Agar Ebène

Name: Agar Ebène Eau de Toilette (EDT)
Brand: Hermessence

Hermessence · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2018

≈ $265 · 100ml · approx. retail

Christine Nagel's refined vision of oud, pairing a carnal, smoky agarwood with the sweet, resinous softness of balsam fir. Far more discreet than typical oud fragrances, it opens balsamic and settles into a smooth, gentlemanly woody warmth.

Oud Woody Resinous Balsamic Warm Spicy

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Oud (Agarwood)

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Oud (Agarwood)Balsam Fir

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Balsam Fir Woods

Best for

FallWinterEveningDaily

Perfumer

Christine Nagel

Swiss · 25 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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