Etat Libre D'Orange Hermann A Mes Cotes Me Paraissait Une Ombre is a unisex eau de parfum for women and men seeking a chypre-mineral character. The composition combines fresh spicy notes, rose and incense with an earthy-woody depth.

Scent and Composition

This fragrance from The Classics line was launched in 2015. It was created by perfumer Quentin Bisch and inspired by Victor Hugo's poem "Ce que disaient les deux cavaliers dans la forêt".

• Top notes: black pepper, galbanum and blackcurrant buds.
• Heart notes: incense, geosmin and rose.
• Base notes: vetiver, patchouli and ambroxan.
• Concentration: Eau de Parfum.

The opening combines the freshness of black pepper, rose absolute and the green-fruity nuances of blackcurrant buds. According to the manufacturer, ambroxan, vetiver and geosmin create the woody and earthy depth of the composition.

Declared ingredients: Alcohol Denat., Parfum (Fragrance), Aqua (Water), Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Limonene, Eugenol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Isoeugenol and Linalool.

You get a layered fragrance in which a fresh, green-fruity opening transitions through rose and incense into an earthy, woody base.

Packaging

This variant contains 100 ml of eau de parfum and is delivered as a spray.

About the Brand

The perfume house Etat Libre D'Orange was founded by Etienne de Swardt in 2006. The name references his birthplace, the South African Orange Free State. The brand's work is built on originality, courage, authenticity and creative freedom.

Throughout the collection, the brand uses a uniform bottle design with a square base. The tricolour cockade on the bottles is a symbol of freedom.

Etat Libre D'Orange combines a distinctive approach to perfumery with consistent design elements that give the collection a recognisable identity.