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Ferro – :
Immediately opens with a lot of grapefruit and white flowers which burns off pretty quickly, drying fast to something kind of vegetal (rhubarb) and then musky (probably where the allusions to bug spray are coming from), no sweetness or citrus at all in the drydown.
vipposter2010 – :
I am in love with the perfume. It’s subtle and sophisticated. Feminine without being cloying or overly sweet. It smells like the love child of a gardenia bush and a blooming lemon tree: incredibly fresh and inviting.
I had been searching for a perfume to replace my discontinued signature scent, Voile de Jasmine. I can honestly say that this is better. It’s the worldly older sister of that scent. Confident, feminine, alluring.
BaDNikiticH – :
Why would anyone ever label this as a woman perfume is beyond contempt.
Sheer splendour of joy and cheeky classiness in a bottle, wins hands down on any day of the year.
Some irresistible herbalish, zestiness thats got a well rounded and creamy firmness.
For me 10/10
kokslutsk – :
If there’s a more natural representation of grapefruit, then I don’t know it. A Hermes sales associate described Jour d’Hermés as the day version, and Jour d’Hermés Absolu as the night version scent.
Jour is bright and clean with dominant citrus notes supported by inextinguishable florals. I don’t think it’s incredibly unique but it is lovely and perfect for summer temps. This has good performance at around 4 hours before turning to a skin scent.
I own Absolu, so I won’t be picking this one up even though I like it better.
airrat82 – :
I get a real rhubarb feel from this, great quality ingredients, however doesn’t really last on me – few hours tops. But I do love it, and such a good one for summer. Fresh and juicy 🙂
bratskbars – :
A citrus fragrance for those who don’t care for citrus fragrances. My previous citrus fave was Atelier’s Clementine California, or is it California Clementine – I can’t remember. Jour just knocked it to second place. Incredibly well blended and balanced composition. I have just begun investigating Hermes fragrances, and so far, I like what I am smelling. If I had to use one word to describe this, I would say “golden”!
Mecll908bedyWelty – :
Elegant perfume for hot days.
Starts with a fresh combo of grapefruit and lemon, then develops into a – still fresh – bouquet of white flowers. I get mainly gardenia and magnolia, but there might be also orange blossom and tuberose. The base notes of musk and wood frame this composition quite nicely.
It lasts about six hours with moderate sillage.
If you want something like this but sweeter/fruitier, buy Chanel’s Gabrielle instead.
ефим суббота – :
I might not have a developed nose but I don’t like this. I’m glad I got a 0.5 oz of this but man I was hoping this would open me up to Hermès perfumes. Not a fan
VSlhawnD – :
To me this is a bright, yet woody, sharp white floral with barely no sweetness and I really like it. The sharpness, in my opinion, comes from some of the “woodsy notes” and the grapefruit. On my skin it opens with a big burst of grapefruit and once it has settled the woods and white florals are dominating. The citruses calm down but never goes completely away. It is great during hot summer days, because the sharpness really cuts through the heat. If you like citrusy, woody white florals with an edge I think you should give this one a sniff. On me it lasts all day, which is a bit weird since other reviewers only get 3-4 hours and my skin normally eats perfume. I like it a lot and will gladly use up my bottle, but I don’t think I will repurchase.
seregaleer – :
Summer in a bottle. Fresh, floral and citrusy. Its not your dated typical fresh scent..i find it sophisticated and elegant. Not a fan of the bottle though but the juice inside is upto the mark.
cherkashka – :
Just got this and I LOVE it. Starts with a citrus burst but quickly turns to a beautiful creamy honey (but with an edge) floral. it’s clean, it’s pretty but not too sweet. The dry down had a scent of sitting in the sun at the beach…a bit of salt came in and kissed my arm Lovely
This is only my 2nd Hermes – for some reason I never gave them much thought. It is a nice surprise
ORIREENEICARE – :
Best perfume ever. Maybe it is just me, but along with the gorgeous citruses and florals I also get a dose of fresh honey, which makes it sooo yummy!
ocbmetal – :
Sunlight and joy in a bottle. This opens up with a very gentle citrus and an array of white florals. This starts out quite soft and actually becomes more potent and floral over time. I can smell hints of a few different florals: tuberose, jasmine, lily of the valley, and maybe a hint of rose. But Jour d’hermes is so well blended that the overall impression is a very wearable white floral and it can be hard to pick out notes.
Stunning and appropriate for all different ages. I think this would be a good introduction to white florals for people having trouble getting used to them.
This fragrance manages to be modern and youthful, while also being very memorable and mature. Give it a sniff if you haven’t.
The only downside is longevity, which is about 4 to 5 hours on me. But that’s a small con in my opinion.
A note on the Parfum: I got a really good deal on a bottle of parfum in the flacon and it is slightly richer than the EDP, but overall I think the spray is a much better option. The difference is very minimal and the parfum doesn’t last or project quite as well as I feel it should. If you can get it for a bargain it might be worth it, but otherwise stick to the spray.
chester_13 – :
This smells like old sweat and powder.
I tested it on the store today, without looking at the notes, unfortunately. At the very beginning i could smell the white flowers and the citrusy touch of the grapefruit. It did already smell like body odour but with time it only got worse.
I can not wait to wash it out.
Now, about the quality: i can not say it is bad. Sillage is good and longevity too and it does have a expensive vibe to it.
I just think it is stinky.
hulo – :
Beautiful absinthe / wormwood note (Artemisia absinthium) + anise + hint of saucer magnolia (Magnolia x soulangeana). Elegant, herbal, optimistic. Like a bright, sunny day, new beginning. In my opinion this one is not similar to Gabriele Chanel. Try it if you like Le Jardin De Monsieur Li or Un Jardin Sur Le Toit (similar solar-herbal note).
Color: Moss green, olive drab, green and gold.
SeplyBlup – :
I have a sample vial of JOUR d’HERMES and am wearing it today. This is a pleasant citrusy-floral fragrance with some underlying woody and musky notes. On me, the dominant note is the grapefruit and I don’t pick up much of the lemon for some reason. It isn’t sweet and there isn’t any of that “eau de cleaning product” vibe that can be detected in some citrus fragrances. JOUR d’HERMES is very well-blended and has the opulent quality that I tend to associate with this brand.
Sillage is moderate and longevity is pretty good. As I’m writing this, it’s been on for 6 hours and although it’s fading, I can still smell it. For the sake of an honest review, I have to say that I don’t find JOUR d’HERMES to be a unique or stellar fragrance, but I do like it. I’m also thinking that this chilly, dreary, winter day isn’t the best time for it and I’ll save the rest of the vial for warmer weather.
elo451Unlogrere – :
I’ve tested this fragrance in summer and winter time and I’m sorry to say this now, but on me this is just an indecisive citrus fragrance. The name of the house suggests that it should be elegant and unique, to me it’s neither one. Sorry Hermès.
cashey3250 – :
I usually despite citrusy perfumes because they don´t go well with my skin chemistry… but this is pure magic! Incredibly sophisticated. I really appreciate the combination of gardenia, white flowers and grapefruit.
Kilfempollalls – :
Jour d’Hermés should be one of the best and most honourable representatives of the Citrus family. I tend to dislike this group because on me anything citrus smells too sour like lemon juice but this perfume is more balanced, it’s not a sharp, acidic and pungent citrus but a more rounded, full and mature one. Initially on the first sprays it opens with notes that make me think of Gabrielle only I tend to think Jour is more heavy on the citrus whilst Gabrielle leans more on the floral notes. I like them both. Even though they share some similarities they still stand on their own as distinctive and quality scents . I think Jour could be a stunning and luxurious perfume in summer and I’d like to see how it develops in hot weather.
ильдар – :
Gigantic citrus.. Not the kind of airy naive citrus.. This is mature citrus, a dense jammed sour citrus mix with flower, a little bouquet of expensive white flower on top of fragrance wood cabinet. Absolue’s younger sister. It is sunny like a sun in late spring. Spray too much you can taste its sourness in your chest. This is different and beautiful fragrance.
Olga2011 – :
First of all – I hate the bottle, but I adore the perfume. Gentle, ethereal, feminine. I feel mainly white flowers and gardenia, but also the slight flavor of citrus. Perfume is wonderful for spring – when trees emit the same freshness and beauty.
ingolf_76 – :
This is just going to show how different people smell things differently. There is a strong bug spray smell in the top note of this. And I can’t figure out what it is. I know it’s got to be me and that I perceive something differently than what others are smelling. It’s like when some people smell elemi and it smells like pickles to them. Anyone have any ideas? It’s really bumming me out. I want to love this fragrance.
gibba – :
Jour d’Hermès is one of my favorite office scents. It’s light, crisp and doesn’t project beyond one’s personal space. It has an air of clean, fresh water and lightly soapy florals.
When Chanel Gabrielle debuted, many people mentioned how much it imitated Jour d’Hermès. I think that they are quite similar and I prefer the Hermès.
Jour d’Hermès quite womanly and lovely. It’s well worth owning for days when you need a bit of lift.
просто ГуF – :
Joy, light and grace were the words that came into my mind when I first smelled this fragrance and I immediately envisioned Grace Kelly in the movie High Society wearing that white dress and sitting around the blue pool while men swirl around her languishing for her. This is the scent of an elegant, beautiful woman, restrained and passionate at the same time.
This fragrance is not sexy but it makes you feel sexy in a subtle way. People around me seem to love it. One day a young colleague that wore Mademoiselle asked me what was the suave perfume I was wearing. I had to laugh inside of me because I think that Mademoiselle has a similar dry down but it is louder, scratchier and overwhelming at the point of being almost unbearable whereas Jour is a smooth operator with low to moderate silage but exceptional longevity.
I remember when it came out some parfumista where disappointed because it wasn’t something really groundbreaking, but I really liked it because I love all Jean-Claude Ellena’s scents, especially the Jardin series, and I missed something very similar, only more explicitly feminine, a sort of Jardin de Femme, for those days when you want the freshness of the Jardin fragrances but also want to feel exquisitely feminine. I think that he nailed this one, at least for me.
I love the citruses that make it refreshing, luminous and sparkling, I love the delicate white flowers that make it creamy, feminine, elegant, and I love the mysterious woods and spices that make it so exotic, so unmistakably Hermes.
The name Jour is perfect and the refillable bottle is very elegant, even if I would have loved the cap to be more balanced with the rest of the design, like the one of the pure perfume.
In case you like this scent but is seems too expensive, there is a perfume from the Italian house L’Erbolario called Osmanthus that is 90% identical and extremely affordable. The shower gel and body lotions are SLS free and also divine.
жека – :
Those who have read Susan Cain’s book “Quiet – The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Shouting” will immediately relate to this scent. Those for whom things must be spoken but not shouted, yet their message is equally strong.
A quiet, but nevertheless complex and beautiful scent where the lemon and sweet pea, familiar Jean-Claude Ellena’s favourites, play along with the gardenia, making it peppery and almost rocket salad-like. A perfume which needs to be reapplied and re-experienced several times a day, to be heard and in fact listened to.
Reading “Diary of a Nose” by Ellena, you can understand his character more, and guess that he is a sensitive soul, a man who doesn’t need to shout, just like his perfumes.
But he also describes how as a perfumer, he tries to see each note as devoid of any association or emotion, in order to use it as a part of a musical-like olfactory composition in which the whole perfume, not the single floral or woodsy or aquatic note, expresses an emotion. Yet you can still feel them all, just like listening to a piece by Brahms you can hear the single instruments but it is the whole composition that gives you feelings you never explored before, every single time.
You see, if this composition were shouty, in-your-face like most contemporary, market-led perfumes, it just wouldn’t work. Ellena is a one-of-a-kind perfumer who believes the idea of scent needs to evolve with the times, but never in the direction of vulgarity, always in the direction of simple, understanted elegance.
Masanya – :
Grapefruit, Lemon and gardenia. Not for me. All I get from this is massive citrus and gardenia. I wish I like gardenia.
DillMoigh – :
Absolutely beautiful scent. Smells like heaven in a bottle- it is to die for. Crazily expensive though, this makes me sad.
32felix – :
I have just started to like Hermes perfumes few months ago, when I bought Le jardin du Monsieur Li. After that, I started to like more and more from this brand, because they are mostly fresh, citrusy and a little crisp, without being suffocating or boring. They make me feel energized. However, they all seems to have some distinctive note, so I guess you don’t need them all – so far I’ve tried Jour, Kelly Caleche, Voyage and all the Jardins, and it seems they have something citrusy that is very similar. I like them all, but I find I do not need them all, they are not different enough
nagana13 – :
I’m writing a new review for this fragrance as it has become my all time favorite. Nothing is quite like this one for me; it’s sunny and crisp, yet soft and soothing. It manages to be all seasons and all times of day at once. It feels like the golden heat of the Mediterranean in summer, sunlight on the piles of crisp leaves in fall, a clear blue sky over the barrenness in winter, and the first real warmth of the year in spring.
The sillage and longevity are low-moderate, but that is perfect for me. It can’t be over applied and offends pretty much no one. This is a fragrance that is meant to be worn and enjoyed by the wearer more than anything else. I’m even tempted to go so far as to call it a subtle modern masterpiece.
Xomiak.Com – :
Me-time scent, a quiet, calming one, that leaves you alone with your thoughts. I would define it Zen. Something an ideal Madame Li could wear while Monsieur is in his kumquat jardin.
prototype1307 – :
Well shoot. This is lovely, but it’s also gone in about 2 minutes. :
SweettyGelm – :
This is such a beautiful perfume, however the longevity in projection is not there! I spray it and then within 10-15 minutes gone, unless you press your nose against where you sprayed it.
For the money that you pay for it, it does not warrant the price tag.
I was taken by how amazing all the hermes prefumes are, they are beautiful.
But definitely not with the projection and I love a strong perfume!
Even on my clothes you hardly smell it!
I have a 100 mils of this that I have to use but I end up spraying so much
A expensive purchase!
Tahllirr – :
Smell so good ! What a fresh green notes perfum. I just love it !!
evginy – :
Office safe citrus and white floral. Well made, sunny and fresh. Medium longevity and fairly close silage. Nothing life changing, but definitely likeable, wearable, and a generally safe blind buy.
alex21 – :
I have been complemented a lot.
Not a fan.
Too fresh too imbalanced for me.
Its like too much green for me
vitalik27_1983 – :
This is the best perfume I have smelt in a while, really unusual differently completely.
First smell on spray is a strong grapefruit and white flowers, in the most beautiful way
Brought this whilst in mexico beautiful for the summer!
A beautiful citrus smell, that lasts on the skin and makes you feel clean and fresh.
Beautiful smell
piteglispLype – :
Not a review, because this has enough reviews already, and I reviewed the Parfum version of this. They are quite similar. Clearly, a scent that depends massively on your chemistry. Some hate it ,some adore it. If you happen to be in the latter group as I am, know that the day when you wear this ( or the pure parfum version too ), your day will be sprinkled with compliments . Literarily speaking Jour de Hermes in edp and in Parfum are my most complimented scents, along with Organza Indecence from Givenchy. Are they my most loved ? No, because roses and vanilla hold the deeper layers of my heart, but they seem to just fit me so well that I will always have them in my collection .
As another reviewer with whom I agree put it below, this is bottled sunshine .
rextBennara – :
Bright,green, fresh. The opening is sharp, bright, tangy citrus. On my skin it was screeching. It fades into a bitter gardenia laced with geranium scent. The sweet pea tries to break through to soften the bitterness, but it too subtle and does not succeed. There are hints of water, but not enough to call it watery. There is musk and a light wood background rounding out the flowers. Wood is not a major player here.
The notes listed are exactly what you get with Jour d’Hermes. Definitely a “perfumey” perfume.
55Razo55 – :
Springtime by Claude Monet 1872
vasiliirogov – :
I love Hermes and Ellena’s nose behind it was a guarantee that I will love this one. But something went wrong, I guess it is my chemestry 🙁
Usually, on my skin, almost all fragnaces are projected as on test paper, but not this one. It was lemon for 2 min, than mild floral, quite linear and gone within 15min, literaly no track of it what so ever.And during those 15 min, there was no wow, not even like and tried so hard to love it. I guess not a safe blind buy.
aspirin – :
This is a strong lemony scent with lots of gardenia. I find it pretty linear..It does last quite some time so I wear it mostly to the gym or when I am studying.
Horycurhoox – :
On my skin this smells like honey dipped white flowers with fresh watery sweet grapefruit n lemon. So sparkly, clean, refreshing, perfect. I dont know why or how I smell honey but it smells sweet like honey, maybe its the sweetpea. It lasts a long time, even after a few hours and I was dipping my hands in soap water it lasted a good 5 hours until I took a shower and scrubbed it off with soap and a scrubber.
Definitely a love for the first hermes I have ever smelled.
Edik1312 – :
So silky, smooth and creamy. I love it! This fragrance likes me lol.
It’s one of those perfumes that lingers much longer than others on me. After spraying it, on my skin, it gives a burst of orangey lemony sweetness with a little warmness to it. Instead of mellowing out like most perfumes, the dry down hits me! More orangey lemony sweetness, more warmth.
Definitely a creeper – I recall my first experience with Jour De Hermes, and I loved the scent on me immediately. And, then a few hours later – the scent grew stronger (instead of calming down). Kind of freaked me out, surprising. I was like “Is that me? Damn, that’s crazy! I smell good!” Lol. That, & I always get compliments on how great I smell.
#ThankYouCharlesGross #AnotherGreatRecommendation
ALF_Kott – :
Mormon Woman.
I usually love the job of Ellena, especially when he works with green notes. But this one is a big NO for me.
It smell like a melon poisoned by ivy. Yes it smell like a sort of acid odd melon, a bitter melon killed by herbicide. I don’t joke, if I will dare to imagine the smell of an abandoned greenhouse-laboratory in Fukushima I would say Jour D’Hermes.
Well the firsts minutes really recalled to me the smell of gastric juices.
After a while it becomes more flowery and fruity, in some way remember me Mira-bai by Chopard. But this sort of aura of chemical product for plants, polish leaves, forniture wax, I don’t know.
In some way it is a nice fragrance But Make me think to some very maniacally clean house as picture. Maybe smell a like a sort of sweetened honeyed orangy cleansing cream for metal surfaces. Can’t say.
Those Must be personals associations. Trauma of mine. I see a very religious rigid woman in high buttoned white shirt wearing this scent. Those woman with sanitizer for hands always in their pockets.
Reminds me Hedera by l’Erbolario as well.
saymon – :
This is a lovely fresh feminine scent. It’s funny, on me it reminds me a lot of Rhubarb Ecarlate which I have and enjoy. This feels like a more feminine version of it. Yes I know the notes are completely different but I swear I smell rhubarb. Anyhow it’s a lovely everyday Fragrance with soft to moderate sillage and moderate longevity. It’s a Pleasant and non offensive light, sweet and sour floral.
annamars – :
I think this is pretty, but I don’t think I’ve grown into it yet. It smells like something I hope a future me would wear.
Fruity, spicy flowers that remind me of the sophistication of Fleur de Rocaille and the warmth of English Pear & Freesia. I was surprised that there is no rose or freesia, but the the sweet pea must be what adds the sweetness, and the woods the depth.
Perfect for all occasions or seasons. This could be a signature scent for an elegant (but strong) female CEO.
Not incredibly interesting, but very pretty.
romanvk – :
Such a shame, me and Hermes don’t seem to get along. Most of their perfumes disagree with my skin chemistry and after the initial 30 seconds either disappear or turn into something I wouldn’t want to smell of.
Same with this. On me, it is Cif bathroom cleaner. Harsh to the point of being irritating and sadly not pleasant at all.
What a shame.
enettickinnib – :
Another Hermes hit for me. Elegant, fresh and gauzy – delicately floral and citrus together without being overwhelming either. It’s like the gentlest, warm breeze flowing through a sheer white curtain on a sunny summer day. So pretty! Good choice when you want to smell nice but not in a perfumy kind of way.
good-for-nothing – :
I own many perfumes from Hermes, this is the newest addition to my collection, I love it.
On me, it’s a honeyed soft green fruity/floral, in the same family as Baiser Vole by Cartier and J’adore by Dior, which I own both. It has a opening of citrus, but without the sharp, bracing edges. After an hour, a warm not too sweet and delicate (from the sweet pea?) green floral emerges, with a touch of fruit notes from the rhubarb.
To differentiate between this and the other versions of Jour. I tried the Absolu and it veered quite sweet. I tried the Jour Gardenia, and it became screechy and sharp, which is unusual because my skin usually wears gardenia well.
Hermes Jour lasts approximately six hours on me with moderate sillage, longer if you layer it over the body cream.
A friend purchased the Jour in body oil, if anyone else has seen that version, I’d be very interested in knowing if and where it’s available.
Thanks!
donnik2010 – :
I was looking for a new fragrance, something I’d like to reach for as often as my favorites. This captured the fresh, white citrus scent I would wear for client meetings. I don’t know how but it simply evokes a serene kind of happiness when i wear it. Another one I foresee loving for a long time.
Andreich.md – :
I wanted to love this, but it is entirely too musky for me. I tried it several times, but I cannot carry it.
Meilp660bedyWelty – :
Another obsession for the past few weeks. Refreshing scent over the ‘dark-sweet’ fragrance recently. Fresh and elegant at the same time. Hermes kind of fresh – if you know what i mean. The bitterness is still there and blended very nicely.
The smell of a gorgeous wealthy lady walking in white maxi summer dress with a big hat and shades cover her face, holding her purse with freshly french-manicured. I had hard weeks at work and love life, but this bottle keeps my head and chin up every morning.
I think if you love Baiser Vole, Michael Kors, Idylle, No.5 L’eau then you’d fall for this. The sillage is okay but the longevity is a madness. J’adore!
Always got compliments everytime i wear this. Sometimes if i want tone it down, i layer with Chloé. Even women would sniff you. Be careful! <3
Arsenchik – :
I had dismissed this for so long because i thought the notes looked boring.
I thought that jour gardenia and absolu would suit me better.
But they both turned weird on my skin.
This on the other hand is perfect.
It smells just like the hotel i was staying in at Bangkok, and i had been searching for a scent that smelt just like it since the beginning of the year.
Its rich, classy and fresh smelling. I get mostly spicy sweet pea and bitter grapefruit.
Thankfully its not sour like absolu.
Im not sure how no one else has smelt the similarities between this and my burberry. They smell very similar except this is missing the rose and extra fruitiness.
I prefer this.
edit: all the jour fragrances have sparkles in them
diez-56 – :
A fragrance, that i kept my nose on and just said wow.
Ohhh……
i loved it so much that i forgot to stay in senses and forgot to register its notes, breakdown, development and blah blah.
Freaking awesommmeeeeeee…
( I know my review doesn’t help but i just wanted to share this love with you guys)
Серж73 – :
Fresh white floral and citrus that dries down to a cozy musk. Clean without getting powdery, soapy or too sweet. It only lasts 2-3 hours on my skin but it was delightful enough to buy a FB. I feel like Audrey Hepburn in this perfume.
VexAbibre – :
Even if you are not into bright citrus florals, you will, at least, have to admit that Jour d’Hermes is high quality stuff.
Bright citrus immediately upon spraying, and I love how Jour d’Hermes smells like grapefruit peel on me, and not the fruit itself. Thus there is that detectable bitterness that I really like in well made zesty perfumes, and that certainly keeps the fragrance from straying into air freshener territory (I quite dislike how so many citrus fragrances eventually smell like Febreze to me).
This would be a good start for those who want to try something different for summer, but are not daring enough to walk too far away from the “safe zone”. There is a soft velvet to it that is uncommon in citrus fragrances. I certainly am not one to wear something too adventurous during warm weather, but I do think that this is unique enough to be distinguishable from the other “fresh” scents on days when the temperature rises.
bbox06 – :
I like Jour D’Hermes a lot! In fact, I Love it! Though it’s name implies you wear it at daytime, I use it all throughout the day. I used to hate gardenia but this made me like it. Floral but not annoying. It’s citrus enough. It’s a HAPPY smell to me.
artur36 – :
This is my Grandmother’s back yard. I’m astounded at how well this captures the scent and evokes a feeling of the place for me; I couldn’t have even told you what it smelled like before I smelled this perfume. The backyard is on Sarasota Bay and there’s a pool, and a (really big) grapefruit tree. There’s a Magnolia tree in the next door neighbor’s yard. The yard doesn’t have any grass, it’s all stones with some grouped tropical greenery. And Jour d’Hermes smells exactly like stepping out of her screenroom and walking past the Grapefruit tree, down towards the dock.
The clean, bright grapefruit is the strongest player throughout the entire scent. In the opening it’s paired with tingly aquatics. The opening is very fresh, the scent wafts almost as if carrying its own breeze for a good while. The “fresh watery” vibe lingers on and moves into the background. The florals develop with skin warmth, sweet and white. The sillage backs down to just off the skin for the rest of the weartime. It lasts about 6+ hours on my skin.
sviatuj – :
Light and lovely at first. Anticipated depth, as with Jardin sur le Nil. Not even close. Cannot imagine that an old house like Hermes is now using synthetics, but it seems that way.
Another reviwer smelled pelargonium. I wish that I did. I like the Jour that she smelled.
What I thought after about 20 minutes: I could not wait to wash it off. One reviewer said Weleda shampoo. That is about right. My first thought was Bed Bath and Beyond.
Must admit that my sur le Nil is several years old. I did not smell it at the store but it will try it next time. sur le Nil warms with the light incense/wood in the mix. Still get compliements when I wear it.
Jour was a huge disappointment. Other than sur le Nil, I also wear Annick Gutal Mandragore (the first version) and Weil’s Zibeline (also a well-cared for older version). I wear sur le Nil during the day, and use Mandragore or Zibeline in the evening, depending on circumstances.
Search continues. None of the reviews are dated. I’m writing in 2016. Hope to find something before I run out of my standbys.
kru220 – :
It starts with bright citrus: tart grapefruit and what smells like green-tinged lemon. The heart is blended flowers. I believe the only notes mentioned to the press so far are gardenia and sweet pea, but it doesn’t really matter — it smells like a leafy mixed spring bouquet, light and fresh and buoyant and young. The word luminous is used in the official description, and that’s perfectly apt, as is the watercolor in sunrise hues of gold and rose.
GMaksim – :
To me, this is the grapefruit smell so characteristic to the Hermes brand, but in a milder and very pleasant combination. I’ve had Jour d’Hermes on my wishlist for some time. The only thing that prevents me from buying it is that I already own the Gardenia version, which I would like to finish first. Nevertheless, whenever I’m in the mood for citruses, this baby comes to mind. I’ve just finished my 2ml sample. My oh my, what will I do now?
schlif2611 – :
I tried this on in an airport duty-free shop and wore it on the last leg of my trip home. On me it was refreshing and stayed that way — unusual for me, and wonderful for summer and for lifting the mood. It’s very grapefruity on me, with bergamot and a hint of fresh florals. I really want to get a bottle of it someday, but first I’m going to try Body Shop Pink Grapefruit and maybe RL Big Pony 1 (recommended by a fellow Fragrantican) — for budget considerations.
uxd801Diobtetty – :
I didn’t like it-AT ALL! After testing this, I had been trying to pin-point ALL DAY what this reminded me of. I FIIIIIIIIIINALLY GOT IT-TTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!! WELLA BALSAM CONDITIONER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Though the scent of conditioner was fine when I was a little girl, it is not a good one to me now.
kunstr – :
I’m a man living in a hot humid tropical country. On my skin, it smells quite good. A man could wear this, however it does tends towards the feminine side though. A bit linear white flower scent. Smells white flowers and green sap (or stem of the flower). Longevity is average. Around 4 hours on my skin. Sillage is close to the skin. Almost like a skin scent. The bottle is quite HEAVY. You could use this as a gym tool. No kidding. I’m gonna put this in my x’mas wish list. The scent is quite similar to Cartier’s Baiser Vole.
Слава823 – :
Delicate and refreshing…
Again, I am impressed by the work of Jean-Claude Ellena. This is an example of something beautiful and something which I think is a classic in the making.
First of all, I think because this task was given to someone like Ellena, the perfume really became something special in terms of female fragrances. It’s very comm