Eau des Merveilles (2004)
by Hermès

This was fantastic in the magazine sample and on my mother. It is defiantly for a strong, carefree chemistry. I imagine on some ladies it smells of old cologne! it seems a bit mannish on me, though it turned into a womanly scent
on my mom. It is very nice, the notes all work together for a very sophisticated effect. Recommended for day wear, lovers of woodsy musk and orange.

I tried the parfum. It reminds me of 24 Faubourg (which I did not like at first try) and reminds me of rotten oranges.

Was so surpised by how much I loved the body wash when I got it as a gift that I ran out and got the parfum. Was addicted to it in the Spring and Summer and would agree that its close to being unisex although probably a bit too soft for most men.

Usually I prefer the florals but the pink pepper and cedar really makes the bitter orange that much more interesting. A big thumbs up for summer or vacation to a sunny destination that won't overpower and is an alternative to the often too-sweet female scents out there now.

Like it but it's easy to get bored of it soon. Mysterious.
Artificial citric and green, but clean and not sticky, with a odd mix of salty notes and animalistic ( I only can explain it with the obvious ambergris that I assume It's the main note going alltrough the pyramid).Even so still subtle and easy to wear in any occasion. Worth a try.
Smells very similar to Terre, the masculine one.

I braved the women's fragrance aisle in Sephora to sample this, and will have to go against the seeming consensus of this being unisex. I have to agree with Hermes designation of this as a feminine: from first whiff it is soft and sweetly floral, becoming gently spicy in the drydown. An absolutely beautiful fragrance, but for me, unambiguously feminine. If you are shopping for a wife/girlfriend, check this one out.

This one is a fantastic scent. Much more unisex than what people may think, this one –thankfully- doesn’t feel creamy or dense or flowery at all.
It’s very much like toasted sand, bronzed skin and vacations, it’s not as fresh as other watery fragrances, but here I like it because it makes it last for a long time on my skin.
Even if the pyramid seems upside down you get a lot of the basenotes on the top like the citrus and the pepper.
The pepper here is very soft and I like it because pepper is fragrances makes my nose very uncomfortable, but here it almost feels like the pink pepper used in miracle homme for example. Something softer but still interesting enough.
The ambergris is superb, the quality of it is very obvious and the sheer force of it in the mid notes makes it stand out from the vast majority of scents out there since, in general , this note is not used as a strong stand-alone, more like a soft whiff of it that balances the rest, in here, the note is very present and very unique.
You might even get a bit of chlorine-pool if you think hard enough, wich I like!