Hermès
Terre d'Hermès
Woody
Citrus
Fresh spicy
Swiss Arabian
Vetiver and Orange
Vetiver and Orange, signed Swiss Arabian, is a noble and enveloping woody fragrance. It opens on orange and grapefruit, reveals pepper, geranium and mineral notes at its heart and rests on a base of vetiver, cedar, patchouli and benzoin.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
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Opening First minutes
Orange · Grapefruit
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Pepper · Geranium · Mineral notes
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Base Several hours
Vetiver · Cedar · Patchouli · Benzoin
Top notes
Heart notes
What its composition says
- 4 materials in the base for 2 on top: the pyramid is built for staying power rather than for the opening.
- Mineral notes: a niche material, declared by only 8 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
- Patchouli: conversely, a material of the common core — 26% of the catalogue contains it.
- Woody, citrus, spicy, floral, marine and amber: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with woody supplying 3 of 9.
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
Time of day
At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
If Vetiver and Orange by Swiss Arabian 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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