Un Jardin sur le Nil (2005)
by Hermès

Uplifting but very linaire

The opening is refreshing and more feminine than unisex with its green, bitter florals. Later the drydown just smells like a nice, woody simple scent.

Feels best for casual warm weather wear.

The nice opening lasts for 2-3 hours and then the drydown lasts into the 5-6 hour range. Projection is light to average throughout.

This fragrance is very nice for summers and smells very citric. Although other people say it smells like a garden, that isn't really the case for me as I smell mainly sweet citruses, particularly a strong and realistic orange note (which makes the whole thing smell similar to Atelier Cologne's Orange Sanguine in my opinion). I do smell the mango in this, but I think Polo Black has a better take on mango (Polo Black has salted mangos while this has the sweet kind). There is a hint of a sweet fig note in the background as well, along with a very mild hint of green notes. But it isn't green enough to smell like a garden in my opinion. I also don't detect the garden note of carrot much (although maybe I do but haven't been able to detect its aroma). There is a slight aquatic vibe underneath the whole thing as well. Overall it's nice with subtle sillage and ok longevity in the summer, but isn't as green as I'd like and leans a bit feminine.

4/5

This smells like a grandmother exploded all over another grandmother. Onto a rose bush.

Story became you,
Soft strange smell so distant, yet
You became story.