Hermes Barenia

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Hermes Barenia

Hermès · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2024

≈ $93 · approx. retail

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A modern chypre pairing delicate white ginger lily and tangy miracle berry with intense patchouli and oakwood — conceived as a feminine counterpoint to Terre d'Hermès.

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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Perfumer

Christine Nagel

Swiss · 54 in collection

Christine Nagel is a Swiss perfumer who has been the sole in-house perfumer and director of olfactive creation at Hermes since 2016, succeeding Jean-Claude Ellena; before Hermes she trained at Firmenich and created acclaimed work for Narciso Rodriguez, Dior and Jo Malone London.

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