Review: Terre d’Hermès Pure Perfume

Annabel Rivkin finds a sparkling men’s scent
Annabel Rivkin15 March 2018

Hi guys.

How would you like to smell comforting yet charismatic? Timeless yet fresh. Woody yet zesty. The kind of man one marries but also the kind of man one…

Of course, for this formidable sex-meets-style equation we must turn to the French. And more specifically to the indomitable French fashion house of Hermès. Oh, that rusty orange with its chocolate details. A little too slick to be actually aristocratic, but patrician nonetheless. Even the sight of the bag gets pulses racing. Reassuring but challenging. Ambitious but subtle. Am I describing the perfect man?

Annabel Rivkin

Aftershave is a funny one. It can go so catastrophically wrong. Essentially it must whisper, not shout. Shouting is headachey. And dated. And rather aggressive. The right aftershave will work with the pH of your skin and your body temperature to just... accessorise your natural smell. And never, ever use it to try to swerve a shower. Fragrance on top of old sweat is heinous.

Terre d’Hermès Pure Perfume sparkles with grapefruit and orange notes rendered more zesty by the cunning inclusion of shiso, a minty plant that enhances and amplifies the citrus. Woody base notes anchor the situation, providing earthy muscle to the fruitier aspects. The overall impression is fresh but intricate. Expensive. Which it is. But a little goes all the way and, being a parfum, it lingers on the skin hour after hour.

A word of advice: make like the classy ladies. Don’t splash it everywhere. Just spray it in the air and walk through the cloud of fragrance. That will be all the whisper you’ll need to be heard.

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