Terre d’Hermes Eau Tres Fraiche by Hermès

If the heat has you at your limit, try Eau Tres Fraiche: it’s pure liquid energy. Imagine a cross between Terre d’Hermès and Dior Homme Cologne. Super refreshing. Too bad they stopped making it. Eau Givrée is also good, but it doesn’t quite reach the heights of its predecessor. Cheers to the community.

This is the light version of Terre d’Hermès, a very, very light fragrance with almost no sillage; maybe noticeable for the first 10 minutes, but soon it becomes a skin scent. Longevity is about 3 hours, at least on my skin. It smells fresh and delicious, but I prefer the original EDT. For those who find Terre d’Hermès too heavy, this might be your thing.

This is the best orange peel recreation I know. Very natural and pleasant, no sweetness here; you’ll find a citrus aroma with a hint of bitterness. My recommendation: few sprays and for hot days. Suitable for almost any situation, from formal to casual. Unfortunately discontinued.

I absolutely loved this Hermès fragrance. The best orange accord out there. Eau Tres Fraiche opens with a powerful orange, not juicy. More like orange peel, accompanied by other citrus notes that fade over time to give way to a slightly earthy woody base. In short, this is orange and woods. That’s it. It’s a very masculine, sober scent; no party here. Eau Tres Fraiche is elegant and fresh, but not a marine or fruity freshness; here the freshness is dry, almost astringent. It’s not made to please everyone… and it doesn’t need to. With this, I don’t mean no one will like it, simply it’s a fragrance that breaks from current trends. For me, it has immense charm. Its performance is decent. Between 6-7 hours, with medium projection for the first two. Perfect for the office and semi-formal or formal occasions. Excellent for spring and summer. White shirt fragrance. Great value for money. Gets good compliments.

I’m not fully convinced; it’s a perfume I like, especially in its heart phase. But people around me find it cloying, spicy, and very rejected. So I set it aside.

Like the other Terre d’Hermès, it’s simply spectacular: quality and naturalness that are hard to match. It has the DNA of the original but is fresher, sweeter, and less woody. Ideal for spring and summer days, perfect for the office. Longevity and sillage are more than acceptable.

It’s worth acknowledging that it smells very original, just like its mother; few fragrances smell this way. Personally, I don’t quite like it; I recognize it’s an excellent, well-made perfume, but it brings me memories of oranges in the process of rotting, which puts me off. As a fresh fragrance… well, I don’t see it as particularly summery. I prefer proposals in this line like Allure Homme Édition Blanche, Dior Homme Sport, or Guerlain L’Homme Ideal Cologne.

I don’t understand how they compare it to the original; it seems like a liquid for something other than perfuming. It’s not that it’s bad, it’s the next thing: a truly unpleasant smell, bitter like something bad, rotten. I don’t know if the one I tested was rancid or fake, but I tested it at a well-known chain and it was almost new. But bad, bad…, it doesn’t resemble the original or anything heard, if not in the trash. I’ll try it again in case the bottle was bad, but neither me nor anyone with me liked it, rather we were all disgusted.

Well, another absolute gem from Hermès. Citrusy, purely citrusy, it evokes being on a summer terrace cutting oranges to prepare a delicious sangria. Tremendously natural citrus notes; in Hermès, you never notice anything synthetic, which makes this fragrance ideal for the hottest extremes thanks to the incredible freshness it produces. It’s quite linear, but for those of us who enjoy citrus scents, like me, it doesn’t matter at all that it’s “linearly citrusy.” To make it more recommendable, it has good projection and excellent longevity within summer fragrances. In my case, it’s exclusively for summer, as for other times I have its older sister, Terre, which is my favorite fragrance, but I could wear this little gem in many more seasons without a problem. Not much more to say, my favorite fragrance for summer. A treasure.

I agree with gelo999’s review. I’m still looking for a fragrance my son likes; Terre didn’t reach him when it hit the base notes. The saleswoman suggested testing this spray version on paper, as there were no samples, and a month and a half later the paper still smells. I find it much fresher and more pleasant than the original. They’re not excessively acidic citrus, nor is there an overly bitter orange peel (personally, the smell of natural orange seems invasive and annoying to me). Here it doesn’t happen; the woody note at the end softens everything without turning it into a rugged wood cologne, as if all its notes were well balanced and complemented each other without clashing. It’s very pleasant, refreshing, and invites you to close the distance with the wearer. I add that I don’t smell geranium anywhere, which is fortunate, as the geranium smell has never seemed nice to me.

“Natural Citrus” Without a doubt, Jean-Claude Ellena is a genius when it comes to citrus, and I think this is his comfort zone; this work is no exception. Normally, I’m not a fan of this type of scent (they give me headaches), but I enjoy this aroma. Hermès Terre d’Hermès Eau Très Fraîche (a name as hard to pronounce as Schwarzenegger’s) is on par with modern perfumery. It resembles its predecessor, except I don’t detect the earthy scent, and the citrus notes are softened. Eau Très Fraîche is one of the most natural citrus fragrances I’ve tried, just like Allure Sport Cologne or Dior Homme Cologne. Its scent is simple and linear… The opening is a delicate orange/mandarin peel aroma, very well executed. It’s fresh, aquatic, and if it wasn’t my imagination, I sense something like a mix of sea salt, ginger, and lemon; a very pleasant sensation. I didn’t detect much woodiness, and I’m not sure what the geranium smells like. For summer, of course, perfect after an evening shower. Casual use, moderate to soft trail, and moderate longevity in my case. In summary, beautiful bottle, exquisite scent, elegant, natural, fresh, and with dozens of more adjectives.

This Terre has everything except ‘earth’. It opens with a citrus note, more orange than generic citrus, with a soft woody and aquatic base. The geranium adds a tiny earthy touch, barely noticeable. It could just be another citrus fragrance, and it is. I’m not a fan of aquatic or super-citrus scents; I hate them, but here it’s similar to Bvlgari Aqva Amara: citrus and aquatic notes galore, yet they build a more complex and interesting DNA than others like Versace Man Eau Fraîche, L’Eau d’Issey, or Acqua di Gio. I’m not saying it’s similar, just that it fits that style. As it dries down, the orange fades, revealing the base of the original Terre, but much lighter. Moderate sillage and lasts about 7 hours. If you like citrus, yes. It could be the summer option for Terre lovers. Personally, I think it’s high quality.

A fragrance whose note combination translates to a simple orange scent, with an evolution that just fades in intensity over time. In short, it’s one-note and 100% linear. I’m not saying it’s bad, as the aroma feels very natural and pleasant, but the simplicity makes it monotonous, and continuous use can get tiring or boring quickly, so I wouldn’t use it more than twice a week, maybe even once. Given the aroma type, I think it could be unisex. Despite supposedly having aquatic notes, it doesn’t feel fresh at all; it’s for intermediate climates, gets muted in heavy heat and also in cold. The ingredient quality must be good; it feels very natural, nothing synthetic, a point in its favor. On me, it lasted between 6 and 8 hours with moderate projection. For intermediate ages and casual use.

I don’t just perceive excellent quality citrus, but also its flowers. The note description doesn’t say it, but it must contain bitter orange blossom (neroli). It’s like picking a bunch of those white little flowers between your fingers, crushing them, and bringing them to your nose. Then, in the background, appear almost decomposing ripe oranges. Throughout, there’s a very natural aroma; it seems like you rubbed neroli essential oil on your skin and have a scratch of orange peel in your pocket. I’ve worn it at the office during spring and feel fantastic, also very appropriate for evening walks, freshly showered. I don’t see a problem with a woman wearing it; it has unisex potential. It reminds me a bit of the Terre original, but only in the background, and that fresh, bitter, acidic, and neroli-like citrus always stands out.

It’s like making an orange juice on the hottest day of summer. Exquisite if you enjoy citrus scents; it’s really realistic, as if you were peeling an orange or even an acidic tangerine. Very well executed in this regard. Definitely inclined towards summer use, outdoors, as it’s very refreshing and natural. A summer alternative to the original.