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Explorer vs Terre d'Hermès
Nose: Jean-Claude Ellena
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The scent fingerprint
Woody: Explorer 80 out of 100, Terre d'Hermès 85 out of 100. Citrus: Explorer 55 out of 100, Terre d'Hermès 60 out of 100. Leather: Explorer 50 out of 100, Terre d'Hermès absent. Fresh spicy: Explorer 40 out of 100, Terre d'Hermès 50 out of 100. Amber: Explorer 45 out of 100, Terre d'Hermès 35 out of 100. Green: Explorer absent, Terre d'Hermès 40 out of 100
What brings them together, what sets them apart
How they evolve on the skin
Notes shared by both perfumes.
What are they for?
Explorer
Terre d'Hermès
Seasons
Spring
Suitable
Suitable
Summer
Suitable
Suitable
Autumn
Very suitable
Very suitable
Winter
Suitable
Suitable
Moments
Office
Very suitable
Very suitable
Everyday
Suitable
Very suitable
Evenings & dates
Suitable
Suitable
Night
Suitable
Not its territory
How is it calculated?
These markers are an editorial estimate calculated automatically from the perfume's real accords and their intensity, following the classic reading of scent families (hesperidics and aromatics shine in summer and at the office, ambers and gourmands in winter and in the evening…). They do not come from user votes and do not replace a test on skin.
Why choose one… or the other?
Why choose Explorer
- Eau de Parfum against eau de toilette: more material, and a longer expected longevity.
- bergamot, ambergris, woody notes: all materials absent from Terre d'Hermès.
- Markedly more enveloping, carried by leather and amber.
- It is 13 years younger (2019 against 2006).
Why choose Terre d'Hermès
- Its pyramid opens on orange, geranium, cedar, nowhere to be found opposite.
- Freshness dominates, with citrus and fresh spicy in the lead.
- More track record: launched in 2006, it has been worn for 20 years.
- No offer listed for the moment.
- Eau de Toilette: the formula is more diluted than its rival's.
The verdict
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Most concentrated
Explorer — an eau de parfum formula against an eau de toilette
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Freshest
Terre d'Hermès — signature carried by citrus and fresh spicy
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Most enveloping
Explorer — signature carried by leather and amber
Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.