Hermès has launched five new fragrances in the brand’s luxury Hermessence line. Agar Ebène, Cèdre Sambac and Myrrhe Eglantine are available in the Eau de Toilette concentration typical of the series; Cardamusc and Musc Pallida are in oil-based Essence de Parfum.
All were inspired by the Middle East, and developed by Hermès house perfumer Christine Nagel, who notes that they can be worn alone or layered…
More limited edition collector fragrance bottles, with the usual disclaimers: in most of these cases, the juice is unchanged, just the bottle is “special” (or not, as the case may be), and some of these may not be available in the US. Today’s post includes special edition bottles from Viktor & Rolf, Sisley, Yves Rocher and Hermès; plus new concentrations of Mugler Angel Muse, Cartier Déclaration and Dior Sauvage.
Viktor & Rolf’s annual summer version of Flowerbomb, Flowerbomb La Vie en Rose. In 50 ml Eau de Toilette, at Douglas in Germany…
A new look for the travel bottle of Terre D'Hermès Eau Très Fraîche ("a new way of transcending the elements towards water, searing and impertinent"), with 30 ml bottle + 125 ml refill of the Eau De Toilette. £82 at Selfridges.
Part six in our annual series of fragrance related holiday gifts features coffrets, kits and gift sets. (And, it is terribly late, apologies! It is just as well that for many of us, this is just another form of window shopping, and/or just as well that many of us buy as much in the week after Christmas as we do the week before.) Do add any of your own recommendations in the comments!
From Floris, the Perfumer’s Wardrobe: “Inspired by people and events, past and present, each of the unique fragrances combines exquisite ingredients sourced from around the world. These oils and essences have been specially selected before being meticulously developed by the Floris in-house perfumer to express a story behind each creation. There truly is a fragrance to wear for every occasion. Presented in an exquisite presentation box, truly immerse yourself in the beauty and expertise of our olfactory world.” With nine 14 ml bottles of Eau de Parfum (Honey Oud, Leather Oud, 71/72 for Turnbull & Asser, Jermyn Street, Bergamotto di Positano, Cherry Blossom, 1962, 1976 and 1988). $320…
[Christine] Nagel recounts how, when the fragrance industry discovered many women enjoy sugary and caramel notes in a scent, brands only wanted to test perfumes with a quantity of these notes.
“For this reason, we started with one sugary perfume, two sugary perfume, three sugary perfume. And now, when a big brand wants a perfume with a lot of success, they put these ingredients in it,” she says. “For me, it’s terrible because it’s stagnant.”
— Read more at Perfume perfection: Hermès in-house perfumer Christine Nagel spills her scent secrets at Vancouver Sun.