazing. He most often than not wears D&G the one for men. Then he started wearing a citrusy perfume which wasn’t purely citruses either. I hated it! Then slowly but surely I began to fall in love with it! I began to borrow it and started to wear it and that’s how I fell in love with Elixir Des Merveilles.
Since it smelled like him, I invested in Eau Des Merveilles hoping for a slight difference so I can wear it and call it my own. However, this is a slightly more salty sea like perfume where as Elixir has a more candied orange and smoky accord. Both are magnificent and perfumes done BRILLIANTLY! However, Elixir out performs this in every way as it has a longer staying power and a massive sillage that’s about a 9-10 foot radius. I absolutely adore it.
kesh1979 – :
This was my gateway drug into actually paying attention to perfumes. I never thought I would be the sort of person to describe a scent with imagery, but it’s the only way I can really explain it:
Imagine sitting on the porch of a cabin that you visit every year, nestled into the edge of the woods, right at the ocean front on the beach. Gentle waves are crashing and bubbling on the sand. You can smell the wood, not only from the forest, but from the cabin itself; both a fresh and an aged, comforting wood. And someone inside is baking an orange coffee cake.
I like this image because, not only does it capture the scent, but also the feel. Relaxing, familiar, but not *home*. And to me that’s a good thing. Smelling like home can be nice, but I would rather a scent take me somewhere. For a daily wear perfume, I’d like that place to be somewhere comforting and familiar.
dolceot84 – :
This is a really simple-yet-brilliant formula: a chypre with a great big juicy sunny orange instead of bergamot, the bass (oakmoss, amber, vetiver)turned down much lower than the treble (aforementioned orange along with sparkly pepper, ginger, cypress), and a whole bunch of Iso E Super (“cedar”)for radiance and to keep it from smelling top heavy. The Elixir replaces the Iso E Super with a bunch of thick, goopy gourmand stuff — the Eau is much better. I don’t smell ambergris or salt, but I can see how the slight mustiness of the chypre basenotes could call to mind a sea breeze rather than a mossy forest in this treatment. This is an Iso E Super scent and it does all the weird stuff those do: disappears, reappears, smells different on different skins, projects differently according to who is smelling it, etc. If it works on you, it will smell natural and wonderful, like this is just your skin’s smell, while still being a somewhat “perfumey” perfume. More of a sleight of hand chemical trick than true magic, but effective nonetheless.
gevers – :
Interesting, this used to be my signature, currently blind testing while flight delayed and I didn’t recognise it, thought it was beautiful quality, strong sillage but rather old fashioned and perfumey!
Sillnurarib – :
I think this is a very weird and overrated type of perfume… I liked it at first because it is quite fresh, but then during the day I felt like a huge pile of orange chicken, and my boyfriend said I smelt like fish. Duh Hermes… Why everyone still likes this one though
artuxa.gora – :
It truly is the Water of Wonders. Complex, unique, intriguing. It reminds me of sailing along the coast of Corsica.
It is my everyday perfume and everyday I have at least one person come up to me, tell me I smell wonderful and ask me what I’m wearing. Hell, even the guys I work with love it which is something. Most guys in the line I work in hate it when women wear perfume. We all work in a small room and the other women we work with either can’t smell or buy their perfumes based on which celebrity put it out.
The only other perfume I wear that elicits the same reaction is Mitsouko by Guerlain.
lca082speagoessenda – :
I consider this a unisex fragrance. First spray is myriad of citruses and spice. Has a very strong classic scent because of vetiver. Yes, for me vetiver is prominent here from first spray upto the dry down. I remember my dad wears this kind of scents. I remember airports and papa’s old luggage. So yeah I used to have this perfume, which i blind buy, then gave it away because this is not for me.
MariaMoon – :
This is such a strange one .. you definitely need time with this fragrance to appreciate it. I sprayed it at the store and it was horrid at first .. I bought 2 x 15 ml Travel size bottles of this because it was a great price and I thought I could always give them away as gifts if I hated it .
Fast forward to the dry down and I couldn’t keep from sniffing my hand. I cant even explain this , its nothing like I’ve ever tried before but addictive at the same time . the dry down is very creamy and soft on me with a tad of the spiciness peeping through.
I wore this the whole of yesterday ( its a dry winter in SA at the moment ) The opening is like a herbal cough mixture to me but if you can get passed that you are in for a treat. I’ve decided I really, really like this .. cant wait for the summer months to see how it shines in warmer weather.
Give this a try but really spend some time with it.
zai346speagoessenda – :
Caught up with a beloved Melbourne-based work-lateral whom I hadn’t seen in 5 years, and by chance, we surprised each other with perfume. Even greater coincidence– we both went with Hermes. She generously gifted an Eau de Merveilles, and mine was Jardin en Mediterrenee. A clairvoyant, cross-continental, telepathy!
Merveilles’ journey embarks in an airy Citrus x Iso-E; with a warm ambery dry-down reminiscent of Eau de Mandarine Ambrée. Conifers check in for an initial appearance, and make way for spices & oakmoss. If you’ve enjoyed both Ambrée and the Jardin series, Merveilles is an exceptional blind-buy. Others have likened this to a chypre, but not on my skin. Blissfully, violet also missed the flight.
We’re here for a Human Resources convention. Merveilles complies as the ultimate EEO frag. No discrimination for gender, age, race, or creed. My new treasure!
Spiridon – :
it’s salty not too sharp, and woody amber.. I’d say it’s a unisex scent, not a feminine smell at all, comforting and familiar.
If you want something that is not floral, nor fruity nor gourmand, try this.
oh I love it, I have been able to detect the smokiness initially too 🙂 definitely a unisex fragrance, I can imagine it been so yum on a guy.
bre952Diobtetty – :
The comments about how this is such a great ambergris perfume disappoint me.. There’s nothing salty, marine nor animalic about it, it’s a woody and fresh spicy amber (not ambergris but the resin one).
lost417 – :
I was on a sea air kick recently and about a million people recommended this scent to me as smelling of sea air and seashore. Wow, does it so not convey that to me. Instead, I get Incense and chocolate? I sure don’t get salt air. I am surprised the listed notes are so different from what I smell. I’d at least say there’s vanilla in this. It’s not bad, actually, but wow, it sure doesn’t smell as advertised to me!
Rarnoibia – :
Eau des Merveilles is clean ,woody ,fresh fragrance . It is based around ambergris and the fresh breeze of the sea . It is said to be without a single flower but fragrantica has listed violets ,,,I am not so sure about that.
Eau des Mervieilles grew to be my favourite daily fragrance ,it’s outdoorsy ,refreshing and has a natural feel to it. I love amber and ambergris which is said to be whale sperm or whale puke found on sea shores and is a rare thing these days ,,, however it is now chemically created and apparently still very expensive. It has a naturally salty musky odour, a skin scent that is quite sexy . Eau des Mervilles adds woods and orange around the concept of ambergris which is a phantastic way of making the scent smell amazing.
Hands down one of favourite fragrances.
I just ordered the elixir which is nice as well but adds a gourmand sweet darker twist with more orange and caramel. Much deeper and has its own charm.
SERG73 – :
I have a couple other Heremes scents that I adore, of a different nose, Jean Claud Ellena. This fragrance is said to be feminine, but I find it leans more masculine. Not necessarily something that would shy me away. The fragrance is dry, crisp, clean and more woodsy than spicy. What I found did not sit well for me is the fact that there is both vetever and oakmoss in the scent. I tend to be nauseated from oakmoss. This one is not as bad as I have experienced with other oakmoss scents, and I believe this to be true because the scent is well blended with a lot of notes. The vetever tends to do the same thing for me. So in this scent, the chemistry doesn’t work for me.
bor100 – :
I have a couple other Heremes scents that I adore, of a different nose, Jean Claud Ellena. This fragrance is said to be feminine, but I find it leans more masculine. Not necessarily something that would shy me away. The fragrance is dry, crisp, clean and more woodsy than spicy. What I found did not sit well for me is the fact that there is both vetever and oakmoss in the scent. I tend to be nauseated from oakmoss. This one is not as bad as I have experienced with other oakmoss scents, and I believe this to be true because the scent is well blended with a lot of notes. The vetever tends to do the same thing for me. So in this scent, the chemistry doesn’t work for me.
villain – :
In my humble opinion, this is 30/70 masculine/feminine fragrance. I would say it’s primarily a feminine fragrance that does have a masculine edge. I tried wearing it many times, but I decided it’s not quite right for me, yet I love it on others including two female friends.
This scent to me is the epitome of warm. It smells warm, a little fresh, musky, and it just keeps smelling better as time goes by. It glows and hits you at different moments and has just enough “umpfh.”
For me (24 y/o male), I prefer the Elixir- also a warm, glowy fragrance but has a deeper, richer feel and I love the peru balsam note in it.
dj max – :
Being as self-centered as I am, I’ve never been a fan of generic scents, never liked going with the crowd. Probably as most, I felt the need to show off a little bit, pose as an unique individual. Mind you, I did succeed this with my dear Eau des Merveilles.
A few months ago, desperately scavenging for a signature summer scent, I bought a couple of samples I considered “potentially worthy”. Oh, little did I know, Hermes would (as it inevitably never fails to) exceed my expectations – I was but a commoner trying to understand what sort of masterpiece concoction I held in my hands.
You see, I cannot dare say I am some sophisticated nose, I’m far from it really. My history as a perfume amateur enthusiast goes as far as saying I would give up most my personal belongings for my beloved TF Black Orchid bottles, so believe me when I say I most probably would not distinguish a true valuable juice from a total failure as long as it is strange and not at all generic. So you imagine I started my search so as to find something to live up to the image I have created for myself by obsessively batheing myself in TF during winter and fall.
Prior to painting myself elegant (in my mind), I was a huge fan of easy-going, cool, “girl-next-door” fragrances my mom would wear (the dreaded D&G Light Blue, some light Jesus del Pozo), all in all, comfy, fun and somewhat cheeky scents. Never in a million years had I fantasized of finding a perfume that would blend this guilty pleasure of lemon balmy fresh flirtiness with real, downright unspeakeably attractive mystery-enveiled darkness. Never had I imagined Eau des Merveilles.
EdM is a bittersweet memory, a story (an adventur