Hermes Eau des Merveilles EDT

Eau des Merveilles EdT by Hermès is a Woody fragrance for women launched in 2004. Ralf Schwieger and Nathalie Feisthauer created Eau des Merveilles EdT with no flowers in sight and is an unusual fragrance; Ordinarily, woods and amber are used as base notes, while, Here, they are noticeable throughout the fragrance development.

Notes: Vetiver, Oak, Cedar, Ambergris, Lemon, Orange, Elemi, Pepper, Pink Pepper, Fir,  Oakmoss, and Benzoin.

REVIEWS

Fragrantica - "Two Little Word's - "Pure Magic"!!"

Fragrantica - "I just smelled it once and decided to buy it without wearing it before hand, took the risk and now I feel like it's going to be one of my all time favorites. Very beautiful, femenine without being girly (I love girly fragances) alas can be perceived as unisex (and can be used by anyone regardless of gender by all means). I absolutely love it!" 

Fragrantica - "All I can smell is nature! I love this type of perfume. It's something very unique, that's why I like the Hermès house so much."

Fragrantica - "Oh my gosh I love this one so much! It's feminine without floral and fruity sweetness...wait for just a few minutes before it transitions into this elegant and clean skin scent, and by skin scent I don't mean human skin, but the skin of a goddess who never sweats! I keep wanting to sniff myself or the bottle. This one has a quite unique scent. I love that I don't smell it very often on people or in shopping malls. On my skin it lasts about 4-5 hours but on my clothes it lasts longer. I prefer it in cooler weather." 

Fragrantica - "This smells like MONEY! It is elegant without trying... like walking into an expensive department store and smelling the scent of good leather and cashmere along with the mixture of high quality perfumes and cosmetics. Its both unusual and classic without being pretentious. Opening I get the elemi quite strongly, combined with a subtle orange. The result is a very citrusy breathe of fresh air through a copse of pine trees. Its amazing! During the drydown I get the spicy notes along with the cedar and violet. Its soft, but I wouldn't exactly call it powdery. I definitely call it unisex- just an an old money clean smell. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE."

Fragrantica - "This was love at first sniff! It evokes a quiet elegance, and as others have mentioned, it does also remind me of the earthy, woody, and calming atmosphere of a spa or hot sauna room. What a gorgeous and inviting scent! "

Fragrantica - "Sexy salty skin it’s stunning and so unique I’m in love with this fragrance always get compliments when I’m wearing this."

Fragrantica - "It's like sexy pencil shavings, bitter orange and something mineral. Then I realized that it's a sophisticated skin scent, and the only scent I can wear to work. I would love the scent even if I didn't have a lot of occasions to wear it."

Fragrantica - "Obvious masterpiece, apparent at first sniff. Dizzying, sparkling, effervescent beachwood. And far more unisex than the marketing would have you believe. The flankers are all pretty good, but start here. As with most things, the original is the best."

Fragrantica - "Had I not known that this is a popular women's perfume from 2004, I definitely would think this is a modern take of masculine blue fragrance by Hermes. Looking through the lens of current perfumery, all of its structure are there: It's citrusy, peppery, woody and it has salty (yet very clean) ambergris. I'm very pleasantly surprised. It's not an easy task creating fragrance that managed to stay relevant 15 years later. This is a timeless masterpiece by Ralf Schwieger and Nathalie Feisthauer."

For men reading this, let me challenge you: Spray it on your skin and try to tell yourself straight-faced that this is not one of masculine blue fragrance from the day and age of Dior Sauvage and Blue de Chanel. Don't look past this just because it was advertised for women. Try it out and you'll be surprised.