Top Notes 
Orange
Grapefruit
Lemon
Heart Notes 
Vetiver
Black pepper
Patchouli
Pelargonium
Base Notes 
Leather
Smoke
Benzoin
Oakmoss
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Terre d'Hermès for Twenty Bucks
Actually, I wanted to write this comment last weekend when I tested The Hero, but unfortunately, I’m only getting around to it now and have to write a bit from memory.
In any case, I visited a good friend, and while we were sitting on his couch looking at his latest artworks that he had created using 3D printing, I noticed that he smelled like Terre d'Hermès. I was quite surprised, as this guy is not at all a connoisseur of niche fragrances and still wears Le Male or its dupes when he goes out. Moreover, he belongs to the type of person who exhibits an anti-brand attitude and would never pay for the name of a product. So, I tried to tease him a bit, "I know what perfume you're wearing, and I know how much it costs...". In hindsight, I kick myself for this statement because it only reinforces his anti-brand stance, and I will probably be teased by him in the future about what I spend my money on.
The situation even threatened to escalate because I initially didn’t believe him that it was a perfume from Rossmann that cost 15 euros - luckily, we hadn’t made a bet. After he showed me the bottle, it slowly became clear to me that it was a rather blatant copy of TdH. The color of the liquid, the shape of the bottle, the Hermès orange appearing on the label, and even the head of the Spartan somehow directly reminded me of Hermès or TdH.
I then generously sprayed myself on the left forearm before driving home, and when I arrived home, I performed the same procedure (though a bit more sparingly) with TdH on the right forearm.
The top note is the biggest difference between the two. While TdH smells herbaceous-earthy, The Hero is more sweet-earthy. Over time, TdH also becomes a bit sweeter, so The Hero captures the heart note of TdH relatively well. Surprisingly, the sillage and longevity of The Hero are also a bit better, although that might also be due to the different dosage. To be honest, I actually prefer the subtle sillage of TdH as it is more pleasant. TdH is one of those fragrances that I wear for myself, one of my signature scents for the office.
The Hero is currently not available and is also not listed in the La Rive online shop. In response to an initial inquiry, I was told that the fragrance (contrary to the information here on Parfumo) is no longer being produced. It's a shame, really, because for 15 euros, you couldn't go wrong. While the price difference isn’t as significant as between Oud Wood and FM335, this dupe is very high quality and, in my opinion, worth significantly more than 15 euros. I would have bought it, but I probably would have gotten TdH again anyway. Just as I will probably end up buying Oud Wood again, because they are never a 1:1 copy, and the original always has something fascinating in it that you don’t want to miss. Moreover, I feel a desire to pay my respects to the creator. Copying is not a great art. Still, the prices of the creators are quite cheeky when you see that it can be done significantly cheaper.
In any case, I visited a good friend, and while we were sitting on his couch looking at his latest artworks that he had created using 3D printing, I noticed that he smelled like Terre d'Hermès. I was quite surprised, as this guy is not at all a connoisseur of niche fragrances and still wears Le Male or its dupes when he goes out. Moreover, he belongs to the type of person who exhibits an anti-brand attitude and would never pay for the name of a product. So, I tried to tease him a bit, "I know what perfume you're wearing, and I know how much it costs...". In hindsight, I kick myself for this statement because it only reinforces his anti-brand stance, and I will probably be teased by him in the future about what I spend my money on.
The situation even threatened to escalate because I initially didn’t believe him that it was a perfume from Rossmann that cost 15 euros - luckily, we hadn’t made a bet. After he showed me the bottle, it slowly became clear to me that it was a rather blatant copy of TdH. The color of the liquid, the shape of the bottle, the Hermès orange appearing on the label, and even the head of the Spartan somehow directly reminded me of Hermès or TdH.
I then generously sprayed myself on the left forearm before driving home, and when I arrived home, I performed the same procedure (though a bit more sparingly) with TdH on the right forearm.
The top note is the biggest difference between the two. While TdH smells herbaceous-earthy, The Hero is more sweet-earthy. Over time, TdH also becomes a bit sweeter, so The Hero captures the heart note of TdH relatively well. Surprisingly, the sillage and longevity of The Hero are also a bit better, although that might also be due to the different dosage. To be honest, I actually prefer the subtle sillage of TdH as it is more pleasant. TdH is one of those fragrances that I wear for myself, one of my signature scents for the office.
The Hero is currently not available and is also not listed in the La Rive online shop. In response to an initial inquiry, I was told that the fragrance (contrary to the information here on Parfumo) is no longer being produced. It's a shame, really, because for 15 euros, you couldn't go wrong. While the price difference isn’t as significant as between Oud Wood and FM335, this dupe is very high quality and, in my opinion, worth significantly more than 15 euros. I would have bought it, but I probably would have gotten TdH again anyway. Just as I will probably end up buying Oud Wood again, because they are never a 1:1 copy, and the original always has something fascinating in it that you don’t want to miss. Moreover, I feel a desire to pay my respects to the creator. Copying is not a great art. Still, the prices of the creators are quite cheeky when you see that it can be done significantly cheaper.
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