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Paprika Brasil is the sixth olfactory poem in the Hermessence collection. Dreamt up by Jean Claude Ellena, in-house designer for Hermès, the fragrance is an olfactory voyage to the tune of pimento and ‘ember wood’, the ‘Brazil wood’ once commonly found in the country that gave it its name, which was ‘the spark of inspiration, the first flame in the fire of creation.’ A fragrance for men and women to share, to be found only in Hermès boutiques.
Spray bottle 3.4 fl. oz.; Spray bottle 3.4 fl. oz. with leather sheath; Boxed set of 4 “nomad” ½-oz. spray bottles.
Waves of spices, cloves and pimento ‘set fire to the wood’. A powdery note of iris, mixed with ‘the raw greenness of leaves,’ comes to cool the blaze. The imposing woods are allied with ‘aqueous notes of reseda, which establish a strange, dark coolness’.
A heavy glass bottle with softened edges, capped with an elegant, top-stitched ‘Chamonix red’ leather cap. The leather-sheathed version echoes the bright red hue of the cap.
Pimento, Clove, Paprika
Iris, Green Leaves
Reseda, Ember Wood, Woody Notes