Hermes Eau des Merveilles Bleue was launched in 2016, a flanker to the classic and much-loved, iconic original. Created by Christine Nagel, it is a sea and coastal inspired version with notes of sea, wood, patchouli. This is a definitive summer scent. Not aquatic, just salty ocean air.
Fragrantica - "It is sweet, salty, fresh yet deep. I don't smell patchouli at all, and thank God I don't because it's my least favorite note. Bleue to my nose is Eau + some sweetness + sea salt. Just perfect and completely unisex."
Fragrantica - " This to me is a perfect everyday scent for the summer - can see this being a good easy reach perfume for those warm summer days."
Fragrantica - "It is salty, aquatic wood with a pinch of icy spiciness, like from anise. It has pharmaceutical undertone, but only a hint. It gives you the feeling of cleanness and freshness, like a freshly washed laundry or a put together lady, rich, careless and walking elegantly in old Mediterranean town streets. It is airy light, unintrusive and pleasant, yet the longevity is solid. You cannot offend anyone with this scent. It was invented for hot summers with its tons of sea water."
Fragrantica - "Oh wow, this is lovely. I was skeptical when I saw the word "aquatic" because that usually means there's some heavyhanded tart/sour/bitter nonsense that is supposed to remind me of salt. This is watery, but not in a beachy way. It's more like deep blue water, clean and just a bit soapy. I'm also not getting even a hint of patchouli, which is also a good thing, because patchouli violently clashes with my chemistry. Honestly, it's wild that I tested this at all.
I need a HUGE bottle of this."
Fragrantica - " I am not usually into such salty and marine scents; however, this one feels like the first minutes when you wake up on a holiday near the sea - it's so fresh it makes you impatient and excited about the day ahead."
