Before I was leaving to Canada, I had a beautiful encounter with Hermès's Eau De Gentiane Blanche Cologne at Beijing International Airport and I fell in love with this masculine and sensual fragrant instantly.
Earthy oakmoss, ethereal iris, resinous olibanum and sensuous musk accent the title note of gentiana, a flowering herb with a nuanced aroma and purported medicinal properties.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the iconic Eau D'Orange Verte created by Francoise Caron in 1979, Jean-Claude Ellena introduced Eau de Pamplemousse Rose and Eau de Gentiane Blanche in 2009. Its creator described it as “a counterpoint to tradition.” If you are looking for something traditional, then this is not what you are looking for.
Amy Verner, writing in the Globe and Mail, called it a "haute fresh laundry fragrance, soapy yet subtle” which I don’t quite agree. There’s no clean laundry fragrances close to Eau de Gentiane Blanche. Although it is clean and fresh, I get a feel of mature and reassuring.
Encian root, also known as Gentiana root is an ingredient used in tonics and beverages, and is one of the anchoring ingredients of the perfume. It introduces a bitter, almost medicinal aroma that is actually really pleasing. The name of this plant tributes Gentius, a Illyrian king who was first to find out that the herbs has tonic properties.
Musk is a name that originally designated a strong-smelling brownish substance secreted by the male of the musk deer of the genus Moschus. There are scientists who believe that the smell of musk closely resembles the smell of testosterone, which may act as a pheromone in humans. White musks are prominent, but it is not reminiscent of one of those over-laundrified clean scents.
A touch of rooty iris and a dab of dry incense round out this simple but addictive cologne.
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