Hermès Le Jardin de Monsieur Li, hour by hour

How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.

Kumquat and mint beside a still pond strewn with jasmine blooms.

Main accordscitrus, green, white floral, aromatic, fresh

Le Jardin de Monsieur Li by Hermès perfume bottle
  1. First spray0–15 min

Lasts
3–6 h
Moderate
Sillage
Moderate, 2 of 4
When to wear

SeasonSummerSpring

Time of dayDaytime

Best forWork

What wearers say

Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.

  • Longevity

    Most voted: 56%Moderate

  • Sillage

    Most voted: 47%Moderate

  • Season

    Most voted: 45%Summer

  • Time of day

    Most voted: 55%Daytime

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Longevity, 1,896 votes

  • Very weak8%161 votes
  • Weak13%241 votes
  • Moderate (Most voted)56%1,071 votes
  • Long lasting17%319 votes
  • Eternal5%104 votes

Sillage, 2,433 votes

  • Intimate32%767 votes
  • Moderate (Most voted)47%1,152 votes
  • Strong12%300 votes
  • Enormous9%214 votes

Season, 1,896 votes

  • Spring40%758 votes
  • Summer (Most voted)45%853 votes
  • Autumn10%190 votes
  • Winter5%95 votes

Time of day, 1,896 votes

  • Daytime (Most voted)55%1,043 votes
  • Office35%664 votes
  • Evening7%133 votes
  • Night out3%56 votes

Which size is right for you?

Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.

  • 3ml

    To discover it

    Price: Now €6.84Was €10.90SAVE 37%
    • Per ml: €2.28/ml
    • ≈60 sprays
    • 20 days of wear
  • 30ml

    To keep it

    • ≈600 sprays
    • 200 days of wear
10 ml decant of Le Jardin de Monsieur Li by Hermès next to the original bottle

Your 10 ml decant, next to the original bottle

Every perfume we sell is the authentic original, decanted from the perfume house’s own bottle.

Key notes
Decant sizes

We buy our bottles from authorized EU distributors and directly from the brands, and 10ML decants every perfume itself.

Choose 10ml

Loved by 50,000+

Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.

10ML decants in glass vials and a travel atomiser

10ML vs a blind buy

What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.

Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
Yes
Yes
Smell it on your skin before you buy
Yes
No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
Yes
No
Travel-ready atomiser
Yes
No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
Yes
No

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Hermès Le Jardin de Monsieur Li in plain words

What it smells like, how it wears and who it suits.

What it smells like

Fresh and light, with sunny kumquat at the front and a cool breath of mint. Jasmine adds a soft, green floral touch, so the whole scent feels clean, simple and a little herbal.

How it wears

The perfume community finds wear moderate, and projection moderate for most, though others find it stays close to the skin.

When to wear it

Wearers favour summer and spring days, including office hours, and link it with clean, happy memories.

Who it suits

Suits people who like a clean, natural, simple scent for warm days, even though it reads more feminine. It is light and quiet, so those who want projection or complexity may find it too plain.

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Sizes and price per ml

At 10ML, Hermès Le Jardin de Monsieur Li comes as 3ml for €6.84 (€2.28/ml), 10ml for €19.98 (€2.00/ml) and 30ml for €50.22 (€1.67/ml).

Frequently asked questions

What does Hermès Le Jardin de Monsieur Li smell like?

Hermès Le Jardin de Monsieur Li opens with Green Sap, Jasmine, Kumquat and Mint. Shoppers on fragrance communities describe its main accords as citrus, green, white floral, aromatic and fresh.

Is Hermès Le Jardin de Monsieur Li long lasting?

Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as moderate (56% of votes), and 22% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (47% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.

Is Hermès Le Jardin de Monsieur Li good for summer?

Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it a summer scent: spring and summer are its most-voted seasons, and summer takes 45% of season votes.

Is Hermès Le Jardin de Monsieur Li good for winter?

Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for winter: only 5% of season votes go to winter.

Is Hermès Le Jardin de Monsieur Li for day or night?

Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it by day: 90% of time-of-day votes are for daytime or the office, 10% for evenings and nights out.

Can I wear Hermès Le Jardin de Monsieur Li to the office?

Shoppers on fragrance communities favour other times of day, but the office still takes 35% of time-of-day votes.

Who makes Hermès Le Jardin de Monsieur Li?

Le Jardin de Monsieur Li is made by Hermès. It was launched in 2015. The concentration is Eau de Toilette.

How many wears is a 10ml decant of Hermès Le Jardin de Monsieur Li?

A 10ml decant of Hermès Le Jardin de Monsieur Li holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.

Which other Hermès perfumes can I try?

Besides Hermès Le Jardin de Monsieur Li, 10ML has Terre d'Hermès, Un Jardin Sur Le Nil and Eau des Merveilles from Hermès, each decanted from the original bottle.

Is this Hermès Le Jardin de Monsieur Li decant the original perfume?

Yes. Every Hermès Le Jardin de Monsieur Li decant is filled by hand from an original Hermès bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.

Is Hermès Le Jardin de Monsieur Li fresh or warm?

Fresh. Kumquat, mint and jasmine give a green, clean feel with no heavy warmth.

What do people like most about Hermès Le Jardin de Monsieur Li?

Wearers like the clean, fresh and natural scent, the simple, not overwhelming style and the happy memories it brings back.

Where can I buy Hermès Le Jardin de Monsieur Li as a decant?

At 10ML: Hermès Le Jardin de Monsieur Li comes as a 3ml, 10ml and 30ml decant, filled by hand from an original bottle. The 10ml decant costs €19.98 (€2.00/ml), and 10ML ships across the EU.

What is a decant?

A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.

How does the money-back guarantee work?

If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.