Terre d'Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver Hermès 2018

Terre d'Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver by Hermès

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Terre d'Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver is a popular perfume by Hermès for men and was released in 2018. The scent is woody-citrusy. It is still available to purchase. Pronunciation

Main accords

Woody

Citrus

Spicy

Fresh

Green

Fragrance Notes

Vetiver

Bergamot

Sichuan pepper

Perfumer

Christine Nagel

Ratings

Scent

7.5430 Ratings

Longevity

7.7370 Ratings

Sillage

7.2369 Ratings

Bottle

7.8371 Ratings

Value for money

7.3152 Ratings

Submitted by M3000, last update on 24.05.2023.

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09/27/2019

9
Pricing 7
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 8
Scent

Fresh21

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Top Review 27

Not for wimps ..

like me. And because it's so embarrassing, I try to make it short ;-)

As a fan of powerful fresh scents, this Vetiver from Hermes should be just the right thing for me. So tested a few times, not found to be optimal, but finally bought. Also because I found others like Guerlains Vetiver to be too soft, and so I specifically looked for more expressive representatives of this direction. And I found them at Hermes.

But now the BUT: because maybe I should have paid more attention to the "Intense". Here the details:

Hermes Vetiver opens with a strong bergamot that is not pointed, but deep, round and full. But right from the start the woody note of the fragrance is present with approx. 50%, which sets a dry counterpoint to its distinctive freshness, but complements it excellently. Funnily enough, the flint known from Terre d'Hermès can also be seen for about 10 minutes, but only directly on the skin and then only homeopathically ... After half an hour, the citric acid then recedes to about 40%, while the vetiver easily gains the upper hand. What one smells is a fresh, citrically interwoven dry wood, which with a good pinch of pepper produces a very linear course from the second hour onwards.

And with power. Because Terre d'Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver radiates a good radiance for about 8-10 hours. I felt him sprayed the best on the chest, whereby he also goes to the shirt, which gives him the strong Sillage and lasting durability.

That's how you want a scent, isn't it? Yeah, but he's just too masculine for me. I think it is a top fragrance if you want a slightly sour, strong woodiness and you don't want to use anything in the barbershop. But even though I didn't really want to admit it, and the scent should really suit me, I couldn't really make friends with him over the months, because he was simply too concise, striking, dominant for me.

Terre d'Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver may be a recommendation for all those who want to underline their masculinity, but I have to do it somehow differently, because it is guaranteed

nothing for wimps ;-)

10/08/2018

9
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Leimbacher

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Leimbacher

Top Review 23

As you call into the forest, you can look out again

Do I have to understand the little Shitstorm the new Terre d'Hermes is going through? Not really. Because I like him a lot. Of course, the new, vetiver-heavy Flanker doesn't come close to the original, but in my opinion it leaves the Eau Fraiche behind. It is a mixture of the Eau de Parfum and "Encre Noir" - darker, more evenly, more wooded than the bestseller and the scent of the century of Hermes.

The Vetiver doesn't come out really clear, it doesn't have much to do with the original and real innovation or courage smell different as well. These are all points that I see as reasons for displeasure. But he agrees with me from beginning to end. Very modern but still natural enough not to fall too much into the Iso-E hole. The pepper is prominent, but does not crush the initial freshness. And somewhere at the bottom of the wood there is even the unbeatable original. But here there is more forest than desert, more green than brown, more wood than sand. For me Mrs. Nagel didn't mess it up and even set fresh accents of her own. Certainly not a classic, but someone who could find his fans over the years - especially if he was hired due to a lack of success. He is masculine, elegant, classic and yet at the ravages of time. An extremely self-confident and original office fragrance that can lead any wearer to more strength and expression. In peace lies the power. Here the search for the Vetiver is worthwhile. A European tree feller and futuristic macho with a gold-green autumn heart.

Flacon: the classic - still an eye-catcher, even with a brown rotating lid.
Sillage: self-confident & stylish, never screaming & loud
Shelf life: 6-8 hours are elevated average. Also tested on Greece in warm weather. Enough.

Conclusion: a fine guy - hard skin, soft core. For Vetiver fans a test must, for fans of the original a splitter. I like him very much. I'm very comfortable with him. He's got my back.

12/07/2018

8
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 8
Scent

Yerseke

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Yerseke

Top Review 17

The promotion

Terre d'Hermès EdT, the original by Jean-Claude Ellena, is considered an innovative masterpiece of modern perfumery and a great sales success. However, it always enjoyed more respect than love with me, because it always had a few weak points for me. These have now been eliminated from the flanker TdH Eau Intense Vétiver and I think the result is an all-round successful and above all very masculine scent with good performance, while at the same time sticking to the basic DNA. Yes, it almost seems that it's still the same initial formula and only three additional ingredients have been added (but it doesn't work that easy).
First there was the start with the slightly rotten oranges. A good shot of bergamot has now been added, giving it a bit of grapefruit-like appearance, which is pleasantly bitter and fresh.
In the middle there was always a desolate and empty boredom for me - into which much was kept secret: from flintstone to an asphalt surface after midsummer rain. It just smelled like a lot of Iso-E Super to me. Christine Nagel has now given the thing pepper, Szechuan pepper more precisely, and the result is a powerful and persistent spice.
The end of the original was marked by cedar, so strong that one involuntarily had to think of a pencil-sharpening assistant accountant. Now, with a good shot of vetiver on it, it smells like a lot more authority. So rather head of finance and controlling.
I think the fragrance has received an amazing promotion overall. The fact that Jean-Claude Ellena reportedly gave his consent to this revision of his masterpiece shows his greatness and in no way diminishes his genius in creating the original DNA.

06/04/2021

8
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Taurus
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Taurus

Top Review 18

Sweetened vetiver

One thing in advance: with this offshoot, you should not expect a direct flanker of the well-known and popular TdH. Rather, Terre d'Hermès Intense Vétiver is an independent fragrance that has only the citrus-fresh direction in common with the namesake.
Otherwise, it is just a fairly linear Vetiver representative of the also for itself in the Hermès portfolio could be led, but otherwise would not have attracted so much attention.

But he is not only interesting for fans of TdH, but especially for all who are inclined to the subject of vetiver, but have problems with one or the other rather scratchy version. Of course, Guerlain's vetiver should be mentioned here. An absolute classic, which I myself once had in my collection, but which has been a few degrees too rough, scratchy and tart for me and was not re-bought after using up.

In contrast, this vetiver is definitely the more mainstream or more conformist variant, because it comes a little more rounded and sweetened. In addition, just a bit of peppery spice plus a neat citrus impact. It lacks the finesse of the TdH itself, but it's no crime. Critics would criticize that TdHIV is too well-behaved for a vetiver. Personally, I'm fine with that. The only minus I would note is the small amount of artificiality that resonates in this eau de parfum. Otherwise, a successful and non-inflationary refreshers for sunny spring and summer days.

And no: with my reference vetiver of Roja Dove, he can also not keep up, but that plays anyway in its own league.

06/09/2020

7
Pricing 7
Bottle 7
Sillage 9
Longevity 7
Scent

Salvatore03

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Salvatore03

Top Review 13

Masculine and distinctive vetiver scent with that certain something

Terre d'Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver, like some of my perfumes, was an (unwanted) gift.
I have to be honest: personally I would not have bought it, because although I have nothing against vetiver in principle, it is not my favourite ingredient and I prefer other fragrances and scents.
But now it had been bought and given to me as a present - the return period has unfortunately expired - and so I sprayed impartially, but not with the greatest expectations, on the very special (in a positive sense) bottle, but more about that later.

And what was waiting for me? Citrus, citrus and more citrus. The very strong and distinctive, yet round and not artificial-looking bergamot is the prelude to Terre d'Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver. For the first 15-20 minutes I perceive almost exclusively the "green-natural" looking bergamot, but to which I am increasingly added the vetiver, which for me is more earthy than woody. Also a certain sharpness is now perceptible thanks to the Szechuan pepper, which in my opinion is good for the fragrance and gives it that certain "pep".
After approx. 1.5-2 hours the bergamot has completely disappeared, leaving a woody, earthy vetiver, which gets a certain, but by no means biting, sharpness, perhaps also spiciness, from the Szechuan pepper.
I clearly do not perceive a real "top note-heart-note-base note composition". The persistent bergamot can perhaps be interpreted as a relatively long top note, but all in all Terre d'Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver is a very linear scent, a dryout or something similar you "search" in vain.

In my opinion, Terre d'Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver is a successful, citric-woody vetiver scent, in which strong vetiver has been super combined with bergamot and also gets a certain "pep" thanks to the Szechuan pepper.
Nevertheless, I give him - despite my probably positive description - only 7 points, one point I deduct because the scent is too linear and "too uncomplex", one because of the vector, which seems too earthy and not woody enough, and one because I personally miss something sweet. Whereby I would like to praise in particular the fact that all in all it is a very distinctive and masculine scent, which in my opinion not everyone can wear, since with it one is very likely to attract attention and radiate (male) authority.

For this reason, I recommend Terre d'Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver at this point, especially to those who are looking for a masculine and distinctive vetiver fragrance, to those who are looking for a fragrance that combines citrus with a certain degree of pungency and a large portion of vetiver, and to those who want to exude authority (and power) - be it private or business.

The durability gets 9 points from me and the Sillage 7 points, because the scent projects 1.5 on my skin and 3 hours over one meter on my clothes and lasts / is perceptible on my skin for more than 10 hours and on my clothes almost the whole day until late evening. In my eyes this is worthy of an eau de parfum.

The bottle receives 7 points from me! The glass has an intimated "H" shape, also at the bottom. A "metal plate" with integrated sprayer is attached to the top of the glass. On the sprayer is engraved "Hermes", the cap that encloses the sprayer has to be turned to make the sprayer visible and is held in a matching brown tone. Simply a great design. Why do I still deduct three points?
The lid or closure or its rotating mechanism broke after three uses with me, so that I could no longer cover the sprayer. The fragrance was purchased new from a perfumery and not (used) from any online retailer; in my opinion, such a production error should not occur with such a designer fragrance including its price.

In summary, a masculine, distinctive and authoritative vetiver scent that accompanies the present (and powerful) man throughout the day (through the office).
Terre d'Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver, because of its bergamot and peppery vetiver, I think it fits especially well in spring and autumn, for me it is too light for winter, too heavy for summer. It fits perfectly into everyday life and is well suited for school / university / work and leisure time, but for special occasions and / or going out you should count on other fragrances, because for something like this the Terre d'Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver is too - badly formulated - "boring" and too monotonous - it is not particularly aphrodisiacal either.
I received compliments from both sexes, but surprisingly I was increasingly approached by men who thought that I would appear "very masculine" and "more experienced" with the fragrance, women found it either pleasant or "too macho"
In this respect one should not overdo it with the dosage; 4 splashes are completely sufficient on the skin, on clothes already 2-3.

The price or the price-performance ratio is, I think, generally justified and for an average of 80€/100 ml also affordable for everyone, although it is "too uncomplex" for this price and I would expect a little more, but this is of course in the eye of the beholder.

And to briefly mention the many comparisons with Terre d'Hermès as eau de toilette and eau de parfum and the grey vetiver:
I can't make any comparisons in this respect, as I have not (yet) tested or owned any of the fragrances mentioned. Should this change, I will elaborate on this paragraph in an addendum.

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