L’Ombre des Merveilles Eau de Parfum, €132,- Hermès

The delightful Hermès has released a new perfume: L’Ombre des Merveilles, and it is everything it promises. The bottle is a work of art for your beauty shelf and the scent is woody and oriental, with the sensuality of tonka bean and incense, accentuated by deep black tea, taking center stage. Where does the inspiration come from? It is the shadow of wonders, a fusion of day and night and the moment when dark and light become one, according to Hermès in-house perfumer Christine Nagel. I mean: how magical does that sound? And I have already taken a good sniff of it. Absolutely delicious. And I bet there is no one on this planet who disagrees with me. I say: the perfect Mother’s Day gift has just been found.