18 community ratings

Merveilleuse de HJ (Pure Perfume)

WomenClassic

8.9/ 10

Community score
18 ratings

Henry Jacques Merveilleuse de HJ Pure Perfume is a floral, green and spicy chypre built around ylang-ylang, oriental rose and patchouli, positioned as a women's fragrance.

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Skunky's take: The flowers do the talking, the rest listens.

How does it perform?

From 24 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

8.0 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

7.6 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

8.9 /10

Talks even from the shelf.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

100% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Ylang-ylang Coriander Bergamot

Heart notesfirst few hours

Clove

Oriental rose

Jasmine

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Patchouli Vetiver Opoponax

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Green
Spicy
Oriental
Earthy
Chypre

What does Merveilleuse de HJ (Pure Perfume) smell like?

Voters find its longevity strong and its sillage good, so a light hand is enough with a perfume this concentrated. There are no season or occasion votes, so nothing can be said about those.

It opens with ylang-ylang, coriander and bergamot. The heart of clove, oriental rose and jasmine carries the floral side alongside the spice. In the base, patchouli, vetiver and opoponax add an earthy, oriental weight. Pygmalión Alfa and Clinique Aromatics Elixir (Perfume) have a close profile.