Terre d’Hermès Eau Très Fraîche is a Hermès eau de toilette by Jean-Claude Ellena, launched in 2014, the first new chapter he gave to Terre d’Hermès. The house describes it as a dialogue between bitter orange and woody notes: the brilliance of a bitter citrus contrasts with the gravity of the earth, over the original’s mineral, salty vetiver base.
For Persolaise, Eau Très Fraîche deserves the interest it has drawn: an elegant vetiver brightened by citrus. Kevin, of Now Smell This, likes it but finds it has less character than his favorite citrus scents.
What critics say
A citrus joy
Persolaise devoted a review to Eau Très Fraîche on June 13, 2014. He notes that Jean-Claude Ellena is adding a chapter to the Terre story for the first time, keeping the original’s earthy, mineral, salty vetiver and changing the grapefruit and bitter orange accord.
The effect reminds him of the Cologne Bigarade that Ellena created for Frédéric Malle, laid over the original Terre d’Hermès. The critic finds the vetiver elegant and the citrus more exuberant, and senses real joy in it; to him the interest it has drawn is deserved.
Pleasant, but lacking character
Kevin devoted a Now Smell This review to Eau Très Fraîche on April 24, 2014. The opening strikes him as brighter and livelier than the original’s, with a slightly acrid note, over a very similar base.
Kevin likes the fragrance, to the point of considering wearing it to the office, but finds it has less character than Parfum d’Empire’s Yuzu Fou or Frédéric Malle’s Cologne Bigarade. He sees it as a softer, more polished citrus, with little reason to buy it for anyone who already owns the original.
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