Terre d Hermes: How many sprays?

[Postumo]

Now i feel more comfortable, seeing these "real-life" numbers.

Real life numbers: 6-8 on a normal day
8-12 if going party against Le Males, Gios, Chromes and other stuff

1 Spray is like using nothing, get serious! I spray my hands sometimes with AMen and no one notices!

[Postumo]

For me, 2 sprays is more than adequate. I'm finding this to be true with a large number of JCE's compositions.

Explain me how you can smell Un Jardin Apres la Mousson with only just 2 sprays... if i use 2 sprays on my hand, it's gone after 2 hours or so.. so explain me how do you get so much sillage and longevity with just 2 sprays.

I think my skin is pretty normal, but frags don't last that much on me (with a few good exceptions) and doesn't matter how many sprays i use. The only problem is overspraying the wrong kind of fragances in the wrong weather. I can't imagine myself using 8 sprays of A*Men in hot summer, not even Hypnose or Pure Malt, heat intensifies the smell making it uncomfortable for me, but many fragances don't get affected by the number of sprays, and, in cold weather the problem is less serious.

Last weekend i used more than 6-7 sprays of Ambre Sultan, it was still warm and i was at a party outdoors... no one seemed to notice the smell of Ambre Sultan (even if it is a rare scents where I live, amber centered scents are no popular over here). Nevertheless, a guy with Only the brave was giving me headache

[RoyalBlue]

Postumo, I definitely respect your opinion, and go for what makes you feel great...but just because somebody doesn't outright SAY they smell your cologne, doesn't mean they don't. How many times have you passed somebody wearing way too much perfume/cologne and stopped them to say "hey, maybe you should turn down the volume a bit..." Probably not often. Did you say anything to the guy wearing Only the Brave when you were getting the headache from it? Doubt it...most people keep that to themselves unless they are FORCED to be around somebody for an extended period of time and its absolutely imperative that they be informed. Kinda like Pappy's experience in his office...the lady probably only commented because she would have to be in the same office with him over and over, so she felt better about letting him know, but even then she was probably hesitant to do that. People don't just up and mention that to others, because most people don't want to call people out unless its necessary. So...I'm sure they smelled your Ambre Sultan...because after all its still...Ambre Sultan. In heat. 6-7 sprays. You were smelled sir...comments made or not...

[fsface]

For the EDP - I would say ONE SPRAY is enough. The stuff is so insanely strong, it's ridiculous. I fell in love with the EDP at first, but after several months of trying it wear it in various situations, I found it simply too overpowering and it never felt 'right' no matter where I wore it. So back to Nordstrom's it went.

The EDT 2-3 sprays you're fine.

[tott]

For the EDP...

Terre d'Hermès is not available in eau de parfum concentration. Did you mean parfum?

[peevish_yolk]

The fact that we cannot agree about the ideal number of sprays doesn’t mean that someone’s wrong. It just a matter of our personal preferences.

Killer_Vavoom and I both live in the Middle East, where people aren't gripped by fear of fragrance, so we can get away with pouring it on. I admit that on occasion I have used too much, but the usual response is something like, "Wow, man, you smell good!" rather than anything negative.

Although my average number of sprays of anything is probably around 6-7, there are some fragrances I only spray once or two or three times and there are others where I go for over a dozen. It just depends on the fragrance. While I'm certainly not after clearing a room, I do want people to be able to smell it on me.

With just one difference (I am not living in the Middle East), everything what noggs said perfectly describes my habits/points of view.

[Zgb]

Terre d'Hermès EDT, two sprays are enough for quite good projection. Longevity is seldom issue to me no matter the scent.

[Postumo]

Postumo, I definitely respect your opinion, and go for what makes you feel great...but just because somebody doesn't outright SAY they smell your cologne, doesn't mean they don't. How many times have you passed somebody wearing way too much perfume/cologne and stopped them to say "hey, maybe you should turn down the volume a bit..." Probably not often. Did you say anything to the guy wearing Only the Brave when you were getting the headache from it? Doubt it...most people keep that to themselves unless they are FORCED to be around somebody for an extended period of time and its absolutely imperative that they be informed. Kinda like Pappy's experience in his office...the lady probably only commented because she would have to be in the same office with him over and over, so she felt better about letting him know, but even then she was probably hesitant to do that. People don't just up and mention that to others, because most people don't want to call people out unless its necessary. So...I'm sure they smelled your Ambre Sultan...because after all its still...Ambre Sultan. In heat. 6-7 sprays. You were smelled sir...comments made or not...

Can't agree royalblue... when I say nobody notices i mean that if i ask someone if he/she does smells anything or if he/she likes my cologne i usually get these answers: i don't smell anything / too weak / it smells good (after trying hard or getting too close).

That's why i say most people don't notice. The guy with Only the brave gave me headache because he was in my car, closed space sadly (i'd like a convertible).

Around here i don't meet many people with a strong smell or odor. A girl works in front of my office and she leaves a heavy trail of Insolence by Guerlain that i feel heavy because it lasts even when she is long gone and, for me, it's sickening sweet... but i don't go out or disco or clubbin smelling heavy scents from other than the occasional "Le Male" guy. Here most people use aquatics...

My opinion is that 1-2 sprays is just exaggerated, as they are more than 12. I use around 8 (some times they are not FULL sprays, just weak pressings ). And few colognes last on me more than 4-5 hours. That's why i can't believe those 1 sprays and 24 hours longevity I read over here.

And, with Only the Brave the problem is the first hour, after that is mostly gone. No problem with the sillage or projection, my problem with it is the bad smell. I don't like it at all.

[Larwiz]

Killer, not trying to attack ya, but 15 ANYWHERE in this world is too much. I don't own Tdh, but I usually do about 5 sprays. 1 to the chest, 1 to each wrist and share with my inner elbows, and one on each side of my neck.

[Zgb]

Killer, not trying to attack ya, but 15 ANYWHERE in this world is too much. I don't own Tdh, but I usually do about 5 sprays. 1 to the chest, 1 to each wrist and share with my inner elbows, and one on each side of my neck.

15 is really pushing it, I agree.

[Pappy]

15 is really pushing it, I agree.

I agree. If you read my post above I wore 7-8 sprays of TDH and a woman literally ACROSS the room in the office was having a hard time breathing.

Thats not fair to other people and you don't know how you are affecting them especially if they have no choice but to be around you.

[Indie_Guy]

I wore about one and a half sprays of Terre D'Hermes Parfum on my chest, under my shirt and undershirt-- so basically under two layers of clothing the other night at work and got at least three compliments. One girl came and pressed her face into my chest while sighing. She also told me later how she loved the way I smelled. A male coworker gave me a compliment-- and he said he couldn't smell much because he had a cold. Later, probably six hours after I came to work, another coworker asked me what cologne I had on because he was looking for something new to wear and he liked this one a lot-- I wrote it down for him and gave him a sample vial.

Honestly, Terre D'Hermes is one of my best work scents. I get a lot of compliments on it. I alternate between the EDT and Parfum-- I like things about both. My EDT is almost gone (the first bottle I'm going to finish in a collection of about 250) so I'm going to have to snag another bottle. It's one of the most radiant scents I've ever worn, so you don't need much to get noticed.

[ChuckW]

I wore just two sprays of the EDT on my chest today, and honestly it's not enough for me to enjoy it. I had an early morning meeting at 9 AM with a small room full of people, so I played it safe, but maybe too safe. I think three sprays going forward will be my minimum. I want to smell it, too! I get more out of Aventus than I have out of TDH today.

[colognejunkie2000]

EDT I do one to front of the neck, one back of the neck, one on the shirt front and one on each forearm.

5 sprays

[psychoskip]

How about 0 sprays?

[Oslo-Fjord]

EDT: 5 sprays. 3 on the chest, and 2 on the neck. I always put on some TDH after shave balm first as a base.
EDP: the sillage on this is so low, that I can almost bath in it! (longevity is very good though)

[senore01]

I can barely take one spray of TDH. Way too much ISO E super. I cannot tolerate that note.

[fit&frag'd]

2-3 of the EDT and 1-2 of the parfum work well for me. I find the parfum projects & lasts much better on my skin, so I really don't need that much of it.

[change1]

2 to 4 spray

[Wit_Siamese]

2 - 3 for work environment

4 for casual outing

Sometime, I also mixing the EDT with the Pure Parfum, they are really compliment each other.

[treeman5823]

Spraying too much TDH is contradicting the perfume's style: transparent and radiant (nouvelle parfumerie).

I would go 2-3.

[vitorgrando]

I don't understand how you can use just 3-4 sprays with this EDT. I use 6-7 sprays and I feel everyday and even get annoyed by the smell, BUT NOBODY notices. I ask people around even in a closed space like my car and people dont feel NOTHING. How could this be?!

[Calvin]

15 is really pushing it, I agree.

Ya think?

[anewtypedude]

When I was in the Middle East, I wore 15 spray of TdH layered with 20 sprays of Aventus and 30 sprays of A*Men, then the UN arrested me thinking I was an ISIS terrorist carrying chemical weapon of mass destruction.

[Draven]

1 spray in hot weather. 3 in Fall/winter.

EdT: 15 full-throttle presses all over the chest, abdomen and shoulders + 2 half-way presses behind each ear + 5 half-ways on each arm.

Parfum: Full 8 on chest, abdomen and shoulders + 1 behind each ear + 3 on each arm

Oh so you're that guy...

[menuett06]

3-4 on my skin

[Monsieur Montana]

None would be great.

[freewheelingvagabond]

My opinion is that 1-2 sprays is just exaggerated, as they are more than 12. I use around 8 (some times they are not FULL sprays, just weak pressings ). And few colognes last on me more than 4-5 hours. That's why i can't believe those 1 sprays and 24 hours longevity I read over here.

+1.

[Ken_Russell]

3-4 at most for the EDT version, even less in the EDP concentration

[petromalt]

For that particular fragrance, about 7. THE is one of the few that I avoid spraying on my neck though. Too much olfactory fatigue if I put it too close to my face.