2004: Hermès imagines the Eau des Merveilles collection with velvety, creamy, and bursting notes stripped of any floral accents. This was rare indeed for a women’s perfume. Soon, this olfactory tale would know a certain success amongst the public. Today, nose Christine Nagel decided to “put things back in place” with this fragrance that was originally constructed upside down. For about a decade, this olfactory tale has been written star after star, somewhere between innocence and fantasy, childhood dreaming and femininity. It’s only natural that the brand’s nose decided to move towards these memories for the essence of her new scent, Eau des Merveilles Bleue.
“Hermès’ marvels are anchored in childhood, when your eyes open up to the world and are amazed by everything. I was amazed by pebbles that were wet from the sea. They had a color and a particular shimmer, and I discovered that they tasted salty, mineraly,” recounts Christine Nagel. By taking care to keep her feet on the ground while allowing her imagination to shoot off beyond the stars, this nose took a look at the composition of Hermès’ Eau des Merveilles. By starting with this memory, she decided to capture in a scent the magic of the ocean and the color of the sky – an invitation to a waking dream, eyes wide open among thousands of stars.
The enchantment is such that it plunges you into a joyous and amusing effervescence of a perfume that’s both wooded and mineral, swept by sea spray and warmed by the roundness of patchouli. Living in blue with the promise of a burst of freshness tenderly evokes the surprises of the sea. With Eau des Merveilles Bleue, Christine Nagel is able to distill the taste of water on pebbles, with a surprising number of treasures in the palm of your hand. Available March 2017.
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