Hermès Terre d’Hermès

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Citrus, Woody, Mineral, Dry, Spicy

Key Fragrance Notes:

Grapefruit, Cedar, Flint

Terre d’Hermès opens with bitter grapefruit brightness before a flint accord creates its distinctive dry mineral character. Cedar provides the clean woody foundation, keeping the fragrance earthy, structured, and restrained.

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Key Notes

Grapefruit, Cedar, Flint

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About the Fragrance

Terre d’Hermès Eau de Toilette opens with grapefruit before a distinctive flint accord creates its mineral heart. Cedar forms the dry earthy base. Jean-Claude Ellena created the fragrance, released in 2006, giving the composition its recognizable contrast between radiant citrus, stony texture, and clean woods.

Quick Facts

Brand: Hermès
Perfumer: Jean-Claude Ellena
Release year: 2006
Concentration: Eau de Toilette
Fragrance family: Woody Mineral
Expected wear: Long
Scent profile: Citrus, Woody, Mineral, Dry, Spicy
Full bottle sizes: 100 mL / 3.4 fl oz, 200 mL / 6.8 fl oz
Availability: Available

Production Status

Production status: In Production

Notes & Composition

Key notes: Grapefruit, Cedar, Flint

The brand presents these notes as a unified composition rather than a formal top, middle and base pyramid.

Scent Profile

Primary profile: Citrus, Woody, Mineral, Dry, Spicy

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When to Wear It

Lightness and freshness make this especially easy to wear for work, casual daytime plans, warm weather and active days.

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Summary

Hermès Terre d’Hermès is the original 2006 Eau de Toilette created by Jean-Claude Ellena. Grapefruit provides a bitter, radiant citrus opening, while cedar gives the fragrance its dry woody backbone. A flint accord adds the stony mineral quality that defines the Terre signature and keeps the composition crisp rather than soft or sweet. The result is structured, earthy, and restrained, with a clean balance between citrus brightness and mineral woods. It is a strong fit for shoppers who prefer dry, refined fragrances with a distinctive natural-material feel.

About the Brand

Hermès is a French luxury house founded in 1837, with a fragrance catalog shaped by material clarity, craftsmanship, and perfumer-led creative direction. Across collections such as Terre d’Hermès, Eau des Merveilles, Twilly d’Hermès, and Hermessence, the house works with citrus, woods, leather, florals, spices, mineral accords, green notes, and musks in compositions that often emphasize a small number of distinctive raw materials. Jean-Claude Ellena and Christine Nagel are central to the modern Hermès fragrance identity.

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