A Wren Says

I got a sample of H24 by Hermes and decided to try it for myself. I was excited when in first debuted. I personally like the women targeted fragrances from the house that I have worn. I hoped to equally love this offering for men.

I don’t have a very good sense of smell, and I am not a man. To me it smells clean.  I liked it on first smell. I sprayed it on paper and thought, “This smells like a clean man. Like a man who definitely has bathed. On my skin, it was too masculine leaning for my taste, but I didn’t find it offensive.

I wanted to get some other opinions, so I asked my family to smell it when we all got together.

My mother’s initial impressions:  It seemed like a fragrance that just gets caught in the back of her throat. She did not like it all, just from smelling it on paper. Lies. She hated it.

My brother’s impressions: “This smells like aftershave. Like Dad. Now I know. It smells like Gillette. Is this just expensive Gillette?”

I pointed out that it is described as a fougere, which is essentially what barbers would slap on their clients before getting them out of their chairs. So yes, it is essentially aftershave.

 I had him spray it on skin, knowing it would be different. He still didn’t like it, but I could pick up the woody notes from the rosewood which I didn’t smell on the paper or on my skin.  

Would I recommend this? I don’t know. Clearly, you just have to try it for yourself.

If you would like to hear from more professional noses, I have included a couple of YouTube reviews.