Hanae Mori HiM
The smell in short
Main smell: warm spicy and woody. It opens with violet leaf and pepper, moves to cinnamon and tonka bean and dries down to amber and white cedar extract.
- Came out
- 2012
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- winter
HiM notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
Hanae Mori HiM EDC in detail
HiM EDC comes from Hanae Mori. This one is the Eau de Cologne.
Best season for HiM
The best time of year to wear it is winter and fall. It is less suited to spring. Ranked by season: winter, fall, summer and spring. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
For work or for evenings
It works in the day and at night.
The style of HiM
The strongest accord is warm spicy (100%), followed by woody and amber. You will probably like it if you enjoy warm spicy and woody smells and notes like cinnamon and amber. Less obvious notes include cardamom, fig tree and teak wood. Perfume fans rate it 4.18 out of 5.
Sillage and projection
Projection is medium: people near you can smell it. Three or four sprays give a good balance. Gisada Ambassador Intense and Dior Fahrenheit spread further.
Longevity on skin
It stays on skin for about 6 to 9 hours, so one spray in the morning can carry you through the day. Eau de Cologne is the lightest strength, so a shorter wear time is normal. It lasts about as long as Carolina Herrera Chic and Elizabeth Taylor Passion for Men. Base notes like amber and white cedar extract are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Perfumes that smell like HiM
Similar picks to try: Carolina Herrera Chic (8 shared notes), Elizabeth Taylor Passion for Men (6 shared notes), Gisada Ambassador Intense (6 shared notes) and Dior Fahrenheit (6 shared notes).
Perfume comparisons
See the notes, how long each lasts and the price side by side.
More questions
Can women wear HiM?
It is made for men, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
When did HiM come out?
It came out in 2012.
Is it expensive?
It is mid priced: about €45 in Europe.