Hermetica · 2022
Macomba Eau de Parfum
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
CloseArm's length
Polarising
Mixed
fresh
uplifting
skin-close
zesty lime and bergamot, green cedary coolness
Scent Notes
Fresh
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About This Perfume
Hermetica Macomba smells like zesty lime and bergamot, green cedary coolness. It opens with Calabrian bergamot, coriander seed and kaffir lime, moves into angelica root, guatemala cardamom and Tunisian neroli and settles on Madagascan vetiver, maté and Virginia cedar. It reads unisex.
This eau de parfum is best in spring, summer and fall and is a daytime scent. Reach for it for casual days and the office. Released in 2022.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and stays close to the skin.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something fresh and uplifting for casual days.
- Sample first if: fresh is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you want a scent other people notice from across the room.
Around $65.
Explore more: More from Hermetica · Fresh perfumes · Calabrian bergamot perfumes · Maté perfumes
Concentration
Eau de Parfum
Occasion
Casual · office
Projection
Close
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
- 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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It smells like zesty lime and bergamot, green cedary coolness. It opens with Calabrian bergamot, coriander seed and kaffir lime, moves into angelica root, guatemala cardamom and Tunisian neroli and settles on Madagascan vetiver, maté and Virginia cedar.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and stays close to the skin.
It is best in spring, summer and fall. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days and the office.
It reads unisex.
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