Un Jardin Sur Le Toit by Hermès bottle
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Un Jardin Sur Le Toit

4.0/5 · 7,293 votes Unisex 2011
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Fragrance notes

Notes

Character

Longevity3.0/5
Sillage2.6/5
Day100
Night10
Summer100
Spring88
Fall16
Winter6
Our take

Un Jardin Sur Le Toit lists its notes as a single, unclassified accord, not a top-heart-base pyramid, and it wears that way too, more like one continuous impression than a composition moving through distinct stages. Grass and rosemary give it a green, almost savory edge, and rosemary in particular comes across closer to a spice than an herb, sharp and resinous against the sweeter red apple and pear. Rose and magnolia sit underneath all of that, quiet and never fully floral, more like a suggestion of flowers than an actual bouquet.

It holds for a fair stretch on skin, and the sillage projects just enough to register nearby, a scale that fits its role as a warm-weather fragrance meant to be worn outdoors. Spring and summer are the only seasons the data supports, and that tracks with the character: grass, apple and rosemary suit a hot afternoon in a garden, not a formal occasion.

There is very little sweetness to it beyond the ripe fruit, and no heavy base to speak of, which keeps the whole fragrance feeling closer to a splash than a serious evening composition. It works best sprayed generously, since the freshness itself is the whole point.

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