Hermès Dupes 2026: 6 Clones vs the Originals

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Terre d'Hermès

Hermès · Decanted from the original bottle

• 3ml€6.84€2.28/ml
• 10ml€18.00€1.80/ml
• 30ml€47.79€1.59/ml

The alternatives: €0.34–€1.30/ml in other shops, checked 12 October 2026

What does Terre d'Hermès smell like?

Terre d'Hermès by Hermès opens on orange and grapefruit. Pepper, pelargonium and flint sit in the heart, over a base of vetiver, cedar, patchouli and benzoin. Its accords read citrus, woody, fresh spicy, aromatic, earthy and warm spicy. Hermès lists the Eau de Toilette on its own page. If vetiver is new to you, our guide to what vetiver smells like is the place to start. Every pick below is judged against this Eau de Toilette: a bright citrus start and a dry, earthy base.

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Best overall: Fattan pour Homme

Fattan pour Homme by Rasasi leads because the evidence behind it is the broadest. Parfumo's comparison page has 263 of 294 voting members finding Fattan similar to Terre d'Hermès. Parfumo files Fattan under citrus, woody, green and fresh, and Terre d'Hermès under woody, earthy and citrus.

The main difference sits in that split. Going by the classification, Fattan leans fresher and greener where Terre d'Hermès leans woodier and earthier.

Members of a Fragrantica forum thread back Fattan as a very close, inexpensive clone, not exact but close. In another thread, a member names it as an option said to be excellent.

It suits you if you want the citrus-woody shape of Terre d'Hermès and can live with a greener, fresher lead.

Closest on the dry-down: Red Vetiver

Red Vetiver by Montale holds this role on forum reports. In a Fragrantica forum thread on substitutes, a member calls it a nearly spot-on, very close clone. Others there say they like it better than the original. We pass that on as their view, not ours.

The main difference comes from a member in a second thread, who describes Red Vetyver as a more natural, vivid version of Terre d'Hermès.

It suits you if the vetiver base is what you wear Terre d'Hermès for, and you want that base to read more natural.

Lowest price: Black Touch

Black Touch by Franck Olivier is the lowest-priced pick here; the comparison table shows the price and its date. In a Fragrantica forum thread, a member recommends it as a good lower-priced option that is dark and vetiver-heavy.

The main difference is the start. Another member there says it carries the main note of Terre d'Hermès without the orange at the beginning.

There is dissent. In a separate thread, a member who owned Black Touch gave it away because it felt redundant next to Terre d'Hermès.

It suits you if you want a darker, vetiver-led take on Terre d'Hermès and do not miss the orange.

Darker take: Oasis Verte

Oasis Verte by Rituals is darker, going by one forum member who compares it. Asked what smells like the base of Terre d'Hermès, a Fragrantica forum member suggests it but finds it darker and closer to Terre d'Hermès Parfum.

On its Fragrantica page, one user finds it very close to the Eau de Toilette, with a spicier, greener twist and a bone-dry drydown. Another finds it close to the Parfum but less earthy. A member of the alternatives thread calls it an excellent clone.

The main difference is the darker, greener, spicier twist. It suits you if the Parfum is the Terre d'Hermès you reach for.

Softer take: Cuir Vétiver

Cuir Vétiver by Yves Rocher divides opinion, so read it as a maybe. In a Fragrantica forum thread, a member says it instantly reminded them of Terre d'Hermès, though less sharp and a little sweeter.

The dissent is in another thread. One member mentions it as said to be close to the Eau de Toilette. Another disagrees: to them it is softer and warmer, like a Terre d'Hermès that has lost its freshness.

The main difference is softness: less sharp, a little sweeter, warmer. It suits you if you find the original too sharp and would take a gentler version of it.

What does Un Jardin sur le Nil smell like?

Un Jardin sur le Nil by Hermès opens on grapefruit, carrot, green mango and tomato. The heart holds bulrush, orange, lotus and peony, and the base holds musk, iris, incense, labdanum and cinnamon. Its accords run citrus, aromatic, floral, fresh spicy, green, fruity, tropical and powdery.

It is a separate Hermès perfume, not a version of Terre d'Hermès. We found one defensible pick for it, and we would rather say so than pad the list.

Sweeter take: Melody of the Sun

Melody of the Sun by Mancera is the one clone here for Un Jardin sur le Nil. On Fragrantica, a user of the Hermès finds it very close to the Mancera, likes both, and says the Mancera performs a little better.

Parfumo's comparison page classifies Melody of the Sun as citrus, fresh, fruity, floral, green and sweet. It classifies the Hermès as fresh, green, citrus, fruity, floral and aquatic. That is the main difference: sweet on one side, aquatic on the other.

The Mancera lists lemon, grapefruit, pear, blackcurrant, lavender and cardamom over green tea, jasmine and osmanthus, and maté, musk and amber. It suits you if you like the Nil but want it sweeter.

What every clone gets wrong

Every pick here is judged against the Eau de Toilette, yet the reports compare against different Terre d'Hermès versions. Oasis Verte gets set beside the Parfum. One member says Black Touch drops the orange. Fattan reads fresher and greener on Parfumo's classification. Cuir Vétiver lands as sharp-or-soft depending on who you ask.

None of this makes a pick bad. It means no single bottle covers the whole of Terre d'Hermès, and every pick rests on what members and users report, so your skin decides.

Originals worth wearing first

If a clone feels like a detour, three perfumes we stock share named notes with Terre d'Hermès or Un Jardin sur le Nil. They are separate perfumes by other houses, not stand-ins.

Basso by Sospiro

Basso by Sospiro opens on grapefruit, with carnation and labdanum in the heart. The base holds black pepper, cedar, oakmoss, pink pepper, sandalwood and vetiver. It shares grapefruit, vetiver, cedar and pepper with Terre d'Hermès, and adds carnation, oakmoss and sandalwood.

Perseus by Parfums de Marly

Perseus by Parfums de Marly opens on grapefruit, bergamot and black currant. Vetiver, green mandarin and geranium form the heart, over cashmere wood, balsam fir, cedar, tonka bean, dry wood and ambergris. It shares grapefruit, vetiver and cedar with Terre d'Hermès, and adds bergamot, black currant, tonka bean and ambergris.

Vele by Tiziana Terenzi

Vele by Tiziana Terenzi is for Un Jardin sur le Nil readers. Its top lists green leaves, green mango, passionfruit, balsam fir and red currant. The link is a loose one: both list green mango.

How to test a Terre d'Hermès clone against the original

Try it on your wrist, not a card. Card keeps the orange and grapefruit start and hides how the vetiver, cedar and patchouli base settles on you.

Wear Terre d'Hermès on one day and the clone on another, then compare late in the day, once each has settled. Judge the base first: the roles above are about that dry, earthy finish.

The simplest way to do this is the original itself. A 3ml decant of Terre d'Hermès is €6.84 and gives 60 sprays, enough to discover it. The 10ml decant gives 200 sprays, to wear for weeks. The 30ml decant gives 600 sprays, to keep. Our guide to what a perfume decant is explains how we fill them.

If you like this way of comparing, our Dior Sauvage dupes guide works the same way.