Vétiver Tonka
Hermessence · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2004
≈ $250 · 100ml · approx. retail
An airy, transparent play between the earthy roughness of vetiver and the velvety sweetness of tonka bean, laced with grilled hazelnut and caramel. Refined and never cloying, it reads as a bright, roasted-woody gourmand rather than a dessert.
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French · 56 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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