One of my friends, a girl, in college in the 80’s was from a family of some means. She was also a “horse girl”. Her holy grail was an Hermes saddle. She was my introduction to Hermes leather goods, ties, and fragrances. One of my early buys, in the 80’s, was Bel Ami, a leathery beast. Good memories.
I don’t know if you have tried - but you have to try Bvlgari Terrae Essence. An upgrade in every way to TdH imo. And I say this as someone who wore TdH for years. Brighter citrus than the Hermes, contrasted by darker, wetter earth.
Great history and information. I like the newer refillable bottles for cost savings and waste reduction. H24 seems underrated, to me, but that’s understandable considering how outstanding the Terre line is
Shiso leaf smells like mint and basil combined. Awesome to cook with. The Parfum sorta has a green note that maybe comes from that shiso? I love the Parfum most in this line because it has less iso e but really this entire line is pretty good.
Enjoy many in this line, especially Eau Tres Fraiche. I wonder if the lilial ban was also responsible for the loss of Equipage Geranium and Apres La Mousson. I agree with you about Eau Intense Vetiver. It reminds me more of Sycomore than any Terre. I get a salami facet from the variety of vetiver used in these two that I don’t from say, Guerlain’s vetiver. Inarguably well done though 💪
As you can prob imagine, at this point i dont care about compliments anymore (not that im showering in unutamam every day either) but ill be damned, every single time ive ever worn TdH, i get multiple unsolicited compliments. Alot of them dont even know who its coming from its like "wow! Who smells good!" But nothing has made that happen for me like TdH.
I like the original but sometimes it rubs me the wrong way after an hour or so I’ve bought and sold it twice. So there’s something I like but just never got me fully there. I do own Eau intense vetiver but don’t pull for it too often but it does work better on my skin into the dry down. I suppose I’ll have to re visit the original and try again. I’ve changed my mind on many fragrances. As for Eau givree I’ve never come in contact with it. Perhaps in my next visit to Saks I’ll give it a try. I do own Sospiro Basso which is a very inspired fragrance of TDH but it’s not as flinty and it works great for me. Luckily I got a good deal on it because it’s overly expensive. I still don’t know why people buy at full retail just to flex the luxury tax. There are so many ways to get legit frags at discount
