Twilly D'Hermes

Looking at the notes, the bottle and the description- I was convinced I would like it. Bought the cutest miniature with a bowler hat. From the bottle, it smells wonderful. Soft, spicy ginger with just a hint of sweetness, all the while remaining clean and luxuriously soapy. So different from anything I've ever smelled and wearable year-round. On my skin, there seems to be very little projection. Oh well, blame it on the dabber. The scent appears and goes as it wishes, but that expensive soap feeling turns into imperceptible dusty powder on my skin. Unremarkable and sometimes even unpleasant/sickly. However, sometimes (but still rarely), when I'm not trying to catch whiffs of it, I smell the aroma from the bottle in the air around me. My favourite is the dry down: a creamy sandalwood that rears its head 2-3 hours in. In my opinion, you must like sandalwood and ginger in order to appreciate this. I've also been told I smell "wonderful" by two people, but I think I'm either anosmic to it or not using enough of the dabber. Maybe this is one of those fragrances that smell great in the air and horrid on skin. Might get a travel spray and try it out again. NOT a safe blind buy. Longevity is around 5-6h in warm weather.

The cutesy name and the quaint bottle with a little Barbie-hair-type bow on top betray the contents. Or is it intentionally misleading? Is Hermes finally getting a sense of humor? This isn’t cutesy. Nor quaint. Nor Barbie. This is tuberose. But I, like Hermes, also mislead you a bit. A confusing thing to me is that Nagel doesn’t overdose this “overtly tuberose” perfume with tuberose. Instead the carnal flower is kept fairly demur in the heart, while the ginger at the top and the big heaping doses of milky sandalwood and vanilla at the base are given more room to play. Maybe using a lot of real (or synthetic) tuberose material was cost prohibitive? Ginger certainly evokes the green and citrusy piquancy tuberose can and often has, and the milky sandalwood more-or-less reflects the creaminess that often comes with tuberose.

So, so weird to describe. Opening wise, it's totally not for me. Smells super dated, mature, (insert any other adjective for 'old'), etc. Upon dry-down, that ginger is honestly SO interesting. I tend to pull sweet for nearly any scents, no matter the notes, so to me the first thing that comes to mind is like those soft chewy ginger candies. Spicy. Green. So unique compared to the scents I normally go for. It isn't my favorite thing, but wow am I really into it and then of course, as time goes on the white florals come forward and its far more familiar to my nose and just generally super pleasant. very happy with this.

This perfume is so unique. The dry down is a complex warm musk with a hint of spiciness. I can't stop smelling my wrist, it smells so comforting and sophisticated. The opening is definitely sharper, with white florals and ginger shining through, and I can see how some would consider it "old lady", but I would consider it more "classic / vintage" in a fancy way. Besides, that part doesn't last very long, and I think it adds character. This perfume feels both bold and cozy at the same time ; spunky but inviting. I would not consider this a safe blind buy but if this works for you, it is a gem.

Looking at the bottle, I expected it to smell like a sugary teenage girl fragrance, but I was completely wrong. It is actually a very clean, woody and easy-to-wear scent. For anyone looking for something fresh and non-offensive for everyday situations like the office or school, this is a very easy choice. It does not offer anything groundbreaking and there are definitely more impressive fragrances out there, but it has a light white floral laundry detergent effect that makes it pleasant and effortless to wear. It has a clean skin-like quality to it, which I really enjoyed.