Osmanthus

To me this feels nothing like Jour d'Hermes [gave that away as it wasn't my thing], it's just pure osmanthus and bitter grapefruit. I find the osmanthus to be quite sweet and heavy, a bit dark, balanced out by the grapefruit notes. That's all I can feel, the fragrance seems to be very linear as I can't detect anything else, no other notes. Was surprised to see ALL these listed above, I only feel the two. Really good, even if a bit 'clunky', but since it's a L'Erbolario fragrance and not a maison one I think the quality is very fine. Longevity-wise this was super ok, lasted for about 5-6 hours, became a skin scent after 2, surprising for a relatively inexpensive fragrance. The sillage is impressive, to me it seems a beast, projects very well + coupled with the type of scent = quite intoxicating. Love this little gem and I wish L'Erbolario fragrances were easier to find!!!

I love it. It seems very similar to Jour d'Hermes Absolu, which I also own and love. Both have a somewhat scratchy white flower vibe that might upset some, but, for me, it's just light making way to shine brighter and brighter, if that makes any sense. 😁 I get a lot of compliments for this one too.

I smell rubbery, powdery-sweet and an oddly aromatic discord. Rubber, rubber and more rubber! When I smelled this in the shop I loved it as a fresh, light floral, but now that I'm using it at home I'm deeply disappointed. What happened!? UPDATE: I still get the initial rubber note, but it fades and leaves a fresh, peppery and aromatic floral. Pepper and angelica dominate for me. There is also, surprisingly, a strong leather facet. After reading Elena Vosnaki's article on this website about Osmanthus flower as a note, I feel I understand this perfume better! Longevity is not great but for this price you can always re-spray. I like the packaging too; the white glass bottle comes in a lovely gold cylindrical case which I keep on display. Osmanthus and I have worked out our differences and the divorce will not be going ahead :p

I didn't expect so many dislikes for this fragrance! I received a sample of the shower gel, body lotion and perfume and used them all today. Osmanthus is a likable GREEN-floral with a hint of citruses. It's rather soft but has a decent longevity. It does have some sort of Jour d'Hermes vibe, but it also reminds me of something else...I don't know what exactly, but it's familiar. --- Edit: The body lotion is amazing! I don't own the perfume, but the lotion is simply perfect. It's super crispy-green and lasts for days on clothes.

I agree with the others who said it smells similar to Jour d'Hermes. Definitely very similar, at least to me. (btw seems like L'Erbolario got his inspiration from Hermes in Ginepro Nero too, which is very similar to Terre d'Hermes; both Ginepro Nero and Osmanthus are L'Erbolario's latest perfumes of this season)