Hermès Terre d'Hermès Eau Givrée - real world fragrance review

[@bulletje33]

Thank your for your take. I really love Eau Givree. I personally consider it one of the best designers of the last years. That opening just gets me, but I also really enjoy that woody slightly metallic base. I’m lucky I guess since I really get good longevity out of it (6-8 hours) even when working out. I do apply quite heavy, 9-10 sprays but without reapplying.

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@bulletje33 Hlad you like it! I think it’s a good release too, how long does the citrus opening actually last though?

[@bulletje33]

@@SeldomlyOften not long, I agree with your take on that. I get about the same, but what I get is beautifully done. I’m a bit of a niche snob though so I set my expectations lower I guess for designers. For the money I find it a brilliant fragrance

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@bulletje33 if you can, check out the other ones I mentioned: Cedro di Diamante and Pamplelune 😉

[@baysidedlove3427]

Great!! Great!! Review!! I wasn't ever inclined to buy that fragrance based on hype!! Its good to listen to someone who is honest and free from the shackles of sponsors!! Your channel, Rich Mitch, Robes08, RAM!! Are channels i watch to get honest reviews and exposure to new and unique fragrances i can sample. Thank you🙏🏽🙏🏽 thank you.

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@baysidedlove3427 thank YOU for the comment and support! I really means a lot 🙂

[@gerardzonjee]

That was a solid review. It is not easy to be both very critical and respectful at the same time. I sprayed at a drugstore and walked outside and got the same ‘it has no legs’ verdict after 20 minutes. And like you once said, that makes a fragrance without a use case and to me that means it is not worth the expense. It was reassuring to see the hype being contradicted by someone else as well 😉

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@gerardzonjee I have no motive behind this channel other than giving my opinion and help people make decisions 🙂

[@0xt30]

Wearing it today. Enjoiying your videos, keep it up.

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@0xt30 I also started the day with it. Love that opening 🙂

[@0xt30]

I got 5ml original mini splash, can't commit to full bottle, will maybe get a 12.5/15ml original mini with a sprayer. I get these usually and save money (or rather buy 5-7 minis instead of 1 full bottle.) That being said, it lasts 6 hours on me, I usually wear it in 25-30°C temp. I love the opening, dry dow is too piny for me. Agree with 1-dimentiality, not much going on after 2 hours. Will be checking out Cedro di Diamante, thanks for the recommendation.

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@0xt30 I like the concept of a mini but hate that most don’t have a sprayer. I would be so into collecting the otherwise 🙃

[@FRD-HDD]

That and Cartier l'Heure Brilliante are amongst my favourite "simple" citruses. I get very decent performance and I believe it is designed for high heat.

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@FRD-HDD how does the citrus opening last? Do you get projection from the woody ashy base?

[@FRD-HDD]

@@SeldomlyOften eau givree or Heure brilliante? I'll have to wear it before answering. I never really paid attention, but I'll come back with an answer. Other citrus I like are Guerlain AA Oud Yuzu and Acqua di parma Bergamotto di Calabria.

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@FRD-HDD Givree, I have no experience with the other. The latter two are pretty great 👍

[@FRD-HDD]

@@SeldomlyOften just testedand it starts to settle considerably after 10-15 min, but it's still present.

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@FRD-HDD so the performance you are getting is mostly the Vetiver woody base I assume?

[@andrei-cosmin.popa85]

I often pick this one up whenever I walk into a designer perfume store. Unfortunately, I always felt like it lacks performance, which I cannot say about PDM Perseus, which, to my nose, plays a very similar role, or at least can be used in hot weather. I own neither of them and I don't think I will. Plenty of perfumes I like much better, hot weather or not (I wear King Blue in 35° no problem). Thank you for this video, Daniel. I'm off to watching it, curious to learn how you feel about Eau Givre.

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@andrei-cosmin.popa85 I love the feeling of natural fresh citruses but normally tend to gravitate towards heavier scents as well 🙂

[@greeneyesss814]

Thanks for your thoughts. You are totally right with this fragrance.

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@greeneyesss814 thanks for the comment! I’m glad my opinion can be seen as helpful.

[@leroybrown8926]

When it comes to designer citrus scents I recently got Dior Homme Cologne. I know it doesn’t last long but it’s smells great for summer and is an easy reach in the high heat.

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@leroybrown8926 I recently tried this at a shop and was AB comparing it to the Guerlain Pumplelune. Yes, the Dior was good, more masculine and had the ‘sport’ vibe but I just loved how the Guerlain was so natural and beautiful.

[@leroybrown8926]

@@SeldomlyOften I’ve never tried the pumplelune before. Haven’t explored the Guerlain fragrances much. Only the homme ideal extreme and edp.

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@leroybrown8926 those are the most bland and generic, I highly recommend you sample the Aqua Allegoria line and the other more unisex stuff. As I say, I try to stay away from stuff named ‘Homme’ and other boring names 🤣

[@MyKeeP81]

I have both the cologne and eau givree. Prefer the Hermes

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@MyKeeP81 I guess the cologne would be more youthful in a way.

[@PainfulPig]

Great review! Love you don’t let the hype influence your view. Funny story: I was wearing Beach Hut for the gym, and I’ve caught 2 teenagers sniffing around the gym trying to find where the smell comes from. They found me eventually came to me and asked “Are you using Bengay” 😂😂😂 That’s my weirdest experience with fragrances yet.

[@PainfulPig]

I googled it and Bengay (a back pain relief cream/ medication) has a peppermint and eucalyptus smell 😂

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@PainfulPig what’s Bengay? 😅

[@ra.j7210]

😂😂😂 atleast someone noticed I’m jealous ! Fragrances don’t tend to last on me unfortunately

[@PainfulPig]

@@ra.j7210it was only 2 sprays a few hours before 😅 I’m sure you’ll find a fragrance that sticks with you if you keep searching. Try to not spray too much, maybe your brain blocks intense smells easily.

[@Tensai.]

i like the honesty

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@Tensai. thanks! I have zero motive not to be 🙂

[@peewee678]

Really love your insightful and honest reviews (as a fragrance lover and hobbyist perfumer). Just saying... Thanks!

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@peewee678 I’m happy I my point of view is appreciated, you guys make my day 🙂

[@phantomplastics6582]

Aqua Allegoria Pamplelune is good and I ordered a sample of Cedro di Diamante based on your comments, however, the "best" grapefruit I've smelled is Summer of 84 from Kerosene.

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@phantomplastics6582 definitely need to try that! Thanks for the tip 😊

[@phantomplastics6582]

@@SeldomlyOften I can send you a sample for free.

[@DaveNYC]

Just stumbled upon your channel. That was a very fair review. I bought a 50ml at full retail when it came out and am halfway through a heavily discounted 100ml because, like you, I spray it with reckless abandon! But it is almost entirely about the opening. That said, we could be going anosmic to it. I recently wore it out on a Saturday night and when I was saying goodbye to people, at midnight, I hugged one of the girls and she commented on how good I smelled and asked what it was. I would have told you it had completely disappeared.

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@DaveNYC I think there is definitely something about the woody skin scent that women really like. I got a similar reaction with Roja Elysium and was like “oh, really?”

[@EndersFPS]

I sold my bottle because of what you said about the dry down. I put TDH Eau Givree on one day and I noticed after about 2 hours it was all but undetectable, and I asked myself...... what is the point of this? I understand it's a citrus fragrance with basically no base, but I do like my fragrances to last at least 4 hours or longer.

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@EndersFPS I’m selling/trading my bottle also. The opening is the best part of this and I don’t need it to extend to the drydown like that. I’m going to go for a simpler and higher quality citrus for when I need my ‘tart fix’. This is good for those people who own 1-5 fragrances total 🙂

[@denbo74]

To me this is the most beautiful and realistic citrus fragrance. I absolutely love it…but yet…it disappears quicker than any other fragrance I own . It’s so good though I will likely buy another even larger bottle and just spray more.

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@denbo74 the longevity on this is not that great, I have to be honest. The beautiful opening is found also in other fragrances like Guerlain Pamplelune or the one I mentioned in the video: Perris Cedro di Diamante

[@dadieta]

Great Review! Keep going 💪🏻

[@SeldomlyOften]

Thanks! I have much more content in the works :)

[@Whitewind19]

Thank you for the video👍🏻 Original Terre d’Hermes parfum my husband’s favorite since release, not impressed with Tres frais version - too much grapefruit for me. On the citrus part have you tried Kobe Xerjoff? And what do you think about Profumum Roma?Have any perfume from this brand?

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@Whitewind19 I have not tried Kobe! Profumum Roma is an amazing brand with simple, ingredient focused blends. I’ll review some soon 🙂

[@anastasiosparissis9997]

I agree, interesting/nice opening but very little longevity and the dry down is only on the skin

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@anastasiosparissis9997 yes, for the opening alone it’s fret but there are similar beautiful citrus scents out there.

[@theworkingkitchen7325]

Have you tried Byredo ‘oud immortel’ ? It’s got a limoncello opening which is quite unique, albeit smelling slightly synthetic and then settles into a limoncello oud. In summer time it’s quite potent. Projects a lot especially for a byredo. I doubt it has any real oud in it but it’s quite different. Worth a try on skin if you get a chance

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@theworkingkitchen7325 never smelled it! I’ll keep it in mind, sounds interesting 🤔

[@richardbaptist5080]

Looking forward to your thoughts on rose de taif. It’s one that I’ve heard a lot of hype about.

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@richardbaptist5080 As of now, it’s pretty great. Really straightforward but elegant and interesting.

[@justaddlight]

Always loved the opening of this one, but the drydown just fell flat. Smelled like bitter clementine pith on my skin. Incidentally, I was torn between getting Cedro di Diamante or Mandarino di Sicilia back in the day and ended up with a bottle of the latter. Both lovely citrus fragrances.

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@justaddlight thanks for the report and the support on the Perris 😉

[@pstfm]

Your Italian is amazing. Francesco

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@pstfm I’m Italian 😉

[@pstfm]

@@SeldomlyOften Didn't seem. Nice to meet you, from Rome.

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@pstfm same here, from Rome.

[@VMAdventures88]

You are absolutely right. This is nothing to write home about. To be honest... considering they are nearly the same price retail with Allure Edition Blanche, I'm not even going to explain what is the right decision... Eau Givree lasts 40 minutes on my skin, it's funny. For the life of me, I CANNOT smell the berries, which were the main buying aspect for me...

[@SeldomlyOften]

I didn't even realize about the price being comparable to the Chanel... totally on point for that one.

[@VMAdventures88]

@@SeldomlyOften Absolutely! I like your thinking, you got my subscription.

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@VMAdventures88 Thanks! Much appreciated :)

[@Principemostprincipe]

Its solid designer release but nothing more. I need to try perris monte carlo asap haha. Try matiere premiere - cologne cedrat for a really good citrus style

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@Principemostprincipe I really want to get my nose in some Matiere Premiere 👍

[@AndreasHamberg]

Also been on the hunt for a dumb reach summer scent, and the same as you ended up buying eau givree because of all the hype in fragcom. In retrospect I probably should have gone for Perseus by PDM which shares the same sent profile but fixes the performance issue. Also blind bought Sospiro Vibrato for the same reason, which also turned out very underwhelming. If you tried any of those I’m interested to hear your thoughts.

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@AndreasHamberg I tried the Sospiro but not the PDM. I thought the Sospiro was trying way too hard and the scent profile has been done to death. There is also a metric ton of ambroxan in the base which I’m not a fan of. I would rather go with a sincere citrus at this point…

[@MyKeeP81]

I love eau givree. Always bring a travel atomizer with me

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@MyKeeP81 it’s a really good fragrance for a travel atomizer, easy to reapply and cheap enough to go strong with the sprays 👍

[@flyingthundergod3999]

U should try out side effect, unrelated to this frag but would love to hear ur thoughts

[@SeldomlyOften]

It's coming up soon in a first impressions comparison :)

[@flyingthundergod3999]

@@SeldomlyOften 🫡🫡

[@markeletr]

I’ve heard it’s comparable to PDM Perseus?

[@SeldomlyOften]

Never smelled Perseus but I understand it's more about that Tygar dna. Givree does not have that, it's just a beautiful citron/grapefruit opening with an ashy/woody base.

[@komm13]

really like hermes summer frags but their longevity is so bad...Since its summer, how about some reviews on acqua di parma mediterraneo line ? :D

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@komm13 I don’t have currently, I use to have Fico di Amalfi, it’s a beautiful scent with similar longevity to Eau Givree unfortunately.

[@komm13]

@@SeldomlyOften used to be my go to summer frag, probably still my favorite...shame they raised prices so much.

[@RyanMcDonnough]

fwiw, for a summer citrus/floral freshie, I really like Hacivat X. The performance is excellent. Cedrat Boise Intense also works well and at a lower price point. For a more aromatic/blue, Loewe 7 Cobalt is very nice. Nishane Colonise is on my short list to sample. Sounds great for the $70-90 price point.

[@SeldomlyOften]

Thanks for the recommendations! I tried Hacivat a while back and don't really remember much. Colonise looks interesting!

[@RyanMcDonnough]

@@SeldomlyOften Of course! Hope it helps! There are so many different fragrances to explore in this hobby. Endless fun. Hacivat is nice. But not everyone likes the oak moss, especially in high heat. It’s pretty loud. Hacivat X is (in my opinion) a fresher, less screechy, brighter, & more floral take on Hacivat that I really appreciate. Looking forward to sampling Colonise. It sounds like what Eau Givree should be…something more along the lines of Cedro di Diamante

[@9jang]

What would be your go-to summer fragrance from the house of PdM? ☺️

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@9jang it really depends on your taste! I would say any of the transparent bottles are very light and fresh. Personally, I like a little density so I would probably go with the good ‘ol Layton 🙂

[@9jang]

@@SeldomlyOften cheers!! Right now I’m crazy about Perseus but gonna also pick up some samples for Layton later. 🙏

[@RobbieSwan]

Would love to hear your thoughts on Creed Viking and the Aventus trio.

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@RobbieSwan I had Aventus, never Viking. I have to be honest, I’m not a super huge fan of Creed… I’ll get some samples for a new series I’m thinking of 🙂

[@MrFocu]

Still waiting for top 5s or 10s perfumes for various environments (ex: work, clubbing, daily, summer, winter, etc)

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@MrFocu I’ll do a list at a certain point, just want to phrase it differently from the other endless lists out there 👍

[@laurent90210]

good job. I'll be passing on givree. The original Terre de Hermes is strong, so people probably imagine this is too

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@laurent90210 The original is a designer classic, I actually prefer the EDT out of all of them.

[@ayywolf]

I used to be super into Eau Givrée, and I couldn't wait to get my hands on a bottle, but I came to the same sad conclusion as you; even though the scent profile is really nice, the DNA is pleasant, there is absolutely no strength... I think this review was really fair, it's a good scent but a bad performer.

[@SeldomlyOften]

I think it's really dependent on the expectations. If you are ok with the vetiver woody base you will be fine. If you are seduced by the citrus opening and want more of that you'll have a bad time :D

[@steliosc.4686]

This was a letdown for me. I do agree. A very thin fragrance and all i get is grapefruit juice. Honestly nothing more. No backbone no nothing. Even simple fragrances must have some craft in them. 4/10

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@steliosc.4686 I almost feel that the simple frags need an extra amount of craft to differentiate!

[@steliosc.4686]

@@SeldomlyOften exactly!!

[@heinrichpelser]

CEDRO DI DIAMANTE smells like a lemon candy and is nowhere near as classy and well-blended as Eau Givree.

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@heinrichpelser if you are accounting for the Givree drydown I agree but when you just think about the opening (like I do, I don’t really care about the generic drydown of the Hermes), Cedro di Diamante is more exciting unique opening. Just my 2 cents btw.

[@heinrichpelser]

@@SeldomlyOften I bought a bottle cause I'm a sucker for discovering citrus fragrances. I'm not that a fan cause of that candy smell, but I'll keep trying it to see if I change my perspective.

[@SeldomlyOften]

@@heinrichpelser I don’t get much sweetness from it, it’s a lemon popsicle to me, there is some sweet but mostly zesty, tart and fun.