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Hermes Terre d’Hermes Parfum

Posted by Robin on 12 August 2009 56 Comments

Hermes Terre d'Hermes ParfumHermès has introduced a new Parfum version of 2006's Terre d'Hermès fragrance for men:

The newest addition to the Terre D'Hermes fragrance range for men. This pure perfume spray has a new denstity [sic] to the woody vegetal, mineral fragrance, with key ingredients of Grapefruit, Orange, Flint, Pepper, Bay Rose, Geranium, Vetiver and Patchouli.

Hermès Terre d'Hermès Parfum can be found now at Mistrys in the UK; 75 ml spray for £65. A 200 ml size will also be available when the fragrance officially launches next month. (quote via mistrys, additional information via cosmoty.de)

Filed Under: new fragrances
Tagged With: hermes, jean claude ellena

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  1. asuperlongusername says:
    12 August 2009 at 12:23 am

    Whoa. I can’t believe Hermes would put out ANYTHING that cheap, let alone a parfum! I’m actually curious to see how this pulls off; Ellena + Density = Craziness for the whole family.

    I didn’t actually enjoy wearing the ED… T? But this could be nice. And I love the bottle so.

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    • Robin says:
      12 August 2009 at 11:58 am

      I was surprised at the price too!

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      • Robin says:
        12 August 2009 at 11:58 am

        Oops, and yes, it was an EdT.

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    • Owen says:
      1 July 2010 at 9:54 am

      yeah but that’s £65 not $. Gucci by Gucci is exactly that price and size (75ml). that would be about a little bit more than $95.

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  2. Trish says:
    12 August 2009 at 12:55 am

    Get me now to the nearest Hermes boutique! I sure hope this ready and waiting for me when I’m in NYC in just over a week.

    Can you hear me panting?

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    • Daisy says:
      12 August 2009 at 10:18 am

      yes, and it’s fogging up the inside of my computer screen, so cut it out
      So you’re planning some perfume shopping while in NYC? What all are you looking for?? (other than the Hermes ….although, the Hermes boutique alone would do some serious damage….all those Hermessences!!!! Goodness, now I’m panting too!) )

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      • Trish says:
        12 August 2009 at 9:21 pm

        Oh Daisy…indeed I am!

        I’ve got a serious plan that includes Enfleurage, Patyka, Diptyque, Caron, Bendel’s, Aedes, SpaceNK, Lafco, Bigelow, and whatever else I can manage!

        Hermes as well!

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    • Robin says:
      12 August 2009 at 11:59 am

      Do report back if it is! Very interested in this one.

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  3. AnisaJayne says:
    12 August 2009 at 5:46 am

    Mmm, I feel an evil plot forming. I can’t see my husband wearing perfume, so I virtuously buy it for him and when he ignores it, I swoop in and claim it for myself.

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    • Daisy says:
      12 August 2009 at 10:19 am

      what a humanitarian you are! willing to throw yourself on a live bottle of Hermes to save your hubby…

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    • proximity says:
      12 August 2009 at 11:21 am

      I’m contemplating the exact same plan, LOL.

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    • Robin says:
      12 August 2009 at 11:59 am

      LOL!

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  4. jirish says:
    12 August 2009 at 9:00 am

    Can’t wait to get my hands on this! Terre d’Hermes is the one scent my husband, my son and I all wear and love, but I’ve always wished it could last longer.

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    • Robin says:
      12 August 2009 at 11:59 am

      I adore it. Luckily my husband does not, more for me.

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  5. eminere says:
    12 August 2009 at 9:17 am

    What an absolute delight! Can’t wait to try it!

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    • Robin says:
      12 August 2009 at 11:59 am

      :-)

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  6. RusticDove says:
    12 August 2009 at 9:17 am

    Pour homme? Pssh. He’s gonna have to share this one. ;-)

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    • Robin says:
      12 August 2009 at 12:00 pm

      Exactly!

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    • Daisy says:
      12 August 2009 at 12:13 pm

      that’s right! and if he loves you as much as he says he does; he’ll even INSIST that you keep the bottle on YOUR dressing table… or, ya know, if he ‘knows what’s good for him’ he will.

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      • RusticDove says:
        12 August 2009 at 12:57 pm

        You got that right sistah.

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        • Daisy says:
          12 August 2009 at 1:06 pm

          years of strenuous training finally pays off…

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  7. Nina says:
    12 August 2009 at 10:11 am

    I sniffed this yesterday, and to be honest, I wouldn’t have been able to tell the difference between the Parfum and the EdT or whatever it was before. I expected a tiny bottle, so the 50ml size was a bit of a surprise. It’s a spray, which also takes away from that dab-it-on-my-preciousss vibe you get from, say, a Chanel extract. I’d be interested to know what the concentration actually is. I did notice that the Parfum lasted a lot longer and stayed more true to the opening than the original.

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    • proximity says:
      12 August 2009 at 11:22 am

      Thanks very much for your review :)

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      • SmokeyToes says:
        12 August 2009 at 3:12 pm

        Good to know! I don’t have trouble with the original lasting, but I’d love to smell/try just for information’s sake.

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    • Robin says:
      12 August 2009 at 12:00 pm

      Oh, thank you Nina! If it’s not that different, I might not care: I’m pretty happy with the EdT.

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  8. Riverwide says:
    12 August 2009 at 11:35 am

    I’ve tested this twice on my arm in the past week and find it smells no different and I *genuinely* think it doesn’t last any longer than the EDT. It stays closer to the skin also. So basically it seems like they’re charging more money for a fragrance that doesn’t project and doesn’t persist anymore than the original. I’m not a Terre d’Hermes hater by the way, this is my honest opinion!

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    • Robin says:
      12 August 2009 at 12:01 pm

      You know, I’m perfect happy with the EdT. Unless this *smells* better, I’m not interested.

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  9. Riverwide says:
    12 August 2009 at 12:23 pm

    Well I couldn’t detect any noticeable difference in the smell. Perhaps it’s tiny bit less “bitter” than the EDT, but even on that I’m not sure. I’ll personally be sticking with the EDT, as I genuinely feel it projects better. I don’t want to have to sniff my arm everytime I want to smell it. With the EDT, I get nice lttle “wafts” of it for hours. With the EDP, I got nothing unless I purposely tried to smell it.

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    • Robin says:
      12 August 2009 at 1:19 pm

      Thanks.

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  10. pyramus says:
    12 August 2009 at 12:44 pm

    I know that the definition of perfume (versus cologne, EDT, EDP, or what have you) centres on its concentration and composition, but, like a bunch of other people here, when I think of perfume, I think of 1) tiny bottles that are 2) usually snazzier than their larger siblings, and 3) have a stopper you can use to dab on the contents. I think an extrait should seem special, somehow, so I’m always disappointed when a company calls something “perfume” and then puts it in a big old spray bottle, even if it technically has a perfume’s strength and composition. I believe (someone correct me if I’m wrong) Clinique does this with all its women’s scents, and so does Estee Lauder with White Linen (though it’s careful to note that although they call it a “parfum spray” it “has the concentration of an Eau de Parfum”).

    Sorry to ramble. I was expecting Terre D’Hermes to come in a smart little half-ounce bottle, and I’m disappointed to see that it doesn’t look significantly different from the EDT, and even more so to hear that it doesn’t smell that much different, either. Why did they even bother?

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    • Rick says:
      12 August 2009 at 1:10 pm

      And it’s going to come in a 200 ml bottle! Can you imagine a 200 ml bottle of Chanel No. 5?

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    • Robin says:
      12 August 2009 at 1:20 pm

      My guess: the feeling is that you can’t sell extrait to men otherwise.

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      • Robin says:
        12 August 2009 at 1:20 pm

        Probably wasn’t clear: I meant if it wasn’t a spray.

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        • pyramus says:
          12 August 2009 at 1:59 pm

          I think you’re absolutely right. Even an EDP is kind of a tough sell to most men, I would think, though some companies (such as Boucheron, bless ’em) keep trying (and they got it right: Boucheron Pour Homme is a drastically different animal in the EDP than in the EDT, a big rich chypre versus a citrus fougere). The only other company that regularly tries to vend perfume to men is Clive Christian, and that’s a whole different market–one with a whole lot of money and presumably elevated tastes to match. (And even CC vends its perfume for men in a 50-mL spray, although you can buy it in a 30-mL stoppered bottle as well.)

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          • Robin says:
            12 August 2009 at 2:31 pm

            And my (snarky) guess is that much of the CC output is purchased as gifts anyway, to impress, so doesn’t necessarily mean any sort of elevated tastes other than tastes in expensive packaging.

  11. prism says:
    12 August 2009 at 1:49 pm

    they clearly wanna say “Eau De Parfum”, not “Parfume”, right?

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    • Robin says:
      12 August 2009 at 1:58 pm

      Not sure if I understand the question, but it is supposed to be Parfum (extrait) and not Eau de Parfum.

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      • prism says:
        12 August 2009 at 4:40 pm

        parfum extrait? in 200ml? for less than 500 bucks? no freaking way! lol. the other extraits from Hermes cost several hundred dollars for 5 – 7.5ml!

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        • Robin says:
          12 August 2009 at 10:03 pm

          Going to take a wild guess that the ingredients here are not so expensive, and also that given that it’s a spray, it isn’t nearly as strong as many of the extraits for women.

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  12. Tama says:
    12 August 2009 at 3:19 pm

    I have a sneaking suspicion that they probably know how many women wear Terre and are stealth marketing this to us.

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    • Daisy says:
      12 August 2009 at 4:39 pm

      I think you are on to something there Tama.

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    • Robin says:
      12 August 2009 at 10:04 pm

      Possibly!

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  13. www.mybeautyblog.de says:
    12 August 2009 at 6:17 pm

    As a huge fan of Ellena I tried several times to get into the Terre hype. I did not get it. With the new “extrait” – it is perfume they say on COSMOTY! I hoped there might be a difference (like Chanel).

    My BF wears apŕes la Mousson, which he willingly shares with me:-) I guess we are just not the “Earth” couple. I am gemini and he is aquarius, maybe that’s why?!

    I am very keen to try it though. Might even give the regional DOUGLAS ago for that.

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    • Robin says:
      12 August 2009 at 10:05 pm

      Might as well give it a shot!

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  14. Trish says:
    12 August 2009 at 9:25 pm

    Here’s a discussion on POL about the extrait.

    http://perfumeoflife.com/index.php?showtopic=33488

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    • Robin says:
      12 August 2009 at 10:05 pm

      Oh, that sounds more compelling. Thanks Trish!

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  15. Trish says:
    13 August 2009 at 1:52 am

    That’s the review that sparked my interest so I figured I should enable :-)

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  16. eminere says:
    28 December 2009 at 7:46 am

    This smells absolutely wonderful! Love it even more than the original.

    It doesn’t seem to wear like a traditional parfum though – so-so lasting power and average sillage on my skin. Still very much a JCE fragrance.

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    • Robin says:
      28 December 2009 at 10:56 am

      I’ve heard it’s fabulous…haven’t tried it yet.

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  17. jonr951 says:
    9 March 2010 at 10:20 pm

    I got this for my dad today at Nordstrom. Its his 50th Bday and he just came home from Kuwait so I wanted to get him something really special. Its wonderful!! I absolutely adore it and I really really hope he adores it just as much as I do. Its heaven!! : )

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    • Robin says:
      10 March 2010 at 8:34 pm

      Agree, it’s a wonderful scent! I do hope he does like it: report back!

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      • jonr951 says:
        11 March 2010 at 1:44 am

        He LOVED it!!!! I couldnt believe it! I was so worried he wouldnt but I know my dad and I knew I had picked a great choice. Its AMAZING and I’m completely jealous that he has a bottle and I dont. I’ll sneak it on me every once in a while. LOL.

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        • Robin says:
          11 March 2010 at 10:30 am

          Oh, I’m so glad!! And yes, now you can borrow it :-)

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  18. jonr951 says:
    9 March 2010 at 10:25 pm

    O the 75ml is $112, and the 200ml is $198.

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  19. feelslike says:
    14 August 2010 at 5:10 pm

    An achievement! Longer than lasting, deeper than you can inhale! At last something noteworthy on the market after years of all these brands diluting the same stuff with various colouring. Thank you Hermes.

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  20. zerby says:
    31 August 2010 at 4:52 pm

    I’ve only tried it. I love it!!!!!!! Hermes does it again!!!!!

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