Eau des Merveilles — Hermès
Hermès

Eau des Merveilles

  • For women
  • Eau de Toilette
  • 2004

Eau des Merveilles is a deep and refined woody fragrance signed Hermès. It opens on orange, pepper and elemi, reveals driftwood and fleur de sel at its heart and rests on a base of ambergris, cedar and vetiver.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Orange · Pepper · Elemi

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Driftwood · Fleur de sel

  3. Base Several hours

    Ambergris · Cedar · Vetiver

What its composition says

  • 3 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Fleur de sel: a niche material, declared by only 6 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
  • Woody, amber, citrus, spicy and floral: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with woody supplying 3 of 8.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Moderate
5 to 7 h estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

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