The Worst Hermes Color EVER!?

[papertiger]

I'll update my list (no idea where my last post is) and it may be exactly the same....but I stand by this....the more one person dislikes a color, the more likely someone who ADORES that color is to find their bag or other special piece. So, if your favorite color is here or you detest my beloved, we all win

That said lol

Crevette
Alezan
Curry
Glycine
Bleu Jean
Etoupe (except when it's just exactly in a sweet spot, but still it makes my skin look awful lol)

Six colors out of so many is not too bad

Apart from Glycine which I tried, on a little Secret, I would have to agree that the others are not my favourite

Funny how I can LOVE some colours and really recoil at some of their close cousins:

Love Raisin, not Prune
Love Bambou, but not Granny
Love Bambou, but not Vert Vertigo (although I prefer the name)
Love vintage Rouge Hermes, but not modern RH
Love Gold, not Brique
Love Parchemin, not Trench
Love Chocolate, not Cafe
Love Etain, not Etoupe

 

[chicinthecity777]

Funny how I can LOVE some colours and really recoil at some of their close cousins:

Love Raisin, not Prune
Love Bambou, but not Granny
Love Bambou, but not Vert Vertigo (although I prefer the name)
Love vintage Rouge Hermes, but not modern RH
Love Gold, not Brique
Love Parchemin, not trench
Love chocolate, not cafe
Love Etain, not Etoupe

The bold parts!

 

[Lejic]

Rose Sakura is beaaaauuutiful I will die on this hill hahaha

I can't comment on the "bad" colors that I don't own because one just has to spend enough time with a color to truly decide... With that said, my color regrets are:

Etoupe (not sure why this was popular it just looks like mud or very questionable porridge)
Vert Bosphore (I imagined it brighter due to the many nice pictures online... only to be disappointed with the actual color...)

Vert Bosphore looks so good in pictures! You’ve def made me think I need to see it irl before plugging the trigger remotely on a bag in it.

100% agree on etoupe. SA brought a bag out in it for me thinking I guess “oh popular color” and I had to try and not visibly gag! As with almost any color, I’m sure somebody can make it work, but zero idea why it’s so popular.

Another color I really don’t like is vert criquet. No thank you! And I even like mint-y shades on some things.

 

[samfalstaff]

I hate the name Blue Jean, but I actually don't mind the color. (Does that count?) I wonder if more people would like it if it were called something else like Cornflower Blue or Cerulean. "Blue jean" just seems to informal and ordinary for an H bag name.

 

[boomersmom]

This is fun! I actually detest rose Jaipur. It just looks so weird/off to me. Also I’m not a fan of rAlison, blue jean and bronze. But my taste changes. I used to hate etoupe and then I bought a pico 18 in etoupe because it was so beautiful. Lol

 

[AnnaE]

Vert Bosphore looks so good in pictures! You’ve def made me think I need to see it irl before plugging the trigger remotely on a bag in it.

100% agree on etoupe. SA brought a bag out in it for me thinking I guess “oh popular color” and I had to try and not visibly gag! As with almost any color, I’m sure somebody can make it work, but zero idea why it’s so popular.

Another color I really don’t like is vert criquet. No thank you! And I even like mint-y shades on some things.

Vert Bosphore looks so different on different leathers. I have it in a Calvi in Chevre Mysore, and it's quite nice, but I wouldn't mind it being brighter.

 

[SpicyTuna13]

Orange poppy is the worst orange shade Hermes had ever created.

Too funny. This is my fave H orange.

 

[costa]

My first Hermes bag was a Kelly 32 vert anis in chèvre coromandel (a very lucky find), and I still adore it after so many years.
I think Hermes colors have so many undertones when in use and depending on the colors of the outfit. This is always so surprising to me and it makes Hermes special in this too.
Very rarely I have seen “flat” colors and those are the one I don’t like.

 

[doni]

Etoupe.

I mean, it does get the name from this:



... and that is exactly what it reminds me of.

Love Blue Jean though. And don’t mind the name either. Anything that recalls David Bowie is good in my book.

 

[corgimom11]

The only reason I purchased something in etoupe was because it was a wallet, and I thought it would be good for hiding dirt, scratches, etc. over time LOL. I'd never get it in an actual bag!

Lime personally just does not do it for me, just reminds me of a highlighter

 

[leechiyong]

Etoupe.

I mean, it does get the name from this:

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... and that is exactly what it reminds me of.

Love Blue Jean though. And don’t mind the name either. Anything that recalls David Bowie is good in my book.

I can’t unsee this now. At least I’ve always preferred brighter colors anyway.

 

[Bentley143]

I dislike the colors vert verone and cappucine.

 

[etoupebirkin]

I don’t get etain. It reminds me of wet cement. But I love etoupe.
Not a fan of vert anis.
I like bamboo on other people, but love vert vertigo.
Hate crevette.

 

[gettinpurseonal]

Vieux Poisson

 

[HeartHermes]

Etoupe.

I mean, it does get the name from this:

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... and that is exactly what it reminds me of.

Love Blue Jean though. And don’t mind the name either. Anything that recalls David Bowie is good in my book.

I always thought Etoupe was French for Taupe. I have an Evelyne 29 III in Etoupe and love it. It's a warm neutral that I wear a lot during the winter. Toupee (guess that's what that is in the photo) is "Postiche" in French per Google Translate.