Terre d'Hermès

Terre d'Hermès
Fragrance by Jean-Claude Ellena
Type	Woody Spicy masculine fine fragrance
Released	March 2006
Label	Hermès
Website	Terre d'Hermès - Hermès.com

Terre d'Hermès is an Eau Parfum launched by French fashion house Hermès. The fragrance was released in March 2006, and was created by Hermès' exclusive in-house perfumier Jean-Claude Ellena.^[1]

Overview

Jean Claude Ellena, the master perfumier for Hermès, claims that his inspiration for Terre d'Hermès author Jean Giono, whom, Ellena claims "He is a man who loves the richness of nature".^[2]

As a result of this, many of the scents found within the fragrance are vegetal and mineral based, including Cedar, Patchouli and Vetiver. Ellena would also state that he decided not to use any Musk notes within the fragrance, as "Musk creates a mask on the skin", stating that his reasoning for note including this mask was to create a fragrance which was unique to each wearer.^[3]

Oringinally released as an Eau de Parum, Terre d'Hermès was reinterpreted as a Pure Parfum which was released in 2009,^[4] this was subsequently followed by a Tres Fraiche version 2014.^[5]

Scent

Terre d'Hermèsis an example of a fruity woody fragrance,^[6] meaning it features fruity top notes, in this case Orange and Grapefruit, and woody base notes, such as Cedar and Vetiver

The full note pyramid is as follows:

Terre d'Hermès Note Pyramid[7]
Top	Orange		Grapefruit
Middle	Pepper		Pelargonium
Base	Patchouli	Cedar	Vetiver	Benzoin

Reviews

Terre d'Hermès ratings
Basenotes	[8]
Fragrantica	[9]
John Lewis	[10]
Nordstrom	[11]

Terre d'Hermès garnered critical acclaim from fashion critics and the general public alike. The eau de parfum has a rating of 4 out of 5 out of 5 stars on the fragrance website Basenotes based on an average of 2228 votes,^[12] whilst the pure parfum distillation has a rating of 4.5 stars out of 5 across an average of 316 votes.^[13]

In terms of awards, Terre d'Hermès won the Men's Fragrance of the Year - Luxe award at the 2007 FiFi Awards, and also won Best Ever Men's Fragrance award in 2012 from Basenotes.^[14] In addition Terre d'Hermès won a variety of awards from GQ magazine, including 'Launch of the decade' and the Readers Favourite fragrance in 2009, as well as Best Classic Fragrance from ShortList magazine.^[15]

References

1. "Hermès perfume: scents of beauty". Retrieved 26 June 2016.
2. "Marc Jacobs Blush Intense, Summer Splash, more on Terre d'Hermes ~ new fragrances". Retrieved 26 June 2016.
3. "Marc Jacobs Blush Intense, Summer Splash, more on Terre d'Hermes ~ new fragrances". Retrieved 26 June 2016.
4. "Terre d`Hermes Parfum Hermes for men - Fragrantica". Retrieved 26 June 2016.
5. "The 5 best new men's fragrances for spring - Telegraph". Retrieved 26 June 2016.
6. "Terre d'Hermes Hermes for men cologne". Retrieved 26 June 2016.
7. "Terre d'Hermes Hermes Cologne". Retrieved 26 June 2016.
8. "Terre d'Hermès by Hermès (2006)". Retrieved 26 June 2016.
9. "Terre d'Hermès Terre Hermès cologne". Retrieved 26 June 2016.
10. "HERMÈS Terre d'Hermès Eau de Parfum, 75ml - John Lewis". Retrieved 26 June 2016.
11. "HERMÈS Terre d'Hermès - Nordstrom". Retrieved 26 June 2016.
12. "Terre d'Hermès by Hermès (2006)". Retrieved 27 June 2016.
13. "Terre d'Hermès by Hermès (2009)". Retrieved 27 June 2016.
14. "Basenotes Reader Awards 2013 - WINNERS". Retrieved 27 June 2016.
15. "Awards - Kenneth Green Associates)". Retrieved 27 June 2016.

External links

• Terre d'Hermès at Basenotes
• Terre d'Hermès at Fragrantica