Hermès 2006 EDT

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Terre d'Hermès

by Jean-Claude Ellena

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Hermès Terre d'Hermès is an Eau de Toilette launched in 2006, created by Jean-Claude Ellena. Terre d'Hermès opens with Orange and Grapefruit, settles into a heart of Flint, Geranium, and Pepper, and dries down to a base of Cedar, Vetiver, Patchouli, and Benzoin. It lasts about 4 to 6 hours on skin, carries to about arm's length and is best in autumn. Hermès's Terre d'Hermès carries a Favourite verdict, a fresh-led wear.

A benchmark masculine scent that balances vibrant citrus with dry minerals and earthy woods. Effortlessly refined and distinctive, it exudes natural confidence and quiet strength without ever shouting.
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  • Confident
  • Sophisticated
  • Modern
  • Clean
  • Elegant
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Terre d'Hermès Eau de Toilette bottle

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Top, heart and base are the pyramid as published, not a timing claim. Each note's timing follows its listed tier, where it usually sits across many published pyramids (from ScentPrism) and its vapour pressure. A note comes through as the notes usually listed before it fade, judged from how other pyramids order the same pair. The thickness of a ribbon shows the note's share of what is left on the skin, which tracks how strongly it smells, because odour thresholds rise with vapour pressure. The shares come from how prominent wearers vote each note. It is a simple model, not a measurement.

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How It Wears

On the skin

Presence
Arm's length
Skin close to overpowering
Longevity
Moderate
Very short to very long
Changes during wear
Changes clearly
Steady to transforms

Its character

DistinctivenessIts own twist
MoodIn between
CharacterSerious
SentimentIn between

Ease of wear

Mostly easy

What people think

Divisiveness
Broadly liked

When To Wear

Seasons

Autumn Spring Winter Summer

Time of day

Occasions

  • Casual Best
  • Office Best
  • Date Also works
  • Formal Also works
  • Sport Not ideal

Ingredients and allergens

ALCOHOL, FRAGRANCE (PARFUM), WATER (AQUA), LIMONENE, HYROXYCITRONELLAL, ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE, CITRONELLOL, HEXYL CINNAMAL, LINALOOL, ETHYLHEXYL SALICYLATE, BUTYL METHOXYDIBENZOYLMETHANE, EVERNIA PRUNASTRI (OAKMOSS) EXTRACT, GERANIOL, CITRAL, FARNESOL.

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Another shop's list names different allergens.

Named in this list, in standard patch-test panels

Other allergens named in this list

Lists change between batches and markets, so check the box of the bottle you have. "Parfum" covers substances the label does not name, and we highlight only the allergens we could match. If you have a diagnosed allergy, look for the name your clinic gave you on your own packaging.

About

Terre d'Hermès opens with sunlit orange and sharp grapefruit, immediately bright yet never sweet. A peppery, mineral heart emerges, evoking flint and dry earth beneath a clear sky. As it settles, smoky vetiver and noble cedar root the fragrance in the ground, their dryness softened by a gentle resinous touch. The effect is elemental, refined, and resolutely masculine-like walking through citrus groves on stony earth, dignified and quietly assured.

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