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Eau des Merveilles(1995)
Hermes · Ralf Schwieger · Amber
At a glance
Created by Ralf Schwieger for Hermes, Eau des Merveilles opens on orange, lemon, and elemi, moves through a heart of amber, pepper, and violet, and closes on fir, oakmoss, and cedar. Its unusual pairing of bright citrus with a resinous, almost woody amber gave it a distinctive, slightly salty-sweet character quite unlike conventional amber fragrances, and it remains one of Hermes's more original and frequently discussed feminine releases.
Did you know?
This scent's violet note exists because of ionone, synthesized in 1893 to replace violet-flower oil — once one of the most expensive materials in perfumery.
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