Equipage

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Equipage

Hermès · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 1970

≈ $170 · 3.3oz · approx. retail

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Equipage, created by Guy Robert in 1970, was the first masculine fragrance from Hermès — a sober, virile woody-spicy chypre balancing herbs and spices over an oakmoss-and-vetiver base. Carnation and cinnamon give its heart a powdery, spicy signature.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

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