Parfum d'Hermes Hermès for women

(granted my EdT is a good three decades old and i suspect was not kept under ideal conditions, nevertheless...)

A rose to my nose. But an unexpectedly changing one.

From the head through the heart a single dewy pink Parisian luxury boutique crystal bud vase rose.
Soft. Sophisticated. Supple. Aloof? ... well, serene for sure.
Chic. And somewhat (sadly?) alone. Charming all the same.

so very nice... so prim, so proper... so perfect she verges on anodyne, actually. She simply doesn’t put a foot wrong! And therein lies my conundrum, i’m thinking, with this semi-mythologised aristocratic classic. Perhaps my sensibilities are simply too gauche to approach her? Undeniably beautiful. And yet, like an exquisite Kyoto confection, too beautiful to be consumed... until ... until?

aw, oui, the dry down descends... and slowly, sensuously, a velvet gloved clutch of burgundy rouged bursting blossoms deliciously bathes the bosom of my daydreaming desires, gently draping me over a silken damask divan beneath swirls of an ember-like glowing resinous red brume. Therein at last she warmly embraces me. What decadent rapture! What deep delight beckons! What a heady secret and fleshy surprise!

Decidedly fine French indeed, whilst kissing the Orient within. Undoubtedly enrapturing on the right skin. And I, an uncultured peasant in her posh presence, find Pd’H almost too cosmopolitan & plushly polished to carry off in the end! Yet i’m drawn back to journey her again and again.

★★★★☆

I have an 80's vintage bottle 100ml edt which I have only used 1/5th of. The first notes I notice are Amber and Bergamot, I like the scent, it dries down to a light powder. The florals blend together very well with Ylang Ylang and Rose being the most noticeable.

Kinda, but this one is more on the rose, and Parure has a plum note and is greener, fresher. This one is much closer of Rouge Hermes or Nahema

Another masterpiece but discontinued scent by Hermes.
Classic green floral with an woody ambery base.
Metallic but warm and a little bitter.
Hiacynth and rose whith a bold shadow of galbanum.
Also you can feel aldehydic notes in that.
It reminds me of Guerlain Chamade, they really have same green floral phase.
.
ایده ی عطار های این شاهکار ریموند چیلان و اکیکو کامِی ساخت عطری در اوج کیفیت بوده تا بتونه نمایانگر شکوه مزون هرمس در سرتاسر جهان باشه.
.
فضای کلی رایحه سبزِ گلی و تلخ هست با زمینه ادویه ای چوبی و روکش ظریفی از جنس فلز!
پیچیده و چند وجهی...
.
رایحه ای فلزگون احتمالاناشی از وجهه ی متالیک گل رز به همراه باریجه شروعی سبز، فلزی و نسبتا تلخ رو برای عطر رقم میزنن.
سنبل هم از همین ابتدا با حضور پررنگش سعی میکنه حس خیس و نمناک گلیش رو به رایحه القا کنه و شاید بیراه نباشه اگه بگیم کمی هم حس متالیک عطر رو تشدید میکنه.
.
رز نقش مهمی رو در ساختار این عطر بازی میکنه اما سبک بوش اینجا کمی متفاوته. نه گلاب ماننده نه شیرین و میوه ای. بنظرم بیشتر سبز، فلزی و گس هست.
.
رفته رفته آلدهیدِ صابونی زنگارِ فلزی رایحه رو تمیز و متعادل میکنه و گل ها از پشت حصار فلزیِ تاپ نت آزاد میشن و لطافت و شیرینی گلیشون در کنار باریجه که همچنان تلخ و سبز یکه تازی میکنه فضای باطراوت باغ گل رو یادآوری میکنه.
اما کماکان چارچوب فلزی کمرنگی دور رایحه وجود داره.
.
برگ برنده ی پارفوم دو هرمس از طرفی منحصر به فرد بودن رز خونین عطر و حس سبز فلزی اون درترکیب با رایحه تلخ و خاکی گالبانوم هست و از طرفی تزریق اکسیری چوبی ادویه ای صمغی به پیکره ی این ترکیب سبز ...
.
چوب و ادویه جات دست به دست صمغ های تلخ و شیرین پس زمینه ی رایحه رو به زیبایی رنگ آمیزی میکنن و به اون عمق و غنا میدن.
این زیرلایه ی گرم و نرمِ چوبی صمغی ادویه ای باعث ایجاد هاله ای بالزامیک و رزین مانند در اطراف عطر میشه.
.
درمجموع نت های عطر خیلی شاخص نیستن بلکه ما با ترکیب بسیار غنی و متراکمی روبه رو هستیم که نمیشه در یک نگاه موادش رو از هم تفکیک کرد و فقط به یک خانواده بویایی نسبتش داد. بین کارهای کلاسیک هم مشابه های زیادی نداره اما خب کمی یاد آور عطر شمد از گرلن هست.
.
ضمنا خود برند هم در سال ۲۰۰۰ میلادی، در شیشه ای مشابه اما بارنگ قرمز و با نام "روژ" اقدام به بازتولید این عطر کرد که نسخه جدید شباهت بسیار زیادی به جد بزرگوارش داره.

(vintage parfum) This is one of the only 80s perfumes that speaks in a measured tone - it has everything, but you won't smell it coming from a block away. Perfection.

I have a vintage bottle which I bought blind and tried without looking at the notes here.

I find the notes listed to be... not what I smell. This is GREEN. It starts almost bitter, and settles into a lovely green scent. Not quite fresh, but very green. I suspect the galbanum is just drowning out everything else.

There's a bit of a nice mber/labdanum base, a bit dry/powdery (NOT face powder/makeup). And a little sharpness to the green. I suspect the reviews on this will vary a lot based on the age of the bottle. To my nose the vintage is predominately a green fragrance.

(This is in the same genre as Must de Cartier and maybe even a tinge of RL Safari for me, both vintage formulas.)

French high dose style.

Parfum d'Hermes is a traditional delicious french perfume. Of those you would wear for a breakfast with a first lady or an important cerimony wearing a tailleur chanel.

Sophisticated, elegant, chic, classic but not innocent.
If you pay attention It also has a sexy dirthy side, smoky, animal.
A spicy resinous dark rose, with sacres shades, softened by aldehydes and liquid flowers. We also have a green sprint, a cross-country effect, with galbanum, vetiver, cedar and bergamot. A perfect balance.
"chic but not demanding" we say.

1984 was not the right year for such fragrance. Too many vintage elements in this composition. It smells 50s 60s most. In those years Hermès was not so up-to-date by choice, the Maison was more focused to the past, on the classic and in having class.


I find similitudes with Le Dix, Caleche Soie, Madame Rochas, Nahema, Sortilege and Capricci, Parure perhaps.

I have a small round bottle 50 ml with golden lid and red box. It starts with very green notes and aldehydes it is quite similar to Caléche and Chanel No.19. After it settles down I can feel incense,galbanum and spices. The drydown is quite sweet and powdery ending with vanilla. It is very beautiful and calming.

Vintage edt = vintage Chamade edt = Les temps d'aimer edt -Delon

I just purchased this ( same flacon and box as in the small picture shown above .
You are wonderfull reviewers, I think that it is gorgeous, reminds me alot of Chamade PdT.
Spicy vintage chypre, and longlasting as well.
I am very pleased that it does not shout or roar, it has a creamy, powderey flirting and romantic character.
Thank you very much fragranticants!!!!

The face of this fragrance was 80s supermodel Michaela Bercu, who Gigi Hadid really looks like. She needs to make a comeback!

A classy fragrance, somehow waxy in it's texture in the opening. It reminds me a little of Chamade (Parfum de Toilette that I used to have) because of it's dense and slightly oily character. I smell mainly myrrh, an aromatic rose, a lot of ylang ylang and sandalwood. But as in all classic fragrances there is such a myriad of notes in here that together forms this elegant beauty. It is slightly oldfashioned and I wonder if I would wear it if I had a bottle? I think that I will stick with my samples of parfums d'Hermes and Rouge. At least until they both are finished.

Imagine, you are about to sleep with the man of your dreams and suddenly remember that not only you are wearing granny nickers but also forgot to shave your legs....you understand now my disappointment... I got this inspite the warning bells of high aldehydic note and hyacinth which I don't like. But the mere suggestion that it might be similar to my beloved Sacre blinded me to the obvious.
ALL I got was aldehydes and civet...but there isn't civet!!! Unless my little bottle is so old it grew furry things that bite! But this is Hermes and it deserved better than giving up at the first hurdle so I used my woolen cardi. Perfume there lasts longer, so I would be able to check every phase. Well, aldehydes and civet continued for very long. There is nothing wrong with aldehydes, the problem is that my nose picks it and is completely and utterly unable to smell anything else. Where is the myrrh, cedar, spices, vanilla??? Rose?????...you are jocking...After a day and a half the dreaded note faided and I got a very faint, sharper version of Sacre. Either the juice turned, or my skin and nose threw a strop, so many people have loved it.... Maybe warmer weather will bring its beauty out better, though I personally very much doubt.

Another wonderful but discontinued scent. Why are so many of my personal favorites gone and as difficult to find, for a price that doesn't break the bank, as hen's teeth?

I agree with the well written reviews posted here. It's fabulous.

Guess I'll have to give the "reinvent ed" version a whiff.

Vintage pure parfum: This is a warm, resinous, spicy rose and iris fragrance with a dash of powder. It stands out in a crowd being elegant and sophisticated yet it is also approachable at the same time. Such a gorgeous perfume and well worth the hunt.

Parfum d'Hermes is a lost treasure. I would love to have a full bottle of this one but it has become too difficult to find for a reasonable price. It deserves the admiration, it is a truly timeless beauty. The blend starts with a spectacular hyacinth plus green notes top, followed by a bright and powdery combination of classic flowers which lead to a warm smoky and resinous dry down supported by spicy sweet woody solid base. It is a chic classic, not too bold still distinct. Easy to wear on daytime, long lasting enough as perfumes of the era used to be. Just makes my heart ache that such a wonder disappeared forever.

Thank you so much dear Fanny for your kind generosity. I think of you every time I wear it.

Edit: :) I did it. I managed to find a bottle for a reasonable price and now it is here under my care.

Where can I buy this in the United States?

smell Iris almost all the way through this one. Which is a good thing; I love iris. I get a lot of hyacinth in the opening, along with a bit of bergamot, and something that makes it sparkle. That might be the aldehydes.

The middle of this is gorgeous. Powdery, sweet iris. It always makes me think of candied violets, and reminds me of the smell of my Meteorites powder. If I had to compare it to something, I'd say it reminds me a bit of Givenchy Le De, although this one is more floral and that one is more powdery.

The drydown is nice too. I get a lot of incense, and a bit of amber. I agree with the reviewer who said that the top seems out of balance with the rest of the perfume. The top seems younger and fresher to me, but it's such a lovely scent overall that I don't mind.

D'Hermes was created in 1984 by Raymond Chaillan and Akiko Kamei.

Bursting by oily balsamic myrrh rose and hyacinth, aldehydes dipped in galbanum, obviously-older brother of Hermes Rouge, for most of people these two might seem to be the twins....Nevertheless
First and immediate reaction from that resinous myrrh in d'Hermes is Caron Sacre. While in Hermes Rouge you quite fascinated by Samsar-ish rich flowing sandal. Rouge dustier, louder, woodier, d'Hermes more rosy and incens-y
Also if to go for simples – Rouge is sweeter – parfum d'Hermes saltier from aldehydes and amber. That's if to bring d'Hermes to point of parallelism and to show what is different for those, who interested to know. I can't say which one I love more though, just happy to own both now.

Close to the all time classic fragrances of Chamade and Heure Exquise Annick Goutal... A vibe of later version of Chanel no. 19 and Silences .....

What a beautiful blind buy ...pure class from the first breath, now two hours later a soft carnation with a funky animalic undertone. Love it! ( vintage bottle of edt)

Of course Parfum d'Hermès deserves a better review, but for now, all I have to say is:

It is lovely, lovely, lovely!

It surpassed all my expectations.

I love it initially but then it ended up smelling like moth balls for some reason. I am very sad, it doesn't work well on my body chemistry. It's so beautiful until it hits my skin. So unfortunate...

Crisp, zesty citrus and aldehydes; strong at first but soon enough it's true beauty emerges. Kinda like this one. It's different. Roses with incense and myrrh are wrapped well together, giving smoky rose and resins aura that smells so good! The fragrance is a thing of beauty.
Long lasting and notch up heavy!

Love at fist whiff.
How I wish I had met this particular Hermes sooner.
A vivid scent which stands out in a crowd, never minding what time, nor age anyone is living in.

Classy, crisp, yet quite velvety, like a legendary beauty.



Edit 2nd of sept. '12
Lutens Fleurs d'Oranger is a relative

OMG! I'm surprised that this perfume doesn't get too many reviews!! I had the old bottle one...this perfume is the embodiment of feminine sophistication! It's a soft,powdery floral scent,although I did get the aldehyde,unlike caleche, it's a very subtle aldehyde and it blends really well with the jasmine and hyacinth notes. I love the classy vintage bottle. Staying power is excellent & sillage is good.I really want to repurchase but I'm still searching for the right price :D. If you like to smell classy,feminine & sophisticated,you should try Parfum D'hermes.

Mmmm!!!! I like this! So sophisticated and elegant! It smells like a true lady! Leather notes are very strong here. AFter a while all I smell is good leather and I'm not even a fan of leathery scents!
Many Hermes don't work well on my skin. They are beautiful fragrances but not always suitable to my chemistry. I could test Parfum d'Hermes in a old perfumery shop where they have all the big ones from the past and I was enchanted! I don't really see the difference between this one and Rouge which I also like.
This is warm, enveloping, ultra-class, full of nuances and very feminine. Nothing to do with latest flat scents. It could be a little difficult to sport around, but so deeply satisfying!
I see a beautiful, elegant young lady all dressed in design clothes in the style of Grace Kelly when I smell Parfum d'Hermes. Sophisticated is the word and at the same time there is an approachable feeling in this scent. Distant but warm.
The staying power is very good and the bottle is pure class too!

The 1980s Chypre fragrances are by far my favorites. In the early part of that decade, perfume houses took the previously strict parameters of the Chypre family and blew them up. New- and always bold- designs were built upon the traditional Chypre chassis of bergamot, a classic floral meritage, and resinous or animalic moss. On the scene arrived such unlikely stars as the resinous, heavy fruit notes of Talisman by Balenciage, the outrageous ylang-ylang of banana in L'Arte de Gucci by Gucci and Pour un Femme by Caron, the brazen rose note in Rose Cardin by Pierre Cardin, peaty smoke as in original Versace for women, the spicy woody interpretation of original Fendi for women, the animal in Paloma Picasso (spicy) and La Nuit by Rabanne (straight up)...I could go on and on.

Parfum d'Hermes does not shout as loud as the exemplary scents above; it is a sleeper, the classy older sister who gets the good husband. She and sibling scent Ysatis (Givenchy, 1984, by Dominique Rompion) are modern executions of traditional chypre ingredients.

What I enjoy most about this perfume is the beguiling top- the aldehydes are paired not just with the usual bergamot, but also with the cloying sweetness of the hyacinth playing against the strong, green, spicy, woody Galbanum. It's like an entire composition in just 5 minutes. After this blazing entrance, Parfum d'Hermes calms down significantly and enters a classic floral heart with powdery jasmine atop a subtle velvet of iris. The rose is very quiet-it must be Damascan absolute, not a synthetic- and makes a discreet appearance only after 20 minutes. Both the character and the strength of the notes become quite modest, in contrast to the top. Half an hour in, one hardly notices the seamless transition into the warm, woody incense base, with a restrained vanilla note. While sillage lessens considerably, the longevity of this scent remains excellent, due most certainly to the fine ingredients.

My one criticism of this perfume: while I adore the top, it is out of balance with the much more restrained heart and base. Sort of like realizing you have been talking too loudly at a dinner, and trying to compensate by assuming a polite and softspoken demeanor. No matter how hard you try, no one will forget your first impression.

Warm, powdery, gently aldehydic, classic. I have a little bottle of parfum and have only worn it once. Very nice, but I'm not lovestruck.

Notes, as best as I could gather: aldehydes, bergamot, hyacinth, egyptian jasmine, Florentine iris, ylang-ylang, bulgarian rose, labdanum, cedarwood, musk, amber, spices, vanilla.

First thing that made me go and sniff this fragrance was the bottle. I find it amazingly attractive!

Parfum d`Hermes is a very rich and warm fragrance with a vintage touch. In the beginning it is very flowery on my skin, I can clearly smell a little sharp smell of hiacynths and aldehydes mixed with sultry jasmines, then as the time goes by, it calms down and becomes woody, powdery and soft, creating a warm cloud all around you.

Parfum d`Hermes is indeed an elegant and cosy scent, from my point of view, perfect for a strong and self confident woman who is very romantic in her heart :)

The staying power is very good.