Hermetica · 2021
Lavincense EDP
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
CloseArm's length
Polarising
Mixed
clean
powdery
gentle
skin-close
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Think lavender incense cream with smoky cedar: that is Hermetica Lavincense. Key notes are lavender, thyme and amber. It reads unisex.
This eau de parfum works across all four seasons and is a daytime scent. Reach for it for the office. Released in 2021.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something clean and powdery for the office.
- Sample first if: powdery is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike woody fragrances.
Around $140.
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Concentration
EDP
Occasion
Office
Projection
Close
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Office
Hermetica is a Paris-based niche house with a distinct technical wedge: alcohol-free molecular fragrance built on the Innoscent™ platform. The 24 live pieces on Scendira skew entirely unisex (23 of 24) and split across Fresh (10), Gourmand (6) and Floral (5), the alcohol-free base gives everything a soft-diffusion character reviewers often describe as "close-to-skin." Price band is $65-$190 (average $122), sitting in the accessible-niche tier. Top pieces: Bloomtea ($110,.17, fresh green tea, pear and soft rose haze), Pomeloflow ($154.69,.98, bright citrus fruit salad with fresh jasmine), Verticaloud ($189.98,.90, spiced oud incense with amber warmth) and Sandalsun ($115,.88, creamy cocoa and hazelnut latte with sandalwood). Hermetica is the honest answer to "what's a niche house I can actually wear to the office", the alcohol-free base and unisex catalogue make it uncommonly wearable across seasons and settings.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like lavender incense cream with smoky cedar. Key notes are lavender, thyme and amber.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
It works across all four seasons. It is a daytime scent. It suits the office.
It reads unisex.
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