Hermès

Barénia Intense

for women · Launched 2025

8.0/ 10 · 201 votes

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Scent profile

Share of people who describe it this way

How it wears

Share of votes by people who wear it: 74 votes, Parfica open fragrance database.

Longevity
long lasting60% of votes
Scent trail
strong46% of votes
Season
winter57% of votes
Time of day
night53% of votes
All votes

Longevity · 42 votes

  • very weak
    0%
  • weak
    0%
  • moderate
    21%
  • long lasting
    60%
  • eternal
    19%

Sillage · 39 votes

  • intimate
    0%
  • moderate
    38%
  • strong
    46%
  • enormous
    15%

Season · 74 votes

  • winter
    57%
  • spring
    34%
  • summer
    9%

Time of day · 64 votes

  • day
    47%
  • night
    53%

Sillage: how far the scent is noticed by people around you. Season and time of day allow several answers, so shares there are of all answers given.

Notes

Top notes are the first minutes, heart is the next hours, base is what stays.

About Hermès Barénia Intense

Perfumer: Christine Nagel

Barénia Intense is a dense leather-wood fragrance by Hermès, released in 2025 and composed by Christine Nagel. Spice, wood and leather register equally strongly, giving it a dark, tactile character.

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Barénia Intense is a dense leather-wood fragrance by Hermès, released in 2025 and composed by Christine Nagel. Spice, wood and leather register equally strongly, giving it a dark, tactile character.

Only base notes are listed, so the scent shows its depth almost from the start. Leather provides a smooth, slightly smoky hide-like texture, while oak brings a dry, barrel-like woodiness with a faint tannic edge. Patchouli adds an earthy, chocolate-dark richness, and white ginger lily lends a spicy, softly floral glow that keeps the composition from feeling too austere. The effect is warm, rounded and close-knit rather than sharp.

Most wearers find it long lasting, and the trail is described as strong or moderate. It is voted mainly for winter and autumn, with evening and daytime use almost balanced, slightly favouring night. It suits someone who likes a polished leather scent for cold weather, dinners, concerts and smart occasions, where a grounded, enveloping signature feels right.

Barénia Intense — for women fragrance by Hermès (released 2025). Base notes: Patchouli, Leather, Oak, White Ginger Lily. — Parfica open fragrance database

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How much does Hermès Barénia Intense cost in Spain?

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What does it smell like?

Mainly spicy, woody and leather. the base is leather, oak, patchouli, white ginger lily.

Who makes it?

Hermès (France). Launched in 2025. The perfumer is Christine Nagel. Marketed for women.

How long does it last?

People rate its longevity as long lasting and its sillage as strong. Based on 42 wearers’ votes.

When to wear it?

Most people wear it in winter and autumn, mostly evenings.

How is it rated?

8.0 out of 10 from 201 votes on Parfica open fragrance database.

Where does this data come from?

The rating and the votes on longevity, sillage, season and time of day come from Parfica open fragrance database. Notes, accords, perfumers and release data come from the ScentGlade catalogue (shared with the Olfactory app) and its editors.