Equipage Hermès 1970 Eau de Toilette

8.0 / 10 382 Ratings

A popular perfume by Hermès for men, released in 1970. The scent is spicy-woody. It is still in production.
Pronunciation

Main accords

Spicy

Woody

Leathery

Chypre

Floral

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Clary sage

Aldehydes

Mace

Bergamot

Orange

Rosewood

Heart Notes

Cinnamon

Carnation

Pine needle Jasmine

Jasmine

Lily of the valley

Base Notes

Oakmoss

Musk

Vetiver

Patchouli

Tonka bean Vanilla

Vanilla

Perfumer

Guy Robert

Ratings

Scent

8.0382 Ratings

Longevity

7.6279 Ratings

Sillage

6.7272 Ratings

Bottle

7.8262 Ratings

Value for money

7.874 Ratings

Submitted by Sani, last update on 03/16/2025.

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Reviews

19 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/15/2012

jtd
484 Reviews

jtd

Top Review 8

Cool Spicy

There is a way to get a spareness in overall feel that come from a well considered complexity. This is Equipage’s great success. The accords found in Equipage I’m sure have many building blocks, but the fragrance has one precise inflection. There is a cold sharpness that is not harsh, but precise. Equipage has a tone that reminds me of how sound travels through cold, dry air in winter. There is a snap and a crispness that doesn’t say, “fresh," but “frosty.”

Bergamot can have a silver/grey feel to it, but combined with a clove-like, peppery carnation and pine, it feels positively nippy. Even the herbal elements work in the same direction. What seems like clary sage and tarragon add a minty or camphorous bit that lines up squarely with both the pine and the carnation. As things progress, woody aspects enter. But here too, it’s not creamy or warm, although it is very smooth. Vetiver and moss keep things cool by making it feel just a little damp. There seems to be something like rosewood, which might warm the cheeks a bit, but it can’t really thaw the overall sensation.

Interestingly, Equipage works well in both worm and cool climates. When it’s cool out, Equipage feels snappy and crisp. In the heat it has a cooling “menthol” effect. Some see this as a chypre, some a fougère and others as an aromatic wood. I can see chypre, though I don’t really get the fougère vibe, and lean toward floral spicy wood. This neither/nor doesn't muddy the waters a bit. It makes Equipage subtle but distinctive.

07/24/2016

9
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 9
Scent

Rickbr
190 Reviews

Rickbr

Very helpful Review

Spicy Classic still good in current formula

Equipage was the first masculine perfume launched by Hermès in the 70s and the impression I have is that the house has spared no effort to create it. They chose a very talented perfumer and creator of beautiful classic for such a task, Guy Robert. The Guy Robert perfumes seem like classical symphonies, well orchestrated, creations of very good taste independent of the sex audience. And as Bel-Ami, Equipage is another creation able to withstand the time and the necessary reformulations without losing its beauty.

It is not necessary to know the year of creation of Equipage to realize that we are facing a perfume of the past, created at a time when well thought and slow aromatic evolutions were valued instead of linear aromas and instant gratification of perfumes of today. Equipage is full of detail and has that retro sophisticated air that for some may seem dated but for me it is something increasingly rare to find.

The opening has a balanced hint of dry aldehydic touch with a citrus scent that appears very quickly. They work for me as messengers of the hot spicy and enveloping richness of this perfume. The combination of cinnamon, carnation and rosewood gives the fragrance a spicy, sweet and almost liqueur aroma, which reminds you of a hot and delicious drink for a winter day. The aroma of herbs and fir help secondarily to balance that liqueur and floral spicy smell that formes.

In the final stage Equipage brings me the wealth of perfume bases of the past, who have always had a shareable impression due to the balance of woody aromas and vetiver with slightly animalic and powdery musks. It is an abstract and subtle finish, but with a great duration and noticeable for a long time and is a way to end a good perfume that seems to have been thought in the little details to be an excellent first male perfume for the brand.

12/30/2012

7.5
Bottle 2.5
Sillage 2.5
Longevity 6
Scent

Drseid
821 Reviews

Drseid

2

Hermes Does Very Safe and Formal...

*This is a review of the vintage formula

Equipage (vintage) opens with a mild bergamot citrus, quickly mixing with a more prominent rosewood note before transitioning to the early heart. The rosewood remains into the heart, coupling with a subdued carnation floral and powdery oakmoss and vanilla rising from the base, with faint hints of jasmine and cinnamon spice rounding out the main heart accord. The scent stays relatively linear, with the powder fading into the dry-down, allowing the rosewood a bit more time to shine along with the spice. Projection and longevity are both below average.

Equipage (vintage) is a pleasant very conservative scent that I like, but I can't help feeling it needs something else to roughen it up a bit. It is just so polished and muted that while it will work in formal situations very well, it has little excitement to keep one interested for daily general wear (not to mention it does not last relatively long). Scents like the vintage versions of New York and Tiffany for Men occupy similar space to Equipage (vintage), but both of those are more interesting compositions with better performance for similar money. The bottom line is Equipage (vintage) is a solid conservative release from Hermes, but there are even better choices in the genre than this 3 star out of 5 classic to be had.

08/17/2024

8
Pricing 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Smirky
360 Reviews

Smirky

6

Another major success for Hermes

Very classy, masculine fragrance with all the quality expected from Hermes. I'd describe it as mainly a spicy type fragrance with a woody accord in the background. Cinnamon is there, but not overbearing - it's not Christmas candle or cinnamon bun strong. The carnation gives it a nice bite. Some soapiness, but just the right amount - no soap bar around your neck impact. Surprisingly good performance for an EdT. About an hour of good projection at arm's length, with a good scent bubble for the next 3 hours and a strong skin scent for 3 hours after that. Equipage strikes me as very versatile - any time, day or night throughout the year, casual or formal. Just an overall top notch fragrance. There's a reason Equipage is going on its second half century. On my FB shopping list.

01/10/2012

10
Bottle 5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 9
Scent

DieNase
20 Reviews

DieNase

Helpful Review 2

THE winter scent for lovers of Chanel Pour Monsieur

Sadly this scent is getting more and more difficult to find. A few weeks ago i discovered it at Galeria (!) and sprayed it on.
I was instantly thrilled, tested it a few more times and now own a decant + a mini of the vintage juice. A big bottle seemed too much, however this might become full-bottle-wothy.

The scent:

To me this scent is very distinguished and sophisticated. The top-notes are VERY spicy, lots of cloves (carnation?) and some cinnamon. But not as warm as this might sound, rather cool. Don't know how they did this - might be the bergamot, the nutmeg or the pine. No idea. Spicy cool and a bit waxy.
O yeah, I forgot the orange. Feel a bit like an almond biscuit ("Spekulatius") in the beginning. When the first spicy tempest is over, the spices remain present in the background. Then, the right dose of patchouli creates a very delicious ashtray - or cold pipe note. DELICIOUS! Some slight hints of leather. To me the scent shares some DNA with New York by Nicolai. Or lets say this might have been one of the inspirations of New York. Spicy-orangy-smoky. New York seems a bit warmer, sweeter, more abundant, less understated - it lacks of the nutmeg, has a longer-lasting citrus and additional lavender. Ok, a totally different scent, but I believe that Equipage is cited by New York.
After the first spicy blast Equipage is rather quiet skin scent. Very understated, very british. I can virtually see the plaid tweed blazer.
Yes, a winter scent for those who love Chanel Pour Monsieur for example. Rather masculine in character but very pleasing and soft. Should work well on a woman. Well, actually I don't care. i wear it because I love it. A perfect scent for work and for special occasions, serious, classy, a bit reserved, nothing dandy-like. Evidence of the wearer's good taste and class. For a gentleman/woman that can appreciate a certain understatement and does not blurt out: Look, here I am. Equipage is not a scent for attention-seeking and narcisstic egocentrics. Not a scent to get the chicks laid. On the other hand I wouldn't call it a gradfather's scent. Certainly, I do not see a teenage boy wear this one. 30 and up.

Last but not least some technical details:
- low key sillage once the initial blast has settled down
- longevity is ok but not earthshaking (New York lasts longer and projects more - to give you an idea)
- the recent and the vintage version smell very similar if not the same. At least this was my first impression. Now that I have been wearing the vintage quite a lot I should retry the recent version.

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