Cardamusc
Hermessence · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2018
≈ $375 · 100ml · approx. retail
An oil-based essence de parfum built around aromatic cardamom suspended in soft, soapy white musks, with a whisper of frankincense and geranium. Powdery, sweet-spicy and intimate, it warms and strengthens as it melts into the skin.
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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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