HM Hanae Mori / ハナヱモリ 1998 Eau de Parfum

HM (Eau de Parfum) by Hanae Mori / ハナヱモリ

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7.4 / 10 231 Ratings

A perfume by Hanae Mori / ハナヱモリ for men, released in 1998. The scent is sweet-citrusy. It is still in production.

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Main accords

Sweet

Citrus

Fresh

Floral

Fruity

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Lemon

Lavender

Heart Notes

Jasmine

Base Notes

Tonka bean

Vanilla

Woody notes

Ratings

Scent

7.4231 Ratings

Longevity

7.5188 Ratings

Sillage

6.8183 Ratings

Bottle

6.7182 Ratings

Value for money

8.330 Ratings

Submitted by TVC15, last update on 11.03.2024.

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Reviews

16 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/28/2019

8
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 8
Scent

Vrabec
61 Reviews

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Vrabec

Top Review 12

The scent of the elves

Elrond walks down the steps of Bruchtal calmly and calmly. It's late in the morning, he has to blink, the sun blinds him. He closes his eyes and listens to the silence between the white columns and walls. Silence. The elves stay out of human conflicts and will continue to do so, they are far too insignificant compared to an elven life. Elrond opens his eyes and continues slowly. A barely noticeable smile is visible on his narrow lips. There is peace in Rivendell.

..this picture from Lord of the Rings comes to mind in "HM - Hanae Mori". It is a fragrance for an elegant, dainty but not unmanly man. This man is the rest himself. It's a scent for elves.

In the top note the lemon is recognizable, but without acid or bitter parts. The mint gives lavender and currant lightness.
In the heart note it is almost impossible to distinguish the components; what remains is a white floridity.
Chocolate, moss and woody notes are only decided in the base: this is a men's perfume!
Not for the rocker or even macho (a stroke of luck) - but for the well-groomed, "metrosexual" man.

..As with many of you it is also with me - due to the evaluations and the price - a blind purchase. I am highly satisfied, I have not had such one yet!
The scent's awesome. Elrond walks down the steps of Rivendell calmly and calmly. It's late in the morning, he has to blink, the sun blinds him. He closes his eyes and listens to the silence between the white columns and walls. Silence. The elves stay out of human conflicts and will continue to do so. You don't pull a cloud behind you, which wouldn't fit either. Durability is neat, but not above average.
Seems to be a real insider's tip away from "perfume circles", which should be recommended

11/07/2020

7
Bottle 7
Sillage 9
Longevity 9
Scent

Mantus
198 Reviews

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Mantus

Helpful Review 11

The new and the old

The first thing you notice is a very strong and intense citric sweetness, which has wonderfully interwoven sour and fresh appearing, fruity and refreshing qualities, and I suspected lemon peel instead of just 'lemon' and black currant.

At the same time, these two notes are accompanied by a very delicate but noticeable greenish, almost ethereal and extremely soft nuance of green mint, which, in my opinion, with the tart accents of lemon and currant, ensures that the attack is refreshingly sweet but not sticky.

The lavender used in the background is like a lovely soft focus and in my opinion the fragrance leads into this wonderful light aura and at the same time into nostalgia
Because, a little bit later, this already clearly perceptible inkling has completely unfolded and envelops the wearer in a very dense, creamy, very special floral, slightly powdery, but nevertheless inexplicable masculine light aura, which can only be the lily of the valley.

The lily of the valley is accompanied by an equally bright floral nuance of jasmine, which is responsible for the fragrance's pleasant, flying, even slightly penetrating appearance.

Something in the background plays a very fine, very subtle, finely rooted transparent nuance their charm and the fragrance despite its flowery sweet heaviness something transparent receives and I here iris butter, instead of just 'Iris' meant perceive.

"My son, a few years ago other things were inherited, stamps, watches, stocks and such, ick wants to leave you a scent!"

For me, Hanae Mori reflects exactly this, that new and old at the same time, he has the refreshing fruity sweetness, but at the same time also the scent perception of a not yet completely dissolved lily of the valley - soap, which exudes a fine soft mature masculine aura, but without appearing "old".

In the last 4 hours, a dense, subtly oily, typical chocolaty note is added in very delicate touches, which gives the base a wonderful and wonderful warmth and is surrounded by very fine creamy wooden nuances, giving it a certain smooth appearance and, in combination with the sandalwood, especially 'Amyris wood', I think we can perceive it
These two notes are accompanied, quite simply and profanely, by light wooden and very subtle mossy tones, which lend the finish something distinguished and are due to the moss and cedar wood.

Very far in the background and only perceptible directly on my skin, a fine sweet-spicy, very subtle almond nuance of amber and tonka bean completes the fragrance
Unfortunately I could not perceive vanilla, but I can well imagine that this fragrance component was used to complete the picture.

In total the fragrance lasts 9 hours on my skin.

The Sillage is perceptible from the beginning for 4 hours on a very clear whole arm length, before it is minimized in viscous steps until the fragrance is finished.

I would like to express my sincere thanks to our perfume "Honk1510" for the bottle.

05/10/2020

7
Bottle 8
Sillage 6
Longevity 8.5
Scent

TruuMax
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TruuMax

Very helpful Review 6

Frosted glass

And so I wander through the forest of curiosities... White flowers and lavender bloom around the swept granite floor and I make my way towards a greenhouse in a clearing
Yes, I do... Something's wrong...

Why is this greenhouse made of frosted glass?

Inside I see lemons growing on strange tendrils with small rosebuds and in the middle a cacao tree set in stone? What is this place?

With a rose in her hand the Japanese designer Hanae Mori approaches me and greets me. She tells me that she thinks she wants to create a modern and Mediterranean version of the land of milk and honey...

Flowery, slightly herbaceous lemon meets milky cocoa... Really weird. If someone would show it to me and ask me how much it costs, I would think that the scent would be somewhere between the other blue private blends of Tom Ford. The shelf life is really good 10 hours approx. and that with about 6 hours and 4 splashes of room filling Sillage.

Quite pleasing and yet super creative fragrance.

Nevertheless, you should not buy it blind, because the light cocoa note could be a little strange to some people to wear it yourself.

The bottle and spray head are phenomenally good. Great wide finely scattered cloud and a very pleasant glass.

08/28/2019

8
Bottle 4
Sillage 7
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Naimie54
58 Reviews

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Naimie54

Helpful Review 7

Green, flowery and woody

Actually, Hanae Mori has already written enough comments on 'HM', but I feel the fragrance is a bit different than the previous descriptions
HM' begins briefly citric and slightly sweet, but soon there are very green notes which remind me of currant leaves and a hint of mint. There is a whiff of lavender in the background, but it has no chance against the green leaves.

After a good hour, the green notes still dominate, but 'HM' becomes increasingly flowery. I mean, smelling rose, maybe some jasmine. For some time something fine sweet, flowery always flashes through. I'm not sure if it comes from the lily of the valley now.

After a good three hours, the green notes are gone, I can still smell the rose a little and 'HM' slowly becomes woody.

The wood notes are accompanied for a short time by a spicy note that may come from the chocolate, because I can't really smell the chocolate. For this I am compensated by a balsamic and not too sweet sandalwood note. That's how it stays for the rest of the time I can smell 'HM'.

HM isn't just for gentlemen. You can wear the scent for almost all occasions, except for sports. I like it best at cool and not too warm temperatures.

After the first thirty minutes, the broadcast is always discreet. The shelf life is round seven hours, I can still smell 'HM' even after 10 hours.

11/03/2018

6
Bottle 6
Sillage 8
Longevity 7
Scent

Farneon
104 Reviews

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Farneon

Helpful Review 6

Lemon trimmed for independence

This fragrance has been on my wish list for quite some time, because: rarely to be found, very cheap and well rated. Besides, the fragrance has made me sweet-citrically curious. Even if my little water shouldn't remind me directly of eating or drinking: I like this supposed contrast (sweet and sour) very much, especially with cocktails and desserts. The very floral heart note had also kept me from testing, but my "fear" that it might become too flowery for me was unfounded.

The Japanese DNA of a fine and rather light fragrance can also be found in HM. The olfactory wooden hammer is (fortunately) sought here in vain. And I don't really like being too cute either. I am therefore surprised that many commentators here perceive HM primarily as sugary, because I do not do that at all. A finely balanced lemon, garnished with a little mint, sits enthroned above everything from beginning to end. At no time do chocolate and tonka bean become so dominant that one could suspect Mugler's DNA here. All the other scents (especially the floral ones) are subtle, but they might take the spiciness out of the lemon and slow down the sweet base as well.

In contrast to some of the previous speakers, I therefore do not perceive HM as a gourmand. Of course, he has something lemonade, dessert-like, but does not come along with the sweet force of modern modern fragrances. In my opinion, HM can also be classified as unisex because it lacks distinctive masculinity. I don't realize that HM is an eau de parfum, H & S are in the upper midfield.

All in all, HM is a beautiful, pleasant and original fragrance. It does not really rip me off to storms of enthusiasm, but in view of its price and balance it finds its way into my collection - especially since it is portable for me across all occasions.

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