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Hermès Hermessence Osmanthe Yunnan vs Penhaligon's Vra Vra Vroom
Hermessence Osmanthe Yunnan 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
Top
ApricotBergamotMandarin OrangeClary Sage
Heart
OsmanthusMagnoliaRose
Base
LeatherGeorgywoodAmbrofix™
Accords
Fruity
100%
Floral
98%
Citrus
70%
Leather
66%
Lactonic
60%
Animalic
53%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
springsummerfall
About
Vra Vra Vroom by Penhaligon's is a fragrance for women and men. Vra Vra Vroom was launched in 2023. Top notes are Apricot, Bergamot, Mandarin Orange and Clary Sage; middle notes are Osmanthus, Magnolia and Rose; base notes are Leather, Georgywood and Ambrofix™. Dash it all and make haste! An energetic blast of mandarin and magnolia, enthusiastic spoonfuls of osmanthus absolute. Spritz your way to success. Nothing shall stop one now.
Notes in Common
23% sharedShared (3)
OsmanthusApricotLeather
Only in Hermessence Osmanthe Yunnan
TeaOrangeFreesia
Only in Vra Vra Vroom
BergamotMandarin OrangeClary SageMagnoliaRoseGeorgywoodAmbrofix™
Rating
4.10vs4.02
Ratings
1,480vs524
Concentration
EDPvs
Launch Year
2005vs2023
Which should I buy?
Hermessence Osmanthe Yunnan is the community's favourite of the two.
- Hermessence Osmanthe Yunnan is rated higher by the community: 4.10 from 1,480 ratings, against 4.02 from 524.
- Longevity votes for both lean "moderate".
- Sillage votes lean "intimate" for Hermessence Osmanthe Yunnan versus "moderate" for Vra Vra Vroom.
- Both are voted best for spring and summer.
- Both houses are premium (typically $100–250), so price won't be the deciding factor.
Buy Hermessence Osmanthe Yunnan if you want the higher-rated option; pick Vra Vra Vroom if its note profile reads closer to what you already love wearing.