Le Jardin de Monsieur Li Hermès 2003

7.5 / 10 224 Ratings

A limited perfume by Hermès for women, released in 2003. The scent is sweet-gourmand. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Sweet

Gourmand

Creamy

Powdery

Synthetic

Fragrance Notes

Vanilla absolute Benzoin

Benzoin

Lavender

Clary sage Orange

Orange

Strawberry

Ratings

Scent

7.5224 Ratings

Longevity

7.6181 Ratings

Sillage

6.9183 Ratings

Bottle

6.2187 Ratings

Value for money

7.5125 Ratings

Submitted by LiliaSophia, last update on 10/01/2025.

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Reviews

20 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/13/2013

5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 6
Scent

Flavorite
240 Reviews

Flavorite

Helpful Review 4

Just Like the Conditioner

American Cream Fragrance by Lush does an excellent job of bringing more of that same creamy fruity vanilla fragrance that makes some of us so wild over the conditioner by the same name. This fragrance is sumptuous, powdery a little cloying but mesmerizing. I don't recommend wearing this around fragrance intolerant people or in close quarters- like at the Chiropractor's Office, for example. My Chiropractor was clearly distracted and unable to speak or perform a simple adjustment the day I wore this fragrance. I couldn't tell if it was a good distracted or if he was going to pass out...either way- American Cream is the kind of fluffy vanilla cloud that causes massive neural disruption in those around your personal space. Those of us who are familiar with Lush, they tend toward combinations of essential oils and heady floral blends and pride themselves in being of low toxicity and against animal testing. To compensate and in my mind to create a bold dichotomy, they have turned up the volume of the fragrance to the maximum...this fragrance lingers, lunges and last all day and sticks to anything and every one you touch leaving a creamy milky berry whipped topping. This is pure coziness, fluffy steamed milk with a bit of orange, lavender and strawberry. Why did I return my FB, given I have no complaints about the scent itself? It was a migraine inducer for me, unfortunately.

06/16/2013

7.5
Sillage 10
Longevity 8
Scent

Hayven
74 Reviews

Hayven

5

different batches maybe?

I have used the American Cream conditioner multiple times, the dupe perfume oil, and the actual perfume itself. A majority of the time, I could only smell lavender, sage, and vanilla (lavender and sage aren't listed here, but they're definitely listed in the ingredients on the bottle). I finally found a bottle that gives a milkshake vibe of vanilla pods and a hint of strawberry; the sage lingers faintly in the background. I'm going to treasure this bottle as much as possible. It's not heavy by any means; but the longevity is great on me, 6 hours +.

12/26/2024

6
Pricing 5
Bottle 7
Sillage 5
Longevity 6
Scent

Bistdumeine
9 Reviews

Bistdumeine

3

This one is weird.

I mistakenly bought this without ever having tried it, expecting a soft and lactonic strawberry milkshake. It is not even close to that - although now having moved away from gourmands, this is a good thing, at least for me.
My first impression was "medicinal".
I feel that this is poorly blended, but in a fun way. The sage and lavender are at war with the vanilla (which I can only describe as being extremely "sticky"-smelling), and everyone is screaming and fighting, and the battleground is your skin.
For such herbal ingredients, you would expect a comforting scent, but this isn't. Honestly it smells violent. Not bad. Just violent.
Despite all this, I like it. But I wouldn't need another bottle.

05/18/2025

fraglover00
3 Reviews

fraglover00

2

Not a strawberry milkshake

This was… interesting. It’s marketed as a creamy strawberry milkshake, and the reviews on the lush website say it smells as such. It’s nothing like that!
This is so plasticky and offensive smelling, I can’t even describe the scent but it is nothing like what you’d imagine it to be. Not sweet, or even perfumey smelling, just soapy and synthetic.
I can see how some people would enjoy this but it wasn’t for me.

04/30/2025

5
Bottle 6
Sillage 6
Longevity 5
Scent

Xavica
306 Reviews

Xavica

2

Plastic Vanilla

To me, this smells like pure plastic vanilla, straight out of a childhood Barbie or baby doll. I get absolutely no strawberry and therefore no strawberry milkshake at all; I only found out it was supposed to be there by checking the note pyramid.

It might appeal to those who enjoy nostalgic, toy-like vanilla scents, but I’m definitely not one of them. The longevity and sillage are weak (at least on my skin). In short, it’s a pass for me.

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