Hermessence Iris Ukiyoé
Hermès · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2010
≈ $160 · 100ml · approx. retail
Named after the Japanese art of ukiyo-e ('images of the floating world'), this 2010 Hermessence renders purple iris as weightless and watery, paired with orange blossom and rose. Created by Jean-Claude Ellena.
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Jean-Claude Ellena is a celebrated French perfumer and author, Grasse-born and Givaudan-trained, who served as Hermès's exclusive in-house perfumer from 2004 to 2016. Famed for his minimalist, transparent, watercolour-like style, he created Hermès's Terre d'Hermès and the Jardins collection and has also composed for Bvlgari, Cartier and Frédéric Malle.
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