Eau d'Orange Verte — Hermès
Hermès

Eau d'Orange Verte

  • Unisex
  • Eau de Cologne
  • 1979

Eau d'Orange Verte is a sunny and light citrus fragrance signed Hermès. It opens on orange, lemon and mint, reveals geranium at its heart and rests on a base of oakmoss and white musk.

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 · Lemon · Mint

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Geranium

  3. Base Several hours

    Oakmoss · White musk

What its composition says

  • 3 materials on top, 1 in the heart, 2 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Mint: barely 4.1% of the catalogue contains it, which makes it the rarest material in its palette.
  • White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
  • Citrus, woody, floral, musky and aromatic: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with citrus supplying 2 of 6.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Low
3 to 5 h estimated on skin
Projection Moderate
noticeable at arm’s length

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Tailored for the heat — above 22 °C (72 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Office & everyday Measured enough not to overwhelm a closed space or a meeting.
  • Sunny days & holidays Its freshness breathes the outdoors and rising temperatures.

Strengths

  • Great versatility: goes from the office to dinner without a false note.
  • Immediate freshness, easy to wear and to give.

Avoid if…

  • you want very long-lasting wear: its freshness fades.

What people like in Eau d'Orange Verte by Hermès is its crisp, luminous freshness — the immediate “clean” effect, effortless, that suits everyone.

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