In 2013 Hermes have added two new fragrances to its Cologne Collection, Eau de Mandarine Ambree and Eau de Narcisse Bleu. The French luxury house began exploring the theme with Eau d’Orange Verte in 1979. Francoise Caron was the perfumer responsible for its creation; a classical structure reinvented with modern cologne top notes, floral heart notes and a touch of patchouli and moss in the base. Whether intentional or not, Hermes’ Cologne Collection still lives by the ethos of reinvigorating the Eau de Cologne theme with an injection of novelties. Just as Francoise Caron paired her citrus notes of Eau de Cologne with pineapple and mango, Hermes’ latest Cologne has a rich infusion of tropical fruit. With Methyl Pamplemousse, Paradisamide and other advances in perfume chemistry, tropical fruit in perfume has never smelt so chic. Eau de Mandarine Ambree is a zesty fruit punch bathed in warm amber light, the antithesis of the cooling caress of Eau de Narcisse Bleu. For me this fragrance speaks more about olfactory colour than it is about linking the individual notes back to fruit and raw materials existing in nature. The experience of Eau de Mandarine Ambree is like being in the presence of ... Read More »
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