L'Ombre des Merveilles: the new Hermès eau de parfum. To craft its emblematic Eau des Merveilles, in 2004, the Hermès house did not have to look far for inspiration. The label simply immersed itself in its own world, contemplating the finest pieces of its collection.
The Hermès house possesses unrivaled know-how and opens the door to a wondrous world. Indeed, in its boutiques, several worlds intertwine and the fabrics are each more beautiful than the last, not to mention Hermès leather goods or its perfumes. To pay tribute to this enchanting universe, Hermès imagined a fragrance named Eau des Merveilles in 2004. In 2020, this fragrance is transformed and gives rise to Ombre des Merveilles, a new woody and oriental fragrance created by perfumer Christine Nagel. As for the bottle, enchantment is also omnipresent. So, let us take a closer look at this seductive bottle.
A visual all in curves for L'Ombre des Merveilles
L'Ombre des Merveilles has a bottle with a silhouette identical to the very first version of Eau des Merveilles. In other words, it is an ode to roundness, shaped like a pebble worn smooth by wild water. This round bottle is a reference to everything natural. Indeed, have you ever noticed how nothing in nature is square? Highly architectural and geometric shapes are rather characteristic of the human hand. Here, it is a matter of softness, authenticity, and naturalness. Moreover, this perfectly smooth pebble looks as though it has been polished by the sea. Its rounded silhouette, meanwhile, is a mark of generosity and voluptuousness. What is more, note that this bottle rests at an angle, in a highly original way, almost like a tumbler toy.
A constellation of stars in the Hermès bottle
To recall its name and enchanting world, note that the Hermès brand played the card of enchantment. Thus, the bottle of L'Ombre des Merveilles is dressed in a light blue gradient, shifting from a deep blue at its base to a greater, faintly pale yellow transparency at its top. Here, the idea is to evoke the passage between day and night. To add a touch of magic to the whole, a shower of golden stars also adorns the design. With this seductive visual, Hermès projects us directly into the heart of the Milky Way.
The other elements of the L'Ombre des Merveilles bottle
Beyond these main attributes, note that the name L'Ombre des Merveilles is written in orange, a way of paying tribute to its predecessors, once dominated by this color. The whole is topped with a small chrome-plated metal cap. This spray bottle brings a touch of modernity to the visual. L'Ombre des Merveilles is conceived as a magnifying glass held out to observe the world around us. This imaginary constellation instantly transports us into all the whimsy of the Hermès house.
This bottle is available in three different versions. It comes in spray bottles of 30, 50, or 100 ml.