Fragrance Reviews by Franglophile

Well, it's definitely over-hyped. You do have to forget about sperm, blood, and milk as smells for comparison; E.L.d'O. are trying so hard to be provocative when they describe it that way. However, I'm torn. I like its weirdness, the metallic watery quality, but it does trigger something kind of primal in response. On me it has a subtle hint of flower that seems so out of place among the other notes that you can't help but notice it. It eventually mellows into something like salt water or wet dog. But in a good way if that makes any sense at all. So much of perfume is about sex appeal that it's almost ironic that a smell called Sécrétions Magnifiques was created with total disregard to olfactory/physical attraction. I wouldn't call it a milky kiss, rather a dash of intense strangeness, not usually what people are looking for from a perfume.

It's smoky to the point of hurting at first, but it evolves into the most wonderful, warm smell ever. It's sharp, like cinnamon and cloves, but fuzzy around the edges like tea (although it has never actually smelled very much like tea to me). And for some reason it's a nice purple/blue color in my head.

The only other smell with a similarly warm base I've found was Musc Ravageur from Frederic Malle, even though they're totally different.

To me, it smells like hay in the spring. It's fairly floral with a little citrus and a hint of wood, and it's definitely my favorite of the Hermès scents. I haven't found anything else that smells so much like hay. It's a perfect smell for Hermès, young, classy, and complex. Somehow it manages to be fresh and warm.

Think hammocks and expensive country houses.