H24 Hermès 2021 Eau de Toilette

Looking at H24's fragrance pyramid can make your mouth water: Muscat sage is one of my favorite spices. On Christmas Eve, I always cook stuffed pasta in sage butter with parmesan for my family. H24's rosewood smells classy and is apparently sustainably grown too. I love woodsy, spicy scents. And it's a nice change of pace that H24's wood component isn't cedar. Somehow, narcissus is also nicely woven into the scent texture without H24 being overly powdery or floral, just natural to this point.

Let's move on to the synthetic Sclarene that actually smells like freshly ironed laundry. It takes a bit of getting used to, but provides a nice metallic contrast to the natural components. When I think of freshly ironed, I first think of an office-appropriate scent, and it certainly is that in terms of composition. Just the steadiness I expect from such an office scent, H24 is completely lacking on my skin to see me through the workday. It certainly doesn't last until the afternoon, not until lunch break and unfortunately not even until the first coffee break. After 6-7 spritzes in the morning, I asked my wife at 10am if she detected any scent left on me. She didn't. I don't regret buying the beautiful H24 bottle, which is gorgeous in the hand. Even if it is possible in principle, I will probably not refill the bottle.