If Bergamote was a return to citrus-driven cologne style, Apres La Mousson is Jean-Claude Ellena’s embrace of the fresh style that was ascendant in the late 2000’s. The perfume is meant to evoke the smell of a garden in India after a monsoon, with all of the aquatic/fresh notes one would expect from the period.
Read MoreVoyage d'Hermès is not Terre d'Hermès. How could this be? Those who follow Jean-Claude Ellena’s career were aware of his movement to more spare compositions, but were taken by surprise by the simplicity of Voyage. They see his signature, but don’t love the painting. For many others, this is exactly what they wanted, a light, spiced floral translucent wood and musk.
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