An Hermès fragrance for all genders, L’Ombre des Merveilles weaves together the aromas of tonka bean and black tea. Helmed by in-house perfumer Christine Nagel, the scent exudes a woodsy, almost incense-like undercurrent. Sculptor Serge Mansau designed the star-speckled magnifying bottle, which rocks gently into one’s hand.
Having “stinky” sardines on an aroma vessel (that resembles a fortune teller’s orb) is a cheeky, bold statement—but don’t worry, it’s not the scent being diffused through the charcoal-like reeds. “Otto” is Fornasetti’s aromatic signature, with top notes of thyme and lavender and base notes of incense, balsam and birch. The decorative diffusing sphere pipes “Otto” through the room for three to six months.
