Hermès Eau des Merveilles Eau de Toilette 30ml Spray Shower Cream Witch hazel is the astringent

Witch hazel is the astringent that actually works — it tightens pores without the alcohol burn that makes your face feel like cardboard

Three sprays hold for six to eight hours on skin

30ml EDT in a bottle designed to live on a shelf

One pump (or fingertip dab) across the face and neck in the morning

Nothing revolutionary

Hermès Eau des Merveilles Eau de Toilette 30ml Spray Shower Cream Witch hazel is the astringentAnise and cocoa opens it, then tonka carries through the middle like warm caramel over skin. There's a woodsy base underneath cedarwood and vetiver but the headline is sweet without being sickly: it sits between gourmand and spice. Eau de Toilette, 30ml spray. Three to four sprays from the wrist carry through a full day, longer if you refresh mid afternoon. Skip if you want something green; this one is wrapped in amber and sugar.