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Hermès Hermessence Osmanthe Yunnan vs Givenchy Garcon Manque
Garcon Manque is the community's favourite of the two.
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Notes
Top
TeaOrange
Heart
OsmanthusFreesia
Base
ApricotLeather
Accords
Floral
100%
Fruity
97%
Leather
66%
Green
64%
Citrus
60%
Lactonic
58%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageIntimate
Best Seasons
springsummerfall
About
Hermessence Osmanthe Yunnan by Hermès is a Floral Fruity fragrance for women and men. Hermessence Osmanthe Yunnan was launched in 2005. The nose behind this fragrance is Jean-Claude Ellena. Top notes are Tea and Orange; middle notes are Osmanthus and Freesia; base notes are Apricot and Leather. Created in 2004 by Jean-Claude Ellena, Hermessence is a collection of unique fragrances conceived as olfactory poems using perfuming’s most exclusive elements. As sober and intense as Japanese haiku, they reinvent a nature that is as precious as it is unusual, as if rendered by the inspired writing of a composer in search of the new. Enriched each time the perfumer discovers a new country, a language, a culture or simply extraordinary new ingredients, as of today the line consists of eight fragrances, exclusively available in Hermès stores.Osmanthe Yunnan: conceived after a visit to the Forbidden City of Beijing, this is a silky alchemy of osmanthus petals and Chinese tea whose flowers release facets of freesia and dried apricot.The delicate aromas of tea “lead us by the nose to the Imperial Palace...”
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Notes
———Accords
Leather
100%
Floral
85%
Fruity
79%
Animalic
65%
Smoky
51%
Lactonic
48%
Performance
LongevityLong lasting
SillageStrong
Best Seasons
winterfallspring
About
Garçon Manqué by Givenchy is a Leather fragrance for women and men. Garçon Manqué was launched in 2020. The fragrance features Leather and Osmanthus.
Notes in Common
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No shared notes — these are very different compositions.
Only in Hermessence Osmanthe Yunnan
TeaOrangeOsmanthusFreesiaApricotLeather
Only in Garcon Manque
Rating
4.10vs4.32
Ratings
1,480vs388
Concentration
EDPvs
Launch Year
2005vs2020
Which should I buy?
Garcon Manque is the community's favourite of the two.
- Garcon Manque is rated higher by the community: 4.32 from 388 ratings, against 4.10 from 1,480.
- Longevity votes lean "moderate" for Hermessence Osmanthe Yunnan and "long lasting" for Garcon Manque.
- Sillage votes lean "intimate" for Hermessence Osmanthe Yunnan versus "strong" for Garcon Manque.
- Hermessence Osmanthe Yunnan is voted best for spring and summer; Garcon Manque for winter and fall.
- Both houses are premium (typically $100–250), so price won't be the deciding factor.
Buy Garcon Manque if you want the higher-rated option; pick Hermessence Osmanthe Yunnan if its note profile reads closer to what you already love wearing.