Terre d'Hermès

In everyday terms

Orange and vetiver. Earthy and smart.

Orange

Juicy, fresh orange, like peeling an orange from the roadside seller

Grapefruit

Bitter-sweet, juicy citrus

Pepper

Freshly ground pepper, like the kick in pepper soup

Pelargonium

Rosy and minty-green leaves

Flint

Mineral and smoky, like a struck match on stone

Vetiver

Earthy, rooty grass, like wet soil after rain

Cedar

Freshly planed wood at a carpenter's workshop

Patchouli

Earthy and dark, like damp soil in a forest

Benzoin

Warm, vanilla-like resin, like sweet incense

How it wears

In Nigerian heat, most perfumes project more but fade faster. Spray some on your clothes to make it last longer.