Rouge Hermes Eau Delicate

I bought a mini of what I thought was vintage Rouge d'Hermes but in fact it was a mini of the delicate flanker. I'm comparing the current formulation of Rouge to this older flanker and while they are similar there are some differences. When the delicate flanker is first spray you get a real blast of galbanum and aldehydes. Very crisp and very icy in tone. As the perfume progressed the icy sensation stays with me. Like snowflakes made of roses oil. I get that sensation as well with the current formulation of Rouge but in the older eau delicate flanker it is much more pronounced. In fact the current formulation is the delicate one because the icy cold aldehydes are toned down. This eau delicate flanker really makes good use of the source materials. The galbanum is pitch perfect. Not to green just enough to give this perfume a lovely but stinging bite. It gives the impression of thorns on the deep red roses. These roses have been caught in an ice storm and are frozen in time. The ylang iris sandalwood and resins do there best to warm and melt the ice but it is to late. The spell has been cast and cannot be reversed. The current formulation loses that sensation and becomes much warmer and quite powdery. It is lovely but this eau delicate flanker is what I am looking for. A cold red rose perfume. A red rose with many thorns and frozen into ice. This will be absolutely beautiful in the height of winters cold grip. As much as I enjoy the current formulation this is hands down superior. More aldehydes more cold roses and less woody than the current formulation of Rouge.

It's beautiful. Rouge Hermes Eau Delicate is the love of my life. It is such a good quality, strong and serious perfume; it is just my cup of tea. I feel very womanly, strong and confident, yet feminine and almost delicate in it. It's completely elegant and demure, and inward looking, deep and mysterious. The beautiful, metallic rose is made softer and sweeter by the perfect blending with the yang-ylang, which adds to the overall smell of rose right through the whole life of the perfume. At the beginning, it smells a little fruity, then moves into a more powdery, rose/ylang-ylang, and then beautiful warm resins become very dominant, and give the perfume a glowing, comforting feel. The dry-down is delicious - soft, rich rosy/resiny and sweet, with a lovely woodiness from the exquisite cedar. It's the most wonderful perfume, it lasts for 24 hours, and projects to a few feet, which always leads to my receiving profuse compliments, especially from men. And it's one of my husband's favourites on me. I completely adore it. It's a real treasure.

divinity in its purest form. dusty, sweet, jammy, rich, turkish-delight rose shrouded by dense cedar and powdered ylang ylang. an intense, vintage-esque feminine beauty, just exceptional. a breathtaking fragrance, akin to the striking beauty of a sophisticated vintage bombshell. absolute classic. motherly, comforting, strong aldehydes and heavenly, dusty, powdered, amber infused, intense roses. classy beyond belief. if this wasn’t discontinued, i’d happily retire my perfume search here. this is all i’ve been looking for! thank you to a family friend for gifting me some!

I'd sell my sould to the devil if he gave me a perfume that smells just like this one and isn't discontinued...

I wasn't so sure that I'd enjoy this as much as Rouge Hermes. However, there is no room for uncertainty with Hermes. Enter Rouge Hermes Eau Delicate. I thought that this would be a weaker version, but it's actually a very nice, prim version of its predecessor. With less powder, a lighter base and more of an emphasis on the floral aspects, I find this one much easier to wear in warmer weather. I'd love this for Spring and Autumn. It's spicy and floral on my skin with restrained sillage. I love how Hermes perfumes are so well-mannered. This has excellent longevity, to my surprise. It's a definite keeper and an excellent sleeper for a guy to wear. I agree that this isn't an everyday fragrance. But I don't think ANY Hermes fragrance is an "everyday fragrance". Hermes is above that.