Eau de Rhubarbe Ecarlate

Hermes have created some super amazing scents and I have become an avid collector of their perfumes over the past year. I saw this listed for declutter on a friend’s page and I grabbed it even though she kept telling me that it smells odd. Well, I find it to be delightfully odd and enticing. It’s got the kind of scent mix that is unusual and refreshing at the same time. Yes, it has little to no projection. Yes, it doesn’t last very long which is a big shame because I would love to smell like this for hours on days when I am out and about in the warm climate I live in year round. I smell the rhubarb clearly and the other notes blend so well with it. If you can find it highly discounted, go for it. It’s not full price worthy but I am thrilled to have it in my collection because nothing else smells even close to it. To amp up the scent power, I just layer with perfume oils and get super amazing results and longevity. So don’t give up on it because it is fleeting. Just get some nice perfume oils and use the ones that will compliment the scent. Update: December 2024 I don’t know what happened but this perfume has become so much stronger. It lasts for well over 5 hours on my skin and all day on my clothes. It has the most amazing berries blend smell that is intoxicating. I smell cranberries as well and I absolutely adore this perfume now especially in this dry heat I am experiencing. I will definitely buy this again. It’s also a unique fragrance so well worth the money.

Everything about this eau de cologne bothered me: it was in the men's section at Nordstrom's yet skewed femmy; it smelled good on a test strip, but better on my forearm; and then I had to have this, regardless how fleeting other reviews mentioned it was. So with that knowledge, I gave myself a spritz on the four sides of my neck, each forearm, in each arm pit, and one big blast on the chest. Thirty minutes in, the scent on my forearms vanished. It could be I had gone anosmic to it due to the sprays radiating from my neck. But I noticed that when I'd tug my shirt to air out my chest--it was a warm day, the scent from the spritz on my chest would waft out. I have oily skin so maybe that helped? Anyway, this is gonna sound weird, I had a general feeling of wellness and satisfaction while I wore this and the rhubarb scent was coming off almost crunchy like it had just been picked. Some spices made an appearance, but the sourness really brought it all together for me and skewed it back to unisex slightly masculine. Two and a half hours later, an occasional wisp of the scent would hit my nose, but it had essentially disappeared. I love the stuff; and thank God it was available at one of the discount sites. This is not something that should be bought at full price... ever!

So this is an EDC. Of course. I get frustrated bc this performs exactly like a great EDC should. So why complain? It is labelled honestly and it is Amazing for hot weather. If you can not afford to bathe in this and freshen back up - bc that's what's nice and refreshing and not cloying to do in hot weather - then no do not buy this scent, buy something cheaper. For a tart tangy jammy sour bright juicy natural rhubarb this is just fantastic. One of my favorite scents. This and herba fresca by guerlain are both just amazing on the hottest days of the year. I would say that the performance on this hermes EDC is comparable to the Aqua allegoria line by guerlain which calls itself EDT. Of course it will need to be reapplied! You throw on enough to make your brain happy and the people around you think you're super cool and pleasant to be around . And then you get all hot and sweaty and want to freshen back up. If a fragrance is too strong you cant do that without ruining your day. It's like splashing water on your face . The rhubarb and berries blend to make a bright and deep red cold glass of juice. A glass that is too tart to actually drink. This does get lightly musky and sexy if your skin is hot after that Incredible rhubarb dies back. So freaking good.

I'm trying this for the first time tonight, and I'm fairly overwhelmed with some intense scent nostalgia. While I can imagine there might be some who would be offended by the very association, the opening notes of this are reminding me so, so, SO much of The Body Shop's Dewberry, which I wore as a teen in the mid/late '90s. I'm guessing it's the juicy, grapefruit + currant/red berries combo? I haven't smelled Dewberry in probably a good 20 years, but oh! This is making me think of my first kiss and weekends at the mall and the old minivan I inherited when I got my driver's license. You guys... I did not expect to feel these feelings tonight! I realize this is probably not the most useful review for 99% of the population, but man, if you were a Dewberry kinda girl back in the day? Trying to divorce myself from the very personal scent memory, this is a joyfully zesty, mouthwatering, fruity burst of dopamine. It's really lovely, on this first warm, sunny, hint-of-summer day, and I think it would be super enjoyable on a hot day. It does feel like something that could be heartbreakingly fleeting on the skin... but some things are not meant to last forever, and all we can do is enjoy them while we can, right?

This is my go-to summer fragrance; a tart, sour, clean and sterile rhubarb smell that dries down into more of a jammy sugary concoction that might be pleasant for some and too sweet for others. In my opinion it quickly starts to smell more like a fruity deodorizer block/urinal cake but in quite a good way. Don't fret if you are in the latter category and despise sugary scents however, because this perfume's longevity is ABYSMAL. It's an EdC but on my skin it lasts about 1-2 hours before being completely gone. I'm a dude and therefore sweat alot more than the target audience but I'd argue that this perfume is more on the unisex side for sure and I could literally drench myself in a vat of Eau de Rhubarbe Ecarlate and still smell like nothing getting out. Since it is part of a popular series and has been around since 2016 you can quite easily get it for cheaper somewhat used if you look online. I have gone through 3 bottles and am on my fourth (remember: shit longevity) and I haven't paid more than 50 EUR for any >90% bottle. This isn't a night perfume nor anything else than a summer perfume; this is a hot summers day scent and that's non-negotiable. It's a great perfume to have in your summer rotation!