tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post517068278248737780..comments2024-03-28T10:30:51.283+01:00Comments on Grain de musc: Jour d'Hermès: Your impressionscarmencanada /Grain de Muschttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-25534936419396563332013-02-22T19:59:55.179+01:002013-02-22T19:59:55.179+01:00Occhireni, it does give that impression, doesn'...Occhireni, it does give that impression, doesn't it? Of being just very pretty. Then it kind of insinuates itself! carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-91406946997536820472013-02-22T19:41:33.764+01:002013-02-22T19:41:33.764+01:00My husband gave this to me for Christmas, and I lo...My husband gave this to me for Christmas, and I love it. At first, I thought it was a bit too pretty for me to carry off, but now I think it works. I don't find the drydown boring at all; I get warm honey after the flowers.Occhinerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12703325970135150956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-87988912941765581452013-02-22T01:17:35.815+01:002013-02-22T01:17:35.815+01:00Annemarie, interesting how Jour d'Hermès can e...Annemarie, interesting how Jour d'Hermès can either be easy to love, or take a while to grow on you and show its complexity, isn't it? It's a stealthy one, for sure. But I think the vanilla isn't just a scent-ghost: it's there in the base notes. Having signature scents is really a crazy dream for perfume lovers, though! But having a fall-back option, for day when we need familiarity and not too much drama, is a great thing.carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-3755188667793349212013-02-21T03:29:31.585+01:002013-02-21T03:29:31.585+01:00After giving Jour d'Hermes a rest, I've wo...After giving Jour d'Hermes a rest, I've worn it a couple of times in the last week and finally those sharp opening notes are relaxing a bit. Until now, the very tart opening of Jd'H had, for me, lingered for hours and started to nag, like a loud-voiced person at a party. Finally the sun seems to be coming out and I am getting much more warmth and radiance, perhaps even a hint of the mango and honey that Phanie mentions. There is something 'dappled' about this perfume; it keeps revealing new facets all the time. Earlier today I even thought I got a whisper of a dry vanilla that reminded me of the Bulgari Black that my teenage son wore yesterday. But that is a bit crazy, probably just a lingering scent memory. <br /><br />Anyway, I'm definitely tipping towards love on this one now. I was day dreaming this morning, thinking that if I was a signature-scent person, and someone inclined towards brand loyalty, I would have just two perfumes: 24 Faubourg for winter and Jour d'Hermes for summer. More crazy talk that, but it's nice to dream. annemariecnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-3466742194480622702013-02-20T19:38:26.599+01:002013-02-20T19:38:26.599+01:00Susan, not sure whether I prodded you for that... ...Susan, not sure whether I prodded you for that... Thanks for catching up! Sorry you didn't connect with the scent. It *is* fairly indolic, but I guess it doesn't click with what you were expecting of a floral. I agree the drydown is a bit of another story. I get more balsamic notes out of it than you apparently did, but it almost feels like the kick-off for another story to me...carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-1028054669052612142013-02-20T19:31:50.689+01:002013-02-20T19:31:50.689+01:00oh phooey, Denyse, I was supposed to give you my c...oh phooey, Denyse, I was supposed to give you my comments as well. I stink! I'll go ahead and give them now.<br /><br />I was very excited to try Jour d'Hermès, and exceedingly pleased that I won your draw, as I would have not otherwise had a chance to try the fragrance for some time. I appreciate Jean-Claude Ellena's perfumes generally, but I haven't really found one of his works that I'm enraptured with, except perhaps Van Cleef & Arpels First. Well, sorry to say, Jour d'Hermès is not MY Ellena scent, as I was hoping.<br />It starts with lemon and grapefruit, very bright, intense lemon and grapefruit that smell like the real thing only brighter and more intense and lovely. I love the opening. Then, I waited for the florals. And waited. There are some green stems and then... clean musk. I kept waiting for the promised rich yet abstract floral bouquet and wasn't finding it. This may be in part that I am a floral lover and wear floral bouquets and indoles and all those things on the regular. But this scent just didn't connect with me. I found the drydown, in particular, to be borderline boring, with the clean musks. I think the opening is truly lovely... I just wish there was more in the middle, more floralcy. I'm sad I didn't connect with this one.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14270911675241391462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-62306295717619159032013-02-20T17:46:53.374+01:002013-02-20T17:46:53.374+01:00Eric, thanks for chiming in. I think the bitternes...Eric, thanks for chiming in. I think the bitterness may come from the rhubarb-grapefruit-lemon effects -- JCE did state that he wanted to avoid sweetness, going for tartness instead. I do see what you mean about Odalisque -- I think the combination of white floral and a slight, salicylic saltiness?carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-19039600264233515712013-02-20T17:38:29.730+01:002013-02-20T17:38:29.730+01:00As I commented on Now Smell This, throughout its c...As I commented on Now Smell This, throughout its composition, Jour d'Hermès has a bitter, oily green scent. I guess my findings are like Anne-Marie's then, though my comparison is Parfums de Nicolai's Odalisque. My sample is long gone, and I enjoyed it, but I wouldn't buy I bottle. I do love the sunrise peachiness of the dry down, though. Money saved-I still need Iris Ukiyoé.EricBrandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18007191749354029341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-79830221518295169302013-02-20T15:08:30.770+01:002013-02-20T15:08:30.770+01:00Kathryn, thank you for your impressions. I can cer...Kathryn, thank you for your impressions. I can certainly imagine Jour d'Hermès would be a perfect travelling companion in Florida.<br /><br />Although it is certainly very different from old-school fragrances, it does have enough character to be memorable. My house currently smells like an accident in a perfume factory since I soaked dozens of blotters of old classics for a perfume history course, but I could still picture Jour d'Hermès perfectly in my mind's nose as I prepared this post.<br />Sometimes we don't need passion, just a lovely, pleasant tryst, don't we?carmencanada /Grain de Muschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046101625425953248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922907157797061660.post-30710956533960169182013-02-20T15:02:55.202+01:002013-02-20T15:02:55.202+01:00I wore Jour d’Hermes almost daily for the few week...I wore Jour d’Hermes almost daily for the few weeks that I was in southern Florida over the New Year. Its citrusy, green, vaguely floral notes blended seamlessly with that environment, the grapefruit and rhubarb adding just enough edge to keep my nose interested. It’s breezy and unobtrusive, a nice complement to the other things I smelled while walking through tropical gardens and watching the parade of fashion in sidewalk cafes. However, whenever I caught the scent of a serious, old school, fully saturated perfume, usually wafting from an older Cuban woman, I felt a bit bereft. I like Jour d’Hermes quite a lot, but it does not inspire grand passion. Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109729908423909234noreply@blogger.com