Vendor: Hermès
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warm amber incense with caramelized resin

bright grapefruit and rose on fresh green air
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What the community says
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites, updated 25 Oct 2026: 81 describe how long it lasts, 51 how far it projects and 42 how it smells. Most other posts only name Eau de Pamplemousse Rose.
Most people get 1–4 hours. From 22 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (2.5 h).
Leans short
On most people, Eau de Pamplemousse Rose stays close to the skin: that is what about 9 in 10 people report.
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Hermès Eau de Pamplemousse Rose: what people say about it.
In short: Often worn in summer.
Worn by everyone.
Most people get 1–4 hours of wear (22 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 2.5 hours).
About 65% of 81 people say it fades quickly (leans short).
A quiet wear (51 people): On most people, Eau de Pamplemousse Rose stays close to the skin: that is what about 9 in 10 people report.
Of the 48 mentions of a season, about 3 in 4 are about summer weather.
People wear it most for: summer.
Fades quickly for most: 65% of 80+ say it fades quickly. Worth a sniff first.
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
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Hermès Eau de Pamplemousse Rose smells like bright grapefruit and rose on fresh green air. Key notes are grapefruit, orange and rose. It reads unisex.
It is best in spring and summer and is a daytime scent. It suits casual days, the office and the gym. Released in 2009.
Wearers report that it wears for a few hours, and stays close to the skin. Plan to reapply on a long day.
Around $62.
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Hermès is a French luxury house whose fragrance line, under long-time in-house perfumer Christine Nagel, is built around the Hermessence range, the Colognes Hermès, and the Terre d'Hermès and Bel Ami pillars. Scendira lists 56 live Hermès perfumes, avg 4., priced $49.75-$435 (avg $110.90). The catalogue is unisex-heavy (22 unisex, 19 feminine, 9 masculine). Top families are Fresh (25), Woody (10), Floral (5) and Gourmand (3), with accord signature Fresh, Spicy, Woody, Citrus, Floral. Standout live picks include Ginseng Biloba (fresh green herbs, leafy earthiness, light powder), 24 Faubourg Extrait de Parfum (powdery iris and white florals with musky warmth), Terre d'Hermes Parfum (sunlit citrus over a smoky, green woody), Bel Ami Vetiver (smoky leather jacket, green vetiver and spice), and Bel Ami (leather and smoky herbs, with soft vanilla).
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It smells like bright grapefruit and rose on fresh green air. Key notes are grapefruit, orange and rose.
Wearers report that it wears for a few hours, and stays close to the skin. Plan to reapply on a long day.
It is best in spring and summer. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days, the office and the gym.
It reads unisex.
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