A new "Legend" appears at MontBlanc
In this context, Hermès decided to explore gardens around the world and created a veritable collection of fragrances revolving around this subject. Also, one of the last to date is the famous Garden of Mr. Li. This one takes us directly to China and promises you a complete change of scenery.
The Hermès collection
It was in 2003 that the Hermès house decided to embark on the development of this collection. This aims to make us travel to the most beautiful gardens around the world. Hermès thus set out to conquer the world to find little corners of paradise. The collection of the Hermès gardens is a kind of olfactory walk testifying to the unique encounter between the know-how of the Hermès house with the soul of certain parts of the earth. Like its predecessors, Le Jardin de Monsieur Li invites us to put our suitcases far from here. It was developed by perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena and it is in China that he decided to take us. He describes this country as being where “life begins the day you start a garden”. Here, it is a question of a kind of earthly paradise, of a point of view on the oriental beauty of this country but also of an introspection. Mr. Li's Garden is designed as a place of meditation. It invites imagination and spiritual rest. Its scents evoke a Chinese garden dotted with ponds and revealing a poetic kiosk. A place of rest, it encourages people to find their own haven of peace. In reality, Hermès suggests to us with this perfume that we “all have something in us from Monsieur Li”.
The floral and oriental scent of Monsieur Li's Garden
Monsieur Li's Garden is a juice that has been designed as a sensory landscape. He knew how to capture the magic and spirituality emerging from Japanese nature. Thus, it all begins with the refreshing scent of a pond in the middle of this garden. This combines a watery sensation with the vegetal crunch of bamboo leaves. Then, our gaze rises little by little until we catch a glimpse of the floral beauty of the plum blossoms. The latter are accompanied by the freshness of kumquats, a sort of small juicy mandarins with a tangy flavor. Then, for more elegance and refinement, jasmine and rose come into play. Nevertheless, the whole is tickled by the presence of Sichuan pepper. This one comes to disturb the apparent tranquility of this garden before the whole ends with a more sensual poetry overflowing with musk. Of course, Le Jardin de Monsieur Li is presented in the legendary Hermès bottle. This one is inspired by the silhouette of a lantern of the carriages of old. The transparency of this bottle is here crossed by a green and yellow color for an unparalleled feeling of sunny freshness.