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FLAIII – :
Mouthwatering combination of quince and osmanthus with a sparkling rose. Now that is how you make a fruity floral which brings a smile on my face! From underneath all this, a fine buttery soft leather is adding some character; the leather is borrowed from the amazing Cuir d’Ange and I am happy about that. The heart is still pretty and it’s focused more on the flowers (especially on the rose) while the osmanthus still brings a bit of freshness. I don’t get any leather in the late dry down but I do get sort of an expensive rose soap feeling. I’d say this is unisex leaning a bit feminine, more so in the last part. It’s a lively and happy perfume.
8.5/10
Desperate – :
Wow… A phenomenal scent. Like others have said… Unlike anything else out there. The quince blends well with the light leather and rose combo… Wonderful.
ma_mi_shytka_89 – :
– In the vast sea of sweet wine I dreamt of rose shaped pears and horse-riding – ★★★★☆
A very strange yet exciting fragrance. Opens with syrupy sweet and juicy pear/quince note that almost recalls pear liquor. Rose is also prominent from the start further contributing to the juiciness with its thick jam-like sweetness. However, this rose is stripped from the fresh leafy green aspects and stays dark red from top to base. Almost like the rose-honey scent of phenyl ethyl alcohol (or acetate) but something is different here. A synthetic abstract rose nevertheless. Leather here gives me the imagery of horse stables but not in a dirty animalic way. Saffron contributes hugely to the earthiness and bitter-nature of the leather accord which translates as a very photorealistic cured leather impression. The sweet boozy pear, jammy rose and leather combined gives me the notion of a sweet red wine such as madeira or port wine – highly sensual and sophisticated accord indeed.
Galop is kind of rosy but not in a romantic way. Kind of sweet yet bitter, earthy and grounded. Sensual but also serious and realistic in its leathery stable impression. Heavy when you think about it but ultimately feels kind of light on skin. All in all, a very linear one note fragrance but a great one. The type where you know what’s coming you every time you go for that wrist, but you just can’t figure it out.
Soundtrack: Hunter/Game – Isolation
Overlord_2 – :
You get properly dressed….spritz a few sprays of Kelly Caleche on you…then spend time in your barn..with the horses/saddles/sawdust…re-spritz Kelly Caleche…then have wild sex in one of the stables…afterwards, you climb into the back seat of your brand new leather clad Bentley….and take a nap. After your nap,you tidy yourself up, and go to the nearest pub for a Gin & Tonic,then later you Galop off back home and sit by the fireplace before going to bed.
You have dreams of: leather,hay,dust and something dirty-ish animalic…and the booze…and of a single rose.
You wake up the next day and visit the Hermes shoppe and you discover the bottle of GALOP….and you are reminded.
BTW: I LOVE THIS SCENT !!
Preermadart – :
Extraordinary…It’s a huge love for me. If anyone is looking for an edgy rose with an attitude, you should try this. I have to tell you that leather is very dominant but the beautiful Turkish Rose, osmanthus and saffron are balancing it perfectly. It’s a unisex perfume leaning towards feminine.
And the presentation is 100% exquisite, what one expects from Hermes. You are getting what you are paying for, both the juice and the box.
Longevity is above average, long lasting and sillage is an arm’s length. I personally can wear it all year round.
Лотар – :
I feel like I either sprayed a tester gone bad or I’m almost completely anosmic to this fragrance. Now, the leather was there. I immediately thought of horses & Hermes. It was detectable. I tried the parfum, which may be why it sat SO close to the skin. It was almost inperceptable, though. I liked the smell, quite a bit. I just wish there was even more. I sprayed about 4 sprays and waited around 4 hours and all I got was a very faint smell of the aforementioned qualities. Wouldn’t mind having a 30mL of this, same for Cuir d’Ange … but perhaps not the big bottle as it’d be a waste.
My partner agreed that it wasn’t overly strong and he smelt more musk than leather. I smelt both, but the leather was what made it an Hermes in my mind.
NBVUDGYTCX – :
Rose – leathery – fruity
Color impression: light pink
A unique rose/leather combination that doesn’t come out in a whole decade. It’s truly like nothing else. Galop is a softly animalic, watery rosy, smoothly metallic, strange boozy fruity fragrance that smells weird and unconcerned with typical definitions of charm, yet quite fancy and original. It’s like happiness of shopping to million dollars at Hermès. There’s an ineffable quality of emotion in Galop that could not come out in any other fragrance.
★★★★
halgraply – :
Upon spraying Galop d’Hermès, the three main player of the fragrance – quince, rose and suede – gallop towards my nose right away. The quince exudes its rosy, ripe pear-like succulence, enhancing the delicate, honeyed sweetness of pink rose petals. The suede employed here, like previous reviewers mentioned, reminds me of the same plush, slightly cumin-tinted suede note in Cuir d’Ange too, with its supple texture occasionally evoking turkish delight along with the tender sweetness of rose and fruits.
Galop is overall linear during its 8-hour longevity on my skin, with these three main notes rotating in and out from time to time and the vegetal muskiness becoming more noticeable about 3 hours in. The osmanthus and saffron sit at the intersection of fruity quince, spicy rose and suede, and they behave more like extension and overlap of these notes among themselves. The sillage is mostly moderate.
Compared to the Hermès fragrances released during Jean-Claude Ellena’s tenure, Galop d’Hermès immediately feels richer and more saturated in colour. But at the same time, it’s still lightweight enough to fit into the modern Hermès sensibility.
This continuation in style (relatively transparent aesthetics) with a more personal touch (with a more saturated palette) is promising in theory. However, certain aspects of Galop’s execution left much to be desired for me. The main culprit is the syrupiness of the fruity note, which at times largely overshadows the rose and the excellent suede note. Moreover, when the tanned aspect of suede is mixed with the strong sugary fruity sweetness, it renders the fruity note somewhat more synthetic, which is not in accord with the luxurious image and price tag of Galop.
With its large portion of sweet, frivolous fruity note providing an easier entry point, Galop would have made an excellent choice for those who enjoy fruity floral gourmand in general and would like to start the exploration of leather/suede note in perfumery. However, with its limited distribution and high price tag, I’d hesitate to recommend it over other more available options on the market.
mbw949InsuffBooni – :
A great unisex fragrance!
prototype1307 – :
Very unique, and unexpected leather scent. Made by Christine Nagel, who created Jo Malone’s Rock the Ages collection. It’s leather, but with an accompanying bright fruity rose mix. They smell equally good, and compliment each other well. The leather is a great simulacrum of riding tack, and the rose accord would stand alone as a floral. Together they create a bright cheery leather that reminds me being in the winner’s circle at Churchill Downs – a winner’s wreath of flowers and fruits bedecking the leader, with rich leather reins draped over it. It smells expensive. Easy to wear, good sillage and longevity on my skin. Quintessential Hermes!
bloodever – :
This is leather and rose combined to perfection! It creates a sensual aura that floats around you relentlessly, but its class and sophistication all the way! Christine Nagel is doing special things with Hermes and I’m ready to follow her wherever she leads. Try this one, its unforgettable.
natusik – :
I’m at Heathrow Airport, my favourite place for fragrance testing binges. Nine out of ten times I will find here scents that I cannot find anywhere else, including exclusive ranges, limited editions, brand new releases and whatnot. I’ve been curious about Hermes Galop for quite some time; but now that I’ve tested it, I’m rather underwhelmed. It’s a soft leather scent that dries down to an undefined musky sweetness. It is pleasant, but way too unremarkable for my liking (and waayyy too expensive when you consider that it offers very soft sillage). I guess the idea behind this fragrance was to reproduce the smell of a Birkin bag; so, wear this if you cannot afford the actual Birkin bag, but you want people to think that you have just taken it off your arm!
ukso78 – :
This is a moderately powerful Hermes, silage-wise. I’d also say sophisticated and feminine – maybe due to a powerful rose and noticable osmanthus which gives that soapy bright floral (rose) and peachy softness (osmanthus) combined.
The leather is noticable up front – dry, slightly suedey and very nice, but it does fade a bit into dry down after an hour, lending a softly animalic background.
Mostly what’s wafting up from my arm is rose. The osmanthus and suedey leather give it a ladylike aura, almost vintage in feel, I think.
If you can imagine a more feminised Cuir de Lancome, more powdery and a little more sweet, that’s quite close.
To compare to Dzing! I’d say it’s more floral, more classically feminine, probably less sweet.
It speaks of a well groomed woman, I’d probably prefer something a bit more casual, less ‘money’ in feel, maybe more unusual, but this feels very good quality
Silage and longevity good – moderate.
kenebes – :
On White II (1923) by Wassily Kandinsky
wse492intitytek – :
Utterly beguiling! Galop d’Hermès exudes a lavish sense of adventure and sex appeal marking a new direction for Hermès, but one utterly in keeping with the brand’s finessed aesthetic.
Sparkling on initial application with juicy quince, barely-there orange and overripe blackcurrant, Galop quickly, and seamlessly, reveals the rose at the center of its composition. Riding atop the blackcurrant, the rose brings contrast to the plush freshness of the quince with a smoky, jammy character akin to black tea. It’s not long before saffron makes its presence known, taming the fruity opening and hinting with its characteristic dryness at the leather to come.
Galop d’Hermès is a fragrance of two halves, rose and leather, and it’s in the early dry down that this becomes most apparent. Here, a luxuriously soft leather (almost suede like) darkened by rose and tainted with saffron envelopes the composition with a delicate dry warmth. All the while, white musk hides in shadows, radiating quiet sensuality and tension as it does so.
Certainly unisex, this has been described as “sexy” on my skin by several women.
The extrait’s exceptional quality lends itself to 10+ hour longevity with moderate sillage.
9.5/10
alexkov – :
For me Galop d’Hermes is the smell of the Kentucky Derby winner (leather, dirt, roses). It is a special fragrance. I have and love Kelly Caleche and was afraid it would be too much like it, but it is absolutely not. I love Galop too!
aplyus – :
I remember when Galop just came out, I went to the Hermes perfume shop in Brookfield Place next to World Trade Center which, according to the nice sales associate, is the only perfume-only Hermes shop in US. Anyway, I didn’t like it. One spray on the card, my reaction was ‘this is some kind of soda.’ Plus that price tag, all I did was rolling my eyes to the back of my head.
And I fell in love with it last week. In Cambridge, on vacation. I was honestly impressed by the variety of perfume you get at John Lewis. First I saw a giant bottle of Twilly ( ugh ), then I saw Galop. I thought what the heck and sprayed it all over me. Everything changed. The opening was still bubbling, but the leather was intense like Cuir d’ange. I like Cuir d’ange, but it’s a bit too dry and powdery.
But Galop! My god, Galop! The freshness of rose, the sweetness and gourmand quality of osmanthus ( yes it’s a common ingredient for dessert in Asian cuisine) and the leather! But then the whole thing is soaked in bubbles. Little champagne bubbles. Full of joy, still sophisticated. Sparkling, uplifting, yet somehow intimidating, like it is whispering ” it’s not just a perfume, it’s Hermes. ”
I also like the fact that Hermes went almost too far for the bottle design. Plus the solid paper box, the cute pouch, the colorful strings. So proudly extravagant. Unpractical but enjoyable. So I decided to get it in an Hermes store because why not complete the extravagance with some Hermes ribbon and, most importantly, a magical orange paper bag.
pawel009 – :
Just a small note: I’m not really into horses, but surely this bottle design represents a stirrup rather than a bracket as mentioned in the above description…
aboniiyta – :
It is my new love. I love only few oriental types of fragrances, it is one of them. The opening is a little plain, and within could minutes, the opulent, seducted rose starts to bloom. The leather is nice, and does not dominate. I can smell some bergamot/citrus here. There is some sweet note in drydown, probably amber.
I don’t see resemblance to Armany Si, nor to Kelly Galeche. I had KG, and it does not have the airy quality of this perfume. It is a galop, this perfume open perfectly to show it.
Glaken – :
Packaging = important if giving is a gift (‘though I bought this for myself). The Galop bottle is handsome and heavy and feels wonderful in the hand. Good looking enough to display, though the glass is clear so better to keep in its purpose made pouch (made from the same thick chevron fabric as Hermes bags come with, drawstring included). The leather cord is not just decorative but pulls off the fairly weighty cap and the pump gives a very satisfying fine squirt. Upon purchase you get to choose the colour of the leather cord it comes with, these coordinate with classic and seasonal leather offerings from the leather dept, I chose Bambou, a fresh, lively green. The box is robust and pretty much unisex.
I don’t think this fragrance is just for women, neither in the packaging or scent, in fact not many women I know would want to evoke such a force of leather on another being. Even the rose is on the dark, musky, bitter side. The opening is a full strength, in ya face Barenia leather curtain and straight into an August garden of ripening fruits and dry heat (saffron?). Very gentle musky scent in the dry-down, I had to ask a ‘friend’ if he could still smell it (elbow pit) 6 hours later. I don’t think that’s due to a lack of longevity but familiarity of the wearer.
When a horse gallops, all four hooves come down at once ‘bang’ and then are picked-up in unison. If a photo is taken when the horse is ‘en l’air’ the horse is captured actually flying. Hermes of course rode Pegasus to the underworld and back. Galop could take you to another world, something darker remains and lingers from your experience even when you think you’re safely home.
DIMA24 – :
This is Christine Nagel’s line in the sand, demarcating the start of a new era for Hermes. Galop is a very different beast to Jean-Claude Ellena’s unique ‘soft focus’ creations for the house, with accords of leather and woody rose announcing themselves boldly. Nagel still nods to Ellena’s fruity freshness, however, with notes of juicy kumquat and apricot-like osmanthus. Bold yet light, Galop is truly unisex, although it is likely to only appeal to those who are fond of prominent rose. Personally, I’m not hugely fond of Galop, but it makes me excited to sniff what Nagel creates next. Overall, it’s a refreshing change of pace from Hermes.
raset – :
I have a sample vial of GALOP and wearing it makes me feel as though I’ve borrowed an extremely expensive leather coat which has become permeated with the coat owner’s equally expensive signature scent – some bespoke elixir made with essences of dark roses. I used the word “borrowed” as this isn’t my usual sort of fragrance, but I do like it and am impressed with the opulence and quality. Despite the luxuriousness of GALOP, to me it’s more of a casual scent, just as that leather coat would be. I find the sillage to be moderate and the longevity rather shorter than I’d like (after 3 – 4 hours it becomes a light skin scent). Given the cost of GALOP, it’s unlikely I’d gallop out to purchase it at this time, but I’d be very tempted should it be found at a good price somewhere.
ShanelleMi24 – :
It opens with a splash of fruit, smells like a young and successful woman. It’s sweet and energetic without being too sporty. The heart feels more sensual with sweet, powdery floral. The base is kept cool with leather, which adds a touch of abstract to this otherwise mainstream, easy to wear perfume. The leather doesn’t smell real leather, just a mix of coolness that doesn’t really smell like anything real. The musk is very noticeable in the end.
Sensa – :
This perfume takes me on a journey as it progresses. The journey begins with me riding a horse on a sunny day through a field of summer grass. When my ride is complete I spend a long time cleaning the saddle, harness and other leather items. Finally I relax with a fruity drink in my flower garden with my leather riding gloves sitting nearby.
I can’t say that I’ve ever smelled a perfume with such a prominent and strong leather note. It’s quite the interesting and unique perfume and for that I give it high marks. You definitely won’t smell like everyone else when wearing Galop! Easily unisex, although the drydown may be a bit sweet for some. I won’t be buying a full bottle, but I’m glad I’ve had a chance to test this one.
mak212 – :
Not sure about untamed beauty and all that, but this is definitely a nice fragrance (and a nice change of pace for Hermes).
For the longest time I had associated Hermes to those “Jardin” perfumes which, while pleasant and well-made, all kind of startjed to smell the same after a while. So hearing that they’d hired a new perfumer, I thought I’d give them another go.
And wow! This IS different! It’s far more leathery than I expected, almost like a girly version of Farenheit. It’s got a nice autumnal, rosy shine to it, and gives an overall impression of a chic, perfumed leather bag.
It’s a lovely piece of work, and should suit nicely all those smart, bookish Hermes girls I see running around New York, looking flawless and untouchable <3
Enjoy! 😉
nagles – :
Great fragrance for a female.
moby322223 – :
On White II (1923) by Wassily Kandinsky
Leon444777 – :
Galop Hermes is a luxurious leather scent along with some fruity and floral notes. It’s perfect for any special moment in both day and night time. However, I cannot imagine how long and deep if it just came in edt and/or edp, because I found that its longevity and projection are quite moderate on my skin. Anyway, Galop is a masterpiece of leather fragrance which I recommend for those who love a leather scent or a scent from leather products.
tuggroupsMisp – :
A naked vampire riding a wild horse.
This scent meets you where Jean-Claude Ellena have left you and brings you to the Hermès’ sumptous night.
The fragrance starts like a tiny little drop of red watercolur ink, ethereal. Within the sunset it becomes darker, revealing its exotic soul, like a 1001 nights tale that was never told.
Osmanthus gives it a creamy facet, but it isn’t so obvious, it is the journeys beverage, the pink yak’s milk for whom is thirsty for amazing adventures.
It’s very unique and surprising.
Nothing of the same. Truly vanguardist.
A brave fragrance with high quality and noble ingredients.
9,5/10 After all, horses doesn’t always walk under the bright sun.
free0n – :
I first found it a bit rude, a stinging fruitiness in the top-notes , but at the 2nd try I quite liked it. The start really is a bit harsh, but it fades to a well constructed, though sensual rosy beige suede leather and it lingers softly very very long.
The style and structure differ strongly from those of JCE (at least I find)..
I don’t know if I would spend over 200 € for it, but if it was possible to buy it in a smaller bottle, I would.
And btw, the design of the bottle I find a bit too posh and senseless.
4eater – :
I am shockingly into this perfume, which I found at Neiman Marcus several months ago and got a very generous sample of.
The most interesting part of it to me ISN’T the leather – that’s definitely there, and it’s pleasant enough but rough around the edges, like saddle leather. (It actually smells a bit like a polished saddle when I first put it on… not off-putting, but definitely not the most pleasant.) I really like the interplay of osmanthus, rose, saffron, and quince. They lend a sweet floral note that isn’t overpowering, is incredibly feminine, and unusual enough to get noticed.
arche – :
Out of this bottle comes freshness, pure cleanliness and at the same time dirt and rubber. I’m rolling on the grass and then my nose is sniffing some old notebook where i kept notes back in university, realistic paper. His drydown consists of all these scents plus the following which is
the best part: I enter my grandpas car, leather seats inside. Twenty years ago and I was reminded of the scent because of Galop. Leather leather leather. Real leather. This is it. Galop is ten times harder than Bottega Veneta Bottega Veneta, if you have given it a sniff. Bottega Veneta is clean, soft leather gloves maybe, Galop is male leather. For that, I think he’s unisex; seriously, men can easily pull this off.
Citric opening, then it’s a hint of sweet, is it the saffron? Still it’s not prominent. Quite honestly none of the notes is prominent except LEATHER. Now that I’m informed of the nose behind the perfume, Christine Nagel, I’m impressed she didn’t use pink pepper( which i have noticed in some creations of her, yet again don’t quote me on that); I would love it with pink pepper too! True leather that intensifies more and more as you wear it.
Projects for the three first hours and then it becomes more of a skin scent. It is then when Galop starts to fade slowly and become Bottega Veneta Bottega Veneta. I’m willing to wear him on his own, but also very eager to layer with other perfumes. The leather is so strong that he can’t be overshadowed.
A scent strictly for grown ups. Not because he’s too heavy, or reminiscent of old-time perfume. But because he’s mature in a serious way, belonging to a serious person, man or woman, not to a giggly lady of Fruity berry coconut from bath and body works (nothing against them, but you get the point). Galop is hard, somber at times, has the I’m-grown-up-and-I-know-what-I’m-doing expression on his face. I refuse to believe Galop is female, he is male.
Rubbery car tire leather freshened up with paper forgotten in a library alley. For me a haunting scent. Yes, I love it.
AHPU – :
The top notes of a rarely edited association between quince and rose opens for a strange ballet of the distinctly female turkish rose and strong (male) leather. An amazing game, long lasting and captivating!
Regarding the price, I bought only the refill of 125cc for roughly the same price as the 50cc bottle. Therefore, for an extract of this quality, affordability was not really a problem for me.
scrsnseabrooktqk2 – :
All I smell is leather. Not for me.
sanata – :
They say that when a perfume suits you and you enjoy it, it simply works. The sillage is good, the longevity is good, it feels simply good wearing it. They say so, or am I saying so?
I didn’t have high hopes for Galop, and frankly I wasn’t even interested in trying it, mostly for the price which is around 240€ for 50ml pure parfum. Plus, even though Hermès is quite elegant and distinctive, I’m not a fan of JCE, nor his transparent aquarelle signature. I feel that a house with such history could opt for a bolder trademark. But I’m afraid that belongs in the past with legends such as Doblis, Equipage, Bel Ami, Caleche…
No matter how good or bad the reformulations, the quality is there but something is not; boldness.
And surprisingly I found it in Galop.
First standalone creation of Christine Nagel, it clearly follows the path created by Ellena in transparency and watercolor but it adds something more; a kick.
While following the codes of Hermès, it adds a bit of sensuality, and shows that the nose behind follows the path but leads the way. And that’s a good thing because Nagel isn’t Ellena, and her creations have to show that.
Galop opens on my skin with a rose water accord. Rose water that smells honeyed. I would have preferred a darker rose, but then again I’d also have preferred many things that aren’t allowed in perfume today.
Rose water, middle eastern style but without the cliche of oud, spicy saffron in small quantities and a leather accord that brings to mind older but not vintage Cuir de Russie, with a somewhat dirty soapiness, a facet of leather sometimes found in older creations that didn’t rely on isobutyl quinolene. I don’t get the quince and the osmanthous is barely there, just adding a slight juiciness in the same way Ellena’s creations added a watery note. (The Nagel difference?)
Although quite linear, I find it interesting. The interplay is between the rose dominance, the leather dominance, and a spicy ménage a trois that shows different facets during the day. I get the same notes along a nice not-so-clean musk that appears during mid development and stays throughout, finally showing a bolder leather at drydown.
While modern and pleasing, it echoes the older Kelly Caleche and manages to smell elegant, slightly dirty, and appropriate for most occasions. It feels as a timid first attempt, but underneath it there are some interesting aspects that make me look forward to what mrs Nagel has to offer in subsequent creations.
On my skin, there’s excellent sillage and all day longevity, which I appreciate given the price asked.
Don’t approach it expecting a powerhouse because it is not, but there is something that shakes the image of the house a bit, and I’m sure it’s just the beginning.
Perfectly unisex (at least in Spain it’s being promoted as such) and work friendly.
Андерсон – :
Galop
(+)
1. Smells fantastic
2. Unisex
3. Pleasant and uplifting leathery scent
4. Really nice bottle
5. Unmistakably Hermes and is still very JC Elena
If you like the Jardin series, you should like Galop.
(-)
1. Crazy price
2. For parfum (extrait), this has poor longevity
-AB-
btb738Negeltzex – :
I don’t get this perfume. I tried it briefly in a store a few times so maybe it is not the best way to evaluate its quality, but I was disappointed each time. I especially don’t get the bottle. the metal looks cheap, the cap makes no sense as the perfume stays open even if you close it, and there is something really unappealing about a perfume bottle in the shape of a stirrup, something that is usually dirty and where your muddy shoe goes in.
МАХАЛЫЧ – :
Galop is, for me, a strange, somewhat failed fragance, that leaves me uncertain about it (like the recent Luna by Nina Ricci). Christine Nagel tryes to mimic Jean-Claude Ellena’s (in my opinion, an overestimated perfumist), which is something very tricky to do. When the perfumist has a minimalistic, recognizable style, and the result is not very good, the failure is a double one. And particullary poor. Galop tryes to combine the airy, minimalistic fragances in vogue with an animalic note, but the result just doesn’t work. It wants to be classic and delicate, and yet strong and modern, and it is neither one thing nor the other.
The first impression is discouraging. Galop’s opening is almost as pleasant as a punch on the stomach. It is like a mixture of bugspray and burnt rubber. Hideous. I do not detect any of the listed notes. But with time, the smell softens and it emerges a mixture of roses (not particullary beautiful roses, but those reminiscent of cricket cages), red berries, wine, leather and rubber. It feels more like some sort of rose shower gel rather than a rose fragance, and very synthetic all the time.
On the skin, however, the smell is much more interesting, round, full bodied, a jammy and boozy rose with touches of labdanum and oudh, almost medicin like, that evokes an Arabian attar.
It is not actually a bad fragance, but there is something which does not work here. And it is not for everybody. Like all Hermès perfumes, I find it very overpriced.
The advertinsing, with a model kicking the air and jumping like a mad horse, is one of the most embarassing things that I have seen since a long time.
sergey496488 – :
04.november 2016
Yesterday i was visiting our main deprtment store and finally saw this creation. I didnt know the notes so my review is purely based on my senses.
First of all – can we take a moment to appreciate the bottle???!! I mean, c´mon, isnt this one of the most elegant and slee desings EVAH????!! I was so amazed and stunned by bottle, i instantly forgot about the smell. i could hold it in my arm forever, it feels sooooooo nice.
So then i spray it first onto the paper blotter and there was absolutely nothing i could smell!Literally forthe first couple of minutes i didnt smell anything, so i needed to go back and spray it ontomy wrist. Same story at first – nothing!! By literally after a 5 minutes the notes started to show and evolve. Slowly, shy but they appeared, and let me tell you, this scent is a scent of a highest quality new leather handbag, being polished, cherished and stored in proper conditions. I mean, it is so simple but so charming smelling. It is not strong offensive leather i have experienced before in other perfumes (thank you for not giving us another leather oud mix this time), this is like a cousin for Kelly Caleche that i also have in pure perfume but this one is more shy and delicate,yet quite strong. What i like about this scent is that while it is very delicate it is very much present there and surrounds you with a cloud of leather scent. It is actually very much unisex, even probably more masculine, than feminine, if it wouldnt be for the drydown, where we have a beautiful rose. But it is a long way until the drydown (lasting power is easily 10hours on me).
Some things are better kept simple.
My biggest complain: price! 200+ euros for bottle and 300+ euros for 125 ml refill bottle. Out of my reach sadly.
Beautiful, harmonic, elegant, unisex!
irkan – :
No…no..no. I don’t like it. The leather is bitter, and combined with the rose, it becomes very dark, cloying, and headache inducing to me. The rose is a jammy one and it’s all very Arabian attar-esque, but full blown leather. And this scent never softens! If you like this one that’s great because it lasts forever! I’m giving it to my boyfriend. He loves it! I honestly think this should be marketed as unisex.
RomaJkaaaa – :
I didn’t enjoy at all the wet fruity and leather first stage. I’m afraid it smells just bad to my nose. Though the dry down is an elegant luxury soft rose leather, I like perfumes of which I can enjoy all the trip. I much prefer other leather perfumes of this very same house, which by the way, fortunately, I don’t find similar to this one.
I also find the price is too high for what you get, if the concentration is that of extrait in this case, I must say that it doesn’t perform as it should, it gives the same longevity and sillage which you can get from most of eau de parfum.
A pity, I really expected to like it 🙁
MerieAncero – :
This is the second really ‘girly’ offering from Christine Nagel…..nice enough but does not have the wow factor you would expect from her first major release….I am expecting to see a masculine perfume as the next venture.
Update::::just looked in my local dept store….$275 for 50ml and a refill of 125ml for $250…..at this price Galop d’Hermes is going to be a major flop for the house.
nadya94_08 – :
It is half Tus