Two new men are becoming faces of fragrances: Fendi wil... Go
Green Mango, Grapefruit
Calamus, Lotus
Sycamore, Frankincense
Remember back in 2003, when Hermès helped us discover a magical garden nestled near the shores of the Mediterranean? This year, Hermès invites us to the banks of the Nile, on a sumptuous voyage organized by their in-house perfume designer, Jean Claude Ellena. In this garden, light years away from clichéd landscapes, the wind bears the scent of sacred lotus, with a touch of sycamore and green mango. A promising new essence men and women will share for the pleasure of their senses.
The opening has a surprising note of green mango, like a cross between carrot and tomato stem. In the heart, the grassy-green accents of calamus espouses Nile lotus, with a rosy fragrance reminiscent of hyacinth and peony. The dry down is woodier, with essences of sycamore and frankincense. The whole is fruity-green-woody.
Eau de Toilette, 1.7 and 3.4 fl. oz. Body lotion, 6.8 fl. oz.
The spare, aesthetic bottle is not unlike the one for Un jardin en Mediterranée, but with green highlights. The packaging, bursting with the poetry of travel, is illustrated with a lotus drawn by the artist Veronique de Mareuil.
Ellena reflects the dynamic of a garden in a sea of sand not an overwatered artificiality. Nil is restrained--disciplined even--and reflects the work of a master sensitive to his House. Like the garden that must grow in a desert niche, he makes the most of every molecule. More
