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Hermès · 2020
L'Ombre Des Merveilles EDP
Longevity
3–7 h60% of 15 people
Projection
Variesreports split · 110+ people
Worn by
Everyonemost often worn by
woody
grounded
steamy black tea, smoky incense, softly creamy wood
Scent Notes
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What the community says
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites and Reddit, updated 25 Oct 2026: 120+ describe how long it lasts, 110+ how far it projects and 90 how it smells. Most other posts only name L'Ombre Des Merveilles.
How long it lasts120+ people
3–7 h
for 60% of people
0 h3 h6 h9 h12+ h
60% of people get 3–7 hours. From 15 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (6 h).
20%
40% Moderate
40% Long-lasting
20% fades quickly · rounded to the nearest 5%
Wear time varies a lot
How far it projects110+ people
Mixed reports on projection
about half say it projects moderately
about 1 in 3 say it stays close to the skin
In words
No single story here: about half say it projects moderately, while about 1 in 3 say it stays close to the skin.
What people like
Lasts well for manyof 120+
say it lasts a long time
Also worth knowing
Compliments
5%
5% of people get compliments when they wear it (79).
Typical perfume we track: 8%.
Read what people say
Reddit threads about it
Summary in words
Hermès L'Ombre Des Merveilles: what people say about it.
Worn by everyone.
60% of people get 3–7 hours of wear (15 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 6 hours).
Wear time varies a lot (120+ people): 20% say it fades quickly; 40% say it lasts a moderate time; 40% say it lasts a long time.
Mixed reports on projection (110+ people): No single story here: about half say it projects moderately, while about 1 in 3 say it stays close to the skin.
Lasts well for many: 40% of 120+ say it lasts a long time.
5% of people get compliments when they wear it (79).
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
Community data through .
How we count
- It sums up what 200+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
- Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
- These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
- Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Think steamy black tea, smoky incense, softly creamy wood: that is Hermès L'Ombre Des Merveilles. It opens with black tea, moves into incense and settles on tonka bean. It reads unisex.
This eau de parfum works across all four seasons and is easy to wear day or night. A good pick for casual days. Released in 2020.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something woody and grounded for casual days.
- Sample first if: spicy is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike woody fragrances.
Around $60.
Explore more: More from Hermès · Woody perfumes · Black tea perfumes · Incense perfumes
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
The Brand
Hermès
Hermès is a French luxury house whose fragrance line is built around the Hermessence range, the Colognes Hermès, and the Terre d'Hermès and Bel Ami lines, with Christine Nagel as in-house perfumer. 71 Hermès perfumes are catalogued, spanning about $48 to $435 in price. People discussing this house most often name Hermès Terre d'Hermès, Hermès Un Jardin Sur Le Nil or Hermès Terre D'Hermes Eau Givree.
A closer look at the picks
For Hermès Terre d'Hermès (Eau de Parfum Intense, 2006), expect citrus zest over dry, earthy peppered wood: orange and grapefruit up top, vetiver, cedar and patchouli underneath. Hermès Un Jardin Sur Le Nil (Eau de Toilette, 2005) comes across as cool watery grapefruit and green mango petals, with grapefruit and green mango at the start and musk, iris and incense at the base. Hermès Terre D'Hermes Eau Givree (Eau de Parfum, 2022) reads as fresh juniper citron with green peppery zest, opening on citron.
If you like what you see here, fresh perfumes and woody perfumes are good next stops, and the Scendira brands page has the rest.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like steamy black tea, smoky incense, softly creamy wood. It opens with black tea, moves into incense and settles on tonka bean.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
It works across all four seasons. It is easy to wear day or night. It suits casual days.
It reads unisex.
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