Hermessence Vétiver Tonka
Hermès · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2004
≈ $160 · 100ml · approx. retail
Launched in 2004 as part of the Hermessence collection, Vétiver Tonka softens earthy vetiver with a creamy hazelnut-praline accord and warm tonka bean. Jean-Claude Ellena sought a tender, enveloping vetiver rather than a dry, austere one.
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French · 38 in collection
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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