Hey There Posse! Last week I dropped into our Sydney stand alone Hermes. The concierge is a friend of mine. As Eve, Jenny and I were walking by he smiled so brightly we went in. I was glad to have them sniff Paddock and as we were there Nick said we should try the newest for the jardin range Un Jardin Sous La Mer. Just released. Very freaking cool. As we left he handed us all an Hermes sample bag with some of the current offerings. All up a very fun moment. The girls were very excited to sniff them all while we had some boozy bevies afterwards.
Un Jardin Sous La Mer by Hermes 2026
Hermes gives these featured accords:
Tiare flower, tamanu nut, musk, mineral notes
Un Jardin Sous La Mer is a surprise. Well, surprise may be an overstatement. It’s called Sea Garden so I suppose I should have expected a salty floral. Salty and a little gritty like sand. With that twang of fresh blood when you suck a cut finger. There is also a whisper of that famous slightly oily petrol accord found in so many of the historic Jean Claude Ellena perfumes for Hermès
Tiare flower is known as the Tahitian Gardenia and is the sacred flower of Tahiti. It is the national flower of French Polynesia and the Cook Islands but it apparently originated in Melanesia and was brought across around 2,500 years ago.
I’m unsure what the Tamanu nut smells like but it has been used for centuries to create Tamanu Oil for uses in medicine. It’s indigenous to Southeast Asia, Polynesia, and Australia.
The heart is of Un Jardin Sous La Mer a fusion of all of the above. It’s both tropical and mechanical. I know that sounds like a very weird combination, and it is. The astounding thing is how beautiful this fragrant weirdo is. After that huge hit of salty sand it blossoms into a sheer breath of tropical seaside. Actually, it’s more like how our skin smells after a day at the beach. You know, right. You’ve swum, eaten, run, sunbaked and had a lovely day out. A perfect reset. You’re coming home warm, tired and satisfied.
The Sea Garden has worked its magic and you are ready to sleep and tomorrow you’ll start anew.
Cinnamon had this to say about the last Jardin release Lagune
Does Un Jardin Sous La Mer read like it might rock your summer?
Portia xx