H24 Refillable

Hermes has a bit of an ego when it comes to their flagship masculine perfumes. They style themselves as trendsetters for the market, and have done going all the way back to Eau de Hermes and Equipage, of which there was nearly two decades between them. That’s another mark of Hermes’ approach to their flagship masculines: they take their sweet time. They blew the masculine perfume world apart at the start of this century with Terre d’Hermes, and in general because of JCE’s other achievements with the Hermessence and Jardin lines, and now they feel bold and it high time to have another go. Did they disrupt the masculine perfume world yet again with H24? Well the feedback certainly seems to suggest so, mostly in how divisive and confused many seem to be. So let’s try to clear some of that up at least.

This is an interesting and underrated designer that can be found online far cheaper than the likes of your typical YSL mainstream fragrances. It is light wearing but you still get a solid 5-7 hours and you just smell clean without going full blown shower gel. I can’t really compare this to anything else, but it could be considered in the same realm as Prada lhomme in terms of overall vibe as it is the perfect professional scent. Definitely shines in high heat and can be dressed up but it’s just a really good versatile piece for when you wish to smell clean. I personally don’t get the banana smell but I do get the metallic I fresh iron laundry like scent. This one smells nice in the air. A great modern green fragrance thst really is trying to do something different. Definitely sample before buying!

Tried this on almost accidentally and bought a full bottle after one wear. At 50€ for 100ml, this is an unbelievable quality for the money. It's an unique, non-blue and non-citrusy modern freshie. I seem to smell melon or green pear over neutral metallic and woodsy base. Office-safe. Long-lasting. Surprisingly, proved quite suitable even for sunny freezing winter days! Pleasant and natural-smelling, which is a weird thing to say about those metallic and steam notes, but they do indeed smell natural and high quality, not like some chemical that is dangerous to my lungs which one encounters here and there in badly mixed blue freshies. Metal here is not of the usual powdery and dry variety, but wet! Drydown lasts last all day, smells great, and it is, somewhat unexpectedly... subtly creamy.

I sampled each of the three H24 releases at the airport and the original EDT was the lighter and fresher pick. I finally got a bottle and it's more interesting than I thought. It's fresh and light but with a tamed masculine edge that feels like a nod to old school fragrances like Aramis but there is also a subtle yellow floral note that flirts with the scent profile but never becomes cloying, it sits near the edge, coming and going. I wanted to wear H24 a few more times before I wrote a review because I wanted to be sure I genuinely liked it and I absolutely do. It's not as simple of a fragrance as I initially thought but it's not complicated either. It is very interesting, maybe not for everyone, but definitely worth a sample.

H24 I find to be really interesting, it has a modern minimalist quality to it while also tapping in to some classic green fougere vibes. The opening is bright, brisk, and uplifting. The absence of any citrus throws it right in to green aromatics. And within seconds the narcissus starts to shine. Others have said it gives off a banana vibe, I completely agree. But if you’ve ever walked past a garden with blooming florals in the early morning or late evening when it’s cool and that scent just hangs in the air, that’s in H24 for me. The dry down is woody and slightly floral still and very pleasant all the way through. One of my best purchases in years, fantastic stuff.