I realized today that the scents I’ve purchased for summer wear (Biggarade Concentree, Bulgari por Homme Extreme, Azzarro Pure Vetiver, Azzarro Chrome, etc.) are great, but they are “hot weather” scents, not “summer scents”. What’s the difference? My argument revolves around a simple but powerful observation:
Summer, is HOT.
Summer is hot folks. Its not cool, dry, ozonic and watery. Depending on your location, it’s hot, humid, and stifling. But we still manage to have good times during the hot days of summer. We drink cool beverages, savor cool breezes; we get really hot, then jump in the water and get cool again. Summer is combination of heavy and light sensations, and good times had by all during.
This interplay of sensations is what Terre D’ Hermes has nailed.
The “hot weather” frags listed above attempt to compensate for the summer heat. TDH, on the contrary, embraces it! The topnotes are a combination of heavy woods and citrus. The first nanosecond of each sniff is heavy, like a warm, humid summer day. But just before your brain starts to generate the “stifling” message, here comes the fresh, edgy, surprising citrus notes, like a cool breeze, or tall glass of lemonade, cutting through the summer heat, but not completely rescuing you from it.
It reminds me of when I’m sitting by the pool. I can’t decide if I’m comfortable or not, there all hot and sticky with a cold drink in my hand, but I know I’m having a good time.
Or, try this scenario. You’re zipping down the road on a hot sweltery day. You’ve got the top down or sunroof open and the hot air is blowing in. But you’ve also got the air conditioner blasting. So you get a mixture of hot and cool air beating across your face. The heat, humidity and smell of the outdoors contrasted with the cool dry air of the air conditioner.
That’s summer, my friends. You can go through summer indoors under the a/c, or you can get out there, have fun, and manage the heat. That to me is Terre D’ Hermes, celebrating and embracing summer instead of running from it.
All that said, I can't wait for fall. It's just too damn hot down here!
Summer, is HOT.
Summer is hot folks. Its not cool, dry, ozonic and watery. Depending on your location, it’s hot, humid, and stifling. But we still manage to have good times during the hot days of summer. We drink cool beverages, savor cool breezes; we get really hot, then jump in the water and get cool again. Summer is combination of heavy and light sensations, and good times had by all during.
This interplay of sensations is what Terre D’ Hermes has nailed.
The “hot weather” frags listed above attempt to compensate for the summer heat. TDH, on the contrary, embraces it! The topnotes are a combination of heavy woods and citrus. The first nanosecond of each sniff is heavy, like a warm, humid summer day. But just before your brain starts to generate the “stifling” message, here comes the fresh, edgy, surprising citrus notes, like a cool breeze, or tall glass of lemonade, cutting through the summer heat, but not completely rescuing you from it.
It reminds me of when I’m sitting by the pool. I can’t decide if I’m comfortable or not, there all hot and sticky with a cold drink in my hand, but I know I’m having a good time.
Or, try this scenario. You’re zipping down the road on a hot sweltery day. You’ve got the top down or sunroof open and the hot air is blowing in. But you’ve also got the air conditioner blasting. So you get a mixture of hot and cool air beating across your face. The heat, humidity and smell of the outdoors contrasted with the cool dry air of the air conditioner.
That’s summer, my friends. You can go through summer indoors under the a/c, or you can get out there, have fun, and manage the heat. That to me is Terre D’ Hermes, celebrating and embracing summer instead of running from it.
All that said, I can't wait for fall. It's just too damn hot down here!
I'm changing your name from Indie Guy to Dutchie Guy. "Terre D'Hermes SMELLS like a stomach ache?" = "Terre d'Hermes ruikt naar buikpijn!"
