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Jean-Claude EllenaThe nose · 104 fragrances · also made Hermessence Ambre Narguile (2004)Portrait →Will you like it? Mark a few fragrances you own or love and we'll tell you.
Hermès · Sold as unisex
Un Jardin Sur Le Nil
The lush verdure of the Nile's banks, where green mangoes burst with sunlit freshness and lotus flowers float serenely.
Smells likefresh cut grass
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Un Jardin Sur Le NilPremium · $100–250
37%Similar accords, often for lessZen · ShiseidoMid-range tier, $40–100 · shares 5 of its 19 notes8 matches →How it wears
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The story behind the bottle.
Jean-Claude Ellena launched Un Jardin sur le Nil in 2005, marking his tenure as Hermès' first in-house perfumer. This scent was inspired by the green mangoes he encountered during a trip to the Nile, bringing this tart and vibrant fruit into mainstream perfumery. The fragrance opens with sun-drenched notes of green mango and grapefruit, creating an effervescent vitality before melting into the serene embrace of lotus and frankincense. This is not just a scent that whispers—it glows, casting an ethereal veil of aquatic woods and hyacinth that feels both buoyant and grounding, as if you've stepped into a garden suspended between water and sky.
This EDT has moderate longevity and sillage, so a light spritz is enough to capture its vibrant essence. The green mango opening fades within an hour, but the aquatic-woody base continues to glow on skin for hours afterward. Best applied in the morning or early afternoon when you want a fresh, luminous presence.
Fig. 01 — Un Jardin Sur Le Nil, Hermès
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Jean-Claude Ellena
The perfumer of transparencyJean-Claude Ellena is widely regarded as the most intellectual perfumer of the modern era — a minimalist poet whose work redefined what fragrance could be.
“Cézanne's watercolours contain areas of wash that don't overlap. I proceed in a similar fashion.”
Jean-Claude Ellena · The Diary of a Nose (2011) / Frédéric Malle bio
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Well loved by wearers: loved by 40%, disliked or hated by 11%.