L'Ombre des Merveilles

Hermès · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2020

≈ $178 · 100ml · approx. retail

L'Ombre des Merveilles is a woody, mysterious eau de parfum by Christine Nagel in which the sensuality of tonka bean and enveloping incense are deepened by dry, slightly bitter black tea. It is the shadowy, introspective interpretation of the Merveilles line, launched in 2020.

The scent

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The opening · first 15 minutes

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The core · the next few hours

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The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterEveningDailyOffice

Perfumer

Christine Nagel

Swiss · 14 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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