Comments on: Hermes Eau d'Orange Verte & Concentre d'Orange Verte: fragrance review

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:53:44 +0000

I haven't, sorry!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:11:44 +0000

Has anyone tried the soap?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:57:55 +0000

Well, you know, lists of notes are rarely accurate (and nor are the descriptions brands use to promote their own fragrances), so I don't think it's worth worrying about either way. Two years out, I can't remember where I got that particular list. The French Osmoz site lists orange, citron, mandarine for the citrus, and the English description says “A toning and sparkling fragrance, Eau d'Orange verte is a basket of citrus fruit in a bottle: oranges in all sizes, shapes and forms (leaves, fruit, blossoms), lemons with their stimulating freshness, cheering mandarins”; the Hermes site just says “citruses”; basenotes says lemon & mandarin. Personally, it is all the same to me — it smells like citrus, you know?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 08 May 2008 04:02:06 +0000

Hello, I was reading this review just now (I'm only 2 years late!) Eau D'Orange Verte has always been a sort of a staple of perfumery and “hygiene” in my mind. My mother always kept a bottle of it at home for the family and I wore it in the early 80's and loved it. But it no longer interests me as a fragrance.

Anyway, I just wanted to make a comment about your review to which I disagree on one particular ingredient: A huge differentiator of Eau D'Orange Verte from other “fresh colognes” is the fact that it contains ZERO bergamot (None, zip, nada!) Its citrus freshness is solely due to a particular kind of lemon that is still “green”. It is not a lime, but a lemon from the south of France called “Orange Verte” which translates from French litterally to “green orange” actually, but is a lemon not an orange. Hermes actually makes a point of it in their promotion of this nice “cologne”. Please comment.

Thanks

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:33:00 +0000

I have not tried Arancia in some time and should do so again. I remember being disappointed in the staying power when I first tried it, but am now convince that you can't get a really great sparkling citrus that lasts, so why worry about it…

And glad you were finally able to comment! Still don't know what the trouble is, but let me know if it happens again.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:31:31 +0000

Thank you N…and see, EdOV is just what a picture a classy Parisian woman wearing in the summer

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:28:19 +0000

Absolutely one of my favourites, algong with Sauvage (signature frag for a long time for me) & Guerlain's Vetyver.

I reccomend Acqua di Parma's Arancia di Capri.as a sweeter alternative to this.

If you can read this post, Robin.. then it means that the problem fixed itself, and was related to my network.

Thank you for your help and sorry for the inconvenience!!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:10:38 +0000

Hello dear R! Great review. I went through a a couple of bottles several years ago and I still enjoy the classic smell when I get to use these as bath products in some hotels. There is a heatwave here as you know and it is perfect for hot and humid days….

Hugs!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 03:45:16 +0000

They really do! For some reason the name Hermes rarely comes to mind when I think of my favorite perfume houses, but it ought to…I love so many of their scents.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 02:43:33 +0000

I LOVE this one! It is a wee bit masculine, but I enjoy the soft mix of orange and moss. Hermes sure does make some elegant fragrances!