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Blind Bought Terre d' Hermes, Couldn't Help But Notice...

post #1 of 30
4/22/11 at 9:44am
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Mail came yesterday with my 50ml Terre d'Hermes EDT and I can't believe how awesome this fragrance is, I tested it that day and I love the whole thing, first spray to dying vapors. Very comfortable scent to me, but one thing I noticed was it's similarity to Burberry's The Beat for Men but with less cedar, more citrus.

Anyone else pick up on this or is my brain misfiring?
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post #2 of 30
4/22/11 at 10:02am
I dont find the similarities. The beat hit my nose with so much salty peppers and i hated.
Terre i love to death the earthy accord
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post #3 of 30
4/22/11 at 10:03am
Probably my all time favorite. I'm amazed every time I put it on.

Nice Blind!
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post #4 of 30
4/22/11 at 10:08am
Don't see the similarities either. Great blind buy.
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post #5 of 30
4/22/11 at 10:10am
I keep reading about how good this is, but which one are you talking about, could you give me a link ?
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post #6 of 30
4/22/11 at 10:12am
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Originally Posted by yukselserdar View Post

I keep reading about how good this is, but which one are you talking about, could you give me a link ?

http://www.basenotes.net/ID26125219.html
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post #7 of 30
4/22/11 at 10:42am
Glad you like it! I sampled it on Friday and found it pleasant, but it just smelled like slightly sweet fresh orange juice on my skin, with this light transparent aura around it.
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post #8 of 30
4/22/11 at 10:51am
That's not cedar your smelling it's the ISO E Super.
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post #9 of 30
4/22/11 at 11:01am
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Originally Posted by d4N13L View Post

I dont find the similarities. The beat hit my nose with so much salty peppers and i hated.
Terre i love to death the earthy accord

That's it! That's the descriptor I couldn't find, definately earthy. One hell of a product! I suspect this is going to be one of the few that make it on my "replace empty bottle" list.
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post #10 of 30
4/22/11 at 11:32am
yeah its a good one
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post #11 of 30
4/22/11 at 12:01pm
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Originally Posted by xdsjx View Post

That's it! That's the descriptor I couldn't find, definately earthy. One hell of a product! I suspect this is going to be one of the few that make it on my "replace empty bottle" list.

Roadster by Cartier share some earthy vibe too, you should try.
But be alarmed that terre is superior by far
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post #12 of 30
4/22/11 at 12:02pm
Congrats on your buy. I sampled The Beat long time ago but I dont think that it smelled like Terre that has very unique smell to me.

Anyway, Terre smelled bit different on my skin both times I tried it. First time it was more orange than earthy base, second time it went almost directly to earth base. I still prefer scent that remained on my clothes (very forest like aura) but it doesnt smell like that on my skin . Also longevity wasnt that great (just like 6-7 hours). It is indeed nice masculine but I will get it just when I am bit older.
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post #13 of 30
4/22/11 at 12:30pm
Good blind buy. I no longer do this, since I have been dissappointed, well, every time I have done it. Decants for me.
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post #14 of 30
4/22/11 at 12:38pm
I found the two scents to smell kinda similar, with Terre having a bit more orange. I also thought that Burberry Brit's drydown smelled similar to 1 Million by Paco Rabanne.
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post #15 of 30
4/22/11 at 12:49pm
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Originally Posted by chet31 View Post

Good blind buy. I no longer do this, since I have been dissappointed, well, every time I have done it. Decants for me.

Yeah I'm not much of a gambler actually. I prefer to order samples and lose a few bucks to a bad order than the cost of a whole bottle. I'm not rich enough to be able to not care. In this case I needed a suprise, good or bad and I knew I'd probably be able to recoop most of my cost on a resale/trade here since it garners praise in general.

It was actually our little community here that gave me the nudge over the edge to buy it so I have you guys to thank I guess!
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post #16 of 30
4/22/11 at 2:44pm
Great blind buy. Such an amazing scent.
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post #17 of 30
4/22/11 at 4:28pm
T d H is a fantastic fragrance. I don't get the similarity with TheBeat however.

I agree they share a citrus note (but very different notes); and the vetiver; and a peppery thing as well; that said I still think they are very different fragrances.
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post #18 of 30
4/22/11 at 8:29pm
There are no similarities. The both share pepper and thats about the only conclusion I draw. I'm glad you like it!
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post #19 of 30
4/22/11 at 11:28pm
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Originally Posted by Scentologist View Post

There are no similarities. The both share pepper and thats about the only conclusion I draw. I'm glad you like it!

That's exactly what I was thinking of when I wrote the original post, it's the pepper. Much perfer TdH use of the peppery-ness. Such a winner this one!
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post #20 of 30
4/23/11 at 10:16am
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Originally Posted by xdsjx View Post

Yeah I'm not much of a gambler actually. I prefer to order samples and lose a few bucks to a bad order than the cost of a whole bottle. I'm not rich enough to be able to not care. In this case I needed a suprise, good or bad and I knew I'd probably be able to recoop most of my cost on a resale/trade here since it garners praise in general.

It was actually our little community here that gave me the nudge over the edge to buy it so I have you guys to thank I guess!

Good point, there are a group of fragrances you would be pretty safe blind buying because you could turn them around if necessary.
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post #21 of 30
4/23/11 at 12:38pm
Great Buy ! I just got mine last week. It's amazing. I can see using this year round. It smells better when your out in the fresh air , if thats possible.
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post #22 of 30
4/23/11 at 1:05pm
Just bought a bottle of TDH too, I hope I enjoy it as much as you guys.
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post #23 of 30
4/24/11 at 12:53am
There IS a similarity as they share citrus and pepper notes. I think Td'H also has a cedar note thanks to the high ISO E Super content.
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post #24 of 30
9/24/11 at 8:47pm
I know that I like to sample things that are kind of different, maybe because I'm still at that stage where most things just kind of smell like....well.....perfume. So using my money to get a bunch of samples and decants really increases the odds that I will find something that stands out from the others. As time passes, I know I'll get better at appreciating the smaller differences among things, but for now, if I'm going to get a better nose, I think I just need to smell a lot of different things.

Anyhow, I'm always willing to endorse Bulgari Black as something that will get a person thinking.

And yeah, Td' H is great stuff too.
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post #25 of 30
9/26/11 at 10:07am
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Originally Posted by yukselserdar View Post

I keep reading about how good this is, but which one are you talking about, could you give me a link ?

You can't go wrong with either the edt or edp
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post #26 of 30
9/26/11 at 10:26am
An amazing fragrance and a Great blind buy.....Congrats!!!
Gary
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post #27 of 30
9/26/11 at 11:03am
Tried it many times and asked my gf, sisters, and friends what they think of it -- most of them got a bathroom cleaner vibe from it.
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post #28 of 30
9/26/11 at 11:11am
Love that "raindrops falling on a hot stone" smell hehehehhee!

Montale Red Vetiver shares similarities with Hermes, but only on the opening (spicy citrus). Montale doesn´t have this mineral/earthy note.
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post #29 of 30
9/26/11 at 2:22pm
`The pure parfume version is on my top 5 list. A masterpiece from Ellena!
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post #30 of 30
9/26/11 at 2:40pm
I agree more with the Cartier Roadster comparison. Both Roadster and TDH remind me of that "wet pavement when it starts raining" smell. Also, musty basements come to mind too; but in a good way.
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