Hermina

3 reseñas

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• Sidonie

  September 22, 2021

  

  It wasn’t love at first sight, but with wear it won me over until it completely captivated me. I have more famous perfumes with better performance, but this has something special that makes it my favourite. I adore cypresses; normally I prefer mossy and aromatic ones, almost masculine. Fruity cypresses scare me, especially since nowadays anything is called a cypress. Hermina has surprised me greatly. What I love is the trio of notes that gives it an air of countryside, heat, and sun: basil, myrtle, and fig. I expected something sweeter with the pear and peach, but they don’t enter; they just enhance and add brightness to that incredible fig with a woody base. I smell Hermina and feel myself sleeping under a fig tree with cicadas singing on an August afternoon. It works all year round, the fixative is acceptable and lasts about 5-6 hours. It lacks a bit more projection, but its gentle daily or informal outing character doesn’t demand smelling a mile away. Hermina is to me like a warm hug that cheers up my day and takes me on holiday to a Mediterranean country, for a walk through sunny countryside or lounging on the terrace of a whitewashed cottage. For an English brand, they’ve embroidered southern sensations. It’s not conventional, but to me it seems precious. I’ve just started a love story with it and I think it will last years if they don’t discontinue it (fingers crossed…).

• Psicostasis

  June 23, 2023

  

  I’m surprised how my opinion of Hermina has changed. At first, that basil seemed harsh, hot, and overwhelming. Then I saw the green and bitter notes, and today I wore it and it’s sweet and creamy. It’s not cloying nor fresh. I think ‘spiced green’ defines it well, because the basil leads alongside the peach. Together they evoke a smoothie bar, perhaps amidst the damp grass of a pool with the sun at full blaze.

• Aka

  August 5, 2023

  

  What a pity my rhymes are so poor; I’d love to describe this with more style. It’s distinct, surely: basil, fig, peach, and other things. Herbaceous, with a dry-down that hooks you. The creator says it was inspired by the wife of one of Yardley’s founders, who gave this EdT its name. I suppose she must have had character to leave such a mark. Anyway, I’m fascinated by it. Others might just say ‘eh’, but as always, better to try it if you can.