Un Jardin en Méditerranée (2003)
by Hermès

Calm citrusy florals and figs with an impression of the sea. The fig gives off an illusion of booziness like in Paul Smith London and really green. I really like this and really it's just a nice scent to wear during the day.

OK, my admission, it's my dream fragrance. Mild florals, irascible white grapefruit that lasts for or 5 hours. Sillage is medium and longevity is medium but I ADORE the balance because I adore the earth, fruits and grapefruit that just stay around. Some folks expect a good fragrance to last 8-10 hours to be "truly good" but this one is simply a pleasure. It's some tantalizing essential oils and a half of a fresh white grapefruit sitting in a bottle on your shelf... it sparkles, it is enticing, only slightly sweet, and an absolute pleasure. So it goes, I love citrus. More than citrus, I love citrus that lasts a few hours with no mistake. If you like smoky, woody, earthy, mossy, completely dry, dark, brooding fragrances... this isn't it. If you like the spiked 'sport' or 'aqua' fragrances, florals and herbs, this isn't it. This is a Mediterranean gourmand, plain and simple! Take it or leave it! :)

boy this is an amazing creation.
i really love how it changes during wear. from somewhat indistinctable within minutes to a lovely floral scent.
i found the use of bergamot in sur le nil exaggerated but well, this 'juice' makes up for it.
il take it over sur le nil almost anytime (love them both tho).
the dry down is one of the best florals i have smelled IMO, lovely how the fig gradually overpowers the floral effect yet u can still smell both shortly before the end.
only negative point is the longevity, lasted only bout 3 hours on me.
still deserves the attribute amazing tho.

If this were a color, it'd be light breeze forest green. I kind a smell something smoky somehow. I live at tropical country so i think sun has taken so much from its original smell. This will be so much freshness with subtle floral at the first time. In a few minutes, on the hard sun exposed, it turns to dry leaves and humidity. The last hit is a little bit sweet and green ash. I love how the greenery evaporated trough my collar. Sweat and heat makes the smell even better. This is so great for summer or extremely hot season. superb!

adj effect:
Level 1: strange, curious, and confident.
Level 2: fresh, fun.
Level 3. sexy, feminine.

Well umm, is this for men too?

Additional fragrance notes (from sample brochure): mastic tree, red cedar
I like Un Jardin en Méditerranée. It is the first fig-oriented scent I’ve tried that I can endorse. This is a citrus/green leaf/light wood scent. It is light, translucent and very refreshing. It opens with a crisp citrus and green leaf note. Woods quickly appear. They stay close to the skin but are very well done. By that I mean they are ‘true’ to type, in particular the cedar smells very natural. The mastic tree note is a gum which has a leafy-resinous character. The fig elements start in a low-key way and get bigger (but never out of control). I think this is the ‘biggest’ of the three Hermès Jardin scents, the one with the largest presence. If you are a fan of fig scents, you’ll probably like this. I’m still neutral on them but I have to admit this one is pretty good.

A revelation for me. The first time I smelled it, it was like nothing else I had ever tried; flowers, grass, sea breeze, like the best of nature and oh so green!
One of the very few fragrances I'll put on at night when I'm alone as I love it so much.