Hermès was never on my list; I always associated the scents of this cult house with my mom, who wears some well-known Hermès fragrances. Perhaps that kept me from trying them out in depth, which is not to say that I don’t want to smell like my mom, but for me, the creations were never anything special. Fresh, spicy, created for every occasion. And I somehow always associate Hermès scents with French gardens, I don’t know why, maybe because many of the fragrances contain the word "Jardin" in their name. Additionally, I had my own idea of the wearers of Hermès fragrances. Established women, mostly 50+, who don’t want to stand out with their scents, who don’t want to think too much about whether the fragrance fits today, what they feel like today, but simply want to grab the bottle and smell good.
Now I had some time in the perfumery and thought I’d just see if all the scents from Hermès really smell like "Jardin." I can’t say that about the Twilly fragrances; none of these wonderful scents have anything to do with gardens for me. Rather, they are all different in their own way, but they do share a scent DNA.
Twilly edP enchanted me from the first spray. This scent is so pure, fresh, clean, sublime, perfect... I could go on endlessly. On the test strip, I was done for, head over heels, in love, floating on pink clouds. And as it goes when you’re in love, you want to have your beloved as close as possible, which is why I, of course, tried it on my skin right away and then... what happened? Where did you go? Did you leave me, my beloved? Were you just after a quickie, just a one-night stand? You’re developing in a completely different direction. I’ve never experienced this with a fragrance before. Unfortunately, it didn’t smell at all like the scent on the paper strip next to me. From the very beginning, I only smelled milky sandalwood on my hand, no trace of ginger or tuberose, nothing, nada, niente. I don’t understand it. I’m desperate because I love you so much and would have liked to have you close to me, but evidently, you don’t want to engage with me. I have to get over this first. But I fear you will remain my lost love forever...
