What’s your unpopular Hermes opinion?
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unpopular opinion: as much as I really LOVE the perfumes, I am extremely disappointed in how long they last. I bought a bottle of myrrhe eglantine in July and now it's empty - albeit rotating my perfumes and using at least 8 different scents. Sorry Hermès, LV does it way better. And I was really on the edge of being furious when asking a SA why those scents won't hold long on me and got that snobbish answer " well, it's only an EDC, so this is something you should expect". (we are talking bout a price point of 250 Euros, so NO I wouldn't expect that?!) Really, H, change your SAs AND your perfumes. Or at least change how they stick - one should stick long, the other one SHOULDN'T!
Agree with being disappointed in how long the fragrance lasts. Love the Pampelmousse but I feel like the scent always dissipates by the time I get to wherever I’m going
This is why I hesitate on getting a full bottle of the Rhubarb scent, I loved the sample I got but can't stomach the cost for EDC (or at least lower the price for the colognes!).
I'm so glad you mentioned this!
I bought a bottle of the Concentre de pamplemousse rose on Friday as I fancied trying something different from my usual H perfumes.
Love the scent but it is short lived. I was wondering if I should have gone all out for one of the "Exclusives" as this was a cologne and I assumed given the price the others were an Eau de parfum.
So glad I didn't! I just checked and they are mainly Eau de Toilettes so I'm guessing no longer lasting anyway!
The Pamplemousse I can still smell slightly on my top tonight (sprayed it on my arm at 7.30 this morning (it's now 6.20pm) totally gone from my skin though. Kelly Caleche and Elixir des Merveilles both hang on for hours and hours on me as they're Eau de Parfum.
If you are referring to the Hermessence range (boutique exclusives), they are simply expensive EDC.
Yes!! I just hadn't realised that before.. just checked on the website a few minutes ago when @millivanilli mentioned this.
I had no idea that was the difference between parfum, toilette, and cologne. learn something new every day!
I'm no expert but I think EDC has the lowest concentration of pure perfume oils, followed by EDT, then EDP with Parfum being the highest.
I think it's also due to skin chemistry. I have the Eau de Pamplemousse Rose and its lasting power is okay. Not super long, but not gone in a whiff. Same for Un Jardin sur le Nil. Ambre Narguile from the Hermessence Line on the other hand is intense and lasts forever on me. It's a sweet gourmand, slightly oriental I'd say so no surprise it lasts long.
Then there is Baccarat Rouge, the EDP of which many say is detectable all day long. I can't smell it on myself after 30min unless sniffing on my wrist.
Then there is Baccarat Rouge, the EDP of which many say is detectable all day long. I can't smell it on myself after 30min unless sniffing on my wrist.
If you are curious about how fragrances like Un Jardin sur le Nil came into existence, I recommend The Perfect Scent by Chandler Burr, which is about the journey of perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena with Hermes, their first house perfumer (split half and half with the creative development of SJP's first fragrance). It's a pretty neat read and gives a lot of cool info on perfumery development, production and science.
yes, I know, buuuuuuut:
I refer to the line that is called " the exclusives" that won't last long either. Tried Myrrhe eglantine, tried Rose ikebana (which I really love!) tried Vetiver tonka.
And frankly said - I don't get why Hermès is able to create EDCs that really do last long but will be sold in normal perfume stores like the le Jardins series that really does last long. And I have plenty of EDCs that do last, so I personally think the price is extremely over the top...
I am aware, that is has a lot to do with skin chemistry, but .... gone within hours, that is really a sad experience. Sad, because I really love how the EDCs smell.
I agree that their fragrances last longer on clothing (and Twilly EDP longer than Sur de Nil EDT)… and started using them as air freshener (like Febreeze or Glade Mist) for my office, where I spray them everything fabric (office chairs and couch, drapes, area rug)…. bougie perhaps… lol… but I enjoy these fragrances better this way…. I think there’s a market for home scents (like those fragrance sticks) or candles
Yup so true. Twilly lasts so much longer on my scarves than on my skin.
I ag
rose ikebana is the worst in terms of lasting. Gone within the hour. Maybe even half an hour. But the smell is beautiful.