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zto606Diobtetty – :
it baffles me that this smells exactly the same as Doptyque L’Ombre Dans L’Eau on me in the dry down..smells like stale tobacco…
Feel so sorry
I love all the leafy notes in both..
gho216speagoessenda – :
Divine fragrance – it starts with a blast of fig, woods, so live, fresh and strong. develops into subtle and barely perceptible pine forest by the sea after hot hot summer day
hpz094speagoessenda – :
This is going to be another gushing review for another Ellena masterpiece. Un Jardin En Mediterranee is dominated by the fig leaf, not the pulp. I don’t pick up any sweetness, and it’s this lack of sugar that makes this a fabulous dry, aromatic Mediterranean scent. One of my summer favorites, and one of my favorite scents with fig.
gbakerqkc3 – :
Nectar of the Gods. Ellena is a genius.
Dry fig leaves, cypress/juniper, and overripe fruit backing in the sun. A bit like a certain kind of grape becoming a raisin. Dry and dusty. There’s sunlight in here, and just a hint of an distant sea. It is a little mystery to me why it doesn’t appeal to some, but perhaps they have not wandered through a mid-summer orchard or a vineyard with the sun beating down upon them. Love this scent. Makes me a bit homesick.
ATTACK – :
Fig then Floral. The thing Ilike is that unlike other fig fragrances this one doesn’t have that over alcohol lysed quality.
stv81 – :
This one smells awful to me, reminds me of Calyx by Clinique
andrei13071 – :
This is my favourite Jardin, hands down.
Sur Le Toit has rose, which doesn’t work with my skin.
Monsieur Li and Sur Le Nil are too heavy on the citrus for my taste and so is Mousson while also being too spicy and masculine for me.
But Méditerranée does everything perfectly. It manages the fine balancing act between feminine and masculine magnificently, just like it does with its spices, its citrus and its florals.
It’s mostly a fresh spicy scent to me, somewhere in the drydown a very understated, gorgeous floral comes in and the citrus (and again, I hate citrus) is really just a slight complementary note all the way in the background.
This reminds me of warm summer evenings along the Mediterranean or Adriatic. It creates such a vivid image, which is something that I adore in fragrances.
This is absolutely perfect for hot, dry days.
On a negative note I have to mention that while its longevity is very good, its sillage is modest at best; something that holds true for most of the Jardin line.
I’ve just bought a big bottle of Cartier and have pretty much blown through my perfume budget for this month, but oh my, am I tempted.
tabanaefinjut – :
I like it and it smells indeed evocative of the Mediterranian, but also very familiar. I rummaged in my perfume cupboard and bingo! Jeanne en Provence Bouquet d’Agrumes +cypress+fig leaf+cedar+50€ = Hermes Un Jardin En Mediterranee. The difference is that UJEM evolves with time, becoming greener, lighter and more aquatic, whereas BA does not (take it as a good or bad sign), smelling from beginning to end like an orange blossom and mandarin peel. Neither one lasts more than 3 h on my skin. I want to believe that UJEM is done with better materials, but, regardless, in the first 15 min I cannot tell them apart. AT ALL. I would buy Un Jardin Sur Le Nil and Le Jardine de Monsieur Li again and again, but there is no point in repurchasing this one.
Wathallethym – :
Just smells like fruity florals to me.
yurcher – :
This is an interesting scent: I tried a few sprays in-store and it opens with an impressive recreation of my countryside childhood with fresh green odours of what smells to me like nettles and dock leaves but it disappeared within 15 minutes.
Once back outside, the hot sunshine and humid air seemed to revive it for a few hours. Pleasurable but very niche.
Bluemnepe – :
I like the smell of trees when Im out in the nature. I understand why people like green scents, but this is just strange or earthy as some reviews say. I would not categorize this as a perfume at all. Really a smell of a dirt after rain.
Deroxzdjrr – :
Collectively the Hermes Jardin collection has really mastered the summer scent. If you’re anything like me and you’re ready to expand your summer repertoire beyond tropical, coconut scents and the 27th attempt at eau de sunscreen (I have yet to be sold on anything outside of the true original Bobbi Brown Beach, and the EL Bronze Goddess from the Tom Ford collab), this is a really sophisticated avenue to try.
This fragrance in particular is like a wonderful vacation. Less fruity cocktail drink by the pool and more time spent in the outdoors, lakes, rivers. Green fig leaf is pretty irresistible to me, but the cypress really makes me think of standing amongst some big wonderful tress in the hot sun.
For reference, this scent is VERY similar to Rosabotanica, but also to the much more affordable, lesser known CO Bigelow Cashmere Fig. A more distant but still identifiable relative is the Banana Republic 79.
olhovikow – :
Excellent scent from Jean Claude Ellena. Opens with a green fig and woody note that is wonderful. After the initial spray it takes about 10 minutes on me to hit it’s stride and develop into a rich fig/woody scent that isn’t sweet. Drydown is the longest yet best part of this frag. Could be worn in pretty much any occasion.
Sillage is moderate, but longevity is more than average. After spraying this on my hand at night, the scent was still on my skin after waking up in the morning.
This is my second favorite of the Hermes Jardin fragrances by Ellena, just behind ‘Sur le Nil. My favorite fig based fragrance.
I’m wearing it today, and on a whim I layered it on top of Guerlain Vetiver, and am LOVING IT! The fig/woodiness of UJEM compliments and tones down the spicy Vetiver, making a more complex and interesting mixture.
My rating of fig-based fragrances are as follows with my impression of them:
1- Jardin in Mediterranee by Hermes: Fantastic natural fig/woody fragrance with 6-8 hour longevity
2- Noble Fig by Ferrari: green fig/sage with decent longevity and minimal sillage
3- Fico de Amalfi by Acqua di Parma: light fig/citrus blend. Summer fragrance with minimal sillage and longevity
4- Figuier Ardent by Atelier Cologne: sweet/green fig with milky citrus. Sillage and Longevity are moderate/good
5- Ninfeo Mio by Annick Goutal: very green leaf/ivy/citrus scent where the fig takes a while to emerge. Decent sillage/longevity.
6- Zegna Milan by Ermenegildo Zegna: Simple fig mixed with Iso E Super. Lasts a while and sillage is moderate
kekson162 – :
My favorite of the Jardin collection, and the only fig perfume I can actually wear. Fresh, uplifting, green, and so modern. Jean-Claude Ellena is a master!
Olimpix007 – :
Out of all the Jardin scents, this one is the weirdest. I love a fig note but this one just smells a bit weird. I get more dirt and the smell of tar after it rains. Figs do have a strong earthy smell, but this one really capitalizes on that. I also get a lot of green in the opening, which I’m not a huge fan of mixed with the earth, and a strong cardamom thing going on. I’d have liked something sweeter at the top to temper the weird.
Finally, it dries down into a gorgeous, fruity-fig with a clean but never soapy floral-ish note. This dry down is heavenly and makes me imagine wearing Blue-striped linen in a Hamptons house, tan and worry-free. It’s so beautiful!
I’d say because of the top notes (which last a while) it’s more for a man because it’s too unfeminine (but still not overtly masculine). It’s weird but definitely worth a sniff. This lasts the longest out of the Jardin scents and smells very sophisticated.
dibVetaadania – :
LOL! 😀 “Heavy rain”, did you mean women’s panty liners? I can somehow understand the comparison, after all, this is an aromatic/green/fresh spicy scent (and e.g. chamomile is used in the afore mentioned ladies’ products).
Well, I tried to use this in the mediterranean summer (last summer), but came to the conclusion, that this is more of a mediterranean spring scent. The perfume evaporates too quickly in the summer heat. I bought this because of the fig accord, but must confess that I prefer the Fico di Amalfi (Aqua di Parma) to this one. Letting go a little of the unisex scents, the winner of the fig category for me is the oh so modest Eau soleil by Biotherm.
Still, this is my favourite of the “jardins” series by Hermes.
kypcantik – :
A slightly woody floral with a southern european feel.
Fig tree, cedar and mastic tree blending with orange blossom, grass, bergamot and white musk. The fig note is not as creamy as usually found (i.e. in Philosykos) but more of a “green” fig. It’s unisex but leaning slightly feminine, fresh, green and quite natural. A little sweet and a little sour, but the fig is still the main player here. I find it quite light (as with others of the Hermes Jardin line) but again, this makes a great scent for smaller spaces like airplane flights, as it’s quite subtle and not overpowering. Projection dies down after a couple of hours and it becomes a skinscent. Very peaceful, casual and calming. Unfortunately, my GF found this scent to have a slight “urine” vibe when I wear it, so the bottle ultimately had to go.
BTW, am I the only one, who’s reminded of the smell of a greenhouse with this one?
Lionia3 – :
I really liked this from the first spray…but I was disappointed later on…i love the top notes of this perfume but after a couple of hours they give their place to something typical floral..nothing stands out anymore! Typical and inoffensive…such a same because this perfume really captures the Mediterranean spirit and scent ..i just expected something more
sanchik.zp – :
Most interesting and longest lasting fig fragrance I have tried so far. Definitely dries down to a whafting cedar wood but the fig is still there too. I very much like how dry this is – no sweetness that I find ruins fig frag.
I get mainly fig and cedar with a just a smidge of soft musky floral and even less citrus. At a loss for the pustachio, but I do get a tomato steam / fresh green garden vibe. More green than milky notes compared to other fig frags. I love the whole Hermes Jardin line and this is my new favourite I think. Lasts 8hr on me
⛤⛤⛤⛤⛤
jarik_81 – :
I love fig fragrances, and so I really thought I would like this. Based on all these reviews, I guess I must be the only person in the universe who doesn’t like this fragrance. The opening is SO strong and the cypress is so overpowering that I couldn’t even. The drydown wasn’t much better for me. This has a masculine vibe. Sadly, every time I smell my wrist my face scrunches up and my head begins to shake no. Cypress smells a bit like cedar. I don’t want to smell like either one.
alex_nik – :
I just adore the scent. Lots and lots of cypress. Very green, but with an earthy heaviness. I also do get a mild oceanic quality in the drydown, which is lovely.
So, it kills me that this stuff simply doesn’t project.
Even with a few sprays on clothing, it will be all but imperceptible to anyone other than yourself within an hour. If you do bother getting this, it ought to be for you only, as it’s unlikely to make any impression on anyone else.
antonpaul11 – :
There is a beautiful feeling in this Jean Claude Ellena creation, and it’s as if suddenly all the receptors in my nostrils flared in an organic, capillary way to become branches, leaves opening up to the citrusy chlorophyll fed to them by Un Jardin En Mediterranee. On the evening I tried it, I had on my other wrist Ck One, which I also reviewed here on Fragrantica. CkOne is also supposed to be fresh, and is definitely well made, but a complete different beast from UJeM. One shouts, the other one purrs, whispers.
What Un Jardin En Mediterranee embodies, is what Jean Claude Ellena tried (and succeeded) to do in his most recent creations, as recounted by his diary book published a few years ago: he tried to leave a blank space in the perfume, to leave something unsaid, that can be filled by our brain or our nose . A bit like the human instinct of filling in visual gaps in images which we perceive as whole because our brain joins the dots and gaps that our eye doesn’t find.
Like a sentence written with a broken typewriter, which we still read despite the words missing letters here and there, this perfume leaves something unsaid and guessed at the same time.
Perhaps it’s the white sap of the figs, here complete with the leaves and juiciness/freshness of the fruit. We imagine it smarting on our tongue and causing our lips to stick together while eating the fig. Or maybe it’s the sun over the gold wheat at the corners of the garden, missing but implied in every Mediterranean green space.
Whatever it is, this is a story that keeps evolving and a perfume which you will keep spraying until it is said more clearly. That, and the sillage being small, makes for a hushed tone, beloved of Ellena and definitely achieving that poetry which he so often seeks in perfume form.
serebro – :
What a masterpiece by Hermés! This is Sicily in a bottle.
I have never seen real, true Sicilian limoncello so beautifully represented like it is in this perfume. Un Jardin En Mediterranée does what its name promises : a walk along a beautiful Sicilian garden, smelling the sea breeze right after you squeezed some lemons… It’s like drinking limoncello and taking a walk on the beach at night – a serene, magical walk that takes you to a time where things used to be easier and romantic.
It’s not a blah, boring citric perfume. No, in here, you’re captured by a beautiful Sicilian lemon scent in all its power and strength, but it’s delicate and captivating thanks to its floral mid notes that give it warmth and coziness.
Its citric notes are therapeutic to me somehow – they’re so soothing I usually wear this right after taking a shower before I go to bed. It’s like wrapping yourself in a beautiful mediterranean dream… Hermés was spot on with this one!
Accuscuby – :
Oh man, I bought a sample of this at my local oil fragrance shop and I instantly fell in love with it. This is my signature fragrance. I have so much to say about this fragrance. I love it so much because when I was a kid I used to go camping a lot, and I really enjoyed the smell of the cypress note. It brought back so much memories, a master piece. 9/10
fenix-grav – :
If you are living in a tropical climate like in Indonesia or other South East Asian countries in general, and with high level of humidity, most perfumes either niche or designer will be tamed like zap, that quck, gone in 15 minutes to 30 minutes. But this one along with Sur le Nil are quite odd. I smelled them first time at a department store here in Jakarta with the usual uber-cold air-conditioner, it didn’t project and longevity is minimum.
But when you wear it outside in temperature around 90 degree F, both will shine. The projection are greater well around 2-3 feet and longevity is great. They are super fresh and relaxing. 9/10 for Mediterranee and 10/10 for Sur le Nil, because I love mango more than fig…lol.
Mungoost – :
I like this perfume. It is nice and fresh, it reminds me a lot of my Bvlgari Au The Rouge perfume, which is really red tea based. Often fig perfumes smell very similar to tea perfumes for me. This mellows out a lot nicer than Au The Rouge, which I like. It is a good spring or summer scent! Lasting power is only a few hours for me though…but it may wear longer added to clothing.
Biq-taurus – :
This is a beautiful, woody, citrus scent which is complex and transporting. Unfortunately it doesn’t last very long, perhaps an hour or so. And for the price, that just doesn’t cut it.
ils094intitytek – :
شروع ناموزون و غیر یکدست که به مرور تا پایان عمر عطر رو به بهبودی میرود و ترکیب انجیری که در ابتدا خوب میکس نشده بالاخره در جای صحیحش قرار می گیرد.
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Scent & Qualiy: 8/10
Longevity: 7/10
Sillage: 7/10
Creativity & Uniqueness:7/10
Affordability: 7/10
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Overall: 7.2/10
stalkerbw – :
This perfume sends me to a dimension of deep thoughts and peace. It’s a very calming, philosophic scent. It has become my “Calm the hell down” -perfume for those days when my mind is on the fast lane. It works wonders, I just take a deep breath from my wrist and feel at peace for a while.
I think it must be the fig leaf and the rest of the base notes. Even though we don’t have fig or cedar trees in Finland, I think about the woods in here when I smell the perfume. (We have a lot of pine trees, and of course junipers, so it’s not that much a long shot!) Forest always calms me, and in Jardin Mediterranee I detect that dry and warm feeling of it. When everything is quiet and still full of sounds. Just me, the trees, moss, birds and light.
dvoronin – :
What kind of glorious black magic is this??
Here’s the thing, I smelled this before, very much enjoyed it and picked up a sample. It hung out in a box with all of my other samples. Today is a 100 degree day with high humidity, exactly everything that I loathe. Summer and I are NOT friends. Then I spray this on and step outside. It absolutely sings in this weather. So much so that I actually felt kind of disappointed when I walked into the air conditioning, a feeling that has never happened to me before in my life. So, here it is, a scent that can make even me enjoy the summer.
100000% unisex.
LewisLatten – :
Love at first smell. Transportive to some island somewhere i’ve never been. A lovely lady at the Hermes store hand picked this one for me after I mentioned my love of Voyage and Terre D’Hermes.
Wore it on my skin this afternoon.
Came home and bought it straight away.
To be continued….. I just know this one will be a fave.
JisselleLekaz – :
this is quite nice, however to me at least it seems rather 100 % a male perfume…maybe layered with a more feminine one? and the notes are somewhat less personal than those in other ‘jardin’s for example the jardin sur le toit feels a lot more special and memorable
Easermatiesia – :
This is my least favorite of the Jardin scents from Hermes. I love all of the Jardin fragrances to different degrees. I don’t like fig-centric fragrances at all. In this one, the fig is balanced by the citrus, cypress, and cedar, and I enjoy wearing it.
neboscreb95 – :
Love reading all your reviews! What a garden of sensuality and truth!
Being more of an essential oil connoisseur, I had yet to find a perfume or even EDT I could rock w joy. At Staples northeast US / Northampton, MA there is an associate who was wearing this and she was petting my dog, as she usually does and I caught a whiff of powder feminine flow. I wanted some of that in my groove …so I blind bought a bottle from fragrance net be it looks like they are selling tester bottles cause it says not for resale, though I am glad for the price cause I am not one to splurge on perfume let alone essential oils above the $50 mark.
The fragrance almost made me swoon upon opening and the bottle is a trip…quite literally.
I like the solitude, confidence, and freedom evoked by the sharp. Light, and spacious smells. Like me they are elusive and hard to pin down. Transformational and transformative.
Medicinal, minty, cool, breezy and fun. I sprayed it all over my house and laid in bed w it or a while enjoying the shape of the bottle while reading all your reviews. Since childhood I have always been a ‘nose’ myself. And having grown up in Tue northern Galilee of Israel bordering Lebanon and recently back for j emotional familial and romantic visit…I had the opportunity to get up close and personal w a fig tree…ooh the smell, may it never end…how it draws u in seductively w modesty and shyness. No wonder people think that is what clothes Adam and eve. Sexy, surreal, and silent. What a winner. I like the idea of layering and may experiment w the sibling scent. Yum! Thank you:-)
barneapol1 – :
Wahou!! I’m happy I discovered this gem. It is ideal for summer and warm temperatures. It is a true spring in the bottle. So aromatic herbal and fresh with slight spicy accords. I would never discover the pyramid without viewing it first. I would say there are green tee leaves, mente, basil, bergamot and some spices like black paper. But the only note mentioned in common is bergamot, no pepper at all. This spicy note should come from juniper or red cedar and should be associated to woody notes mentioned in main accords. It is not sweet at all but surprisingly aromatic and green without being sharp. I can understand why it is unisex but I just adore it and think it is more suitable for women than men.
What a high quality!! It dures all the day long. Such a relaxing of a good tastes perfume. Bravissimo Jean-Claud Ellena! I hope it will exist forever on the market of fragrancies! Bravissimo!!!
бешенный тушкан – :
برگ انجیر… آ
در این عطر با بوی غالب برگ انجیر مواجه هستیم. دوستداران عطرهای با بوی غالب انجیر حتما این عطر رو استشمام کنند. با وجود اینکه برگ انجیر در ساختار این عطر؛ از نتهای پایانی محسوب میشه و قاعدتا انتظار داریم که تا حدود یک ساعت اثری از آن حس نکنیم؛ ولی از همان اول بوی انجیر در عطر قابل شناسایی هست. آقای ژان کلود النا در این عطر ازنتهای سرو و برگ انجیر استفاده کرده و یک ترکیب خیلی زیبا از این دو نت رو ارایه میده. اگه دوستان عطر
L’Arbre de la Connaissance
از برند
Jovoy Paris
رو تست کرده باشند؛ در این عطر از انجیر استفاده شده. ولی حسی که انجیر در این عطر به آدم میده؛ یه حسی شبیه به رنگهای ضد زنگ هست وقتی که بر روی سطوح قرار میگیرند و مدتی که طول میکشه تا رنگ مذکور خشک بشه؛ بوی حاصله شبیه به عطر جووی هست. ولی در اینجا استاد النا با تلفیق سایر نتها (که بیشترش سرو هست) با این نت برگ انجیر؛ بویی به مراتب طبیعی تر از این رایحه رو عرضه کرده
بعد از 30 دقیقه؛ بوی عطر کمی تند میشه که این تندی بیشتر به علت افزایش پخش بوی نت برگ انجیر هست
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In this perfume, fig is the dominant note in pyramidal scent. Fig lovers should test this perfume. As you can see in the pyramid scent, fig is the base note, but whatever you see is that fig is detectable from start point. Mr. Ellena mixed fig with cypress so good. If you tested L’Abre de la Connainssance, by Jovoy Paris, you detect a smell like stainless color when it doesn’t dry. But the scent of fig in this perfume is so better. Mr. Ellena mixed fig with cypress so good that you feel a good scent (Vice versa of fig scent in L’Abre de la Connaissance).
Slonicc – :
Upon dabbing on my wrist and chest this morning, I thought”This is 4711!” And as the day has gone by, nothing has changed my mind. It does resemble the freshness of the original 4711-the citrus and green notes. Tom Fords Portofino Neroli is also a close match to 4711-but I did not expect this perfume to go in that direction.
As time has passed, the Hermes has gotten a bit grassier, less citrus, but the resemblance is undeniable. The bottom notes are different than in 4711, yet the top and middle are the same, and that seems to be where my nose stays. Since 4711 is one of my all time favorites, of course, I love this. Tomorrow, I will do a side by side comparison to see what I think. Today I have a headache and that can sometimes affect my sense of smell.
dimon041419 – :
an extraordinary and beautiful scent-i buy it again and again although it os pretty expensove. it really evokes a garden in the south-for me it is sicily and some island i havent visited yer.inlike its freshness and the fug leaf maked ut pleasanťy dry.it is playful yet serious.
iamboo – :
Un Jardin En Mediterranee is one of my treasured gems in my collection. It’s a very easy, natural, green, fig scent with a kind of tropical exotic essence. It takes me to a place of happiness similar to being in a vacation spot on a island away from the daily troubles of life. This is one of those fragrances that help create a mood, a vibe. I like it so much I wouldn’t care if anybody else liked it or disliked it, I’ll be wearing it for my own enjoyment regardless. It’s just beautiful
bjork – :
I’ve been tried several Hermes perfumes including Jardin series which i think most of them are wonderful, but Un Jardin en mediteraniee is too spicy for me.
I never smell fig leaves, but to my nose there is like bellpepper scent which i can’t stand especially to be wear in humid hot climate area which where i lived (Indonesia). I tried it many times and occasions, but this typical note (bellpepper) still annoys and affected my mood.
xoshane – :
On a quest to find the ultimate green scent I discovered this. The green note is strangely intense and deeply mysterious here. I’ve been wearing Nil for quite a long time and I found its green note a cheerful melody playing in the background with a graceful hint of musk. However, this one is leading me to an ancient forest where tall old cedars and cypresses barely give way to sunlight. Bergamot and lemon last for an hour but as they fade away a sweet dill note takes on a dominant role. The image I get from this scent is so strong that I find myself doubting whether I want to stray into such an eerie dark forest or not.
Cherep – :
Hermes un jardin en Mediterranean (UJEM) is fig based fragrance which is very green and airy in nature and it’s inspired by a la la land where we are sitting under a fig tree by the side of lake drinking some sort of citrusy juice . As you spray this perfume you smell citrusy fig with a green background and this will stay like this for an 30 minutes and then you see floral note kicking in and now fig is sweet which is combination of pistachio and musk. Thing to note here is that fig in this is not just the fruit part however it’s the whole tree with it leaf and roots which is been blended quite well . In whole this is a very easy fragrance to wear and you can see the touch of jean claude ellena magic in this perfume however all is not honky dory with this perfume
My issue with this perfume is two fold one is that it does not last beyond 6 hours and projection is quite subtle I would have preferred more specially considering it cost around 130$ for 100 ML which is not justified however good part is that this is quite easily available at discounters so you can get it for half the retails .
I have extensively tested original Hermes un jardin line and in my opinion this is second best from the line after un jardin sur le toit which is another fantastic fragrance . I will recommend this fragrance specially if you live in tropical climate and even more so if you like fig based fragrance like I do ! 8/10
Meatw340InsuffBooni – :
(generously daubed)
This is a gloriously salty musk. The opening is a wonderful herbal burst of Fig and evergreens with a hint of floral. It is beachy and breathtaking, like a more complex wood sage and sea salt.
As it settles the green disappears and a soapy floral mixes with the saltiness. An hour in like there might be some of the lily of the valley that blooms on my skin in many ozonic fragrances. It doesn’t seem to bother me after a while though.
I was looking for a green garden scent for fall and this is going straight into the summer pile. If I hadn’t just ordered my main scent for the next season I may have had a delemma.
Five hours later it’s still salty. Occasionally I get a whiff of bergamot or orange blossom, but it’s mainly salty air. Eleven hours later I can still detect it on my wrist. I’m very impressed.
olega589 – :
THIS iS PURE LOVE.
It starts out very fig-leafy and herbal and then it dries down to a “sparkling” aromatic-citrus scent.
It feels clean.
The sillage is very close to the skin.
Lasting power: I get occasional wafts after 6 hours.
Basically you will not offend anybody!!!
emallessazoky – :
UJEM is definitely unique and not something you smell on the average consumer. I do not get anything floral, aquatic, sweet, or citrus on my skin. The only way it could be aquatic is if you meant rotting seaweed on the beach.
It opens to vinegar drenched woods. The acid is palpable. If it is not pickling vinegar with bitter herbs, it is a tomato based dish or overripe vegetables rotting in the sun. After an hour it briefly dries down to fig leaf before becoming a peppery fig leaf with woods in the background. This is not a feminine or unisex scent on me at all.
This is a very hot scent. I believe it made me feel even warmer on our hot, humid day. In the heat I need a fragrance that compliments it or is cooling, not a scent that makes it WORSE.
Your enjoyment of this will highly depend on your body chemistry, so please try before you buy.
FKEOKOOPS – :
Depth… Un Jardin En Mediterranee has so much depth! The opening is so unique and quite frankly draws you in. You’ll literally pause after spraying to take in the fig leaf, cedar and juniper waltz that occurs in the first ten minutes. The citrus is present in this scent but ever so lightly. When the florals kick in we get another layer of richness. The oleander is opulent and when juxtaposed with the orange and the citrus, just sings. The orange blossom is the bridge to the sweet pistachio and musk base, its all so beautiful and elegant and very Hermes! This scent is clearly unisex and it is a very green quality that makes it so. UJEM veers in so many directions scent wise. One whiff and you get fig leaf, another whiff later and it is oleander. After a few minutes you may take in a rich cedar and juniper and then a few minutes later citrus, musk and pistachio. My point is there is a progression with this scent, but it is not predictable and very green and in line with its name … a garden, but a garden in mid spring and in full bloom. This scent has sentimental value to me. UJEM transports me to the mediterranean maghreb, more specifically my mother in law’s garden. It is filled with vervain, a lemon tree and of course a fig tree. This scent encapsulates her garden beautifully. Like I said, this is unisex, but the musk and cedar give it a more masculine vibe, but that means nothing because my wife steals this scent from me regularly in spring. UJEM is perfect for spring days, and should be worn when you are meeting an old friend that you haven’t seen in a while over tea and preferably in an outdoor venue.
VIP – :
Lovely just lovely. The fig base with the pistachios blends very well with the other notes, and is to die for. The fragrance as i describe it. Citrusy, fresh, aromatic. It’s very unique during the summer it’s not your typical citrus and woody base as most designer frags. Hermes has quality for sure. Unfortunately performance is bad 4-6 hours max and has average projection. Great smell bad performance, still bottle full worthy imo.
overlord1234 – :
My nose propably won’t do this justice, but hand on heart this smells like like mediterranean garden. First sniff instantly takes You to the middle of the hot, dry day on some small Greek Island.It is dry, earthy, almost hostile, but slowly. When the evening comes,and the scent settles it begins to bloom into something so comforting…I am pretty sure it is not for me, but I wouldn’t mind smelling this whole day on person sitting next to me:)
au2691 – :
The scent of wild bushes by the beach, honeyed plants under the sunshine
AnaBosni – :
Cypress red cedar and lemon. Stronger than others in this line a little masculine but wearable
themsag – :
This scent reminds me of the wonderful times I had on the Italian coast, Cinque Terre and The South of France. The Greek islands…They really do capture the smell of that Mediterranean vegetation under the scorching sun
ashot gasparyan – :
Lovely smell of fig, so green and summery! I could wear this every day, but it’s a bit expensive!
Tatsy33198 – :
Un Jardin En Mediterranee Hermes is a great aromatic,woody,citrus perfume with a lot of citrus
notes. It is a good perfume for spring and summer seasons with moderate projection and longevity for daily use.
bubui – :
It is said in some reviews that there is something in this fragrance that smells like shampoo. Today I discovered what it is – unfortunately, the middle phase reminds Fructis hair products a lot.
andre.kot – :
My fiance says he likes this a lot, but personally I feel like I smell like a soggy day in the Home Depot lumber section.
ryo70000 – :
It’s a green, v