Eau d’orange verte

Hey All,


Was at Nordstroms the other day and I tried this on. Wow, very nice! Nice citrus with a hint of mint and spice. Reminds me of Verdon from L'Occitane.

Just wanted to know if anybody uses this and can give a bit more insight?

http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/hermes-...m_sp=personalizedsort-_-browseresults-_-1_6_A

good fragance but short life

Navaixero said:

good fragance but short life

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+1, unfortunately.

I am a big fan of Hermes frags. If you like d'Orange Vert, sample Eau de Pamplemousse Rose...it's a really nice grapefruit scent. Being citrus-based, however, it also is not long-lasting for me.

Really nice scent. Relatively short lived, although I think that is because of the nature of its notes.

Good for 25 minutes on me - maybe 30 minutes tops.
I think it's a waste of money.
Regards,
Renato

They make a Concentre version that I love, and has greater longevity.........

Oops...I see the pic is of the Concentre version, is this the one you tried or the regular one?

Pretty sure it was Concentre version I tried.

Woody, citrus (lemon/orangey), pleasant, very poor longevity.

It was a summer staple for me for a couple of years. Bright, sharp but short-lived.

It works for me, and not short lived at all.

YMMV.

I believe this is the Jean-Claude Ellena's reformulation (orig. by Francois Caron). I went through a sample and liked it. Very bitter orange and not sweet at all. I remember longevity being better than most citrus fragrances. If I wanted a true-to-life bitter orange frag. this would be at the top of my list.

buffdaddy said:

Hey All,


Was at Nordstroms the other day and I tried this on. Wow, very nice! Nice citrus with a hint of mint and spice. Reminds me of Verdon from L'Occitane.

Just wanted to know if anybody uses this and can give a bit more insight?

http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/hermes-...m_sp=personalizedsort-_-browseresults-_-1_6_A

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Concentré d'eau d'orange verte is my regular fragrance.

This is not Eau d'orange verte, the EDC (eau de Cologne) but the EDT (eau de toilette, more concentrated): Concentré d'orange verte. The opening lasts around 5 mn, like an orange/citrus blossom, then it dries down for 3 or 4 hrs in a greenish bitter note, pretty masculine, even if it's a unisex fragrance. Both edc ad edt are good, not a big projection, the odor stays close to the skin, longevity 2 hrs for the edc, 3-4 fir the edt, office safe.

If you like Eau d'orange verte or Concentré d'orange verte, you should (must) try the brand new EdT by Hermès : Terre d'Hermès Eau très fraîche. Better longevity (4 to 6 hours), moderate projection, opening with orange blossom during 2 hours, then greenish ozonic dry down.

Cristobal said:

If you like Eau d'orange verte or Concentré d'orange verte, you should (must) try the brand new EdT by Hermès : Terre d'Hermès Eau très fraîche. Better longevity (4 to 6 hours), moderate projection, opening with orange blossom during 2 hours, then greenish ozonic dry down.

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Thanks for the heads! I'll definitely check it out.

Personally, I instantly fell for this EdT when I sniffed it. Better longevity on paper (around 2 days!) than on my skin (but my skin chemistry has changed since I've reached the 40's). Definitely better than its orange verte cousins.

I used this many years ago and then my daughter got me a bottle as a gift. What a disappointment! The old formulation lasted all day and I felt it was worth the money. The new version does not last more than a few minutes, on me anyway, and my wife thinks the new version does not smell as good. I think it is way to much money to spend on something that does not last.

+1 for the Terre D'Hermés ... I love it and receive compliments every time I wear it, can't speak for the other fragrance the OP is talking about