Le Jardin de Monsieur Li
Perfumer: Jean-Claude Ellena
Votes lean feminine
709 ratings
From your scent profile
Hermès Le Jardin de Monsieur Li is a fresh, green and floral unisex scent built around jasmine sambac, bergamot and kumquat, suited to spring and summer days.
Skunky's take: Starts crisp and lively, my nose approves.
How does it perform?
From 561 community ratings, all out of 10.
Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.
Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.
Blind buy risk
78% 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
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Fresh
- Citrus
- Floral
- Green
- Fruity
What does Le Jardin de Monsieur Li smell like?
Citrus and fruity brightness leads: bergamot and kumquat soften against the floral side of jasmine sambac. The stone note adds a cool, mineral quality beneath. The notes aren't split into layers, so it reads as one light, green-tinged garden impression.
Longevity and sillage are moderate, so it stays close to the skin. Most voters pick summer and spring, and daily wear, leisure and business are the occasions chosen most. Voters lean feminine, though a fair share call it masculine. Monotheme Bergamotto and Lubin Mandarino have a close profile.
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 45%Summer
- 42%Spring
- 9%Autumn
- Daytime28%
- Casual26%
- Office23%
- Sport12%
- Evening6%
- Nighttime5%
Least picked for nights out.
Smells like this
The closest scents by notes and accords.
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Philosophy · 2019
48% matchBergamotto
Monotheme
48% matchHibiscus
Acca Kappa · 2004
47% matchMandarino
Lubin · 2018
46% matchFiorichiari
L'Erbolario
45% matchGreen Tea Summer
Elizabeth Arden · 2005
44% matchPrimaverde
L'Erbolario · 2011
Dupes
- Zara Daisy Bouquet in London
Single source family (community)
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