Un Jardin Sur le Toit by Hermes

Hermes’ Jardin series is one that I’ve been working my way through posting full reviews of. I’m pretty much done, but one of the last one’s that I must do is Un Jardin Sur Le Toit. Reading the notes, I wasn’t particularly excited about giving it a complete testing, but it also didn’t seem like something I’d hate either. How does it smell? How long does it last? Is it actually worth a try?

What does Un Jardin Sur Le Toit Smell Like?

Notes include: apple, pear, magnolia, wild grasses, rose, rosemary

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My Full Review

Here’s how Hermes describes it: A garden of feasting and joyfulness, where apple trees overhang wild grasses.

Un Jardin Sur Le Toit opens with a fresh mix of its various trees and fruits. Pear and apple trees along with magnolia. It’s a very sharp start to the mix. The apple is much more intense than that pear note and the underlying woody notes really pop.

Aside from the fruit trees, the other two stand outs are some dewy grass and the magnolia. This isn’t a completely floral fragrance, but lots of magnolia early on. Then, that’ll fade and you’ll get some rose thereafter…just not a ton.

The apple and pear with the freshness and watery aspect, does kind of come across as being shampoo-like, after that initial blast fades.

Also, the ‘tree’ notes really start to lose any woodiness, as it dries down. Kind of weird. More of a dewy grass with fruits and some rose. But the pear and apple tree notes are just the fruity smell than branch and all.

Not that it was too woody to begin with. But, that freshness was there.

Sillage, Longevity, and Versatility

Sillage wise, this one is pretty moderate. Probably a bit above the median average, but not much more. You’ll get a nice scent trail for an hour or so. But, for most of the wear it’ll sit within 3-4 feet from the skin.

The deeper you go, the more of a skin scent Toit becomes.

On my skin, I get somewhere in the 6-7 hour range, at its max. Sometimes, it went just over 5 hours, but it got above the six hour mark during testing, a majority of the time.

Seasonally, this is mostly going to be one for the spring. The grassy notes, apple, and the like really give you that sort of outdoorsy vibe on a warm day. Though, I can’t say that it wouldn’t be fine in the summer months, as well.

This is one for the daytime to wear casually or just going about your daily life. It’s not a sexy nightlife fragrance or something that is super sophisticated. Sur Le Toit is pleasant and one that can capture a certain mood.

Overall Impressions of Sur Le Toit

Overall, do I like this fragrance? I like it well enough. Though, it’s probably one of my least favorite perfumes in this Hermes series.

It is pretty sharp early on. But, I like the sweetness and watery freshness that this one gives off. The grass is a nice touch, dewy, but not heavy and annoying. Sur Le Toit isn’t a super complicated perfume and almost has a niche-like feel versus the usual mainstream stuff.

The performance is pretty basic, nothing too special on that front. Though, it really isn’t a problem, as it’ll essentially fit the bill in most any of the situations where one would actually be wearing this.

Is it worth a try? Sure, for the right person. Read the notes? Does it sound interesting or something you’d usually go for? If so, then yes, since there isn’t anything that’s really going to surprise or turn one away from the scent.

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