Eau des Merveilles Bleue

34 reseñas

Mostrando las más recientes primero.

• uhm

  May 24, 2017

  

  I didn’t expect a disaster, but Hermès has made me a perfume I like again. The price is crazy, but the marine note piqued my curiosity, since they’re almost always like the Acquas, but Hermès doesn’t usually follow trends. It’s an abstract scent, like a light sea breeze, nothing excessively salty; those looking for that should abstain. It has a slightly sweet or balsamic trace. The first hours have a mentholated note that I attribute to the patchouli, and the woods… I don’t know, they don’t evoke any specific one, they must be abstract concepts playing with molecules. It didn’t seem like a masterpiece to me, but it’s pleasant; the tiny sweet note doesn’t quite fit, but it doesn’t smell bad or forced. The performance seems medium.

• La plus belle

  June 18, 2017

  

  They gave me a sample and it was enough, too much! I don’t know how to qualify it, I don’t know if it’s unisex. At first, I couldn’t stand it, maybe for a picnic in the country; but the woody touch no one can handle. I’m sorry, I use it for the freshness, but please don’t combine sea with mountain; they are different things.

• Casablanca77

  September 30, 2017

  

  Eau des Merveilles Bleue is a marvel, just like the Elixir but pure blue. It has a lot in common, especially that sweetness. It’s like using a Merveilles but breathing ocean air on a cliff, feeling the breeze on a fresh afternoon with a rough sea and wet woods. It doesn’t smell salty to me. I loved this oceanic freshness. ADDITION: I love that it’s not mass-produced and offers that fresh aquatic breath, with the balsamic touch from before, combined with a modern masculine note that feels great on women and adds elegance to men. I was looking for something like Issey that wouldn’t resemble it, and I think it offers that airy characteristic. With these Merveilles, you have to be bold when choosing due to the high price, which is a result of the quality.

• Bucafusco

  October 4, 2017

  

  I didn’t imagine it would be so marine. A Hermès and Elixir fanatic, I rushed to try it. Honestly: it’s exquisite and unique, but I won’t buy it. It caught me from the very first moment and I fell in love. But like all Hermès perfumes, it changes throughout the day. I tested it all day. My disappointment: after an hour, the marine note faded, then it turned into just the Elixir with no trace of the sea. By night, only a faint trail remained. I decided not to buy it because it ends up like the Elixir I already own, which lasts two days powerfully. This one doesn’t. What a pity.

• Bucafusco

  October 14, 2017

  

  I didn’t imagine it would be so marine as they say. A Hermès and Elixir fanatic, I rushed to try it. Honestly: it’s exquisite and unique, but I won’t buy it. It caught me from the very first moment and I fell in love. But like all Hermès perfumes, it changes throughout the day. I tested it all day. My disappointment: after an hour, the marine note faded, then it turned into just the Elixir with no trace of the sea. By night, only a faint trail remained. I decided not to buy it because it ends up like the Elixir I already own, which lasts two days powerfully. This one doesn’t. What a pity.

• remy

  December 20, 2017

  

  My first Hermès fragrance, and I presume it won’t be the last. A beautiful creation by Christine Nagel that, with just three notes, gives me goosebumps (literally and figuratively). Opens with gaseous, bitter lemon, like tonic with hints of orange and mint. I perceive a metallic nuance that enhances its freshness. A base of subtle patchouli, earthy and woody vetiver. Unique, refreshing, and summery, without any sunscreen vibe. It’s not masculine; it’s a fresh unisex for hot days. In winter, it leaves my arms feeling like scraped skin; I imagine the freshness in summer. It cools every inch of skin. Minimalist, clean, crystalline, and natural: less is more. The bottle is gorgeous, crystal blue with a constellation. It’s not a turbulent sea like Air de Gioia, but rather a frigid Norwegian lake. Even though I’m not usually into aquatic scents, it knocked me out. Imagine being in August at 40 degrees in the city, sweating and seeking peace: using this is like traveling to that lake, diving into the cool darkness, and finding silence. So simple and original that you submit to its feet. The only downside is the excessive price; it lasts about 5 hours but projects little. I wouldn’t buy it even if it were this expensive, but if you find it as a tester or a gift, don’t let it go; it’s healing. I already have it and I’m on a roll.

• Liberty

  January 16, 2018

  

  Immersed in a blue universe of wonders: a sweet and citrusy freshness that evokes gentle waves, a bit of wind and salt, crystals, and solar freedom. An exquisite design from Hermès for an aquatic summer, almost unisex.

• La plus belle

  April 21, 2018

  

  Honestly, it doesn’t work for me at all… it’s a fresh summer scent, but for the beach, it feels too dense and cloying. The blend is very strong and I just can’t stand it. It makes me look very masculine, which is probably why guys like it; it seems unisex.

• Edu Lezana

  June 11, 2018

  

  This fragrance is what we could call an aquatic patchouli, with fresh, marine touches, and subtle aromas of a summer evening breeze on hot afternoons and clear skies. It’s summery, with subtle freshness, surrounded by exquisiteness and distinction. It’s on a different wavelength from the existing alternatives of citrus, green, or innocent floral fragrances with sugary fruit sweetness that are thousands. This fragrance is marine, blue, and evokes a sense of cleanliness and dynamism. I don’t think it’s a simple fragrance; it’s complex in its evolution: it starts with citrus aromas combined with a linear but enchanting synthetic marine note with salty accords and touches, and a soft woody touch that I imagine are light, white woods with a certain ambergris smell. The dry down is exquisite in the base and lasts hours. It has very good fixation (among the best in fresh scents) and a moderate trail with a peculiarity: it’s a clean, airy, subtle trail. Many say it’s unisex, especially because it doesn’t carry flowers, but I perceive it as feminine from start to finish, but it’s a feminine that is developed, sweet, and carefree. Christine Nagel, a perfumer whose background is acquired in the niche fragrance world, wanted to evoke with this perfume her memories of smells of stone beaches covered in salt and iodized, mineral notes, and cold marine breeze. And this fragrance captures it with exquisite subtleties and charms. A good alternative to the rest of feminine fragrances, and certainly, a good alternative to the heat. A good summer fragrance!

• Mojave

  October 26, 2018

  

  I’m trying to make peace with Bleue. The first time I tried it, I was thrilled; I went home smelling my wrist and the part of my jacket where I had sprayed it non-stop. I let it rest, and after a few hours, I approached it again, and what a marvel! I loved that well-defined, sharp, refreshing salty trait that lifts my spirits and makes me dream of the sea, the cold, icy sea I so crave. Happy with my discovery, I decided to be cautious and smell it a second time after letting a week pass. And here came the confusion: suddenly, Bleue started turning into a strange smell that reminded me of bathroom pipes, toothpaste… in short, bathroom smells that don’t excite me either. I waited a bit more, and finally, that clean, polished saltiness emerged again. And I waited again. And I smelled it again at an ECI, and once more, the mentholated pipe episode. I don’t know what to think. Now, on paper, it even brings me to a boil with locker room showers. My nose wrinkles just thinking about it. Where is that crisp cleanliness? The longevity seems moderate, and the price is high. The bottle is beautiful, like all in that collection. Today, after several hours on blotting paper, I perceive that the salty note has disappeared and I’ve taken a hit. I don’t know if it’s a matter of spoiled bottles, treacherous blotting papers, or a pH strike, but I’m full of doubts. Maybe I’ll wait a while and try it on skin again.

• Espartaco

  August 23, 2019

  

  I was eager to try this blue version of Aqua di Parma; although the original doesn’t work for me at all (that sugary, old orange, like a melted and lukewarm orange Polo Light), this called to me by the bottle and the notes: water, patchouli, and wood. We all form an idea before trying; in my head, it was a woody, fresh paste, smelling of the Atlantic and rough humidity. Nothing like that. Thanks to a few ml of a gift (thanks, M!), I avoided a blind purchase that would have been a failure. Aqua di Parma Bleu cannot deny its genes. Upon spraying, the same watery orange taste from the original came to my palate. I can’t believe it doesn’t contain orange, or that it only has three notes. There is orange here, perhaps a rare sugary amber with a touch of perfumed water and two petals of neroli or petit grain. I also smell something very similar to vetiver, that kind of vetivered/citrus thing that I find ugly and flawed with varnish and flash polo notes, like in Terre d’Hermès, the drying of Sisley’s Eau No. 2, and L’Homme Guerlain Boisée (the same scent found in the hype Vibrant Leather by Zara). At first, this Bleu retains the lukewarm orange tone of the line’s pillar, but combined with salty aquatic notes. It’s not calone, not chlorine, nor mineral river water, which I love. It’s beach water. But not a rough beach with the fierce and merciless sea. It’s beach water in the middle of August, hot, the kind where people struggle like lice in a seam to avoid being touched by the callus or the bunion of the person next to you. Soon, it begins to soak into a very strange tone that messes with my mind; it has the same texture as a forgotten water bottle left in a car in the sun, a mirage of hot plastic water that blinds you. The worst comes when notes of crude medicinal quality enter, some kind of ibuprofen, crushed aspirin, packets of Almax, or plaster. I don’t know how to categorize those notes or where they come from, but they have an aura of contrived white aromaticness that makes me sick. Mixed with the dead hot beach water, plus the rare amber aftertaste, I’m almost certain this isn’t for me. When it dries, it leaves a very soft, undefined taste, like mineral water at room temperature seasoned with something I can’t visualize, something that could be teak, plaster, salt, juniper, or a brick. Who knows… As already mentioned here, it’s quite a masculine water and very much in line with aromatic and sporty scents from recent years. If I had to summarize it in one phrase, it would be cooking plastics with dead water and a hint of orange. P.S.: From Nagel, I loved Twilly and Garden in the Lake; honestly, just with these two launches I cite, I consider her a nose to watch because she at least takes risks, which is already something 🙂

• Espartaco

  September 6, 2019

  

  I was really eager to try this blue version of Eau des Merveilles; although the original line doesn’t suit me at all (that sugary, dead orange, like a warm, melted Polo Light orange), this version caught my attention with its blue packaging and notes: water, patchouli, and wood, very much my taste. We all form preconceived ideas before tasting; in my fantasy, I pictured a woody, refreshing paste with a taste of the rough Atlantic Ocean and humidity. Nothing like that. Luckily, someone gifted me some ml (thanks, M!), and honestly, it saved me from a blind purchase that would have been a failure. The Blue Eau des Merveilles can’t deny its genes: the moment it launched, the same watery orange taste of the original came to my palate. I can’t believe it doesn’t carry orange, or that it only has three notes. There is orange here, perhaps some rare sugary amber species with a hint of perfumed water and two petals of neroli or petit grain. I also smell something very similar to vetiver, that awful vetivered/citrus thing for my taste, with issues of varnish and flash polos that Terre d’Hermès carries, the dry down of Sisley’s Eau No. 2, and L’Homme Guerlain Boisée (the same one, by the way, that I smell in the hype Vibrant Leather by Zara). At first, this Bleue retains the warm orange tone of the line’s pillar, but combined with salty aquatic notes. It’s not Calone, not chlorine, not mineral river water, which I love. It’s beach water. But not a rough beach, with the fierce and merciless sea. It’s beach water in full August, hot, the kind where people make do like lice in a tailor shop so the callus or the bunion of the person next to you doesn’t rub against you. Soon, it starts soaking into a very strange tone that messes with my head: it has the same texture as a forgotten bottle of warm water left in a car in the sun, a mirage of hot plastic water that makes you want to tear your eyes out. The worst comes when notes of medicinal crudeness enter, some kind of ibuprofen, crushed aspirins, Almax sachets, or plaster. I don’t know how to categorize those notes or where they come from, but they have an aura of contrived white aromaticness that makes me sick. Mixed with the dead hot beach water and the rare amber aftertaste, I’m almost ready to know this isn’t for me. When it dries, it leaves a very soft, undefined taste, like mineral water at room temperature seasoned with something I can’t quite visualize, something that could be teak, plaster, salt, juniper, or a brick. Who knows… As already commented here, it’s quite a masculine water and very much in line with aromatic and sport scents of recent years. If I had to summarize it in one phrase, it would be cooking of plastics with dead water and an orange zest. P.S.: I’ve loved Twilly and Garden in the Lake by Nagel; honestly, with just these two launches, I consider her a nose to watch because she at least takes risks, which is something to say.

• maiteser

  February 27, 2020

  

  Let me tell you how I got here: Mercadona released a gift set this Christmas with an eau de toilette that I love, and they say it’s a clone of Voyage by Hermès. Due to its longevity and other factors, I went to a perfumery to try it since I didn’t know it, but they didn’t have it; they offered me a sample of Eau de Merveilles Blue, and I liked it a lot, although not its price. Disheartened, I went to Primor to see if it was cheaper, and although it was less expensive, it was still prohibitive. Seeing my face, the salesperson said ‘come here’ and winked. She led me to the Tai & Jon stand, which has it for testing, and it smelled exactly the same. I couldn’t believe it; I put one on each wrist and there was no way to distinguish them. For the expert, the Hermès one feels a bit softer, but the Blackberry & Tea I bought has nothing to envy. It has that same ‘woody’ finish and is very persistent. It’s going to be in my back-of-the-closet forever because it smells like just out of the shower and is unisex. The price, hold on to your hats: 9.95€ for the 100ml bottle. It also had a 15% discount for the sale, so I’ve won. I’m super happy with my last purchase and know the scent is unrecognizable.

• maiteser

  February 29, 2020

  

  Let me tell you how I got here. Mercadona released a Christmas box with a clone of Hermès Voyage that I love. For longevity and other factors, I went to a perfumery to try it, but they didn’t have it; however, they gave me Eau de Merveilles Blue and I liked it a lot, although not as much as its price. Disheartened, I went to Primor, and although it was cheaper, it was still prohibitive. Seeing my face, the salesperson said ‘come here’ and winked. She took me to the Tai & Jon stand, which they use for reviews, but it smelled exactly the same. I couldn’t believe it; I put one on each wrist and there was no way to distinguish them. For the expert, the Hermès one is a bit softer, but the Blackberry & Tea I bought has nothing to envy. It has that woody touch at the end and is very persistent. It will be in my bottom drawer forever because it smells like just out of the shower and it’s unisex. The price: hold on to your hats, 9.95€ for the 100ml bottle. It had a 15% discount for the sale, so I won. I’m super happy, plus I know the scent isn’t recognizable.

• JMV

  November 21, 2020

  

  I’m testing a sample; it’s the first time I’ve used a ‘feminine’ fragrance on myself. Honestly, it seems quite unisex; in fact, I have others supposedly unisex that feel more feminine to me, like Fico di Amalfi, Arancia di Capri, or Infusion d’Iris. This Bleue is super refreshing and airy, light, salty with a very subtle sweet touch that could evoke more feminine sensations. I think it’s good for summer; its elegance lies in its simplicity and pleasantness, as it doesn’t feel very synthetic. I wouldn’t buy it for myself, but I’d love to smell it on other people more often, instead of so much Invictus, Sauvage, or Million. Moderate trail leaning towards low, medium longevity.

• Olga Kutz

  April 26, 2021

  

  I received this perfume from my father on a trip in 2018. At first, I was annoyed because it wasn’t the Hermès I asked for, but its fresh and marine aroma pleased me quite a bit, although not enough to use it. It stayed in its box, stored while summers passed, didn’t grab my attention, and I found it extremely unisex. However, a few months ago, while cleaning my austere but eclectic collection, the cap came loose and some spilled into the box. Every time I entered the room, there was a delicious cloud of fruity and marine aromas, fresh earths, and something very elegant and synthetic, typical of the house. On my skin, it feels like a second aquatic skin, softly sweet, elegant, marine, and fresh. Its fixation is quite good, and the trail is strong enough for daily summer use; I like that perfumes end up disappearing to switch to ‘night’ mode. I remembered my times with Eau de Kenzo; I was fascinated, and the best part is that it’s practically unknown.

• Olga Kutz

  May 13, 2021

  

  I received this perfume from my father during a trip in 2018. At first, I was annoyed because it wasn’t the Hermès one I had ordered, but its fresh, marine scent pleased me quite a bit, though not enough to use it. It stayed in its box, untouched, for a few summers, an extreme unisex. However, a few months ago, while cleaning my austere yet eclectic collection, the cap came loose and some spilled into the box. Every time I entered the room, there was a delicious cloud of fruity and marine aromas, fresh earthy tones, and something very elegant and synthetic, typical of the house of origin. On my skin, it feels like a second aquatic skin, softly sweet, elegant, marine, and fresh. Its fixation is quite good, and the trail is strong enough for daily summer use; I like that the perfumes fade away to switch to ‘night mode’. It reminded me of my times with Eau de Kenzo, which fascinated me, and the best part is that it’s practically unknown.

• Cherchezlafemme

  July 3, 2021

  

  Patchouli and aquatic notes. Very fresh and very simple. Sometimes great is simple, but this one is simple and not particularly brilliant. The patchouli isn’t medicinal, and the freshness doesn’t sting the nose in dry weather, at least that’s good. It’s perfectly unisex. The price isn’t justified. I’m indifferent, but for what it costs, it should disgust me.

• Rosa23

  July 21, 2021

  

  What a beast! It caught me completely. It’s marine and fresh, but with character. It feels different, addictive, and is a must for summer. I think anyone will like it; it’s easy to wear and nothing cheesy. It’s already a staple in my collection.

• Rosa23

  July 26, 2021

  

  But what is this! I love it! It’s marine, fresh, but with body. It feels different, addictive, a summer must-have. I think everyone will like it; it’s easy to wear yet nothing common. A staple in my collection.

• Grillilandia

  November 13, 2021

  

  The opening is brutal, a direct trip to the Mediterranean with a particular spicy saltiness. Beautiful. But the dry down (which hits almost immediately) is weak: the trail fades, and it stays close to the skin, so faint you have to bring your nose right up to it. What a pity, I was so excited because Eau de Merveilles is a masterpiece in quality and longevity. I wouldn’t compare it based on price-to-quality, but if you’re obsessed with marine perfumes, you must have it and reapply it every couple of hours.

• Ezegom39

  July 21, 2022

  

  I love how Christine Nagel crafted that marine note with such an airy saline touch, almost identical to stepping out of the sea, with patchouli accompanying it throughout. I imagine her composing it to the millimeter to create such pleasant and fresh nuances. I have the first formula, and on my skin, it has high projection and is very long-lasting. There’s something in her creations for the brand that, although categorized as women’s scents, feel unisex; the aromas have no gender, we just differentiate by habit.

• Ezegom39

  July 24, 2022

  

  I absolutely love how Christine Nagel achieved that marine note with such an airy, enveloping salty touch, as if you just stepped out of the sea, with patchouli accompanying the entire journey. I imagine she composes it down to the millimeter with her molecules to create such pleasant and fresh nuances. I have the first formula, and on my skin, it has an incredibly high projection and is very long-lasting. Something about her creations for the brand makes them feel unisex, even though they’re marketed as women’s scents; it happens often, and in the end, scents have no gender—we just differentiate by habit.

• anamaestracorreo

  December 13, 2022

  

  I’ve only tested it in-store and I love it. Does no one else smell anise in it? I’ll buy it when the heat arrives. It’s a treat.

• Psicostasis

  October 11, 2023

  

  Agree with Spartacus: the orange here is watery. I love that synthetic vaporwave atmosphere, that strange, steamy pool chlorine warmth. While the aquatic notes in Aqua di Parma give me thirst, this smells like glory, like the water in a reheated plastic bottle. It brings to mind the Thirst Pavilion at the Zaragoza Expo, with its condensation droplets yearning to fall into your mouth. It also evokes plastic bag jellyfish or a bank of cnidarians cascading down like in Mondariz.

• Psicostasis

  October 19, 2023

  

  Agreeing with Spartacus: the orange here is diluted. It evokes a poolside Mediterranean and vaporwave. That strange, steamy warmth of chlorine. The aquatic notes in ‘Les Marées’ make me think of thirst: intense thirst where the water in a reheated plastic bottle tastes amazing. It takes me to the Thirst Pavilion at the Zaragoza Expo, with droplets of condensation yearning to fall. Also to plastic bag jellyfish, like at the end of American Beauty, but with invertebrate life. A bank of cnidarians falling in cascades like in Mondariz.

• DannyAngel

  April 16, 2024

  

  What a wonderful fragrance, a literal ‘wonder’! I met it through a sample I was gifted and ignored it. Days later, I smelled it and loved it, even on blotter. I bought it online, and before receiving it, I went back to the store… I was baffled: the opening smelled like refined floor cleaner, I got discouraged. But trying it on skin… WOW! Nothing like the blotter. Its performance isn’t the best, but if you overapply, there’s trail and moderate longevity. Others find it difficult, but I see it as light, clean, transparent, and evocative. I’m into fresh-citrus-aquatic scents; my soul is citrus-green. It’s totally marine-fresh, not oceanic or algal, smelling of sea breeze and seawater, nothing heavy, with a mineral-effervescent texture. Perfectly achieved. No sweet or synthetic notes. Refreshing salty water, light, ideal for heat. So literal it has no gender, vibrating neutral and crystal-clear for any age. A bit like the niche version of Acqua di Gio, raising the quality with the Hermès seal. Bravo to Christine Nagel!

• Lux

  May 27, 2024

  

  It smells like wood aged by salt and sun. Summer in a wild landscape, like the Landes. Very dry, sun-dehydrated marine echoes. Rich, beautiful, oxidized salt, evaporated with sophisticated packaging. The slightly orange base from Hermès stays subtle and blends with that natural marine aura. Fresh, appealing in the heat, and brings oxygen with an elegant presence. Dry salt summer, marine and wooded.

• Olfato Matutino

  July 10, 2024

  

  100% unisex fragrance, even though it’s marketed for women. The balance between marine, aromatic, and woody notes is perfect for hot days. It’s not invasive or bothersome. It reminds me a lot of the ‘Jardins’ collection from the same house. A purchase that hasn’t disappointed me.

• JLfromtheblock

  August 31, 2024

  

  It’s my go-to perfume. I can vary, but this one always stays. It’s pricey and doesn’t have much trail or projection (about an hour), but up close it lasts over 10 hours. At an hour, it smells like fresh skin, how wonderful! Even though it’s expensive, if you catch it on sale, it’s worth it if you don’t like invasive perfumes. I don’t recommend over-applying; the essence is to smell only on your skin. I see it as unisex, though I feel it varies a lot with pH. On my skin, it smells clean with a minimal mint touch, the ultimate clean scent.

• adriGuevara

  November 11, 2024

  

  It’s my summer perfume, though I wear it in spring and autumn too. The salt, the aquatic notes, and a pinch of spices and woods make it irresistible. Like Hermès scents, it doesn’t overwhelm or have an intoxicating trail (on my skin). I found it by recommendation after searching for something more niche… it conquered me! I usually do layering, but not with this one; I let it evolve and surprise me with citrus and spice notes that appear over time. Ideal for sunny days, outings with friends, or work to bring optimism.

• Tulipan_negro

  March 25, 2025

  

  What does it smell like? Imagine someone very perfumed diving into the sea, and upon emerging under the scorching sun, their skin dries instantly. It smells like that watery, residual base that the sun returns as it evaporates water against the skin.

• Maria Teresa

  August 25, 2025

  

  Even though it doesn’t list citrus, it smells citrusy with a slight woody touch. It leans masculine, though women are recommended. The trail is powerful for the first hour, then becomes more personal. On clothes, it fades quickly; you need to reapply every three hours. It evokes sea, salt, and citrus with its own DNA, nothing like other scents.

• Gemasevilla

  February 7, 2026

  

  Transparent and marine fragrance, yet it has substance thanks to a woody touch and a very subtle menthol note. Totally unisex; the patchouli isn’t noticeable, so the blend must be top-notch. Fresh, wearable, clean, and original.