Eau de Gentiane Blanche

20 reseñas

Mostrando las más recientes primero.

• Mr.Doctor

  December 12, 2012

  

  If you’ve ever had a garden full of weeds to pull, this fragrance will make you think of it… because it has a very explicit vegetal smell! Upon smelling it, the first thing I thought of was my childhood, playing in the yard of my house, that bitter and green smell of plants. It is quite original; I had never smelled a fragrance like this before.

• ShiseidoTactics

  December 23, 2012

  

  As a user of Eau D’Orange Verte, I agree with the previous friend: ‘If you’ve ever had a garden full of weeds to pull, this fragrance will make you think of it’. That is exactly what I felt, with the difference that it is citrus, orange. This has captivated me and I would like to smell it at least.

• Mr.Doctor

  December 24, 2012

  

  The day I tried it, the salesperson stepped back slightly to spray the paper and told me it was a very strong scent and ‘quite special’ hahaha

• ShiseidoTactics

  December 31, 2012

  

  As a user of Eau D’Orange Verte, I have to agree with the friend who went before me: if you’ve ever had a garden full of weeds to pull, this fragrance will make you think of it. That is exactly what I felt with Eau D’Orange Verte, except this one is citrus. Considering this, it has completely captured my attention, and I would like to smell it at least.

• Jabonero

  January 7, 2013

  

  I do not like it at all. It is the most unpleasant aroma I have ever encountered. To me, it smells of a musty pharmacy. I do not understand why this is tried to be sold as a perfume.

• Jabonero

  January 10, 2013

  

  I don’t like it at all. It is the most unpleasant smell I have known. It smells to an old pharmacy. I don’t understand how they try to sell this as a perfume.

• ShiseidoTactics

  November 22, 2013

  

  I have it in my Hermès collection! It is different from its sisters; it is not citrusy but maintains that smell of bracken that so many find soothing. At first, I was not used to its notes, but upon re-testing The Different Company, especially Tokyo Bloom, and that unprecedented touch of bracken… I do not remember smelling gentian, but with such certainty of the musk, iris and incense, there is no doubt that it smells of gentian.

• blancafl

  July 23, 2015

  

  As they say, it is an original, vegetal and woody scent, in the Hermès line. It reminds me of Voyage d’Hermès, but more muted. The bad thing is that it does not last and disappears in about two hours. If it did, it would be my favourite perfume.

• blancafl

  July 28, 2015

  

  As it sounds well here, it is an original smell, quite vegetal and woody, in the line of the rest of Hermès perfumes. It reminds me of Voyage d’Hermès, a bit more muted. The bad thing it has is that the smell does not last and goes away in barely a couple of hours. If it were not so, it would be my favourite perfume.

• RobiDRosa

  December 12, 2016

  

  I remember when I bought it after trying Terre and Orange Verte; I thought it would be devastating and it was. It is the rarest and most unique perfume I have ever tried. The opening is scandalous, very vegetal and grating, reminding me of cooking with garlic, parsley and onion. It is rare to have it without using it for years and not see a clear use for it; it smells of onion or garlic in any situation. It is the most unpleasant smell I have tried, plain and simple.

• RobiDRosa

  December 18, 2016

  

  I remember when I bought this after trying wonders like Terre and its classic Orange Verte, thinking it would be something devastating. And what a thing it was: it is the rarest, most different, and unique perfume I have tried. Its opening is scandalous, very vegetal and grating; it reminds me of cooking with garlic, parsley, and onion. I’m sorry, it is my perception. I have not used it for years, something rare for me. The worst thing is that I do not see a clear use, day, night, winter… in all situations it still smells like onion or garlic. What a pity. The most unpleasant smell I have tried in perfumery, without any reason.

• joaedo

  March 14, 2017

  

  I believe it is a very special cologne, with an incredible vegetal scent. It smells of freshly cut herbs, with a subtle touch of parsley and lots of iris. It is ideal for the day, in spring or summer. Although it is expensive and hard to find in Chile, it is worth trying.

• joaedo

  March 16, 2017

  

  I think this fragrance stays within the range of a cologne, but it is a gem. I love the smell, very vegetal as many say. It smells to freshly cut herbs, with a subtle touch of parsley and what I notice most is the iris. It is totally for the day, for daily use, ideal in spring-summer. Its price is high and it is difficult to get in Chile, but it is worth trying.

• FranSeatJones.

  October 24, 2018

  

  I have been wearing this perfume for a year and use it without thinking, one of those ni fu ni fa. Yesterday, after using Sun by Nuxe and feeling cloying, I sought something more bitter and light for work. To my surprise, it lasted more than ten hours on my skin. From time to time, a breeze would rise and I would smile: it was as if a morning mist, a crackle of rain and the freshness of a cold dawn with dewdrops embraced me. It might seem crazy, but that was my sensation. I am going to stop wasting it on stupid occasions and give it its chance because, ladies and gentlemen, it has captivated me.

• Espartaco

  April 30, 2019

  

  Gentian is a wild, bitter and medicinal flower, reminiscent of Fernet or Bitter Kas liquor: a rough luminosity with an old sweetness that children dislike. This unique personality explains why it rarely appears in perfumes; in twenty years, I only remember two dedicated to it, this one from Hermès and the one from Guerlain (1999), which smelled of a chemist’s shop and cola. A year ago, Roger & Gallet released Utopia de Verbena with gentian, but this note barely shines and disappears quickly. I keep my Guerlain bottles like gold and seek creations with this crawling flower; the Hermès one is an extravagance not because of the gentian, but because of the dry-down: a disturbing femme fatale vegetal sweetness. It is a very rare eau, as if a vegetal perfume had turned into a vegetable vampire without losing its essence of garden produce. The opening is incredible: it smells of broad beans, tons of them in a warehouse, cold, with bark, hairy interior, mud and a plastic taste from boxes. It brings back memories of seventies sports lotions. Things get strange when the green, damp iris sweetens and smokes with the incense, while an insidious, acidic musk takes control. The garden perfume, of healthy farm and livestock, turns into a vegetable vampire. The funny thing is that it does not lose its garden nature, as if an Arcimboldo portrait became coquettish and winked at you. Hermès is a proposal worth considering; I believe it is already discontinued. If I had centred the composition on the organic roughness before the smoky sweetness of the dry-down, it would still be an eau that breaks moulds. Probably its temporal proximity makes it invisible, but within years it will be remembered as a strange and rare launch. PS: Only for lovers of the earthy and vegetal; after spending half the bottle, no one has complimented me, but I do not care.

• Espartaco

  May 16, 2019

  

  Gentian is a wildflower with a bitter, medicinal, and sparkling taste. The idea on the palate might be a liqueur like Fernet or Bitter, something with a rough luminosity and flashes of old sweetness, that flavour you get as a child and hate instantly. Probably that unique personality is to blame for it not being used much in perfumery. In the last twenty years, I only remember two waters dedicated to it: this one and the Guerlain one, a precious gem smelling like a pharmacy and cola refreshment. Last year Roger & Gallet released one with prominent gentian, but after trying it, the gentian was completely absent. Keeping my pair of Guerlain bottles and searching for creations about this creeping flower, the ode to gentian by Hermès seems like an extravagance. Not because it carries gentian, but because the notes sublime its drying process until it endows it with a very unsettling femme fatale vegetal sweetness. It is a very rare water, as if in a certain part of evolution, what was guessed as vegetal perfume had turned into a vampire without losing the body of a vegetable. The opening is fantastic: smell of broad beans, tons of broad beans locked in a warehouse protected from the heat, cold and very vegetal, with bark and hairy interior, with scraps of mud and the aftertaste of the plastic of the boxes. I know it won’t go crazy for everyone, but it brings me memories of seventies sport lotions. Things get strange when you guess it won’t evolve further; the green and damp iris sweetens and smokes thanks to the incense and an insidious, acidic musk. Here the vegetal perfume, smelling of a vegetable patch and healthy livestock, turns into a vegetable vampire. The funny thing is that it doesn’t lose its vegetable patch nature, as if an Arcimboldo portrait became coquettish and winked at you. Whatever it is, Hermès is a proposal worth considering; I think it is already out of production. If it were up to me, I would have centred the composition on the nuances of organic roughness and green rather than on the smoked sweetness of the drying. Probably having it so close makes it invisible, but within a few years it will be remembered as one of Hermès’ strangest launches and will acquire the status of rarity. P.S.: You have to like earthy and vegetal perfumes to enjoy it; for me, after spending more than half the bottle, it hasn’t given me a single compliment, which brings me to nothing.

• Gonzalo Daniel

  April 7, 2021

  

  I remember a green and pleasant opening, atypical but definitely much more pleasant than I expected. In the dry down, its vegetal facet is enhanced until it ends up smelling like fried green pepper. As it is a perfume that stays close to the skin very quickly, the scent it leaves is not very different from what remains after spending some time cooking a vegetable paella in a closed kitchen. As a cologne, it is not especially revitalising or fresh, but within its rarity, I find it very pleasant. And although without doubt it is a complicated scent, one for which I would find it hard to find its occasion, I value greatly that brands like Hermès still dare to put such original things on the market.

• Gonzalo Daniel

  April 8, 2021

  

  I recall a green and pleasant opening, much better than I expected after reading so many forum comments. As it dries, the vegetal part intensifies until it smells like fried green pepper. Being a perfume that stays close to the skin, it smells as if you have just cooked a vegetable paella in a closed kitchen. It is not revitalising or fresh, but within its rarity, I find it very pleasant. Although it is complicated and hard to place, I highly value that brands like Hermès launch such original creations onto the market.

• Perla Vencis

  July 5, 2023

  

  The gentian takes command: it is herbal, almost woodsy, with a touch of talc from the iris and musk. It seems more masculine, unconventional and totally original, as I had never smelled this note before. I love it for its rarity. The trail is low, perfect for enclosed spaces and for wearing in the evening.

• Newsun

  May 11, 2025

  

  Eau de Gentiane Blanche is, without a doubt, the most peculiar cologne I have ever tried. No citrus sparkle or zesty freshness; instead, the vegetal takes centre stage, very green, like freshly cut grass or damp earth with exposed roots. It has a bitter, greyish nuance, true to its exquisite bottle. It is linear and minimalist, without twists, but gains a powdery touch as it settles, thanks to the iris and white musks. Its performance, being an eau de cologne, is surprising: six hours on the skin with a discreet but constant projection. It is an aroma for personal enjoyment, not seeking compliments, ideal for someone confident and characterful. A unique jewel that does not follow trends. Bravo, Hermès.