Comments on: Hermes Un Jardin Sur Le Nil fragrance review

By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:05:34 +0000

Oh my! It is not a powerhouse on me, but it isn’t nearly so fleeting as that. Shame.

By: newsitian09@yahoo.com

newsitian09@yahoo.com — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:10:23 +0000

I receently purchased a sample of Un Jardin Sur Le Nil and I tried it today. It barely made it past the bathroom door in lasting power. Loved the scent on first spray and wished it would have stayed with me. It is a scent I could wear if only I could smell it on me. I should catch a whiff of scent whenever my arm passes near my face. I shouldn’t have to jam my wrist against my nose and inhale like a typhoon to find the notes.

By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:30:10 +0000

Oh that’s odd…most EL counters have testers of everything, even if they don’t put them on the counter.

By: ceelouise

ceelouise — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:31:29 +0000

Haven’t bought Nil yet but tried it on again today and still love it. (Sephora now carries it.) However, I think it may be a perfume I admire but don’t wear. It’s just so vegetal. Maybe “appreciate” is more appropriate than “love”. Maybe I’d wear it if I lived in southeast Asia or somewhere else hot and humid.
Speaking of Alliage, I tried to sample that at the Saks – or was it Neiman? – EL counter, but they had it downstairs in their stockroom and said they don’t open it for samples. Too bad you don’t like the reformulation…oh well.

By: camia

camia — Sat, 30 May 2009 07:31:44 +0000

I’m relieved to hear that it must be a reformulation! It was such a grating chemical dark green, not at all like my memories of Alliage, that I was wondering how I could ever have enjoyed it.

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:30:09 +0000

Oh, I’m sure it’s been reformulated. There’s just about nothing that old that hasn’t been, even if it’s been a respectful reformulation. At any rate, yes, they’re both green & both have citrus.

By: camia

camia — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:53:44 +0000

Is there anyone here who remembers Estee Lauder’s Alliage?

There’s something about the opening notes of Nil that brings Alliage back to me–of course they’re both very green and maybe they both have a citrus blend?

A few months ago the Estee Lauder counter at the Macy’s near me actually had Alliage–but when I sniffed it somehow it was much harsher than the fresh green I remembered–I thought it must be a reformulation. The saleslady at the counter said that it hadn’t changed, but our tastes have moved away from the 80s scents so that they smell harsh to us now. She said that was one reason they made Pure White Linen.

Back to Nil–I think that my husband actually liked it more than I did. For me it was a 4 star, for him it was a 5.

By: Robin

Robin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:38:06 +0000

It’s my favorite of the 3 too

By: ceelouise

ceelouise — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:57:08 +0000

I am so excited this may be available online at this discount! I put it on a test strip at Neiman Marcus and drove home with it held to my nose, I couldn’t get enough. It smells like summer; I thought, tomatoes! I was sure there would be a glowing review in my “Perfumes The Guide” and was so suprised by Turin’s lukewarm review. Also surprised he referred to Jardin en Mediterranee as tomato stem, I don’t smell that at all on my test strip, did he mix up the two?! By far my favorite of the three Jardins (tried them all today).

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:55:00 +0000

Well, in all fairness to the Bvlgari — you have smelled that sort of green tea scent a hundred times before, but Bvlgari did it first!

Glad you love Nil though! And the lotion is absolutely perfect, do try it.