Jour d'Hermes

Essential Hermès DNA... First Impression: for me, this scent is the essential tag, or signature that I notice in many Hermès scents. Signed by perfumer Jean Claude Ellena, this beauty opens with a burst of solar, musky citrus. The grapefruit here leans musky, and includes the musky, salty skin facets from pith, which distinguishes it from pomelo. As it transitions to the heart, the muskiness is continued by a musky white floral blend with what reads like the salty skin & baby wipes facets of jasmine, soft mushroom facets of gardenia and faint clean touches from residual citrus blending with the white-florals. There is a pleasant shampoo vibe on the skin that sweetens as it's drying down to settle out into a sweet-pea & musky woods base with aromatic-herbal touches. With it's soft focus blur of mutable florals, this could be worn at any time for any occasion. I find the performance slightly above average, but the musky skin elements may cause some to think it's quickly become a skin-scent. Overall: Above average performance with a versatile wearing experience, this sophisticated beauty is for fans of musky citrus & musky white florals. Enjoy! Contrast to Acqua di Parma Magnolia Nobile: These are different, but they've been compared, and there are some similarities with the combination of citrus & white-floral. Jour d'Hermès has a much more forward musky quality that I find in many Hermès scents. Magnolia Nobile reads more clearly as magnolia. Both have above average performance, but the citrus component of Magnolia Nobile is longer lasting, while Jour d'Hermès is less linear. Contrast to Un Jardin Sur Le Toit Hermès: These are different, and UJSLT I get primarily a fresh green rose. However, the opening of UJSLT has something similar to the drydown of Jour d'Hermès, and the longer it's on the skin, the more the Hermès DNA comes out, with the musky, salty skin facet from fruits & florals (like grapefruit & jasmine), that I notice in quite a few Hermès scents. It's strange and a bit like they're flipped, where the opening of UJSLT is like the drydown of Jour d'Hermès, while the drydown of UJSLT is like the opening of Jour d'Hermès, although not exactly. Performance is slightly stronger for Jour d'Hermès. Contrast to Le Jardin de Monsieur Li Hermès: These are not the same, although the openings are quite similar. Jour d'Hermès dries down a lot sweeter on the skin, and while LJDML does sweeten as it dries down, it doesn't go as far, settling out at a sweeter shampoo. There are similarities in the openings where both open with a musky citrus and both seem like the work of Jean Claude Ellena. Update 03/20/25: Sprayed this on today. Enjoyed the opening which reminds me of water with slice of lemon. As it transitions to the heart, I do get the gardenia which is fresh & green-leaning. Also the sweet pea, which gives me a passing reminder of My Burberry, and some indecipherable musky-creant florals (I wanna say maybe a soft magnolia & soft jasmine?). The floral heart has some creamy, musky and almost leather-like facets which are delicately done. This is a great scent for this time of year (spring) where I'm noticing the freshness. Summer brings out the musky white florals more. It's definitely become more of a spring-summer day scent for me, and I'm appreciating it more as time goes on. Love it.

Found a tester of this in a forgotten in a corner and tried this lazily at home... An ordinary glass vial with the name hand written on the label by a sephora employer.. Could something so unremarkable contains one of the most beautiful fragrance I ever smell? Yes of course! How wonderful does this smell? Candied cedar framed with watery-dewy accents. I've recently start to understand which are really my tastes in therm of fragrance, regardless what is considered a trend or a must have. I have a wide spectrum of parfumes that I like, and equally wider range of ones I dislike. But recently I've found myself caught by man's colognes with citruses and woody notes. Really, how many times I have thought that men colognes are better than most of that musky-ambery-patchouli bombs that are in many woman's parfumes nowadays? So not surprising that I've loved this at first smell. Of course it is neither a cologne nor a masculine smell, but it is a woody ripe citrus, sweet, yet also green and aquatic. Most Incredible, that citrus sweetness (no, on me these citruses are sweet, not sour,) remains prominent all the time, whereas this kind of notes are always so volatile! No, that delicious opening don't fade, never shaded or overpowered by the beautiful withe flowers and the aquatic notes, which add a discrete gentle touch. The drydown goes a bit further on the woodsy side, but do not change too dramatically. No musk arrives at my nose (and I very glad of this). Overall I am totally in love with this. I am also impressed because the longevity seems pretty good (5-6h, and consider that I made only a single spray from an old tester). The sillage is intimate, that's the only non positive notes. Of cours this isn't the kind of fragrance that are supposed to fill a room (and the heads of the poor guys inside), but maybe considering the price it could have been a bit stronger. I've read many time about the genius of Mr Ellena and in particular during its collaboration with Hermes, and, based on this, I can't but agree.

Joy, light and grace were the words that came into my mind when I first smelled this fragrance and I immediately envisioned Grace Kelly in the movie High Society wearing that white dress and sitting around the blue pool while men swirl around her languishing for her. This is the scent of an elegant, beautiful woman, restrained and passionate at the same time. This fragrance is not sexy but it makes you feel sexy in a subtle way. People around me seem to love it. One day a young colleague that wore Mademoiselle asked me what was the suave perfume I was wearing. I had to laugh inside of me because I think that Mademoiselle has a similar dry down but it is louder, scratchier and overwhelming at the point of being almost unbearable whereas Jour is a smooth operator with low to moderate silage but exceptional longevity. I remember when it came out some parfumista where disappointed because it wasn't something really groundbreaking, but I really liked it because I love all Jean-Claude Ellena's scents, especially the Jardin series, and I missed something very similar, only more explicitly feminine, a sort of Jardin de Femme, for those days when you want the freshness of the Jardin fragrances but also want to feel exquisitely feminine. I think that he nailed this one, at least for me. I love the citruses that make it refreshing, luminous and sparkling, I love the delicate white flowers that make it creamy, feminine, elegant, and I love the mysterious woods and spices that make it so exotic, so unmistakably Hermes. The name Jour is perfect and the refillable bottle is very elegant, even if I would have loved the cap to be more balanced with the rest of the design, like the one of the pure perfume. In case you like this scent but is seems too expensive, there is a perfume from the Italian house L'Erbolario called Osmanthus that is 90% identical and extremely affordable. The shower gel and body lotions are SLS free and also divine.

I fell in love with this at first sniff, and have been through several bottles over the years. This is, as many have remarked, a "watercolor" type of scent, consistent with JCE's typical "style." If it were a color, it would be diffuse and soft -- not bold or deep. It brings to mind images of cloudless, pale blue skies, green grass in varying shades, and dainty little wildflowers -- all painted in broad, sweeping strokes. One fleeting impression bleeds into the next. There are no harsh or discernible transitions. Regardless of what the marketing might say about "flowers, and nothing but flowers," I get quite a bit of citrus out of this. (In fact, it's one of the only perfumes with a citrus note that lasts on my skin, and it holds up relatively well in high temperatures/outdoor conditions). The citrus leans more toward the grapefruit/grapefruit rind side (acidic, with a touch of bitterness -- but it's energizing, not off-putting). White flowers (fresh -- not sweet or indolic or cloying) lend support, but they never steal the show. There is always a hint of "green" at the edges of the composition, but nothing that pushes it into a different category. Any musk or woodsy notes serve only to anchor the fragrance and extend its longevity. While I have found this perfume to be perfectly suitable for indoor wear (it's not suffocating, it doesn't own whatever room it wafted through five hours ago, etc.), it seems to be most comfortable and expressive when worn outdoors... I love wearing this on a sunny day while strolling idly through a park. (It will last about 3-4 hours in warm conditions outdoors, which is pretty respectable for a citrus-floral, and about 4-6 hours in climate-controlled environments.) The Absolu version of this leans a bit more floral (I own both) and it a tad denser -- so if you liked this, but wanted something a little different, give the Absolu a shot.

I have the pure parfum, which comes in 7.5ml refills for a golden locket. I found such a bottle for 20 bucks. That's outstanding value for a pure parfum from a famous French house. But then again, maybe not. The truth is I have dimestore fragrances with similar impact - say Women Secret Coconut Temptation. Not the same notes, not a dupe, but it's similar! This fragrance is gourmand. There's no doubt the top smells of quality - here luxury citrus fruit jellies (the kind offered by artisanal local confiseries in Europe), and French and Italian fruit-based liquors. It's not syrupy sweet rather more like a champagne cocktail made with such liquors. Citrus rind oils - but not an oily smell. Sitting on DEWY white flowers. There is a comestible impact to this fragrance all the way through - thus - a gourmand? It's light, somewhat subtle, optimistic, honest, innocent and pretty. It would make a nice gift to a teen. If a pop star made this for 25 bucks it would sell gazillions of bottles and nobody would suspect it's a luxury product, rather they would love that it smells great. Or, imagine the perfect Avon citrusy white floral from a bygone era. Or compare to a dimestore take, like the one mentioned above. Nothing says it can't be unisex. It could be an effective mood changer. My pure parfum doesn't have impressive longevity. Summary: pretty innocence.

.ليمون، ليمون، ليمون، ثم ليمون. عطر من الحمضيات والمسك. في النفس الأول لهذا العطر، يمكنك تذوق الليمون مع قليل من المسك. تدريجياً ، وبعد حوالي نصف ساعة ، سيتراجع الليمون تاركًا طعم الجريب فروت ليبرز مع زيادة في المسك. تبدأ عطور الاعشاب الخضراء في الظهور مع نفحات خجولة من الزهور البيضاء. يجف العطر بخليط من رائحة الحمضيات والاعشاب مع المسك على خلفية من الاخشاب تجعله عطرا انيقا. أستطيع تمييز القليل من رائحة العسل الحلو على الرغم من أنها غير مدرجة، والتي تذكرني بعطر emanuelle ungaro diva. على الرغم من أن الحمضيات في العطر جريئة وثقيلة لدرجة أنني أستطيع أن أتذوقها في الجزء الخلفي من فمي. لكنها ممتعة وطازجة. الرائحة 8/10 الفوحان 7/10 الثبات 7/10 Citrus, citrus, citrus, and citrus. It's dominantly citrus and musk. At the first spirit you can clearly define lemon and slight musc. Gradually, after about half an hour the lemon will decline leaving that citrus and very low sweetness of grapefruit with increasing musk. The green notes start to emerge with shy vibes of white flowers. The dry down is citrus, green and musk on a background of wood that makes it classy. I can smell low sweetness of honey despite it's not listed there, which reminds me of diva by emanuelle ungaro. Despite the citrus is so bold and heavy that I can taste in the back of my mouth; but it is so pleasant and fresh. The scent 8/10 Siliage 7/10 Longevity 7/10

So I recall sniffing this when it came out and thinking 'meh' it's Ellena it's Hermes, it's orangey, it's nice and didn't think much more about it. Well it's nearly a decade later and I'm revaluating Hermes as being probably the most consistently brilliant of the big fashion house brands. They might not be the most wildly creative but they connect with a lot of fragrance fans and everything from the concepts to the packaging give a great experience to the customer, and the Jour flacon is one of those joyful things. The smell of the perfume does have some additional sharpness but to me it smells of orange pith, but it almost seems to sidestep that with it's floral (white) focus and when I say focus I mean blur, because it's not the vivid indolic white flowers of jasmine or tuberose but the kinda vague, fantasy muguet and magnolia of white flowers. But it's soooooo fresh and lovely, with this licked skin, chalky ambergris which I think smells flat to some people (see bigarade concentree) but I think Ellena deliberately juxtaposes this against the zesty freshness. The drydown is a powdery light, caleche lite sort of thing maybe? But quite tenacious without being annoying. I think it's wonderful and I actually really want this fragrance, especially for the warm weather, it's class.

A lovely citrusy, floral that is both creamy and a touch aquatic. The citrus is only really present in the opening and heart, it is aromatic and sunny, with absolutely nothing harsh or sharp about it. Its transition into the florals happens so smoothly, it's actually a bit of a marvel to me. There's a very light touch of sweetness throughout, almost like a drop of honey. Perhaps that is a quality of the sweet pea? That light sweetness remains throughout the life of the scent. Jour d'Hermes is elegant, airy, and smooth. It makes me think of sighing in contentment. For me, a daytime scent that I will wear year round. But it does seem like it was made for spring or summer. Longevity on skin is a few hours, a couple more hours on clothes. Projection is on the low side, as is the sillage. It wears close to the skin but not quite to the degree where I would call this a skin scent. Certainly office appropriate, but romantic enough for a day date. It's hard not to feel put together while wearing this. Sometimes I want to bury my face in it.

Happy and uplifting, sweet and soft, the grapefruit is fresh and juicy, but on me not at all sour. The florals are very pure, non indolic, not shrill or high pitched. Bright and sunny florals and fresh citruses create an effervescent halo, lying on a creamy woody base mixed with a light clean musk. Not powdery on me, it comes and goes in sweet wafts. The white florals float along, changing from orange blossom to jasmine to gardenia. Today was a beautiful day, with clear bright blue skies, a bright winter sun, soft little white clouds flying along. Little boats bobbing in a bay all sparkly and blue. That is what this perfume evokes, a bright sparkly happy day, with no cares or worries. The gardenia is lovely, fleeting, a real tease, but stronger than you may realize. Lasts about 4-5 hours, and worth reapplying. An almost perfect work scent for professionals. Quietly charismatic. A great office friendly sophisticated scent for professional meetings.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is what true art is! When a fragrance transports you elsewhere, you know you have a true masterpiece. Jour d’Hermès is such a fragrance. It takes me straight to Springtime on some Greek island in a sunshine filled grapefruit orchard where blossoms are filling the air with their sweet scent. Humming bees float around, the sky is a deep blue, I can hear the sea waves in the background and I have no care in the world...sigh, what a beautiful scent... This isn’t an excessively loud perfume though it does projects a little at first. I love perfumes that don’t project too much. But longevity on this one is phenomenal 12+ hours on my skin. By the end, I smell a slight tinge of honey and of course a beautiful blend of florals. I am absolutely in love with this perfume and I cannot believe it has been under my radar since it came out in 2013!! Bravo Jean-Claude Ellena, you are a genius!!

After witnessing the gourmand trend in perfumery the past few years, I am caught off guard by such a gorgeous floral that should be flying off the shleves way more than La Vie Est Belle... Leave it to Hermes, a French perfume house that has transcended generations with its gorgeous creations and quality ingredients. This perfume will be one of my go-to's forever. It is a breath of fresh air and incredibly uplifting with its citric freshness balanced with the lushness of white florals. I smell honey nectar as well. It is so beautiful and the advertisements are a perfect reflection of the scent itself. I see the color yellow illuminating when I spray this. Like member Eaudemoi has already stated on the page for JDH Absolu, "It is a tribute to the young rays of morning sunlight..this is the creamy gold light of a million petals".... I couldn't have put it better. I should have worn this on my wedding day...

This is unexpected, beguiling, elegant, and perhaps one of the most beautiful scents I've ever processed. Do you ever feel a connection with a scent? As if it's a version of yourself you don't yet know? I can't rave enough. On first test, I got waves of citrus, but I felt unsure. After that, I guessed some kind of white flower, maybe lily of the valley. After a note reveal, I was surprised that other reviewers answered vaguely as well, with ideas of "white flowers" and "green notes" and "watery notes" and "woody notes"--it's very hard to pin down, but strikes me as a combination of grapefruit and cold, white florals. It's mysterious and incredibly elegant--perfectly lovely. Dry down contains a bit of "candied cedar", mentioned by another reviewer. This is well blended--perfume in its highest, most artful state, a woman who is effortlessly, carelessly chic.

Mhmmm, I think I'm in love! The first spray of this beauty smelled like the most thirst quenching beverage imaginable on a hot summer day. It smells so juicy, it's very strange, but I can allmost feel it in my mouth. But then the perfume slowly unfolds its petals and becomes RADIANT. There is no other way to describe it. There's the sweet headyness of jasmine and orange blossom and a slightly bitter tinge of neroli. There's musk and maybe some hay. But actually it is the scent of a late Italian afternoon in summer. The sun is slowly setting, the crickets start to sing and a slight chill creeps upon the people at the tables in the garden. There's music, wine and laughter. But most of all, there's a sense of happyness. This may be called Jour d'Hermes, and it's perfectly suitable to be worn during the day, but to me, it breaths the evening.

You know! I read reviews of this being bright and sunny and citrus-tangy but I just went to Hermes today (and bought myself a Gift Set of Four with x2 MYRHH EGLANTINE and x2 OSMANTHUS YUNNAN.) JOUR D HERMES is too tame and musky to my nose to be anything but fleeting and skin-like-- you might be mistaking it for KELLY CALECHE (HERMES)! That perfume's EDP hits all the right buttons-- zesty, bright, happy, and smells of its $200+AUD price! If you want something safe for office, JDH is good, but KELLY CALECHE EDP is right there too-- and just as delicate! It's not much of a price difference either ($204AUD for JDH VS $239AUD for KC.) KELLY CALECHE EDP is graceful in its control of delicateness and olfactory presence even! (Also if you're thinking of getting the EDT, its about as close to the skin as JDH and more fruit-watery.)

Another obsession for the past few weeks. Refreshing scent over the 'dark-sweet' fragrance recently. Fresh and elegant at the same time. Hermes kind of fresh - if you know what i mean. The bitterness is still there and blended very nicely. The smell of a gorgeous wealthy lady walking in white maxi summer dress with a big hat and shades cover her face, holding her purse with freshly french-manicured. I had hard weeks at work and love life, but this bottle keeps my head and chin up every morning. I think if you love Baiser Vole, Michael Kors, Idylle, No.5 L'eau then you'd fall for this. The sillage is okay but the longevity is a madness. J'adore! Always got compliments everytime i wear this. Sometimes if i want tone it down, i layer with Chloé. Even women would sniff you. Be careful! <3

This parfume is too sharp and not well balanced, with a too strong grapefruit note. Too bad I did not sample enough before buying, guess I fell for the brand and not for the actual smell. Lesson learned. ============ Updating after six months - let it sit for one year and it is actually very nice outside during these hot days. Summer only. =========== This is my third review on this parfume, a year and a half after I bought it and used in different weather, time of the month, mood, etc... At first, this parfume was too scritchy and sharp, then after it macerated for a year it started blooming into an addictive sweet white floral cirtus scent. .. and now ... this is just amazing! Elegant, balanced, chic and refreshing. Upgraded it today to a love. Works in the autumn also.

Jour d’Hermes Absolu is for me, like sunshine in a bottle. This sour, tangy yet sweet, soft and dewy fresh scent is truly great and I always wear it when it’s sunny and I need something extra to cheer me up. It’s overall a very happy yet complex fragrance. I especially like the “watercolor” effect other members have written about below, despite being citrus loaded there’s nothing screechy about this one (although the initial blast will give you a loaded juicy grapefruit bomb). High quality, great performance, amazing fragrance. 10/10 there’s nothing bad about it and I think most people love/will love it (unless you hate citrus scents in general...but say, if you’re looking for something citrusy but dislike D&G light blue this could be something for you :))

Not a review, because this has enough reviews already, and I reviewed the Parfum version of this. They are quite similar. Clearly, a scent that depends massively on your chemistry. Some hate it ,some adore it. If you happen to be in the latter group as I am, know that the day when you wear this ( or the pure parfum version too ), your day will be sprinkled with compliments . Literarily speaking Jour de Hermes in edp and in Parfum are my most complimented scents, along with Organza Indecence from Givenchy. Are they my most loved ? No, because roses and vanilla hold the deeper layers of my heart, but they seem to just fit me so well that I will always have them in my collection . As another reviewer with whom I agree put it below, this is bottled sunshine .

So silky, smooth and creamy. I love it! This fragrance likes me lol. It's one of those perfumes that lingers much longer than others on me. After spraying it, on my skin, it gives a burst of orangey lemony sweetness with a little warmness to it. Instead of mellowing out like most perfumes, the dry down hits me! More orangey lemony sweetness, more warmth. Definitely a creeper - I recall my first experience with Jour De Hermes, and I loved the scent on me immediately. And, then a few hours later - the scent grew stronger (instead of calming down). Kind of freaked me out, surprising. I was like "Is that me? Damn, that's crazy! I smell good!" Lol. That, & I always get compliments on how great I smell. #ThankYouCharlesGross #AnotherGreatRecommendation

This might be the first floral I really fell in love with (there have since been many more). Some florals can feel formal and fussy to me, but Jour d'Hermes is a fresh, modern floral. It's sheer and bright, but still retains the beauty and elegance of a classic floral. JdH has a citrus opening that is sparkly and happy rather than tart or crisp. From there, fragrant white florals start to bloom. Floral notes are supported by a bit of green and a bit of musk. The combination is serene, joyful and radiant. Polite projection and lasts a good 5-6hrs on my skin - notable staying power for a Jean-Claude Ellena creation. Lovely and perfect for a fancy event where you want to smell like sophistication infused with sunshine.