Hermessence Ambre Narguile
“Hermessence Ambre Narguile by Hermès is a Oriental Spicy fragrance for women and men”
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A community favourite — a sweet, warm spicy composition with a vanilla undertone. Voted best for fall and winter wear — and genuinely unisex.
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Hermessence Ambre Narguile by Hermès was launched in 2004 and created by Jean-Claude Ellena. This fragrance is an olfactory poem that captures the ambiance of Eastern markets, where nargiles swirl with smoke infused with honey, spices, and fruit. The composition opens with a sweet and warm spicy accord, featuring cinnamon, amber, and honey, before deepening into notes of vanilla, caramel, and rum. Ellena’s vision was to recreate the intoxicating atmosphere of these lively places, blending tobacco-infused scents with the lush sweetness of fruits and spices.
Composition & Character
How It Wears
Application Tips
Apply this fragrance in light spritzes to avoid overpowering its complex layers. The rich amber base develops gradually over time, so it’s best to let it settle for at least half an hour before heading out.
Jean-Claude Ellena
Founding perfumer · 104 fragrances · French
As a disciple and close friend of the legendary Edmond Roudnitska (creator of “Le Parfum de Thérèse”), Jean-Claude Ellena began his career with a minimalistic approach to perfumery. Since then, he has developed this approach into his own distinctive style, which is continually informed by his elegant and quiet way of being, and has been compared by his contemporaries to watercolor sketches and chamber music. Jean-Claude says that a perfume must be like “a soft caress; nothing must shock, nothing must shout”.Jean-Claude Ellena was born in Grasse into a family of perfumers. His training began at age 17, in the most prestigious laboratories – in Grasse, Paris, New York and Geneva – where he always saw himself as self-taught. Roudnitska’s minimalism never left him, however, and his compositions remain focused around a single ingredient, avoiding repetition.
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The story behind the bottle.
The swirl of smoke from a nargile, mingling with the sweet scents of honey, cinnamon, and rum in an exotic bazaar.
Fig. 01 — Hermessence Ambre Narguile, Hermès
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