HERMÈS
HERMESSENCE POIVRE SAMARCANDE

Hermessence Poivre Samarcande by Hermès is a Woody Spicy fragrance for women and men. Hermessence Poivre Samarcande was launched in 2004. The nose behind this fragrance is Jean-Claude Ellena. The fragrance features Pepper, Oak, Virginia Cedar, Caraway, Paprika, oak moss, Patchouli and Green Notes. Created in 2004 by Jean-Claude Ellena, Hermessence is a collection of unique fragrances conceived as olfactory poems using perfuming’s most exclusive elements. As sober and intense as Japanese haiku, they reinvent a nature that is as precious as it is unusual, as if rendered by the inspired writing of a composer in search of the new. Enriched each time the perfumer discovers a new country, a language, a culture or simply extraordinary new ingredients, as of today the line consists of eight fragrances, exclusively available in Hermès stores. Poivre Samarcande: burning spice tempered by sweet wood that evokes the peppery, musky smell of oak, a vibrant homage that takes one away to Samarkand, “the must-see stopover between the Western and Eastern worlds, where caravans loaded with spices…”