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.
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.
Mykonos
Inferno
81/100Inferno'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).
Initio
Paragon
80/100Un 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).
Rabanne
Invictus Intense
80/100Un 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).