Osmanthe Yunnan by Hermès

Created: 2005
For: Women
type: Floral - Fruity

A Chinese emotion. A new olfactory poem by Jean Claude Ellena.

Story

Created in 2004, the Hermessence Collection is expanding. By Jean Claude Ellena, exclusively for Hermès stores – presenting Osmanthe Yunnan. An olfactory voyage of discovery from the Forbidden City to Yunnan province, also known as the ‘Kingdom of Plants’. The perfumer worked on a fruity, creamy new fragrance based on petals of osmanthus, a rare Chinese flower with apricot accents. A fragrant new pleasure for men and women, to be found exclusively in Hermès boutiques.

Description

While composing Osmanthe Yunnan, Jean Claude Ellena was inspired by the tea-apricot-and-freesia scent exhaled by osmanthus’s miniscule white blooms. The opening is refreshed with a drop of orange, the whole is fresh and delicate, tart, joyful and creamy.

Range

Spray 3.4 fl. oz.; Leather-sheathed spray, 3.4 fl. oz.; Boxed set of 4 nomad spray bottles 15 ml.

Bottle

A heavy glass bottle with softened edges, topped with an elegant pomegranate-red cap in stitched leather. A leather-sheathed version echoes the cap’s red hue.