THE CREATION
The Eau de Toilette Le Jardin de Monsieur Li evokes a Chinese garden, half real, half imaginary. A place dedicated to meditation, where idleness and reflection mingle. Perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena tells the story of a perfume brimming with flowers and water, trees and rocks.
OLFACTORY NOTES
Floral and vegetal, Le Jardin de Monsieur Li Eau de Toilette juxtaposes a harmonious accord of delicate jasmine sambac, tangy kumquat and explosive bergamot.
THE OBJECT
The bottle, designed by Fred Rawyler, is inspired by the lines of the headlights of cars of yesteryear. The glass of the bottle is brought to life by a delicate yellow gradient, a nod to the imperial colour according to Chinese tradition. A river of ink with a thousand shades of anthracite by the artist Li Xin adorns the case.
THE PARFUMS-JARDINS COLLECTION
The Parfums-Jardins collection is the meeting point between the essence of a place, the perfumer's source of inspiration and the theme that Hermès chooses each year to illustrate its creations. An olfactory journey that invites you to enjoy every shared moment and to pursue the desire for freshness, to dream and to escape.
«I remembered the smell of the ponds, the smell of jasmine, wet stone, plum, kumquat and giant bamboo. It was all there, even the carp in their pond, quietly waiting to become centenarians.» Jean-Claude Ellena
Monsieur Li's Garden is the story of a Chinese garden between the real and the imaginary. A place of meditation where wandering and thinking come together, where every step frees the imagination.
How to use:
- To prolong the scent for longer, apply your fragrance to the inside of your wrists and behind your earlobes. These pulse points have a higher temperature than the rest of the body, and this will help the fragrance evaporate more slowly.
- Applying perfume directly to clothing can stain, damage and alter the fabric.