Un Jardin Sous la Mer

Absolutely fascinated with the scent. Such a fresh and unique departure from all the vanilla variations! I appreciate no vegetables in it too. And no milk. I love the bitter mineral scent which lifts you up instead of placing you into a comfort zone. I am impressed by how many people dislike the scent. Not a single wow review I found. I kind of like that! To me, this scent is captivating, different, it is not the scent that “I want to love”. It is the scent that I failed to ignore! To my nose it has nothing to do with bathroom smells. But I must admit - it is NOT banana, vanilla, tobacco, milk. It has character and spine. Like I am alone on the abandoned beach, checking my social media just to see the blast of downvotes. I put away my cellphone and walk on the shoreline - tall and alone. Disapproved and content with who I am! And after this walk I will go to have a nice meal with CARBS and wake up thin next morning 🤩 This kind of vibe

tiare is a very sensitive and beautiful note, it is still a gardenia at the end of the day though so the scent isnt exactly all the way “clean” . many mainstream houses have yet to step away from the terracotta or yves rocher monoi formula of opulence and coconutty amber sweetness when it comes to it . i love jardin sous la mer, for the reasons other people have mentioned . its not typically sweet, but theres an odd savory aspect beside the lightly decadent tiare . the nutty scent is similar to raw shea butter in my opinion . its still in hermes or french tradition, not too gussied up or trying too hard . if you like sea notes and white flowers its worth it to test . unisex in the way that kelley calache is worn by some men . i kinda picture a white horse on the beach with this one . i tried ‘Eau de Rhubarbe Ecarlate’ from nagel a couple years ago, this style felt familiar here

To me it smells like a lush bathbomb or pez candies at first, then dries down to a very light sea-like clean scent, also it's quite soapy in the drydown. I like it, it's unique for today's standards.. edit: actually, I LOVE it now..Woah such a special scent..and it's very long lasting! But I understand why it's so polarizing, it is a weird scent and there's something very austere about it. I always wanted to try demeter's funeral home and i wouldn't be suprised if it smelt a bit similar to this edit 2: scary part is that I wont even deny that the smell of this perfume is VERY reminiscent of a gas station toilet, but in a clean way lol? Still I like it more and more, to be honest I think I have good associations with gas station toilets because my *dEaR* father wouldn't allow me to pee until he felt like it was time to stop at one #traumatized

Having read all the negative reviews I was prepared for the worst when I gave Sous la Mer a try - and wow, was I surprised: I expected something repelling and instead found a beauty. But rather then being just pretty there was something in it that caught my attention and it took me a while to put the finger on it: Sous la Mer is one of the rare perfumes that, upon smelling, give me a tactile sensation. I knew that from Dior’s Dune: Whenever smelling this I can nearly feel hot sand running through my fingers. Sous la Mer evokes a similar reaction but here it is the salty-sticky feeling of dried seawater on your skin after a long sunny day at the beach. I find it incredibly creative and yet easily wearable and I immediately broke my rule not to buy any full bottles this year.

if you know, you know. not really underwater because Tiare is a flower and Tamanu a nut (used in Polynesian medecin in oil form, very spécial scent), but if you have been to Polynesia you will know. very unique, very modern. Entering a high end luxury French Polynesia Hôtel, surrender by Tiare and a nearly woody vibes from the Tamanu oil, and the Pacific Ocean nearby (the metallic, oceanic notes) not mass appealing, very niche. i am stucked on how nice and différent it is, and how the perfum master did it. waow day time, sunny tropical, polynesian wear. speachless.

People are tripping in these comments😮 This scent smells so good, it’s fresh, bright, clean, it’s perfect for summer and hot weather. It has a oceanic smell but not in a fishy smell type of way, actually thats what gives it depth and allows it to avoid the generic type. It lasts moderately as after a couple of hours i only smell it on my clothes however it lasts longer this way. Overall Jardin sous la mer is a good addition to the Jardin line as it is a very unique scent for this brand and totally matches the vibe from this specific line. It’s a success for me.

For me, this is a masterpiece. I absolutely can associate for the deep ocean greens and mosses and stones. Also I smell the mineral breeze, walking along the shore. Not in the list, but the head scent reminds me of a little leaf plant, Plectranthus, we used to call mosquito-repellent flower. I adore this new little gem. Bought a 100 ml, before it disappears like all the good ones lately. Give it a chance! So beautiful, and so different than all the patchoulies and vanillas and berries nowdays.

I am surprised by the amount of dislikes. I tried it in Sephora and SA warned me that people do not like it because they don't know what to expect and that they are scared by the salt notes. All three of us really enjoyed this scent. I sprayed it on my hand and it was refreshing sparkling tonic water with some lemon and see salt. So well done that I am surprised by comparison to goats urine and othe derogatory terms. I only whish it lasted longer. So refreshing and sparkling luxury scent.

The name promises a garden under the sea and this is exactly what I received. It's clean and mineral and watery, not in the generic "blue" cologne way. To me, it is like what you imagine the ocean smells like before you've ever actually smelled it, that idealized, clear, blue water version. It just smells like being somewhere beautiful. No algae, no fish, no animalic notes, no synthetic. I am extremely picky when it comes to marine fragrances and this one is just "wow".

Although it's not listed in the official notes, the opening is dominated by a vibrant mandarin scent. It's incredibly fresh and feels like the perfect summer fragrance. This DNA definitely deserves to be released as a stronger concentration, preferably as an Eau de Parfum or Parfum. It has the potential to challenge the throne of Terre d'Hermès.

Got a sample of this and buying it the moment it hits discounters. Maybe im a bit biased due to nostalgic reasons but it smells exactly like church (in the best way possible) with a lightly citrus undertone. Truly beautiful stuff. Give it a try yourself before you judge based off the reviews.

One of the cases when olfactory experience doesn’t match the bouquet description at all: I smell almost no flowers, just acidic lemony and salty tonic-like cocktail, that later transitions into something nice and incensy. This sort of sweet doesn’t give me headaches, unlike most flowers.

Please, get yourself to the Hermes store and give it a try. I personally love it. But reading the reviews, I can only wear it to bed and wash it off the next morning now... 😅And yes, it’s usually still there when I wake up after 6-8 hours.

This smells almost exactly like the analytical room full of HPLC and LCMS equipment at my workplace - I would love to know which ingredient is responsible for that.

First things first: Love the idea of a coral-reef as an underwater garden. (Reminds me of the Beatles song, the gardener being an octopus... Just lovely!) The packaging conveyes a pretty good image of that and the more abstract nature of the scent itself. Btw, tested it at Douglas in Germany, where it already IS available. Not only the flacon reminds me strongly of the now discontinued Jardin après la mousson - the juice seems also closely related: white flowers (here Tahiti gardenia instead of gingerlily), smelled through water! Of course, no calone-watermelon opening (thank god!) and no spices here, but definetly a lot of watery scent, very much like the gesomin-petrichor of après la mousson. A hint of seaweed and driftwood (must be the "tamanu"), and that's it. I love the simplicity, Tiaré - water - seaweed&coral-garden, which isn't so simple after all: There's no typical evolution of a scent pyramid over time, but the notes seem to come and go, mingle, separate, on and on, over and over again, like the waves coming and going on a seashore. This puts sous la mer on the same level as the other great jardins by Jean-Claude Ellena, sur le Nil and en Mediterrané (and, again, also much like après la mousson). A good thing, since I became a bit disappointed with the recent releases by Nagel for Hermès, though I came to love her garden in Cythère. For a jardin it is also quite long lasting, 6 hours on skin, a day and more on clothes: the sleeve on my jacket and my gloves continue to smell gorgeously as I write this 24 hours after applying. Also, I find that I mustn't bury my nose to my wrist to smell it, but better try to catch the smell at arms lenght - a much better experience, a watercolour image (truly befitting an Hermès-jardin) of the ideal tropical seaside: Gardenias (and jasmin) flowering on a cliff, and myself out at the reef viewing the sealife snorkeling or on a glassbottom-boat and getting whiffs of those flowers now and then: this jardin is an utterly joyful journey! No need to be sad about the discontinuation of après la mousson anymore, this is a worthy follow-up on that, better even because lacking some polarizing notes (sharp side-look at you, watermelon!). The only question that remains: do I want to smell like this? I'll continue testing (while watching Finding Nemo lol) and getting myself lost in long memory trips to the coral gardens of Fiji 🐙. Thank you, Hermès and Mme Nagel!

I got an original sample from a store but before trying came here to read reviews. I got so impressed (badly) by the bashing that I have postponed the try out for days. I was expecting something revoltingly awful. Got the courage to sample and... I don’t get the hate at all. I found it pleasant! The underlined sweetness of it did get well with my skin. This could get in my wishlist and now I am super confused thinking I might have parosmia? Since the sample is generous I will try in different scenarios and temperatures to see if my nose is tricking me or I am the few who just like it... Edit: I bought a 30ml refillable bottle. I really liked it. The experience of urinal cake or cleaning products doesn’t come to me at all. It gets sweet and then powdery, very comforting.

I was expecting to dislike this after reading reviews but to my surprise I don’t. It’s really something different, something I haven’t smelled before. There is a slight unpleasent note but somehow that just makes it more interesting, more realistic - not everything smells good in nature. I wouldn’t wear this in public but when I’m in the mood for something strange, I’ll wear it at home, imagining I’m diving in the ocean. Water is clear and fresh, there are all these plants and all kinds of fish and weird creatures, wow. Yeah, I kinda like Un jardin sous la mer!

Okay, I see in the comments that no one here used homemade soap, because this perfume smells exactly like it😀This perfume smells exactly like the traditional homemade lye soap we use in Eastern Europe. It gives a clean, fresh feeling, with a hint of salt. I think it is actually very pleasant, but I might get the same effect when I wash with this soap. This is in no way a blind buy, but I actually like the scent, as I like the scent of this kind of soap too. Very nostalgic for me.

Sad to admit but this one is my least favorite Jardin so far (tested on skin once). It’s not a bad perfume by any means, but the other ones are unique. The metal notes sound incredibly soapy on me. Soapy notes are love/hate for me so far, here they are quite pleasant and clean, however there are cleaner perfumes out there for which I’d rather reach. Tiare flower is subtle but it is there. I’ll definitely do more tests for this perfume, but it’s not a love from first sight.

I liked it. Opening was citrusy with a soapy accord. I detected a lot of salt and seaweed. Overall a fresh marine fragrance, reminded me of a Crabtree & Evelyn sea salt shower gel that I used to love. I would happily wear this if it was gifted to me. However, it isn’t special enough for me to buy it. I prefer Le Nil and Le Tout.

I like it. Reminds me of visiting zoo, the part with African animals. It has this animalic exotic note in it. Very similar note you can find in jardin sir le Nil. I layer both of them and it turns into this super deep, African exotic smell. Absolutely fricking wonderful.

I tried a sample. At first, it smells clean and sharp. It's really fresh, and a bit floral. I like the combination. But, sometimes I get a sniff of something I don't like. Something in Mer smells like a public bathroom. A nice, clean bathroom, but it's still a bathroom.

Pleasant enough aquatic that feels more underwater than above. Reminiscent of seaweed or algae, minerals and the tiare flower. Price point ridiculous though.

I love a good salty scent so I was excited to try Un Jardin Sous la Mer. But it’s quite flat, watery, dull and metallic. It does capture the metallic element of pure H2O water, albeit like transparent nothingness. Luckily there’s also tamanu here, which is a nut oil used to soothe dry skin, scars and wound healing. Here the tamanu gives an earthy, nutty, raw peanut but slightly sweet/warm smell. The tiare flower isn’t tropical nor luscious enough to add excitement and the musk is the more synthetic boring kind, which adds to the flatness of this mediocre fragrance. I do like the subtle soapiness and it’s great as a masculine clean salty blue aquatic. But it doesn’t last for more than 3 hours. Longevity is a joke for the price. Overall, Un Jardin Sous la Mer is a neutrally clean and refreshing almost aquatic unisex scent for high summer heat. It’s easy to wear, isn’t offensive and is 100% office friendly. If it were drugstore cheap, I’d certainly get it, but it smells budget which is disappointing from a brand who make Burkins. The ultimate salty scent in this category is still Acqua Di Sale.

The scent of the tiare flower is strikingly transparent. It possesses the lightness of a flower drenched in water and a radiant brightness that seems to seep through. The mineral notes are not overly assertive, but rather scatter like specks of light. They leave behind only a sparkling reflection, whilst the contours remain utterly soft. Although it evokes a tropical atmosphere, any excessive exoticism is kept in check. Rather than the exhilaration of a holiday, it offers a gentle, moist sensation that feels like an extension of everyday life. The floral transparency persists into the middle notes, continuing with the same lightness. The scent spreads gently, forming a thin veil around the skin. Towards the finish, a hint of sweetness and freshness lingers. It fades away without any heaviness, maintaining a smooth, airy texture. Rather than leaving a strong impression, it is the sort that dissolves into the air. It leaves a subtle presence, much like the light reflected on the surface of water that lingers quietly.

The scent of the tiare flower is strikingly transparent. It possesses the lightness of a flower drenched in water and a radiant brightness that seems to seep through. The mineral notes are not overly assertive, but rather scatter like specks of light. Leaving only a sparkling reflection behind, the contours remain soft throughout. Whilst there is an atmosphere reminiscent of the tropics, any excessive exoticism is kept in check. It is not the exhilaration of a holiday, but a gentle sense of humidity that feels like an extension of everyday life. The floral transparency persists into the heart notes, continuing with the same lightness. The sillage is gentle, spreading thinly around the skin. Towards the dry-down, a hint of sweetness and a sense of cleanliness linger. There is no heaviness; it fades away whilst retaining a smooth, silky texture. Rather than leaving a strong impression, it is the sort that dissolves into the air. It has the quality of light reflected on the water’s surface, quietly lingering.

This perfume smells soapy indeed, but not in a "right after the shower" way. It doesn't smell like detergent, clean sheets or laundry. It is soapy like in a smelling directly an unescented white soap bar. I liked that part. Soapy fragrances lovers may find it pleasant yet simple. But, after a while, as others have mentioned, it turns into something... weird. On my skin I would describe it as the soap bar having an ashy or smoky note. @2beClare describes it as dirty, and I agree. It wipes away the soapy quality of the perfume and leaves something faint. It is a soap bar left behind near an old barbeque. Or the soap bar that survived a bonfire. Not a terrible scent, but definetly nothing pleasant that you want to keep smelling. Maybe with other name, coming from a niche brand this perfume would find its audience. As a part of the jardins series, this may be the black sheep if the family.

This just goes to show, you can read all the notes in a perfume and be sure that you will love it. You can know the perfumer’s work, read the reviews, collect the line. And so feel confident about purchasing a perfume. And then be disappointed with the actual perfume. This one smells primarily of soap on my skin. There’s a tinge of citrus and of mineral but the overall impression is soap. The dry down is a musk that manages to be soapy yet dirty at the same time. Sort of like someone fresh from the shower but who has bad breath. When I smelled Christine Nagel’s La Lagune, her first work for this line, it was compelling and almost startling in its uniqueness. This, despite the reviews, feels like an inferior copy of some other marine fragrances out there. Basically, I’m “meh” on this one. Try before you buy.

Supposedly metallic It’s a different take on soapy fragrances I didn’t get any special feelings while wearing it The difference on skin and clothing was almost identical In colder weather it was surprisingly pumping like crazy projecting for a long while But in warmer weather it was more tame I don’t like soapy scents so it wasn’t something I’d like to wear throughout the year Mediocre release by the brand

I tested it in the shop by spraying myself with 4-5 sprays. I tested many more fragrances at the same time, just so you know, but on my way back home I couldn't understand what was that marine hospital vibe I was smelling. I finally realized it was the new Jardin. I am very disappointed. If this first impression stays, I will pass on this.

Smells a bit spoiled, sour at moments. To me this doesn’t smell like a cleaning product nor the urinal, but I see why people would say that 🌚 I hoped for a creamy tiare but nah. It is a very transparent perfume, musky molecular acidic weird concoction. At least it is unique and fun, refreshing in every sense!

This one kind of reminds me of Lush - Karma but with a very slight dash of Miami Shake by Juliette has a Gun. Very much more in the Karma lane but it's much more wearable. It has a classic feel to it that some will love and some will hate. Definitely sample this one first.

I was really intrigued by this one — I love snorkeling and diving, so the idea of a scent that is evocative of a coral reef is really exciting. It’s nice enough but I get an old stone academic library vibe from this. Probably my least favorite of a line that usually love.

No match to the first jardins by Elena. It starts nice fresh juicy but becomes bland quickly. What a pity because I wanted to love it, just for the beautiful presentation.

Smells like salted skin/the sea to me. A tad overly salty. Not really my thing, you can find better fragrances for this price point

For me this is THE stinky but i like it perfume.It smells like an upper middle class woman in her 70's.

Un Jardin Sous La Mer translates from French as A Garden Beneath the Sea. Frankly speaking, I cannot make sense of this fragrance at all. It opens pleasantly enough: fresh citrus notes and a translucent musk. It bears no resemblance whatsoever to the previous Jardins. One might imagine it sitting within the Hermessence line, somewhere between Épice Marine and Iris Ukiyoé: sheer, fresh, musky, and vaguely citrusy. The bottle, incidentally, is exquisitely beautiful. But then a peculiar note emerges - one I struggled to identify: perhaps leather, perhaps animalic, perhaps something baked, even bready... Only upon consulting the note pyramid did I realise the culprit: tamanu oil. To my nose, it smells of stale nuts. More than that, it evokes vegetable oil with a faintly musty edge. What Christine Nagel intended to convey with this ingredient remains, to me, a mystery. I had expected an intriguing interpretation of tiare, which in itself is a magnificent perfumery material. Monoi oil infused with tiare smells utterly divine. And the fragrance, according to the brand, is dedicated to Polynesia, to its myriad islands and underwater life. Yet here, the tiare note, barely perceptible, is completely obscured by this odd, rather un pleasant accord. The mineral facets are barely discernible. This is not your usual minerality in Quentin Bisch. Nor are there the overtly sharp amber-woody materials found in some of Nagel’s other works, such as Un Jardin sur la Lagune or Eau de Citron Noir. And yet the fragrance remains distinctly unappealing. In the base, once the freshness dissipates, what lingers is that same vegetal oil with a bready and animalic nuance. It carries a faintly off, vaguely sordid quality. It calls to mind Un Jardin à Cythère, where Nagel leaned into muesli and cereal accords. Perhaps she was attempting something similar here, though it seems to have gone awry. Or perhaps the aim was to construct an accord of salted skin after swimming? Recalling Épice Marine, where the sea was rendered via cumin and sesame, I wonder whether a similar unconventional trick was attempted here. Despite my efforts, I could not discern what the fragrance ultimately seeks to express. Abstracting from its ambiguous character, the scent is essentially unisex. There are no pronounced florals, no clear woods. It opens with a pleasant freshness, quickly warms, and thereafter offers no refreshment. Nor is there any marked aquatic quality. It is neither salty nor sweet. Rather, it comes across as mineral, nutty, oily, slightly off. Apart from the opening, I found no beauty or pleasure in it. Everything collapses into the scent of stale oily roasted nuts. A disappointing release. To my mind, the perfumer’s attempt to experiment with unconventional notes has not quite succeeded. It smells odd and not in a good way. P.S. I must admit after all... In the drydown (on my skin, to my nose), it genuinely smells like a damp, stale urine-tinged rag. I never thought I would have to say such a thing about a Hermès fragrance. It all went down the drain - the beautiful bottle, the splendid tiare that might have been, the promise of an elegant aquatic, the rare concept of a fragrant Polynesian underwater world. Everything is undone by what is inside the flacon. How this got approved for release is beyond me. It is odd all the way through.

Christine Nagel has long been hit or miss for me. Her hits seem to be where she shows restraint. Brilliant creations like the early work of her career, Theorema, Mauboussin's Histoire d'Eau, and later on with Galop and Cedre Sambac for Hermes, reveal a poise to her compositional approach. Even ELDO's Archives 69 is a peculiar gem. Then, there are her misses: unfocused, messy, overloaded attempts at complexity that while fascinating in theory, collapse in execution. Her latest for the Hermes Un Jardmin series is unfortunately a major miss for me. The attempt to encapsulate the sea in Sous la Mer feels ham-fisted, and sadly reminds me of a public pool from my childhood that had questionable sanitation standards. Chlorinated and sour, it has a heavy "breath," so to speak, heaving out sharp citrus and oddly sterile aquatic materials onto what seems a heavy-handed dose of indole. There is even this oddly stale, waxy, fattiness, perhaps intended to evoke tiare flower, growing into something resembling a rancid oil that's been left in the pantry far past expiration date. It grows more offensive as it dries down, giving me the impression of an industrial antiseptic used on a gas-station bathroom...by the sea. Maybe Salisbury beach. My New England locals will know. Now don't get me wrong, I can really appreciate an odd slight evoking of pink restroom soap, urinal cakes, or functional products in a perfume—but no, not this. This reminds me of the stuff I detest. A real letdown.

First impression: Listed notes used to give "some" idea in the good days of perfumery. Nowadays they often don't give you any idea. This is a good example of it. I smelled it blind (without reading anything prior), and what I got was frankincense infused with orange blossom's grape/musty accents (methyl anthranilate) and terpenes with lime and ginger. There could also be fatty aldehydes, mainly Aldehyde C12 MNA or its oxidation product - Mystikal, a captive of Givaudan. Aldehyde C12 is used commonly and most abundantly to boost incense theme. Dior - New Look (2024), Serge Lutens - Laine de Verre, CdG Series 3 Incense - Avignon etc. are good examples of its dominant use. Also important in the overall profile of Le Sel d'Issey. Well, that's about it. What I smelled on the opening just faded away on skin the same way, no mid-base shift, no musks or woods leftover or any other nuances popping up as the top fades away. I will try again when I do, but this was quite a "meh" experience especially knowing the J.C. Ellena ones being quite simple yet complex and more "to the point" smelling. Have to add, it's low profile but still funky smelling like toilet cakes (a-terpineol, also found in nature in many flowers and plants). Compared to the beauty of other "Jardins", this one might put many noses off, and even so, doesn't offer much intrigue.

The perfume's concept and the listed note pyramid sound promising: a combination of the flora from Taha'a island in French Polynesia and the mineral notes of its coral reef. Unfortunately, the execution and actual scent profile fall completely short. The fragrance opens as a natural, sweet white floral, with an orange blossom-like note. However, it quickly becomes soapy and develops that specific urinal-cake smell, which becomes the worst and longest phase of the perfume. Somehow, the drydown turns more natural again, airy, and with a note of orange peel. It is a replica of Maison Margiela's 'Flying' Replica, which itself is a replica of a men's gas station bathroom smell. 2.5/10

I don’t want to write these kind of tearing apart reviews and come across like I’m spewing hate, but unfortunately this is a terrible perfume... I adore the Jardin line, it’s natural, gentle and elegant, but this one smells horrifically like the public restroom of an Olimpos Sea Resort bungalow! Plasticky salty wet swimsuit, pee, and damp suffocating toilets masked with naphthalene... cheap floral cleaning products! Like a nightmare :( I was reading below and someone said it's at least unique, which is absolutely true heheh, definitely worth trying for anyone who wants a real olfactory experience. Tag(s): salty, restroom-y, urinal, wet swimsuit, cheap

The opening is pleasant - fresh and marine - and it immediately brings the seaside to mind. I’m not particularly impressed, but at least it fits the name of the fragrance. However, as it dries down, it becomes extremely acrid, to the point where I wonder if it might contain aldehydes with a sort of "cat pee" effect. Honestly, I don’t know what creates such an unpleasant smell, but unfortunately it’s definitely there. In short, this one isn’t for me - it’s too sharp and not harmonious enough.

Citric, salty, dirty musk paired with florals that remind me of bathroom cleaners, not really how I'd like to smell in public but not the worst perfume I've tried. It's very light/airy on the drydown, but that public restroom smell keeps lingering and I can't get it out of my head. I'm a little disappointed since this doesn't smell like "A Garden Under the Sea". The names from the rest of the Jardin collection have all made sense to me, except this one.

I own all Jardins so of course I had to get the newest one. Blind bought it and it was a mistake. Even though I read all the comments about how bad it is I still needed it in my collection. Luckily I ordered only 30ml. This frag is a big disappointment for me and I agree with all the people who liken it to toilet cleaner. So sad, because the bottle and the box are just stunning.

There is something charming about the fragance but I get dried blood from the mineral notes so this is not ideal for me. Also I think the concept is not fully well executed and there should be some more accent notes to take it further and make it evolve into something more interesting on the drydown since it only has that unsetteling one dimension.

Ok, this is weird. And I wasn't prepared for it since I like all the other Jardins mostly. But this... I get licking stone associations, local animal farm, goats, urine, soil, hay and synthetic salt. It made me recoil from my wrist. 🪸🐐🪸

I don't know if mineral notes or tamanu scent is responsible for that very syntentic / plastic smell...it's like someone splash some chemicals in the sea waves...very disappointed...it's a no no, unfortunately! :(

I loved the top floral notes but it turned animalic really quickly (kind of a poopy-urine smell). It's unfortunate because I like a lot of the Hermes Un Jardin line, but that's just how it goes. I love the bottle!

Christine Nagel doesn't understand the concept of Les Jardins d'Hermès. An intense white floral, carnal, sweet and indolic fragrance. Only for collectors. The tiare flower ruined the perfume.

This is....wildly disappointing. The only way I can describe is it overwhelmingly synthetic. Plastic, chemical. Not at all like the natural, ethereal beauties in this collection.