Hermès

Un Jardin sur le Nil

EDT · 2005 · light weight

Its wardrobe colour

No clear colour under our current rules.

Seasons

spring · summer

Occasions

office · casual

The note pyramid.

Top

Heart

lotuscalamus

Base

sycamore woodincense

Notes as the brand lists them ↗ · checked 2026-10-18. Note families with five or more bottles have a page.

The accord balance.

Our weights, from 0 to 1. A guide to character.

  • citrus0.60
  • aromatic0.00
  • aquatic0.30
  • green0.80
  • floral0.40
  • spicy0.00
  • woody0.40
  • amber0.00
  • sweet0.00
  • leather0.00
  • smoky0.20
  • musky0.20

Where it fits.

  • Summer heat

    Un Jardin sur le Nil is light, green and citrus, so it holds up in the heat.

  • Office safe

    Un Jardin sur le Nil is soft, citrus and floral, so it stays polite in a meeting room.

  • Casual weekend

    Un Jardin sur le Nil is easygoing, green and citrus, and works in its season.

  • Daily fresh

    Un Jardin sur le Nil is light, green and citrus, easy on any normal day.

  • Wildcard

    Un Jardin sur le Nil is green and floral, a change of pace from the everyday.

Try them together

Three pairings

The three highest pair scores among our checked bottles. Each score has a reason. Smell is personal; these rules are a starting point.

  1. Mykonos

    Inferno

    81/100

    Inferno's patchouli gets a fresh green edge from Un Jardin sur le Nil's green mango, with grapefruit in both.

    Spray Inferno first (2 sprays, chest, under your shirt), let it settle a minute, then Un Jardin sur le Nil on top (4 sprays, neck, wrists and a mist on your shirt).

  2. Initio

    Paragon

    80/100

    Un Jardin sur le Nil's grapefruit lifts the sandalwood in Paragon, which also brings white sage.

    Spray Paragon first (2 sprays, chest, under your shirt), let it settle a minute, then Un Jardin sur le Nil on top (4 sprays, neck, wrists and a mist on your shirt).

  3. Rabanne

    Un Jardin sur le Nil's grapefruit lifts the woods in Invictus Intense, which also brings black pepper.

    Spray Invictus Intense first (2 sprays, chest, under your shirt), let it settle a minute, then Un Jardin sur le Nil on top (4 sprays, neck, wrists and a mist on your shirt).

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