Twilly d'Hermes, a refreshing new release The Hermès house is one of the oldest Parisian brands. It was born in 1837 thanks to Thierry Hermès. Initially, its activity was exclusively devoted to saddlery for horses.
Presented in an elegant orange bottle decorated with an alluring Twilly Hermès, the brand's new perfume immediately gives off a sense of optimism and vitality. As if to pay tribute to the iconic Hermès silk squares, the Twilly fragrance comes with an elegant scarf tied around its neck. Its cheerful, sparkling box immediately makes one want to discover more about it. So, how about learning a little more about the composition of this new perfume?
Twilly, a fragrance signed Christine Nagel
Like any self-respecting Hermès perfume, Twilly is signed by the talented perfumer Christine Nagel. Indeed, she is the house's exclusive nose. Born in Geneva, this creator learned perfumery against the grain. She first studied organic chemistry and joined a laboratory in the chromatography department at Firmenich. It was little by little that she brought creativity into her craft until she rose to the very top of her art. Having learned a great deal alongside Alberto Morillas, Christine Nagel retained from him a love of short formulas. We owe her many bestsellers today, and her career is already marked by numerous awards. Since 2014, Christine Nagel has held the position of exclusive perfumer for Hermès. Fascinated above all by sillages with panache, she has now moved well away from her former “technical bubble” and lets all her boldness express itself in each of her fragrances. She says she created Twilly with young women in mind, watching them live [...] Free, bold and irreverent, they play against the wind, she says, setting their own rhythm, inventing an unprecedented cadence. It is precisely this that inspired her to create the Twilly perfume.
The three key ingredients of Hermès's recipe
Twilly's recipe revolves around three key ingredients. Ginger, tuberose and sandalwood are reworked here to become a bite that burns, an attraction that unsettles, a carnality that reveals itself. Ginger is an ingredient native to India and China. Its essential oil is obtained by distilling its roots, first peeled and dried. Here it delivers a spicy, peppery and rosy scent, slightly soapy. It is then followed by tuberose, a plant originating from Mexico and India. Its heady opening later develops into a honeyed, creamy and warm note. Tuberose is reminiscent of the scent of orange blossom. It is an emblematic plant of heady floral accords. Finally, Twilly ends with more sweetness. It highlights the smoky, waxy and velvety breath of sandalwood, a great classic of oriental perfumes. Twilly d'Hermès is an extraordinary perfume intended for a new generation of young women, at once lively, bold and irreverent, in the image of Christine Nagel herself.