Hermes Parfum Des Merveilles - discontinued

Parfum des Merveilles Extrait by Hermes is a unisex Amber Floral fragrance launched in 2005.and created by Jean-Claude Ellena and Ralf Schwieger. Parfum des Merveilles has warmer & darker notes than the eau de parfum and is enriched with patchouli and resin. Sweetness of cognac can be felt through a sparkling citrus note. Its scent, which is rather gentle and complex than fresh, makes the whole composition more beautiful. After a while, dark woody notes become more intense, just as with Eau de Mervielles, but in this perfume each note is darker and richer. Salty marine note, which is not obvious in the top, is in a beautiful harmony with warmth of main ingredients.

Notes: Peru Balsam, Oak, Cognac, Orange, Ambergris, Patchoui, and Oakmoss.

REVIEWS

Basenotes - "For me this ethereal parfum is utterly divine evoking lazy summer days lying on a salty windswept alien beach with a red sky & constructed of desiccated citrus peel interspersed with hidden pieces of dark amber & whale ambergris, this is soooo very Hermes, I use the elixir liberally followed by a couple of generous sprays of the parfum, a rich salty jaffa cake if you please that is almost edible, I am a devotee/aficionado of patchouli and the classic chypre accords so I totally revel in this hedonistic offering from Msr's Ellena et Schwieger, I feel most fortunate to have found a 50 ml natural spray bottle of this in parfum concentration, it is highly unlikely to have another drop into my lap in the foreseeable future so it's kept in temp controlled storage along with my other noteworthy extraits/parfums, if you enjoy this fragrance I urge you to hunt it down as it will never pass this way again, a coveted treasure to be sure!!!"

Fragrantica - "For me this ethereal parfum is utterly divine evoking/dreaming of lazy summer days lying on a salty windswept alien beach with a red sky & constructed of desiccated citrus peel interspersed with hidden pieces of dark prehistoric amber & whale ambergris, this is soooo very Hermes, I use the elixir liberally followed by a couple of generous sprays of the parfum, a rich salty jaffa cake if you please that is almost edible, I am a devotee/aficionado of patchouli and the classic chypre accords so I totally revel in this hedonistic offering from Msr's Ellena et Schwieger, I feel most fortunate to have found a 50 ml natural spray bottle of this in parfum concentration, it is highly unlikely to have another drop into my lap in the foreseeable future so it's kept in temp controlled storage along with my other noteworthy extraits/parfums, if you enjoy this fragrance I urge you to hunt it down as it will never pass this way again, a coveted treasure to be sure!!!
This is indeed Marvelous, it is my ~elixir vitae~."

Fragrantica - "This is hands down amazing. It is of course similar to the original Eau des Merveilles, but so much better!  The hesperidic accord is subdued in the extrait version, I can sense it but less. Amber and balsams are the main accords here, together with woods and vetiver in the base. It smells deep, emotional, very complex and multifaceted.  Equally appropriate for men and women.  Very pricey but absolutely worth it, one only needs a drop."

Fragrantica - "Perfection! I wish the bottle was larger! Just divine - the original elevated!!  Update: wore this on a recent trip to DC and got compliments with every step - everyone wanted to know what I was wearing!"

Fragrantica - "I just added this to my wardrobe and I am loving it already. If you love the dark chypre nature of Elixir des Merveilles, you're going to love this even more. Of the line, this is the most straight forward. It is certainly a chypre: it opens with the Merveilles orange-ozonic accord then transitions quickly to an orange-amber-patchouli heart. To my nose the dry down is absolutely laden with smooth, clean, well blended patchouli, oakmoss and peru balsam.  IMO this is absolutely gorgeous!"

Fragrantica - "This is a parfum concentration to match the profile of the original Eau des Merveilles and not the Elixir. Those two are quite different and it's a distinction to be made. Although I view the whole line as unisex, this is probably the most neutral in its complete lack of sweetness. Peru balsam is the strongest note, but I also think oakmoss is way underreported and I would actually say it's more prominent to me than either amber or patchouli. This is a much simpler composition than the Elixir, but it doesn't mean it lacks depth because of it. It's just very true to the character of the original Eau des Merveilles. I rarely attach such notions to fragrance, but this is simply elegance in a bottle."