Hermes Le Jardin de Monsieur Li - fragrance for women and men

Le Jardin de Monsieur Li by Hermes - A new summer fragrance with watery and grassy notes reminiscent of a Chinese garden. Created by Hermes in-house perfumer Jean-Claude Elena this perfume for women and men is available in an eau de toilette spray and matching body products from Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, and Sephora.

Hermes Le Jardin de Monsieur Li Fragrance

Hermes Le Jardin de Monsieur Li Fragrance

Hermes Le Jardin de Monsieur Li - fragrance info

Perfume House Hermes
Introduced March 2015
Perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena
Scent Classification Citrus
Fragrance Notes jasmine, watery notes, kumquat, grassy notes
Package Design  
Print/TV Campaign  
Available Products Eau de Toilette 1.6oz, 3.3oz / $97-135
Body Lotion, Shower Gel 6.5oz / $53

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Hermes Le Jardin de Monsieur Li

"Le Jardin de Monsieur Li describes a Chinese garden somewhere between reality and imagination. A place for meditation where strolling is allied to thought, and every step sets the imagination free." --hermes.com

I remembered the smell of ponds, the smell of jasmine, the smell of wet stones, of plum trees, kumquats and giant bamboos. It was all there, and in the ponds there were even carp steadily working towards their hundredth birthday.

- Jean-Claude Elena hermes.com

Hermes Le Jardin de Monsieur Li - fragrance editorials


Hermes Le Jardin de Monsieur Li Fragrance editorial
Marie Claire - June 2015
Hermes Le Jardin de Monsieur Li

Punk Floral
Normally, I'm not one for frilly, girly stuff. But when Givenchy's badass designer, Riccardo Tisci, incorporates the house's signature flower prints into the collection, somehow floral suddenly gets subversive and therefore infinitely cooler. Case in point: this limited-edition "couture" lipstick (see image) that comes in a leather case, which similarily toughens up frilly, girly blooms. The fuschia shade commemorates 10 years of Givenchy's fantastic Le Makeup line, of which I am a huge fan. The beauty line's artistic director, Nicolas Degennes, is basically a magician - in fact, it looks like he's even managed to turn me on to pink peonies.

Inspiration Board
Hermes Le Jardin de Monsier Li Eau de Toilette, $135; hermes.com.

(Flaherty, Erin. "Beauty: Inspiration Board - Punk Floral." Marie Claire June 2015: 120)


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