Paprika Brasil

Description

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’.

At a glance

A voyage to the rhythm of Brazilian woods and pimento

History

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.

Range

Spray bottle 3.4 fl. oz.; Spray bottle 3.4 fl. oz. with leather sheath; Boxed set of 4 “nomad” ½-oz. spray bottles.

Bottle

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.