Just got my blind buy of Voyage D'Hermes and almost dropped and broke the bottle before I got a chance to try it!
My first impression of the bottle was that it's a lot different than it looks in the picture, because the 3.4 oz bottle has a lot of depth-- while it looks thin from the pictures, it's a lot more squarish in its dimensions. I tried to spray some on my arm, but the bottle is a little unwieldy to use at first, so it tumbled out of my hand and I had to grab it before it fell to the floor below.
My first reaction to the scent? It's a strange one at first. I got this strange "flame broiled" note immediately, surrounded by wet, warm concrete. It transported me back to childhood when I was sitting with my dad in the garage, and we were grilling burgers after a massive rainstorm, watching the rainbow form in the dark sky.
Then a few seconds later, it smelled very dirty for a minute or two. Maybe the cardamom note is giving it that funky note-- I've heard someone refer to this scent as a "dirty socks" scent, which I can understand. This only lasts for a couple of minutes. It reminds me a little bit of Cartier Declaration Bois Bleu-- a scent which I absolutely abhor-- but this one is better I think.
Coming after Terre D'Hermes, which had no musk notes-- the musk here was a bit of a shock. Definitely unisex. I don't know exactly what I was expecting. I didn't really know what to make of TdH at first either, so I think it may take me some time to figure this out...
My first impression of the bottle was that it's a lot different than it looks in the picture, because the 3.4 oz bottle has a lot of depth-- while it looks thin from the pictures, it's a lot more squarish in its dimensions. I tried to spray some on my arm, but the bottle is a little unwieldy to use at first, so it tumbled out of my hand and I had to grab it before it fell to the floor below.
My first reaction to the scent? It's a strange one at first. I got this strange "flame broiled" note immediately, surrounded by wet, warm concrete. It transported me back to childhood when I was sitting with my dad in the garage, and we were grilling burgers after a massive rainstorm, watching the rainbow form in the dark sky.
Then a few seconds later, it smelled very dirty for a minute or two. Maybe the cardamom note is giving it that funky note-- I've heard someone refer to this scent as a "dirty socks" scent, which I can understand. This only lasts for a couple of minutes. It reminds me a little bit of Cartier Declaration Bois Bleu-- a scent which I absolutely abhor-- but this one is better I think.
Coming after Terre D'Hermes, which had no musk notes-- the musk here was a bit of a shock. Definitely unisex. I don't know exactly what I was expecting. I didn't really know what to make of TdH at first either, so I think it may take me some time to figure this out...
) Bulgari Eau de The Vert EDP. Bam! The similarity was amazing. The Mugler Cologne association is quite spot-on, and must be from the "white woods" which may be some form of vetiver aromachemicals and Iso-E Super playing in tandem (just a guess). The Terre d'Hermes association could just be the common citrus notes the two Hermes frags have, Td'H having higher concentrations.
