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Анночка – :
Prickly candy. Too sweet and feminine, but not that pleasant anyway.
dienestinnyut – :
not sure… think it smells more birch & iris than leather&incense..quite dry too, maybe that’s why it falls short…(also aware that the leather note is achieved sometimes using birch)
viking200879 – :
This fragrance personally smells like Bentley Intense for my nose but doesn’t contain the rum and whiskey notes but if I was to chose between these two fragrances I’d choose Bentley as it it cheaper, last longer and performs better
gzm923speagoessenda – :
Aromachemical galore. Etui Noir is dominated by an overpowering cashmere wood/silvamber note or something of the likes. There is however a velvety suede note next to smoky woods reminiscent of Santal Royal and the typical subtle Miller Harris dustiness I enjoy so much. If it wasn’t for the overly synthetic nose burning ambery wood, it wood be a lovely fragrance with enormous sillage and longevity.
wtb855Unlogrere – :
This was an recent impulse buy, it was discounted and I chose it for no specific reason to be honest. But it was well worth it at least for the opening 30 minutes of wearing it : in my opinion it is the closest anything has ever smelled like DK Men. It soon develops into a lovely perfume as it has been wonderfully explained here already, but I really love it for the first 30 minutes, the olfactory memories are just too strong.
ziyos999 – :
This could easily be mistaken for an Oud-based offering, because that’s what you get when this opens. The bergamot is obviously there the instant it hits your skin, with a suggestion of sweetness in the background (the tangerine, I assume). However, the incense and iris soon make their presence felt too and, for the first 30 minutes or so, combine with the top notes to create one of the most unique, heavy and addictive fragrances I’ve experienced in quite a while. Sadly, things get more predictable as this dries down to pleasant but fairly nondescript powdery-sweet, soft-leather, short-lived skin scent.
The problem with the dry-down is the absence of vetiver, which I know is one of the stated notes, but which is actually barely there. Vetiver would bind the base notes together and give them some much needed structure. It’d take the edge off the sweetness too. So, as an experiment I layered this with Guerlain Vetiver and the results were fantastic. It extended the longevity by at least a couple of hours, helped the top and heart notes to project a bit more (without changing their nature) and made the base notes worth waiting for.
So, without layering, the projection is moderate for a hour and the sillage is about the same. Overall longevity is disappointing at 3 hours. However, layer this as I did, and the projection is strong, for about 2 hours and the sillage picks up a little too. Longevity is about 5 hours, perhaps a touch more.
So, there you are. Not cheap, but worth getting one of their 7.5 mill sprays just to experience that unique opening. If you decide to invest more in a 50 or 100 mill bottle then consider layering to offset the relatively poor performance.
Фримен – :
Magnific..9/10
ZAYZ666 – :
Bel Ami’s dirty little sister … Glorious!
dingunics – :
I wanted to like but for me the incense just was a bit too much and I just kept smelling what I cant bear in Tuscan leather. Shame because I love miller Harris. I will probably layer it.
Update: I’m now enjoying this a lot more. I think it needs a bit of time on me and then it becomes softer and rather honeyed. I’ve worn it today layered with L’air de rien and it worked for me!
nurlanbz – :
Nice surprise. Very sofisticated and elegant leathery scent on it’s own terms. Not another Tuscan Leather clon or followers as Acqua di Parma Leather or some stuff from Atelier Cologne. Smart top notch leather box in wooden cabinet with cigars. No citrusy or raspberry notes with barely perceptible smoke. Very approachable but not banal at all. I’m waiting for my bottle.
Джонни – :
Absolutely gorgeous scent, like the smokey notes of Idole by Lubin, but without the rum note and less sweet. Had some initial concerns about performance, but was so nice I bought it anyway, and I’m glad to say it isn’t that bad. 5 hours in, having been to a gig, and can still smell it fairly strongly. Doesn’t project far, but I quite like that.
SHMAKOV_TAV – :
Wow, this is a hidden gem indeed.Blind buy and I am very impressed. It has a sweet oudy smell that is utterly unique.I get a rosy smoky smell after 30 mins or so. Overall this is a must have.
dancer1309 – :
It makes the difference not to put oud in the name. Most brands would call this oud and rose or something along those lines. Left alone notes can be judged for what they actually are or how they make one feel. Those who probably would not go for oud type fragrance may have a go at this by chance,which is good.
As with all Miller Harris colonias don’t expect too much
GENA555 – :
I love Miller Harris perfumes and after my last visit in London bought this bottle at the airport. First trying was completely bewitching. Love this smell from very first moment. Maybe it´s because reminds me really much Margiela Untitled perfume. Of course I waited for hour to return back to airport store and buy it whole bottle. And I´m not dissappointed. Smell is so beautiful, really powdery. It´s like u enter in the cloud of heavenly light calming scent. I can´t smell a leather inside very much, but iris and vetiver are really strong parts in my nose. I have to say use it quite often and quite a lot. Like almost all of my perfumes. Altough I stop to smell it after on hour, all my friends can smell it much longer.
grad1ent – :
Bought it on first smelling at the airport. It starts out intriguingly, the citrus is not as out front as a top note, but is subtly undercutting this unique atmospheric note that reminds me of charcoal and suede. There is black shiny leather in there, too, but the Iris and incense are not something I detect. There is nothing lush or amber about this perfume; it’s dry, clean, not cindery smoky but charcoal-like dark, and- here was the disappointment for me – ultimately masculine. The dry down does not live up to to the promise of the opening. IT seems to me that within fifteen minutes or so it just starts smelling like a generic men’s “aftershave” splash kind of smell- a sort of soapy fougere. Once that tantalising charcoal atmospheric is gone, there is not much else to it. It really does not last on my skin. Gone in an hour or so, which isn’t a bad thing, as I only like the first spray of it. Wish I had lived with it a bit more before forking out the money, but the opening is so unusual.