Hermès

Un Jardin après la Mousson

  • Unisex
  • Eau de Toilette
  • 2008

Un Jardin après la Mousson is a dry and elegant woody fragrance signed Hermès. It opens on coriander, ginger and cardamom, reveals vetiver and pepper at its heart and rests on a base of woody notes.

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

    Coriander · Ginger · Cardamom

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Vetiver · Pepper

  3. Base Several hours

    Woody notes

What its composition says

  • 3 materials on top for 1 in the base: the pyramid plays the opening more than the trail.
  • Coriander: barely 3.5% of the catalogue contains it, which makes it the rarest material in its palette.
  • Spicy and woody: 2 registers of raw materials share its palette, with spicy supplying 3 of 6.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
  • Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.

Who is it for?

For those who prefer the quiet presence of a woody fragrance to a show.

Strengths

  • A legible, recognisable signature, without clutter.

Avoid if…

  • you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.

If Un Jardin après la Mousson by Hermès seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.

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