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Persolaise Review: Galop D'Hermès from Hermès
(Christine Nagel; 2016)
I am a four-time Jasmine Award
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with a lifelong interest in the world of
fine fragrance.
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If Galop D'Hermès were a painting, it would be Two Dancers In The
Studio by Degas.
If it were a piece of music, it would be Opening Titles from Michael
Nyman's Carrington soundtrack.
If it were a fabric, it would be two-tone silk, reflecting either red or deep
brown, depending on how it catches the light.
The review
The link between symmetry, bottles and perfume is so well established, it
can justifiably be taken for granted and pushed to one side. But I was
reminded of its enduring validity when faced with a flacon shaped like a
stirrup. The wishbone-like structure is reminiscent of that other paragon
of symmetry, the isosceles triangle, as well as a pair of scales, in
perpetual balance. What's more, a stirrup doesn't convey an idea of
general symmetry but, with its dual prongs, the specific symmetry that
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exists between two different forces.
I wonder if Christine Nagel was aware of what the bottle for the
new Galop from Hermès was going to be when she composed the
perfume. Or maybe the flacon was inspired by the scent? Either way,
what we have here is a soul-soothing exercise in harmony: the most
delicate tug-of-war between a rose and a leather, with the two
supporting each other as much as trying to outdo each other. You could
read all sorts of significance into the choice of the materials (my favourite
theory is that represents Jean-Claude Ellena handing over the reins to
Nagel: the masculine making way for the feminine) but don't let any of
that navel-gazing get in the way of the composition's beauty. The florals
are fully-fleshed, blushing and wind-swept (but maybe a touch too
synthetic?), whilst the tannery facet is injected with the same inky,
petroleum energy that fuelled Cuir D'Ange. And between them we have a
bridge of luminous, green citrus, just on the edge of perception, uniting
the opposite poles, like a pair of reins bringing a rider in contact with a
steed. But which of the two is in control? Galop never quite lets you
decide.
[Review based on a sample of extrait provided by Hermès in 2016]
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