Terre d'Hermès Parfum

Hermès · Parfum / Extrait · 2009

≈ $185 · 75ml · approx. retail

The pure parfum concentration of Terre d'Hermès, released in 2009 and composed by Jean-Claude Ellena as a deeper, more intense interpretation of the original. A woody chypre, it pairs citrus and a signature flinty mineral heart with a richer base of oakmoss, woods and benzoin.

Woody Earthy Citrus Mineral Warm Spicy

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Orange Grapefruit

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

flint

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Woody Notes Oakmoss Benzoin

Best for

SpringFallWinterEveningOfficeDaily

Perfumer

Jean-Claude Ellena

French · 10 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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