Eau des Merveilles

I adore this fragrance, the entire line is quite good.The opening is a fresh, not overly sweet orange with some depth coming from the resins and woods and a pleasant earthiness from the oakmoss. I find the freshness more of an outdoorsy freshness, like a walk in the forest rather than an airy, aquatic or clean freshness. I find it an easy to love fragrance with enough complexity to make it interesting. It has the right amount of maturity to make it an ageless and timeless fragrance. I can see this as a fragrance that stands the test of time. I don't see it ever smelling dated. It has a classic character to it that makes it smell both modern and vintage. It is creeping up on 20 years old, but it also smells like it could be a new release. Because of that, I see this as an ageless fragrance. It wouldn't smell out of place on a teenage girl or an elderly man, and everyone in between. This makes Eau Des Merveilles an excellent choice for a signature fragrance. It is also pretty darn unisex. It leans just a hair feminine, so someone looking for a super masculine, rugged fragrance won't find what they are looking for here. Eau Des Merveilles has stellar performance. It lasts forever, when I wear it, it lasts until I shower, at least 12+ hours. It projects quite far most of that time. It will be noticeable well outside of you personal space for hours. I can smell it around myself the whole day. I tend to be a little careful on the application of this one because it has a strong throw. I don't imagine it being obnoxious to others even when oversprayed because of the fresh outdoorsy quality to the scent, but it is quite stron and I would be pretty careful in professional settings or when you may be around others who are sensitive to fragrances. Besides I never need more than 2-3 sprays for the above performance. More sprays is just a waste anyway. Hermes is one of the pricier designer brands. Even at discounters Hermes fragrances tend to be a little on the higher side. But the quality of this fragrance justifies that price tag. You will get your money's worth even if you pay full price. Eau Des Mervielles smells like something you spent a lot of money on, and you get your money's worth in performance. I really like the bottle. It is very esthetically pleasing and the quality matches the price. My only complaint is the lack of a cap or some way to lock the atomizer. I never travel with this fragrance because without one of these options it's not travel friendly. The 30ml bottle has a cap, but the larger ones don't. The cap on the smaller bottle doesn't detract from the design of the bottle, so I don't understand the omission.

Hermes Les Merveilles edp: Two Little Word's - "Pure Magic"!! When Hermes Invented Les Merveilles edp, I Personally Don't Think They Realised Just How GOOD, And How Successful, And Well Loved This Stunning Fragrance Would Actually Go On To Be!! As I Said In My Opening Remark - To Me Anyway, I Find This Perfume To Be "ABSOLUTELY PURE MAGIC" In Such A Stunning Bottle!! In My Mind, It Conjures Up How A Little Fairy Would Smell 🧚♀️ 🧚♂️ Flying Around In Amongst All The Wild Beautiful Flower's In An Undiscovered Secret Garden, Sprinking Her Sparkling Magic Fairy Dust All Around!! It's Simply Gorgeous 😍!! Never Has Any Fragrance I Own, Brought Me So"ooooooooo Many, And Wonderful Compliments As This One Has!! Actually The First Time I Ever Tried It/Wore It, Then Actually Bought It, A Very Well Dressed Lady Behind Me In The Lift In The Department Store, I Had Just Sprayed It On Me, To Try It Out, Lent Forward Over My Shoulder, Promptly But Politely Asked Me, "My Dear, What Is That Simply Gorgeous Perfume You Are Wearing"? As It's Absolutely Delightful Standing Here Behind You"!! Turning Around And Smiling Back At Her, I Told Her, That I Had Actually Just Sprayed It On Me To Try It Out!! Her Own Word's - "Well My My Indeed, If I Where You, I'd Personally Head Back To The Counter, And Purchase It Straight Away, As It's Absolutely Captivating On You"!! "Hermes Les Merveilles You Said", As She Wrote It Down On A Piece Of Paper She Had Torn Off, "And Downstairs Second Counter In, In The Perfumery"? "Listen Dear, I'll Be Heading There Myself To Sample It On Myself"!! "I Just Love It, On You Anyway"!! So Yes, When I Finished My Shopping Upstairs In That Department Store, I Did Indeed Headed Back To That Counter, And Bought The 100ml Bottle Right Away!! And To This Day, I've Honestly "NEVER" Been Without A Bottle Of It In My Vast Perfume Wardrobe!! Look, It's That Good, That My Husband, Absolutely Adores It As Well On Me!! And I Must Confess, That He Also Tried It Out On Himself/His Skin, And YES, It's Absolutely Gorgeous On Him As Well!! So Much So, That He Now Has His Own 100ml Bottle Of It Also!! So Yes, Any Guy's Out There, On The Fence Regarding This Fragrance, "JUST TRY IT OUT, FOR YOURSELVES"!!!! This Fragrance Is Definitely A Timeless Classic Without A Doubt!! My Husband And I Both Just Absolutely Adore This Stunning Aroma SO'ooooo Much!! Just Hope It's NEVER Discontinued!! 🙏 love"Love"LOVE IT❤️

I am a big fan of Hermès' Merveilles line. I have reviewed most of them, and own a big bottle of Elixir de Merveilles, but somehow I have managed to neglect to review the original. Until today. Eau des Merveilles is an airy, zesty, woody scent centred on a beautiful salty amber accord. While it features a prominent orange note, it is far from a generic citrus freshie. It is very similar to Elixir des Merveilles - it is just lighter, fresher and airier with a sprinkling of peppery spice. Elixir is an autumn/winter scent, while I would classify Eau as a summer scent - for me, it encapsulates a beach day in an unusual and strikingly accurate manner. The marine saltiness is there, alongside seasonally-appropriate citrus and the woody-amber accord adds sunny warmth. Seemingly, the assignment for EDM was to compose a feminine scent without relying on florals. While the two perfumers listed here succeeded in the latter, EDM is unisex in my opinion. EDM opens with a zesty orange note, followed closely by elemi, which paves the way to the resinous amber accord, adding its signature subtle pine-like nuance. It is quite peppery up top, giving a warm yet fizzy spiciness to the opening. The amber accord develops with the scent, becoming increasingly dry and salty. It is not animalic, just marine-like and resinous, complementing the orange of the opening to perfection. It becomes increasingly woody as it dries down, blending beautifully with the amber accord. The woody notes are light and dry, and there is a lovely mossiness thanks to the oakmoss. The fir note enhances the pine nuance from the elemi to perfection, and it is nicely resinous until final fade. Sillage and longevity are moderate. Despite the rich amber accord and mossy drydown, there is still a nice, light touch to EDM throughout. A beautiful, unique composition housed in one of my favourite bottle designs, EDM is aptly named - it truly is a marvel. Warm radiance in a bottle. 4.5/5.

Oh wow, i had been sleeping on this perfume for way too long. Now that I' ve worn it for a few weeks and formed my thoughts on it, its time to write a review!! Scent description: I think its very well blended, and definitely unisex. Unisex perfumes have a very special place in my perfume shelf because I find them the most interesting to wear. My partner asked me if this is a mens perfume when he first smelled it, and after a few whiffs he said its very flattering on me. Thats always a huge plus. Its faintly sweet, with a bitter citrus, spicy, resinous and woody, but none of these elements jumps out to me more than the others. It is so well blended that I can't make out any particular notes. At times I've detected a tiny but of saltiness, which happened during colder days. Scent progression: On my skin this is mostly linear. When i spray it, it smells artificial and sharp but after it settles a few minutes in, that disappears and I get the scent i described above for almost the entire wear time. Before it completely fades away, the notes that remain are resinous, a tiny bit citrusy and woody. Longevity: It lasts for a fairly long time on me, around eight to ten hours on average, but my partner told me that he can faintly smell it even the morning after I've worn it Projection: Moderate. It's discreet but definitely not a skin scent. I'd say it radiates at almost an arms length but that probably depends on the weather. Overall thoughts: I am in love with it. Its so interesting without being loud, and it is balanced enough to suit a lot of different ages. To me it seems good for both day and night time. I would wear it at work too. I just love it, it ticks all the boxes for me. I may have found my new favorite.

4.5 stars. I really like this, but unfortunately I happen to love Elixir de Merveilles just a little bit more. This is more fresh and summery, and it's not at all bad... but I do regret not getting Elixir instead. It could have been worse though, I almost bought Ambre, and that's turned in to my least favorite of the series aside from the blues. My initial impressions of the yellow/orange fragrances completely flipped with several tries, I at first thought that Elixir was too soapy/harsh (now more exciting) and that Ambre was deliciously smooth (now more boring) with Eau as a decent compromise. The scent is really high quality as you would expect from Hermes, but sadly the lasting power of Eau is fairly middling. I have several cheapies that last better on my skin, but to be fair they're edp not edt like this. Also, this fades very nicely, it doesn't at all turn funky towards the end unlike the cheap and otherwise nice dupe from Tesori d'Orient. Eau des Merveilles reminds me ever so slightly of Kenzo Jungle Elephant, not the fragrance as a whole, but something in the drydown is like a single layer of scent from the more complex Elephant. I tried them on one arm each to make sure that I wasn't imagining things, and the exact acidity and some of the spices are definitely familiar. As for the whole series: the bottle is beautiful, but it annoys me that the sprayer can't be rotated. It's ergonomically very unpleasant to hold the 100ml bottle and spray and would be much more comfortable if the globe side could be held in your palm.