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Eau des Merveilles
Hermès · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2004
≈ $60 · 1.6oz · approx. retail
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Created by Ralf Schwieger and Nathalie Feisthauer in 2004, Eau des Merveilles is a floral-free feminine woody amber built around the idea of ambergris and driftwood. It famously inverts the usual pyramid, placing woody and resinous materials up top and warm amber in the dry-down.
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