Concentré d'Orange Verte

For this true best-seller of the Hermès house, a new alternative was needed—an Eau de Toilette in which the aromatic, green and tangy scents would be even more powerful—and this became Concentré d’Orange Verte in 2004. More sensual and even woodier, Concentré d’Orange Verte unites the strength of citrus with the robustness of a new animalic quality for even greater vigor.

A Concentré d’Orange Verte for the intense pleasure of Françoise Caron’s fragrance

Eaux de Cologne are among the oldest and most widely used fragrances in contemporary history. Originally objects dedicated solely to washing and hygiene, they gradually became true fragrant pleasures.

For Françoise Caron, the creator of Eau d’Orange Verte and, of course, the source of the main notes of Concentré d’Orange Verte, the definition of eau de cologne is clear: to her, it must above all be a simple scent, made of fleeting materials, of top notes that are not heavy and that are not meant to last on skin. But simplicity does not mean a lack of character.

It is precisely thanks to the original character of the fragrant composition she presented to Hermès in 1978 that the fragrance, first named Eau de Cologne d’Hermès, gained tremendous renown. Although renamed Eau d’Orange Verte in 1997, Madame Caron’s beautiful tangy, green fragrance remains a star fragrance in the Hermès range.

So that lovers of stronger fragrances such as eaux de toilette could enjoy this delicious fruity orange-mint blend, Jean Guichard created his Concentré d’Orange Verte in 2011, presented in advertising as a lively, sparkling splash.

Strengths and splendors of an eau de cologne that becomes an Eau de Toilette 30 years later...

A true ode to Françoise Caron’s creation, Concentré d’Orange Verte naturally keeps the iconic bottle of its predecessor, save that it is colored a deeper green and features a more frosted glass, more in keeping with twenty-first-century aesthetics.

The opening of this Concentré d’Orange Verte remains as vigorous as the beautiful Eau d’Orange of the seventies, with its notes of citrus leaves and orange leaves stirred by an ultra-fresh crushed mint. In the heart, green orange is now supported by mandarin pulp and lemon pulp for an even tangier effect. Of course, the delicate, fruity blackcurrant bud remains. Finally, the depths of this new Concentré d’Orange Verte melt into sensual notes of patchouli, coumarin and sensual wood that wrap the sharp vetiver in all their softness.

Orange Verte, whether as Eau d’Orange Verte or Concentré d’Orange Verte, retains the beauty and simplicity of its vigorous accords blended with powerful fruity aromatics. Like a concentrate of energy, the reformulation of this classic into a concentré by Jean Guichard has allowed lovers of eau de cologne to discover beautiful, unexpected sensuality in it.