Un Jardin Sur Le Toit

A lot of people say this starts off like Sur le Nil, but to me they're nothing alike. This opens with an unmistakable aroma of fresh green apple skins, a watery and realistic pear juice in the background. It's as sweet as the real thing, but it's not sugared up to go down the well-trodden fruity gourmand path. Which is good, because I hate that path and don't want to be dragged down it kicking and screaming. The magnolia that comes knocking on the door is a tad earthy, and the plus-one it brought to the party is a sharp, chlorophyllic green grass note. The sweetness of the pear and crisp apple skin is a lot quieter with these two stern guests present. On me, the pear actually turns around and leaves entirely. Perhaps there was an argument. The other attendees don't arrive in a particular order come the drydown. What is listed as rosemary but smells a bit basil-ish to me adds an aromatic, much-needed herbal tone to elevate Sur la Toit from being a standard greenish fruity-floral, and a waxy rose note that is straight-up charming even though I flipping hate rose. I hate it! What witchcraft is this, Ellena? Explain yourself, sir, because I despise rose and you've made me love rose HOW HAVE YOU DONE THIS Anyway. Everybody at the olfactory party mingles, zipping in and out, chatting and having a good time - but there is one final attendee. They spend almost all their time lurking in the kitchen, but sometimes they poke their head out, and the party stops. The compost note. It's real. It exists. We were all having so much fun that we forgot it was on the guest list! Vegetal rot that infrequently wafts up from your skin and makes you go "?!", then vanishes before you can string a thought together. "What just happened?" we ask ourselves. This is a perfect Your Mileage May Vary note. To me, though I rarely catch it, it's what secretly grounds the fragrance and holds it back from being *too* sharp, *too* lively, just plain *too much*. Without that note, this perfume would become faintly nauseating over time - overly floral and sweet. Despite my initial confusion and distaste, I need this note or Sur la Toit would honestly not be wearable to me for longer than 20 minutes. I see you, compost, and I get you. Projection decent, longevity poor, personally wouldn't consider it an office scent but... YMMV. For me, it's a date perfume - a fraction more feminine than unisex, a touch bolder than the other Jardins, not trying too hard to allure. And if they ever think they smell compost, they'll lean closer for a second sniff and only find the beguilingly innocent face of Sur la Toit.

Un Jardin Sur le Toit is another of the aromatic symphonies that Jean Claude Ellena gave us during his relevant time at the Hermès house and is my second favorite of the "jardins" collection, (No1 is Sur le Nile Although I don't know if influenced the fact that it was the first one I tried and it was an immediate crush) I feel that both compositions have their similarity and share a certain chord, at least in my opinion, and that is that I feel that the entire collection is linked by an invisible aromatic thread that tends to be aquatic but not the typical blue or marine, but the fresh waters of rivers and ponds and lagoons surrounded by exuberant vegetation. This beautiful eau de toilette is another perfect wonder for those warm spring-summer days (in my country all year), it is sensorial, crystalline and aromatic. At the start, the note of grass is quickly detected, which feels humid, like weeds that have not been pruned for a while, accompanied by apple and pear, both juicy and fresh with the natural sweet spot of ripe fruit, nothing artificial or sweetened, everything this with a fleshy but shy magnolia that does not steal prominence at any time, this initial stage is quite lengthened moderately projected, little by little it loses that fruity chord and on that crunchy green grass a powdery rose appears (I find this note recycled because the rose feels almost identical to the one used in Kelly Caleche edp) which together with Rosemary monopolizes the attention until the end of the life of this fragrance. For many, this is one of the most "successful" jardins because it has a perfect balance and although it is unisex like the entire collection, I feel that like Sur le Nile they can be seen as slightly feminine due to their floral part (although I don't think the fragrances have a gender and my profile demonstrates it well), it is much less exotic than the latter, more bohemian and simple but at the same time very chic and classy.

JSLT, why have I waited so long to review you? Yes, grass, yes, apple. But the sum is more than the parts. Elegant, carefree and casual in its simplicity. You're eating a crisp green apple - not too sweet, but very juicy - and catching wafts of freshly cut grass while getting spritzed with a cooling mist in a light breeze. There's rose but this is not a rose fragrance. Not to me, anyway. If you've ever been to Palm Springs in the angry dry merciless heat of summer, every restaurant has their misters on outside on the awnings all day long and as you walk underneath you can feel the cool mist on your face, evaporating immediately in the desert aridity but so, so refreshing for that moment. This scent is like that feeling. It's a mister of grassy fruity cool freshness. What this fragrance is perfect for is riding a subway in the summer. Spray it inside your shirt on your chest (be generous, it's hard to overspray) and when you're hanging on for dear life in a stifling underground car with your face next to the armpit of someone who not only forgot his deodorant but also apparently had a lot of garlic for dinner last night - and of course he's wearing a tank top, bless his heart - close your eyes, cover your nose with your shirt and breathe deeply until your ride is over. Thank me later.

I have 200 plus scents and always trying more everyday. I have everything from designer, Niche, down to Arabic. I will start with Hermes is always known for fresh, citrus, green, lovely scent. Normally they are not to harsh and probably don’t have huge longevity due to most of them being summertime scents. I have read some of the reviews in here about how it smells generic, artificial, and no depth. Well they are nose blind or just don’t know a unique scent when it smacks them in the face. This scent starts out green, fresh, and a light juicy apple scent. Then it dries down to an absolute beautiful fruity green fresh smell that lingers on your skin making you want to smell yourself over and over. I don’t think I have anything to compare this too, it’s that unique. I feel like a super blue fresh scent made love to a yummy green scent and had this at birth. If you want a blue scent, and love green scents as well, this is your scent. I like blue scents that don’t have a heavy woody base and this does not. I highly recommend this if you want to be fresh with a slight fruit hint and be unique. It’s safe in all scenarios, office, date night, casual, and too good to waste at the gym. I hope this makes sense for all, it will not disappoint!

La Vie en (Rooftop-Garden) Rose... A tribute to seeing life in rosy hues, this is a unisex green & fruity orchard/garden rose scent at its core - inspired by the rooftop gardens at Hermès. I get roses in a orchard/mixed-garden (with grass, apple, rosemary) at the opening, but rose is the velvety substance that carries & projects the rest. I agree that it's fairly linear, but the longer it's on the skin, the more larger-than-life the rose becomes. This doesn't have the popular jammy or vintage vibes that feature in many rose scents, but instead, it's an orchard-garden, fresh & green rose. In addition, this has the Hermes DNA but puts a rosy spin on it. With slightly above average performance due to the rose, this is the perfect scent to wear in the early flushes of new love, or on a trip to Paris in the spring. Edith Piaf would be proud. It's a love for me. 10/10. Enjoy! Update 07/07/24: This really shines in warmer weather. The rose is still really prominent for me, but the Jean-Claude Ellena white-florals are coming through beautifully. It's listed as magnolia but I'm also getting a blurred jasmine. Love it most in the summer.

I ADORE this one! It's my happy scent. When I wear this I feel like I'm wearing it as a treat for my nose. As opposed to wearing something that matches my mood, my outfit, where I'm going or what I'm doing.. if that makes any sense. haha It's just pure unadulterated pleasure for my nose. upon first spritz you get a juicy slightly tart apple and pear with the grass note. Sounds weird, but the grass note gives the perfume just the right balance of something green and earthy. so its not just a fruity floral scent. it makes it interesting. More importantly, the scent of freshly mowed grass evokes the garden image, which is what the concept behind the whole un jardin line. a perfume that also triggers a scent memory of a place or transforms you to an imaginary secret garden somewhere. I don't really get so much magnolia, but the rose is identifiable. doesn't smell too rosy or flowery to my nose. (but I do enjoy florals so... ) the whole this is watery and effervescent, and you can really smell the genius of Jean-claude Elena.

Hermes Un Jardin Sur LeToit is a delightfully bright and uplifting green fragrance that is perfectly suited for warm, sunny days when you want to feel invigorated and perhaps a bit playful. The opening is crisp and green with freshly mown grass tempered by sweet, red apple. The dry down allows the rosemary and floral notes to blossom in a warm and inviting manner. This is far from a beast mode fragrance and sits more closely to the skin. That said, there is enough sillage present to get delightful reminders of just why you chose this scent throughout the day. If you're into neroli notes, Jardin Sur Le Toit layers beautifully with 24 Elixir Neroli creating a sweet and tart, soapy clean fragrance that I personally find enchanting. 24 Elixir Neroli's combination of ginger, neroli, mint, tonka and tea pair so well with the note profile of Jardin Sur Le Toit, that I can't stop smelling my wrists when wearing this intoxicating combination. I hope you enjoy Hermes Un Jardin Sur Le Toit one as much as I do!

I have been wearing it every summer since 2012. Let's say it's my signature summer fragrance. I got very stressed during the first months of the pandemia, I'm a health worker, and I lost 9 Kgs (from 51 to 42). The scent changed on me that summer, it had always been quite rosy with a bit of green, but suddenly I was getting ALL the rosemary just with an echo of the apple and pear. It was lovely that way as well, I enjoyed very much exploring the new vibe. I have recovered some of the lost weight in this time and I have found thatthis year it smells rosy again. So yes, skin chemistry changes with body changes, and we all have different bodies so I can see the different reactions to the same product, this one in particular. But I happen to be in love with it either as a green floral and as a green herbal. It hasn't ever disappointed me.

I enjoy this one very much. Longevity on skin is 4+ hours, but the sillage is moderate. It evokes a rooftop garden through apple flavour gin tonic and giant pink rose floral arrangements on a festive afternoon. The dry down is where the magic happens, there is a smooth and fresh rose that stays for hours and it is also juicy and sour somehow, but on an absolutely positive and mouthwatering way. For me it is not that magical or exotic garden like others mention below but a hip, urban one filled with joy and laughter in the sunshine. And the green grass is not that prominent after a few minutes. Edit: I gave the little sample to my husband who loves it and already considering a full bottle. Which is a win win situation because I did not fell for it that much to buy one and wear regularly but I would enjoy it on him.

It feels like opening a hidden door above the noise of the city... and suddenly, you’re there: a greenhouse on a rooftop, bathed in sunlight. Glass all around, air warm and clear. The scent of barely-ripe apples, soft apple blossoms, and the faintest touch of damp grass rises gently with the light. Un Jardin sur le Toit doesn’t shout—it awakens. It lifts you up, brushes your shoulders with green freshness, and makes you tilt your face toward the sky, as if something wonderful is just about to happen. But this isn’t just any garden. It’s a dream garden—serene, suspended, like a scene from a Studio Ghibli film: glowing, gentle, quietly magical. Every note seems to float, weightless, like petals caught in the sun. Like carrying spring and summer with you. A fragrance that feels like happiness in bloom.

I bought this fragrance based on the notes and Fragrantica comments. It always amazes me, how different perfumes reacts to different person's chemistry. On me- I can smell beautiful green (rosemary and grass) opening and when the time progresses, I smell apples, and pears and also rose and magnolia. I feel like I am in the middle of orchard. I must admit, I was afraid of an apple note, because I couldn't war DKNY Be Delicious in the past- due to my Ph reaction. Fun fact- the first day I wearing Un Jardin Sur Le Toit and I wasn't used to it- I almost asked the lady standing next to me, what does she wear, because it smells beautiful :). The great quality of this fragrance is, that it is distinctive. It doesn't remind me of 3 another fragrances and I feel kind of special wearing it.

Sur Le Toit is the third masterpiece in the Jardin trifecta from the John Claude Ellena Hermes era. I include Mediterranee and Nil as the other two and at least one of three has been a staple in my collection since 2006. My nose has yet to get fatigued, unlike other green aromatic scents I've worn. In Toit, there's a sharp, tangy burst of grass which dries down to bitter apple cores with fresh rose. A crisp bright juicy red delicious apple adds sweetness in the heart. It's marvelously blended and has survived the test of time with minimal to no reformulations. My skin projects this scent and it wears for close to 6 hours with 2 to 4 sprays. As with nearly all great perfumes, the blotter experience ≠ how it wears on the skin.

Leave it to Jean-Claude Ellena to make me fall in love with a perfume with a prominent grass note. As soon as I sprayed this on, I'm back at my country home, surrounded by flowers as I'm mowing the lawn and the scent of a nearby fruit orchard is carried along on a cool breeze. The grass, the flowers, the apples and pears, are so natural as if I am smelling all in the air. Very realistic; I feel like I am there again. Edit - While this is a lightweight fragrance, which I find ideal for warm weather, I am having no performance issues. I used 5 sprays in the morning, and I can still smell it on me when I got home from work in the late afternoon. It is as wonderfully refreshing as if I dove into a cool pool on a hot day. Just ❤

This fragrance is a floral-fruity composition with a green dominance, it opens with notes of apple, pear, grass and a peppery effect. The heart mixes the magnolia with a rose tone. The bottom reveals smells of moist earth and oak moss. After the Mediterranean, the banks of the Nile and the Indian nature, Hermes invites us to the 24 Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris, his historic flagship store. On the top floor of the Hermes house, on the roof, there is an apple tree, a pear tree, a magnolia and even many ‘crazy weeds'. Jean-Claude Elena, the perfumer of the house qualifies the smell that emanates from this garden as a «scent of light and pleasure ». If you like it fresh and clean, you will love this one. 😊

I'm a very picky buyer, and long gone the days I buy perfume on impulse, too many perfumes disappointed me after a few hours or over time. That being said, I kept returning to sniff this one in the store and spray it on me again and again. It's just so calming and makes me want to close my eyes and imagine I'm somewhere in a special garden, far, far away. I eventually gave up and bought it despite the price tag and never regrated it: It's a garden, fresh grass, pear and apple fruits that are just right (and not sweet!) and so much freshness. Just love it and I know when I run out, I'll buy another one. For me it is amazing, it evokes a feeling of longing for something elusive, some secret garden.

I owned it for more than a year, and while I always liked it I kind of let it sit in my closet for a while - and i spent the past two months deep into sampling new stuff. Today I tried it again after a long time and I have to say it's become way juicier, I really do smell the apple now - it was always a delicate, green, rose centric scent for me. Idk if my nose is simply more refined or it the juice developed. I also spritzed it on top of Tiziana Terenzi laudano nero cuz i had sampled it earlier on my wrist, so maybe that's what gave it life? Either way it's a beautiful airy scent, perfect for spring but adequate for summer too. I tried using it in fall and winter and it fell so flat

Mouthwatering juicy apple like a tart apple gummy, but made with only the best organic components. It makes me want to eat green apple candy. Apple is the predominant note to me and it's underlined with a grassy hay note that registers almost like soft leather. As the scent progresses, I am reminded of another JCE Hermes: Pamplemousse Rose, specifically the tart fruit mixing with a cold rose, but instead of grapefruit, it's apple in Sur le Toit. And there is something that goes dusty and piercing like tree pollen or tree bark in high summer, but subtle enough not to offend. It's enjoyable, fresh, fruity without being juvenile and I'm looking forward to wearing it this summer.

I purchased it for myself for sometime ago, but for some reason it worked better on my mum's skin. Maybe I was too young for this fragrance back then... So, I gifted it to my mum. In years, this became her signature fragrance. She absolutely loves it. On her, this fragrance settled with apple and pear notes maturing with rose, and green grass resides from opening, and it feels like a sunbathing over freshly water garden grass with some fruity drink. On me however, the smell of green grass resides very strong over the sweet notes and I can only smell earthy and like a kid who rolled over green grass. I was eighteen back then, so maybe I was a kid to this fragrance.

Un Jardin sur le Toit is a fragrance I keep coming back to. Its simplicity lets you really sit back and appreciate all the notes. The apple and pear create a juicy, decadent fruit accord, backed by dewy green grass, herbal rosemary, rose, magnolia, and potting soil?? (I've seen multiple online sources stating that there are compost notes in here but can't confirm it). Overall, Un Jardin sur le Toit is tantalizingly green and sweet. I thought Un Jardin sur le Nil was my clear favorite, but now I like this one just as much, for different reasons. I think I need a full bottle, it’s just too good. Jean-Claude Ellena at his finest.

i always love the Jardin series created by Ellena because not only they smell really good but have cinematic quality. They aren’t strong in terms of presence throughout their longevity, but they always evoke precised visual of certain landscapes. They linger subtly and persistent by coming and going to always let us know that they last quite long time. They are so perfect to wear in tropical climate, though this one and le Nil are more suitable for the super hot humid days, while la Mousson and Mediterranee bloom better in rainy season.