Un Jardin en Méditerranée (2003)
by Hermès

excellent fragrance and unisex as my newphew and i bought one each..exotic and crisp, unique and beguiling. hard to find in the UK but everywhere in Paris - naturellement... I want this one to last all year round

You have to give this one a chance. Don't just take it at face value...it warms into it's notes sooooooo nicely and you'll be surprised where it takes you.

The bergamot and orange blossom notes in this blend strongly remind me of Bulgari's Au the Verte. Starts out fresh. The drydown of Un Jardin en Mediterranee is somewhat dry. On the negative side it loses some of it's initial freshness ~ while on the positive, it remains rich with class and sophistication. I imagine either male or female will be able to wear this scent with no problems. This is my favorite of the "Un Jardin" series, I love it's composition and staying power. This Hermes is top notch!

One of the reviewers mentioned that it "does not belong on a human". I guess it is right. I bought it a while ago, tried hard, but I have to admit it is not pleasant at all. Maybe as a candle. It starts ok to be masculine but in an hour, it is just far away from it. Definitely not masculine!

Beautiful! This was love at first sniff. There is a lovely fruitiness which is not sugary in the slightest. The woodsy base grounds this scent, which in my opinion veers slightly toward the masculine. But it is lovely on this young woman! Cedar is not listed, but I get a cedary feel which occasionally gives me the slightest fleeting impression of spitting tobacco (not in a bad way). This scent is somewhat powerful, long lasting, and extremely pleasant. I can't imagine this scent offending anyone, but everyone's taste is different so it's hard to tell. I would highly recommend this fragrance to anyone interested. I bought a full size tester from the internet, completely unsiffed, and I couldn't be more pleased with this fragrance.

A yummy, juicy, fruity, lush, sunny, golden/green scent, somewhere in between Delrae Bois de Paradis and Miller et Bertaux Green, green, green and green. I don't normally like fig scents - I detest the combination of milky and sappy green notes in them - but here the fig is so sweet and fruity it's hardly recognisable. Instead I think of peaches, pineapple and coconut and almost perceive the scent as "tropical" rather than Mediterranean - when I think of the Mediterranean I think of drier, more herbal aromas like thyme, rosemary, lavender and olive. Un jardin en Mediterranee makes me feel like reclining in a deck chair with a huge straw hat, a retro glamorous swim suit or sun dress, painted toenails on my bare feet and a fruit cocktail with a straw.