Eau de Basilic Pourpre Hermès 2022

7.4 / 10 196 Ratings

A perfume by Hermès for women and men, released in 2022. The scent is green-fresh. It is still in production.
Pronunciation

Main accords

Green

Fresh

Spicy

Citrus

Floral

Fragrance Notes

Basil

Bergamot

Spices

Geranium

Patchouli

Perfumer

Christine Nagel

Ratings

Scent

7.4196 Ratings

Longevity

5.9155 Ratings

Sillage

5.5154 Ratings

Bottle

7.8149 Ratings

Value for money

6.199 Ratings

Submitted by multiple users, last update on 07/29/2025.

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Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

08/10/2024

6
Pricing 8
Bottle 4
Sillage 5
Longevity 7.5
Scent

AdrianPapaki
85 Reviews

AdrianPapaki

1

Messing around with Herbs

This is a very underrated fragrance from Hermes' eau de colognes collection, not my favorite however very interesting.

Citrus opening and right of the bat you get a slap from the basil. Not cooking basil though, if you've ever rubbed basil leaves in your hand and sniffed, this is the scent in a bottle + a little bergamot. A very pleasing, light, herbal & green scent for warm weather evenings, if you are a lover or interested in green/herbal fragrances, this is a must try.

Longevity as all the EDCs is poor, on me when I tested it lasted 4 hours as a skin scent

11/27/2023

1
Pricing 5
Bottle 1
Sillage 1
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Discoverduft
37 Reviews

Discoverduft

1

Licorice pourpre

Tested at sephora shop of lyon republique the biggest of the city.

I discovered a new summer fragrance of Hermès.the scent is a surprise for a light fragrance of summer.
It s gourmand and very sweet ,it smells licorice fresh,it s original and unisex.

It reminds me bdk gris charnel in more fresh specially for summer.

The weak point of this fragrance is clearly his sillage very weak and tge longevity very weak ,it didn t smell after half hour.

A good for summer but a little but expensive for the weak performance

07/25/2025

8
Bottle 5
Sillage 5
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Taurus
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Taurus

11

Purple basil

The topic of expectations has already been touched on here in the reviews. Although I don't have any with "Basilic Purpre", but rather a good deal of curiosity, because what could you possibly imagine with red or purple basil?

After all, Hermès opted for a classic basil-green bottle so as not to completely confuse customers. After spraying it, I myself associate it more with the green notes of basil and a little rose geranium, a fresh, tart splash of bergamot and a colorful blend of spices that rounds off the composition.
I hear patchouli rather deep in the background, but it is there.

Despite the relatively linear progression, a slightly soapy-sweet to light woody swirl is interesting. With a little imagination, you can even sniff out fruity nuances.

All in all, a really fine summer kick, even if I don't find any purple, long-lasting or generous projection here. It's actually a cologne and therefore fizzles out again shortly after spraying it on.

10/17/2024

8
Bottle 6
Sillage 6
Longevity 7.5
Scent

loewenherz
85 Reviews

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loewenherz

Top Review 16

Back to school or a scent like a bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils

A very special time of year is the transition from late summer to fall, roughly September: Federweißer, plum cake and - in Eichendorff's words (which are much more beautiful than mine): 'golden threads on the meadow'. In German-speaking countries, these days are known as 'Altweibersommer', and as beautiful as its connotations may be, they are characterized by melancholy about the passing of summer and a subtle, albeit golden, sadness.

In contrast, the Anglo-Saxon culture (and via its commercial influences, us too) knows this time as 'back to school'. The summer vacation is over, and now it's back to school - with new books and clothes! Meg Ryan says in 'You've got Mail' that she wishes she had a bunch of freshly sharpened pencils in her vase. Unlike our Indian summer, 'back to school' is a new beginning, a new life, a new start.

Hermès' Eau de Basilic Pourpre is a fragrance for these days in the transition between summer and autumn, I think the characterization 'green-fresh' is at least imprecise. Its green top accord is lively but rich - like warm September sunshine pouring over cornfields where schoolchildren ride along on their bicycles. It has the element of late summer and yet is a scent of new beginnings - and early fall, but still 'back to school'.

In the Hermès manner, it is at most of medium intensity and completely unobtrusive in its essence. The hesperidic opening and the eponymous basil remain subtle and blend into the golden-bronze base that characterizes and carries this barely noticed eau from the season before last. It has something flashy and yet calm, giving its conservative French fragrance architecture a luminous dress without concealing it.

Conclusion: not an instant hit and not a must-have. But a casual, charming fragrance for those who, like Meg Ryan (and like me), like to put a bunch of freshly sharpened pencils in a vase in September...