I LOVE Eau d'Hermes. The tiny booklet that is included with the eau indicates that Roudnistka (sp?) tried to formulate a fagrance that mimics the smell "wafting from the inside of an Hermes bag". I have never had the inclination to smell the inside of any handbag, Hermes or otherwise; however, I will say it does smell like the inside of an Hermes STORE. Subtle infusions of leather, citrus, a soupcon of floral, and some sort of delightful spice abounds. It is evocative somehow of silk twill scarves and courcheval leather. It makes me long for the days when I could spend a weeks income on a sweater or a belt.
My grandmother had an inordinately large bottle of this in her powder room for aeons. It smelled different than the new stuff, and not necessarily in a good way. I'm thinking the fragrance might have turned with significant age. I do know that the stuff I have bought since the mid-nineties smells exactly the same as the eau currently on the market. So if it was RECENTLY reformulated I can't tell the difference.
One problem with this though. I have to reapply it about every 1-2 hours, which is quite vexing. I have a 6.5 oz of the splash that I practically bathe in before I leave home. Reapplications are done with the spray, which I keep in my desk at work opposite my bottle of Jack Daniels. I bought the shampoo/body wash at Neiman's for awhile, but it prolonged the longevity not at all. Any suggestions on how I can get this lovely attar to "stick" to my skin for longer than an hour or two would be greatly appreciated.
My grandmother had an inordinately large bottle of this in her powder room for aeons. It smelled different than the new stuff, and not necessarily in a good way. I'm thinking the fragrance might have turned with significant age. I do know that the stuff I have bought since the mid-nineties smells exactly the same as the eau currently on the market. So if it was RECENTLY reformulated I can't tell the difference.
One problem with this though. I have to reapply it about every 1-2 hours, which is quite vexing. I have a 6.5 oz of the splash that I practically bathe in before I leave home. Reapplications are done with the spray, which I keep in my desk at work opposite my bottle of Jack Daniels. I bought the shampoo/body wash at Neiman's for awhile, but it prolonged the longevity not at all. Any suggestions on how I can get this lovely attar to "stick" to my skin for longer than an hour or two would be greatly appreciated.
