New release: Terre d'Hermès Eau Givrée

[the_good_life]

Someone on parfumo who has smelled it on a test strip described it as "dry-woody-austere, with a stinging icy-aquatic note hopefully more pleasant on skin."

 

[MattJP]

^^ That sounds good to me. I'm really looking forward to this one.

 

[vertatre]

I visited my local Bloomingdale's on Sunday and the SA who I have frequented a lot told me he was to have "training" for this new fragrance on Tuesday (maybe an Hermes rep introduces it to all the fragrance managers in advance? ). I can't remember if 'training' was the word he used, may have, but it must be coming soon I'd imagine.

 

[Larry Hoover]

This one will replace Eau Tres Fraiche it seems.

 

[hednic]

I visited my local Bloomingdale's on Sunday and the SA who I have frequented a lot told me he was to have "training" for this new fragrance on Tuesday

That means it should be out soon.

 

[Schnitter]

Yeah I'm gonna have to at least try if not blind buy this. I love my EeauTF flanker

 

[slpfrsly]

This one will replace Eau Tres Fraiche it seems.

Has this been discontinued?

 

[Larry Hoover]

Has this been discontinued?

Yes, apparently someone mailed Hermes and they said:

"European legislation has declared allergen a component widely used in perfumery. Terre d'Hermès Eau Très Fraîche contained this component and it was not possible to substitute it without distorting the fragrance. Terre d'Hermes Eau Très Fraîche is thus removed from our collections.
A new Terre d'Hermès Eau Givrée fragrance will be released soon before this summer. It will be different but will offer another interpretation of freshness. We thank you for your trust and understanding."

So if you enjoy this one it's best to buy a bottle now. I just bought a bottle just in case a few days ago.

 

[ShawnS]

Allergens ehhhhh, don’t wear the fragrance or apply to clothing fragrances are already loaded with god knows how many harmful chemicals is what it is. Oh well such as this hobby hopefully this new release is excellent.

 

[hednic]

This one will replace Eau Tres Fraiche it seems.

Glad I already have a bottle of this then!

 

[slpfrsly]

Yes, apparently someone mailed Hermes and they said:

"European legislation has declared allergen a component widely used in perfumery. Terre d'Hermès Eau Très Fraîche contained this component and it was not possible to substitute it without distorting the fragrance. Terre d'Hermes Eau Très Fraîche is thus removed from our collections.
A new Terre d'Hermès Eau Givrée fragrance will be released soon before this summer. It will be different but will offer another interpretation of freshness. We thank you for your trust and understanding."

So if you enjoy this one it's best to buy a bottle now. I just bought a bottle just in case a few days ago.

Ah ok thanks.

 

[basicDave]

Not quite on sale yet, but it looks like it's about to drop:

https://www.hermes.com/us/en/story/300054-terre-d-hermes-eau-givree/

"Listen to this fragrance" makes a lot of bold promises. I really hope this one lives up to their marketing hype!

 

[ShawnS]

Hard to tell if it’s still a twist cap or a pull off one.

 

[bartholomew]

I just tried it, sprayed twice on the back of my hand.

Have to say I quite like it. Opens up with an intense blast of lemon/citron zest and settles down to fresh, spicy, peppery woods with the citrus still lingering in the background. Similar structure as the original Terre using different notes. I like the fact it’s fresh without being sweet, because the combination of mineral and spicy notes and the citron result in a bitterness and, indeed, an ‘icy’ feel I really enjoy. This should be very nice, refreshing and classy in warmer weather.

Can’t really compare it to Eau Tres Fraiche because I don’t own it and I last tried it a long time ago, but from memory I’d say it’s a lot closer to the original Terre than it is to Tres Fraiche (or any of the other flankers).

Sprayed it on 1.5 hours ago and it’s still radiating from my skin.

 

[ILikePeeps]

Thanks bart! I want to try it

 

[basicDave]

I just tried it, sprayed twice on the back of my hand.

Have to say I quite like it. Opens up with an intense blast of lemon/citron zest and settles down to fresh, spicy, peppery woods with the citrus still lingering in the background. Similar structure as the original Terre using different notes. I like the fact it’s fresh without being sweet, because the combination of mineral and spicy notes and the citron result in a bitterness and, indeed, an ‘icy’ feel I really enjoy. This should be very nice, refreshing and classy in warmer weather.

Can’t really compare it to Eau Tres Fraiche because I don’t own it and I last tried it a long time ago, but from memory I’d say it’s a lot closer to the original Terre than it is to Tres Fraiche (or any of the other flankers).

Sprayed it on 1.5 hours ago and it’s still radiating from my skin.

Nice! Let us know what you think about the drydown and how long it lasts all together

 

[bartholomew]

Nice! Let us know what you think about the drydown and how long it lasts all together

I'm disappointed to say it kinda fell apart into a faint woody dryness after 4 hours or so. I still like it overall but longevity wasn't the greatest on me today. Might have to try again in warmer weather, temperature's around 12C / 53F in my location right now.

I won't rush out to buy it for now however.

 

[Deleted member 26234406]

I'm disappointed to say it kinda fell apart into a faint woody dryness after 4 hours or so. I still like it overall but longevity wasn't the greatest on me today. Might have to try again in warmer weather, temperature's around 12C / 53F in my location right now.

I won't rush out to buy it for now however.

How does its drydown compare to the drydown of Terre d'Hermes Eau Tres Fraiche?

 

[basicDave]

I'm disappointed to say it kinda fell apart into a faint woody dryness after 4 hours or so. I still like it overall but longevity wasn't the greatest on me today. Might have to try again in warmer weather, temperature's around 12C / 53F in my location right now.

I won't rush out to buy it for now however.

Good to know, thanks. That was my impression of her other TdH flanker EIV. (Opening and first 2-3 hours was very nice, but then it died - the base wasn't very dynamic and didn't come alive again).

An Hermes Boutique just opened up here in Austin, so I might go try it on my lunch break.

 

[hednic]

I just tried it, sprayed twice on the back of my hand.

Have to say I quite like it.

Thanks for your impression. Looking forward to getting this.