Eau des Merveilles, enchantment in a bottle Hermès is a French house whose name alone is enough to spark the imagination of many. The house's creations are always charged with profound audacity, and Eau des Merveilles is no exception to this rule. Moreover, this fragrance is among the most original creations of recent years.
The house of Hermès is known as one of the most fascinating companies in France, giving rise to enchantment with each of its creations, whether through its silk scarves, its various leather goods, or its sumptuous perfumes. It is precisely by drawing on this sense of enchantment that its perfume Eau des Merveilles was created, in 2004. Oriental and spicy, it is just as captivating for its original visual as for its breath charged with positive energy. Here is our review of this fragrance, which has since become a cult classic.
Olfastory’s review
Eau des Merveilles, all of Hermès's enchantment bottled
Eau des Merveilles by Hermès seems to possess the power to transform the world into a more magical universe with a single wave of a wand. Crafted like an enchanted tale, it tells the story of the extraordinary house of Hermès. As such, it is like an invitation to enter its realm, located at 24 Faubourg Saint-Honoré, in Paris. With it, one need only close one's eyes for a few moments to become intoxicated with pleasure and drift into an almost dreamlike world. Charged with pure emotion, it is a promise of tenderness and intimacy. Like a kiss upon the skin, it leaves behind a sensation of absolute well-being.
Eau des Merveilles by Hermès, a perfume of multiple interpretations
If everyone finds themselves captivated by the scent of Eau des Merveilles, it is quite simply because this fragrance was crafted to leave each person free to form their own interpretation of it. While everyone agrees that it radiates a very positive energy, some detect in it the shore of a paradisiacal island, while others feel that it smells of old cognac. Still others are transported to the heart of an old wooden ship, though some prefer to associate it with a green breath emanating from an undergrowth. In other words, Eau des Merveilles is so distinctive that it does not give rise to the same feeling depending on who wears it. Its opening is refreshing, followed by a spicier breath of Indonesian pepper and pink pepper. Ambergris, for its part, lends it an animalic and salty scent, as if coming from the ocean. This marine current is then followed by a more floral and animalic breath, before concluding in a woody sillage. In other words, Eau des Merveilles explores a great many olfactory territories.
A bottle of great beauty
To complete the whole, an unexpected bottle elevates this composition. Designed like a rocking horse, it wobbles playfully, while featuring a rounded, magnifying-glass-like center. Its glass, meanwhile, is scattered with a starry sky, shifting from yellow to pale blue. Here again, through this design, Hermès plays within a highly magical register. This perfume intends to light up daily life and turn it into a true waking dream!