Terre d'Hermès Eau Très Fraîche Hermès 2014

Terre d'Hermès Eau Très Fraîche by Hermès

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Terre d'Hermès Eau Très Fraîche is a popular perfume by Hermès for men and was released in 2014. The scent is citrusy-fresh. The production was apparently discontinued.
Pronunciation

Main accords

Citrus

Fresh

Woody

Spicy

Fruity

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Citrus fruits

Orange

Aquatic notes

Heart Notes

Geranium

Base Notes

Cedar

Woody notes

Patchouli

Perfumer

Jean-Claude Ellena

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Ratings

Scent

7.7445 Ratings

Longevity

6.6363 Ratings

Sillage

6.3372 Ratings

Bottle

8.0380 Ratings

Value for money

7.3131 Ratings

Submitted by Michael, last update on 15.04.2024.

Reviews

12 in-depth fragrance descriptions

08/26/2019

8
Pricing 7
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 8
Scent

Fresh21
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Top Review 24

... pretty fresh this fraîche ;-)

Admittedly, I never thought that this successful citric would once be among my top fragrances. Because about 1.5 years ago I still turned up my nose when I noticed in his drydown (too) clear similarities to his original, which is unfortunately not my case at all. So he stayed left until I sprayed him again somewhere this spring:

And there it was again, this wonderfully authentic freshness explosion of citrus, in the first place probably orange and grapefruit. Wonderfully tangy and also with a slightly bitter impact come along, as if rubbed by peels. So if this is not a summer scent, I do not know it either:)

Then after 20-30 minutes, the rose geranium mixes in. Their soft, slightly floral grace fits very well with the citrus notes. Drum has me times interested in how the rose geranium smells in nature. For this I sought out one of the nearest garden centers, although these usually never see me from the inside (green thumb missing except for a donated desert primrose, which fortunately endures 2-3 months without water with me - that's why we get along so splendidly;)

And now it comes:

The friendly waitress led me to the said rose geranium as I confessed to her already on the way there, this only times smell and not want to buy. But when she learned that I was about a perfume fragrance, she immediately raved off, but also mentioned that the rose geranium is also used "for deterrence". I understood only station until we finally arrived at the plant pots, all of which bore a small tag that said:

* Mosquito repellent *

Haha, I do not actually count myself among the insects, and the Hermes does not smell like it - quite the opposite:) But then I learned that the aroma of rose geranium lies in its green leaves, which is released by rubbing. I then did that, and ... WOW, that's it! Because it also smells partly quite citrusy, super fresh and invigorating.

But back to the fragrance: I do not know what got me back then, but today I can only determine the dominant orange as a commonality with the classic Terre d'Hermès, although it is clearly fresher obstructed in this flanker. I would even suggest that today's Très Fraîche has been improved in that its bright citrus now lasts throughout the course, whereas its base notes have been dimmed down. And that creates the lightness of the scent, and thus the difference from the original. In addition, the delicate florality of rose geranium can be perceived, which manifests itself in a certain softness and, together with a little patch and a pinch of wood, provides a wonderful balance to this concise fresh.

Conclusion: exactly mine! A summer fragrance with character, but I also recommend it for spring and autumn. Its durability is (on clothes) at >8 hours, the sillage is quite strong in the first half hour and then at half arm's length prima perceptible.

... pretty fresh this fraîche ;-)

06/01/2020

8
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 9
Scent

KnowThis30
12 Reviews

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KnowThis30

Top Review 18

Carried by summer winds

Intention and basic idea:
"I need a fragrance that smells as 'natural' citrusy in its top note as the eau de toilette, but removes the mineral notes at the same time! Because if you don't like the edt because of these notes, you won't buy the eau de parfum anyway. But it should also be generally lighter, more airy and work better in warmer times and also..."
This or something similar might have been the first thoughts of the master perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena when he began to think about the basic idea for the creation of the "Terre d'Hermès Eau Très Fraîche".
But whether it is the attempt of a meaningful expansion of the own (masterly) fragrance series "Terre de Hermès" - a kind of wish and heart - or the attempt of a house to squeeze as much money as possible out of a still continuing success: as an outsider, one can only speculate about this, although the camps among perfume enthusiasts seem to be equally divided here...

Relation and scent:
Let's clarify beforehand and right at the beginning how close or how far the relationship to his predecessors - the EdT of 2006 and the EdP of 2009 - is enough.
Let me say: yes, in my humble opinion, "Eau Très Fraîche" is clearly a fragrance that can and should be assigned - without hiding - to the "Terre de Hermès" family! Why? We'll get to that in a minute...!
Although it lacks - and every lover of the two predecessors will turn up their nose here, should they have expected only a weaker, but still identically smelling version - the so characteristic notes of vetiver and flint, it retains the woody impact - especially the smell of cedar - in the base note.
The heart note, on the other hand, is dominated by a wonderful rose geranium - if you like the green touch - which also extends into the base note for a while and gives the fragrance its consistently fresh character.
The top note itself, on the other hand, differs only minimally from its two predecessors: the orange and citrus notes are still wonderfully "natural", but appear less sharp-edged in "Eau Très Fraîche" and are indeed more inviting and friendly. A person who calculates with customer behaviour would assume that the dimmed top note is less of a deterrent to the average consumer and tempts more to make a spontaneous purchase...
The keyword, for which this is a member of the "Terre de Hermès", has already been mentioned: "natural".
Although the actual amount of natural and synthetic ingredients is of course a secret, the EdT and EdP have generally been known to have at least a 'natural' smell when they use their notes. A formula to which "Eau Très Fraîche" also adheres in an exemplary manner!
As a comparison, for example, the smell of an actual orange can be well used to compare it with the industrial variant within juices etc.

Sillage and shelf life:
As can already be assumed, both sillage and shelf life are below the levels of EdT and EdP. Which per se doesn't have to be a bad thing!
Clearly designed for the summer or warmer days and climates, the overall construction of this fragrance appears broader, friendlier and brighter. The top note lasts astonishingly long for a citrus scent, lasting about 20 to 30 minutes, then changes into a green freshness that lasts for hours (about 1 1/2 to 2) and finally ends in a woody and spicy base of another about 2 hours.
The silage, on the other hand, is only really present in the top note. While the rose geranium still leaves a narrow but pleasant scent trail in the heart, the "Eau Très Fraîche" in the base retires to a very narrow body scent.

Application:
The "Eau Très Fraîche" really unfolds its full potential in warm or hot weather. Those days when you could almost feel guilty in the morning - towards your employees, for example - about wearing a fragrance at all. But also for all those for whom the mineral notes of the EdT or EdP are a nuisance, this could be a good idea. Either way, the "Eau Très Fraîche" is an interesting summer substitute for the "blue" fragrances which - apparently - are now exclusively available.

Flacon:
As far as the bottle is concerned, if you know the containers of the "Terre de Hermès" range, there is not much more to lose. The twist cap works well and is stable, the spray head distributes surprisingly well and with its white cap and the partially white lettering, the bottle is also able to look skillfully "brighter" and "fresher".
Only when handling the bottle could a point be deducted! Because - and this also applies to the entire "Terre de Hermès" family - instead of growing a little deeper for the sake of handling, the flacons from Jean-Claude Ellena only get higher and wider! In the case of "Eau Très Fraîche", which seems to be no smaller than 75 ml, this is already a moderately difficult act of dislocation for people with regularly large or small hands.

Price:
Eau Très Fraîche" ranks in a similar price category to most other summer scents, although "Hermès" offers a full 75 ml instead of the usual 50 ml. However, if you spray more than the usual amount to achieve a similar shelf life to that of a "Dior Sauvage", this price advantage should quickly become obsolete.
What a buyer should be spared from, however, is the possible annoyance of stumbling upon a fragrance that smells almost identical, but is much cheaper, as there are not many or none of these in the case of "Eau Très Fraîche". Nevertheless, every buyer should be aware of the usual markup for names like "Hermès", "Dior" or "Chanel".

Conclusion:
The "Eau Très Fraîche" from the house of "Hermès" is a pleasant fragrance, which was conceived rather for the warmer days of the year and pleasantly stands out from the mass of "blue" and aquatic fragrances.
If, on the other hand, fans of the predecessors expect something similarly fundamentally different for the fragrance industry, a disappointment will be virtually inevitable.

06/21/2021

3
Pricing 5
Bottle 3
Sillage 4
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Sockosophie
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Sockosophie

Helpful Review 10

Refreshing & FragRant

With the EdT being one of my favorite scents, you'd think (at least according to some previous speakers) that I'd have to categorically reject this one and cry it out as a watered-down mirage of the original. No dirt, no depth, it's undeniable:

Many parts that make the original such a delight are here in vain.

However: the original,
as perfect as it may be, is just too heavy for me for high summer. Specifically 32 degrees and up. In addition, it has Jean-Claude Ellena here managed to conjure up a smile on my face once again.
My first association with eau très fraîche was a very specific image that popped into my head: if you want to drink a lot more water in the unbearably hot summer, but water alone is too bland, what do you do?

Some now reach for soft drinks or tea, but I for my part,

like to chop up some citrus and pour it in a large carafe of regular tap water.

The longer the carafe sits, the more the water takes on the flavor of the fruit, all it takes is one orange, lemon, lime, tangerine....

Now imagine,
someone pours himself effusively, spilling a not inconsiderable amount over his hands, and in a fit of banter, grinning and with an elegant wave of the hand,
this water finds its way towards your face.

This is what the head of Eau très fraîche smells like to me.

You know those olfactory summer associations?

Sunscreen, chlorine smells, downpours after a long heat wave. Smells that instantly make you think of better times.

That's this orange water for me, that's why Eau très fraiche is such a grin scent with me.
It makes me happy.
It makes me carefree.
He refreshes me, if only briefly.

But now I come to the negative sides, because I have a 125 ml bottle (horrible to use)... and the is almost empty, despite the inner compulsion I feel to wear every day what else.

Where I might go overboard with some fragrances, or with others, light, even times up to 10-12 sprays, it helps nothing with the eau très fraîche.

I bathe in the stuff and it still doesn't last. Half an hour,
after that you have to nibble on my earlobe to perceive the.

Therefore, I will probably not repurchase it, as much as I like to smell it myself. He does not perform what I need for a day fragrance.

Nevertheless, I assign the fragrance an unrestricted love, which must hide, for me not behind the original.

It has me darüberhinaus once again fun to read all these comments before me.

It's great how many write here ellenlange texts to many fragrances, which actually only statements between the lines:

I devote more time to this hobby here and therefore I understand much simply better than you and I am right.

No malicious quips at this point, but if I read that silly toilet bowl comparison one more time with n summer citrus scent, I'll dissolve WC-Frisch 1-to-1 in doppelkorn and wear that the rest of the summer.

I get it, Terre d'Hermès is n timeless masterpiece. But that does not make the flanker nem Lidl perfume Lord. If you feel hurt by something like that in your honor, you take the number here too seriously.

07/18/2020

9
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 8
Scent

Leon101
4 Reviews

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Leon101

Helpful Review 4

Terre d' Hermes for U30 Parfumos

I really like this scent. Although it is almost only really wearable in the really hot summer days, it is a real alternative to the original, especially for younger Terre d'Hermes lovers. The 3 absolutely dominant notes here are cedar, grapefruit and lemon, which makes it very, very fresh with a woody, deeper base. Vetiver is also noticeable here, but not as much as the original. It is one of my favourite summer scents, as it is very unique and has a nice round citrus aura. Especially recommended for younger men.

07/31/2016

8
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 8
Scent

Hitchslap
104 Reviews

Hitchslap

Very helpful Review 6

Too nice, smooth yet not criminal.

How are there no reviews for this yet?
If you are no fan of the original then give this baby a try, the flint is not in sight and the spiciness is toned down and the orange-ness is awesome!

So cool and perfect for HOT weather.

Not snobby and not gutter either, you'll notice nostrils flaring trying to take this in.

Cool, like the other side of the pillow..........

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