Etat Libre d'Orange
Hermann à mes Côtés me Paraissait une Ombre
unisex · Launched 2015
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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: 164 votes, Parfica open fragrance database.
- Longevity
- moderate41% of votes
- Scent trail
- moderate69% of votes
- Season
- spring49% of votes
- Time of day
- day59% of votes
All votes
Longevity · 94 votes
- very weak0%
- weak10%
- moderate41%
- long lasting37%
- eternal12%
Sillage · 95 votes
- intimate15%
- moderate69%
- strong14%
- enormous2%
Season · 164 votes
- winter21%
- spring49%
- summer30%
Time of day · 133 votes
- day59%
- night41%
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.
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About Etat Libre d'Orange Hermann à mes Côtés me Paraissait une Ombre
Perfumer: Quentin Bisch
Hermann à mes Côtés me Paraissait une Ombre is a 2015 fragrance from Etat Libre d'Orange, composed by Quentin Bisch. Woods dominate, with smaller sweet, green, floral, resinous and amber touches.
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Hermann à mes Côtés me Paraissait une Ombre is a 2015 fragrance from Etat Libre d'Orange, composed by Quentin Bisch. Woods dominate, with smaller sweet, green, floral, resinous and amber touches.
The opening mixes Pepperwood, a dry, peppery woody note, with tart black currant and sharp, green galbanum, so it starts crisp and slightly bitter. The heart is unusual: geosmin gives the earthy smell of soil after rain, joined by rose oil for a soft floral warmth and frankincense for a cool, airy smoke. The base is dry and mineral, with ambroxan for a salty, radiant glow, patchouli and vetiver for earthy woods, and calypsone for a faint marine freshness.
Wearers find longevity moderate to long, with a moderate sillage. It is voted for spring and autumn and worn somewhat more by day. It suits rainy days, creative offices and anyone curious about atmospheric, earthy scents. It is worn by anyone.
Hermann à mes Côtés me Paraissait une Ombre — unisex fragrance by Etat Libre d'Orange (released 2015). Top notes: Pepperwood™, Galbanum, Black Currant. Heart notes: Geosmin, Rose Oil, Olibanum. Base notes: Patchouli, Ambroxan, Calypsone, Vetiver. — Parfica open fragrance database
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Quick answers
How much does Etat Libre d'Orange Hermann à mes Côtés me Paraissait une Ombre cost in the United Kingdom?
From £90.00 for 50 ml at Nicchia Luxury. Other sizes: 100 ml from £137. Price from one partner shop in the United Kingdom, checked daily, unchanged since 31 Oct 2026.
Which sizes are sold?
50 ml, 100 ml.
What does it smell like?
Mainly woody, gourmand, green and floral. It opens with black currant, galbanum, pepperwood™; the heart is frankincense, geosmin, rose oil; the base is ambroxan, calypsone, patchouli, vetiver.
Who makes it?
Etat Libre d'Orange (France). Launched in 2015. The perfumer is Quentin Bisch. Marketed unisex.
How long does it last?
People rate its longevity as moderate and its sillage as moderate. Based on 94 wearers’ votes.
When to wear it?
Most people wear it in spring and autumn, mostly daytime.
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. Prices and stock come from the partner shops’ own product feeds and show the last update date.