Etat Libre d'Orange · 2015 · Quentin Bisch

Hermann à mes côtés me paraissait une ombre

Premium$$$, 3 of 5
Etat Libre d'Orange asks about $186 for 100 ml
50 mlabout $124
100 mlabout $186

The houseUnisex

VersionEau de Parfum

Black pepper, galbanum and blackcurrant over rose-laced incense and damp stone, drying down to vetiver and patchouli.

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Hermann à mes côtés me paraissait une ombre’s scent picture, a draft: black pepper, galbanum, blackcurrant, frankincense, rose, vetiver drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Hermann à mes côtés me paraissait une ombre, top notes: Black pepper, Galbanum, Blackcurrant

Heartas it settles

Hermann à mes côtés me paraissait une ombre, heart: Frankincense, Geosmine, Rose

Dry-downwhat stays

Hermann à mes côtés me paraissait une ombre, dry-down: Vetiver, Patchouli, Ambroxan (ambergris), Oakmoss, Iso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet)

What’s inside it

What the label names

14 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

3 citrus3 herbs & lavender2 florals2 woods4 spices

5 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Jubilation 40 ManAmouage · shares blackcurrant (cassis), frankincense, rose, patchouli and 2 more$550 for 100 ml
Bois ImpérialEssential Parfums · shares black pepper, rose, vetiver, patchouli and 1 moreabout $106 for 100 ml · about half of Hermann à mes côtés me paraissait une ombre’s about $186
MitsoukoGuerlain · shares black pepper, rose, vetiver, patchouli and 1 more$160 for 75 ml · about the same as Hermann à mes côtés me paraissait une ombre’s about $186
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.