Hermès has launched Un Jardin Sous la Mer, a new unisex fragrance in the brand's Jardin series. The last was 2023's Un Jardin à Cythère.
Hermès’ perfumer Christine Nagel was inspired by an 'unexpected garden' on the island of Tahaʻa in French Polynesia, a 'pristine place where mountains and reefs, plants and corals communicate in perfect harmony'. The floral musk centers on tiare and tamanu nut, with mineral notes to recall the coral reef.
Hermès Un Jardin Sous la Mer is available now at Douglas in Germany, in 30, 50, 100 ml Eau de Toilette, plus a 200 ml refill.
(via douglas.de)
Update: Un Jardin Sous la Mer is described as "airy more than aquatic", and per Nagel...
It’s not something opulent. It’s petals. Something very delicate.
(via voguescandinavia)
Apart from an absolute of the tiaré flower that she managed to bring back to Paris, Nagel also experimented with tamanu nuts (sacred to Polynesians for their medicinal properties and described by the perfumer as having a walnut-like fragrance) – as well as Tahitian honey, a jungle coconut extract that smells of the fruit’s fibre rather than its flesh-derived milk, and Tahitian vanilla. The latter, while highly sought after in the culinary world, is hardly used in perfumery in comparison to the more common Madagascar vanilla, Nagel notes.
(via manifesto.asia)
I like the idea of the coral garden as inspiration, seems quite imaginative. It looks like a beautiful place to snorkel, too
I like the idea too, but don’t always like what Nagel does to evoke water. We shall see! A tiare jardin does sound tempting.
Oooh looking forward to trying this!
Do report back, everybody is likely to try it before I do. I think the official debut is in February.
I’m hoping someone splits it at the next split meet. I’m not sure I’ll have opportunity to sniff it before then.
I didn’t like the last one, Un Jardin à Cythère, but I look forward to giving this a try. In general, I’m not a huge fan of Nagel’s style and miss Ellena so very much. Call me hidebound…
You and me both! I did like a couple of her Hermessences though. And will always have warm fuzzies for Theorema…