Concentré d'Orange Verte Hermès 2004

8.0 / 10 592 Ratings

A popular perfume by Hermès for women and men, released in 2004. The scent is citrusy-fresh. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Citrus

Fresh

Green

Fruity

Spicy

Fragrance Notes

Orange

Basil

Cedar

Amber

Patchouli

Perfumer

Jean Guichard

Ratings

Scent

8.0592 Ratings

Longevity

6.1481 Ratings

Sillage

5.6444 Ratings

Bottle

7.6442 Ratings

Value for money

6.8197 Ratings

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Reviews

35 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/11/2015

ColinM
516 Reviews

ColinM

Top Review 5

Fresh class!

Another winner in my Hermes’ “concentrés” book, together with Pamplemousse Rose. Orange Verte does again nothing less and nothing more (no, actually a bit more) than you would expect from its name; more “green” than “orange”, showing also a fantastic discreet ambery-floral-woody vibe which provides a subtle yet delightful warm and silky feel underneath the sparkling bitter freshness of the top notes. All revolves around a realistic, albeit ephemeral zesty lime-orange note and a more persistent and realistically bitter herbaceous-green accord, which is fresh, grassy and crisp like freshly-cut branches, well enhanced by woods. Wildly “botanical”, but with the irresistible Hermès’ touch of clean and distinguished understatement, and this “Hermès treatment” is what makes this special and quite unique if compared to the dozens of other “fresh green” scents. Most of these Hermès “concentrés” manage to be simple to the bone, terribly realistic, and terribly sophisticated too. Legitimately short-lived given the notes, but totally great until it lasts.

8/10

02/19/2016

8Scent 5Longevity 6Sillage

Karenin
40 Reviews

Karenin

Very helpful Review 6

Concentré d'Orange Verte

Concentré d'Orange Verte (CdOV) from Hermes is the ultimate joy maker. Its exceptional quality becomes obvious from the moment its first drops land on your skin. The zesty orange note combined with the mint have an invigorating effect on me. This explosion of tart freshness is, however, relatively short-lived as the scent calms down and proceeds to its less pronounced herbal-woody heart and base (including the notes of basil, patchouli and cedar).

From the longevity point of view, do not expect any wonders from CdOV. In fact, I find the adjective "concentré" a little misleading. It has to be understood in the context of traditional colognes. On my skin, CdOV turns into a skin scent rather swiftly. I do catch gentle whiffs every now and then, but this fragrance, just like any other eau de cologne, is meant to evaporate quickly in order to be reapplied (in generous quantities) a number of times during the day, which I'm delighted to do.

On balance, if you want to avoid smelling ozonic-aquatic-sporty in the heat of the summer but are rather looking for a refreshing, citrus-based summer scent, I wholeheartedly recommend this exquisite cologne from one of the finest present-day fragrance houses. Have fun!

12/19/2012

8Scent 2.5Longevity 2.5Sillage

Drseid
828 Reviews

Drseid

Helpful Review 4

Brief, But Brilliant!...

This is a beautiful composition of bitter orange and green herbs, with a very nice menthol undertone. Very minimalistic, but very effective and refreshing. It is the kind of simple concoction that you can spray and spray, and it will not come off as offensive or overpowering to others. It is a perfect scent for hot weather. If you are looking for a longevity beast or a big projector I suggest you keep looking, as Concentre d"Orange Verte is a skin scent primarily with only a couple hours of longevity per wear. I confess I love it and feel it is well worth a purchase. 4 to 4.5 stars out of 5.

06/19/2024

9.5Scent 2Longevity 1Sillage

Smirky
486 Reviews

Smirky

Helpful Review 4

One of the best orange fragrances BUT.....

Concentre d'Orange Verte really smells good. I've read that some have the opinion that Hermes really knows how to do orange fragrances. I would have to agree. The orange scent really pops and smells totally natural. The problem is the performance is very weak. After about 10 minutes there was no sillage or projection. I wouldn't have a problem with a fresh orange fragrance that sits close to the skin - I'd have a use for it in that case - but the longevity is just as bad. After about 1 to 1.5 hours it was gone. This was after over spraying and using up my entire 2 ounce sample. I would have no use for this perfume. I suppose if someone wanted to freshen up a bed or pillow or a linen closet, it would work. The odd thing is, this is the stronger EDT version. Eau d'Orange Verte is the weaker, cologne version. Does that only last 30 minutes? I suppose either could be used as an aftershave, but not for me. I only use unscented aftershave so I can apply a long lasting fragrance afterwards with no scent clash.

I also feel it's overpriced. At $70 at a discounter, it's expensive for something with only aftershave performance.

12/19/2015

10Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Fhaldara
60 Reviews

Fhaldara

Helpful Review 2

Straight to my favorites list

I love Hermes colognes. Eau d'Orange Vert was my first, and it became the standard by which I judged all fragrances of this type. It took me some time to purchase Concentre d'Orange Vert , I'd read many reviews which said it was almost identical to EOV, if you had one, you didn't need the other, etc. I also have Eau d'Orange Douce, and THAT was said to be very similar too. I find these three fragrances differ enough to justify purchasing all of them, and I'm on a strict perfume budget (well, I try to be anyway). Concentre opens much greener on me, the orange is there, but it's more subdued. It's a sharper citrus, bitter in the very best way, but then it mellows just a little, allowing sparks of something sweeter ( the amber maybe?) to pop up under the citrus, but it stays green all the way to the end of the woody/patchouli base. The longevity is surprisingly good, I got a solid six hours from it , the sillage is moderate. An excellent addition to my collection!

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