Jour d'Hermes Absolu, from Hermès was released in 2014. The perfumer behind this creation is Jean-Claude Ellena. It has the top notes of Apricot Blossom and Grapefruit, middle notes of Floral Notes, Gardenia, and Jasmine, and base notes of Oakmoss and Woody Notes.
Okay so this is very much like Jour, but also noticeably different. I might not be fulflling my role as reviewer here because despite revisiting them at the same time this week and doing a direct comparison, I probably couldn't tell you what the differences are. I'd say 'weight' this is a little heavier as you'd expect perhaps from a EDT to EDP, being that it's a bit thicker, and given this is a light, powdery citrus, floral, perhaps that's not what you want? Well it is. Because the powdery drydown is what I crave in this, and the Absolu version gives us that in abundance, and usually I'm a fan of the more diffuse edt's n such (Like TdH for example) so yeah this was a turn up for the books. I want this fragrance, it's lovely.