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Maxxtell – :
I’m not exactly sure how to describe this one. It’s definitely aldehydic, and I get myrrhe, but it’s definitely a unique interpretation of it. Maybe cola-like? I think it’s the medicinal facet of myrrhe I’m getting with that vibe. It’s strange but I love it, I’m definitely going to try to get a fb of this. Weird and wonderful.
evreeff – :
It’s interesting but I can only stretch to a like at best. There almost seems to be as much musk, orange as Myrhh which was disappointing for me. The musk does ease off a bit with time but not enough to make me happy.
The orange and spices are evident all the way through. You just about pick out the flowers and woods at the back.
On paper this looks like a success but on me something odd must happen. I suspect my skin amps up the musk too much. The result is not good.
Good longevity and moderate sillage.
axolotllll – :
On my skin, this smells like slightly soured yogurt and bubblegum – and I love it! It’s definitely a strange fragrance, but a beautiful one.
In contrast to a lot of Lutens’ scents, which are more opulent and heavy, this one is transcendent and shimmering. I agree with others who say the aldehydes are stunning here. I’m not usually a fan of aldehydic fragrances (Chanel No. 5 and I are famously frosty), but here they work to give the whole fragrance a gorgeous lift – taking notes that could have been weighty, medicinal and all-too soapy and giving them an expansive radiance.
There *is* a sort of soaped-up cleanness to this fragrance, but no one could mistake it for an out-of-the-shower scent. Rather, it smells/feels a little like the cleanness of snowfall on an early winter morning.
I think the ‘yogurt’ I get on my skin is an effect of the mandarin but honestly, weird as it sounds, I really like this aspect. It makes an otherwise other-worldly fragrance seem more human and fit for skin.
I’ll never be able to write a review that does this justice, so these ramblings will have to suffice!
Edit: I passed up a chance to swap for this fragrance (because I thought the swap was biased in my favor – and it would have been!), and I’ve been kicking myself ever since. Next time it crosses my path, I won’t be so foolish!
Pribluda – :
I came into La Myrrhe wanting and expecting to die of love, which unfortunately wasn’t the case. But that certainly doesn’t mean it was even remotely bad. Just a personal disappointment. La Myrrhe does something with Myrrh that I’ve never experienced before. It’s fruity! The aldehydes here are delicious. The orange peel sweats in a summer heat. It’s mysterious and mystical. I agree with a lot of the reviewers here, this is a lot like Chanel No 5. Some strange surypyness evolves out from the orange, something sweet which morphs the myrrh into something I hardly recognize. It’s hard to describe. It smells unwearable. But still manages to create magic that keeps you pulled into it. I’m stumped. There is a heavy load of spices in the back of my throat as well, you can almost taste it and with that elusive bite you almost burn. I’m so enamored by Serge Lutens. Everything I have tired is a journey. This is no exception. Perhaps a fan of orange would have more love for the scent, but that isn’t to say I dislike it completely. It’s so ideally composed it would be impossible to really dislike. 7.5/10 I think. It’s above the rest, but just not for me.
Edit: Came back to this after some time letting it settle. The myrrh rises nicely and it’s warm and creamy. The orange turns into something like dessert and it’s so comforting. It took a while to get there though, and that journey wasn’t always inviting. But it lands in a place worth visiting. I wish the dry down that comes 2 hours later was the show runner to begin with.
beethebest – :
This smells amazing, so unique. I think it’s the myrrhe, mixed with the sweetness of the almond and white honey. It almost smells a bit like coca cola to me, a bit fizzy…overall a very interesting, good scent. Not one I might wear often or necessarily buy but one I definitely like.
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wolf13 – :
The purpose of my buying La Myrrhe (in a decant version) was because of my recent interest in ancient fragrances. Myrrh is one of two of these we know, the other being frankincense. Myrrh is the harsher of the two, smelling of, based on reports, a dark licorice or astringent/medicinal quality.
If you read the creator’s comment on the release of this fragrance, it says, “Forgive this fragrance, because it knows not what it does! You know about myrrh and the Three Kings. What you don’t know is that, here, myrrh takes on the fragrance of the night. I make it sparkle and fizz like champagne, sustained by a base note of mandarin orange.” Read: this is a floriental. This is NOT a myrrh fragrance, or you will be sorely disappointed.
I agree the opening is aldehydic. Much like others thinking Chanel No. 5, I got more of a wintry almond, more along the lines of the opener of Estee Private Collection before the florals hit.
After that 10 minute opener, make way for a homey, citrus, floral cinnamon oatmeal scent. In comes something that I get from 1980’s florientals, Raffinee and Coco Chanel “Coco”, something like a lovely coca-cola spruced up with gardenia or jasmine, some beautiful complex floral with strong herbs.
Alas, I do not detect any myrrh at all. If you want a floriental that is beautiful that travels and like emily7 says, has a surprise elemental twist, I encourage you to try this. Unfortunately, you want myrrh? You’re out of luck. Try something else, maybe I’ll do the same.
For purposes of a FLORIENTAL, this one is going to be YOUR STOCK IN TRADE! You will smell delicious BUT NOT LIKE MYRRH!
ETA: I am also scratching my head of how you would brag AHEM about making a myrrhe into something that sparkles or that is heavenly without taking away that very thing? So yeah, it does sparkle, it’s slightly heavenly but I just don’t think it’s fair advertising to say this is myrrh.
Final ETA (hopefully): Put your head shop’s myrrh essence oil under this and you will have a very balanced resin under everything else that’s working on (like I said, a light airy floral and maybe a Coca-Cola) and you’ll have something that lasts all day and is very intriguing. Still Floriental, but with so much resin you won’t feel like you are in a department store, but you’ll feel like you reached into an ancient crypt locked for a thousand years, still and dark.
liaseptkalt – :
It really does smell like Mr. Bubble. Mr. Bubble was a great smell. Don’t know what it smells like today but in 1969 it smelled like La Myrrh. Wonderful.
ilmir7 – :
Early on in my perfume journey, a kind fragrantician sent me a decant of La Myrrhe as I was interested in the house of Serge Lutens. My very inexperienced nose was not precisely ready to fully appreciate this scent. Still, I did enjoy it and would very occasionally offer myself a single spray. It was soapy and reminded me a bit of Chanel No 5 which, to that point, I’d not yet been able to reconcile my olfactories!
However, this autumn, La Myrrhe has begun to serenade me with her siren song. There are few fragrances I’ve experienced which equal the warm sophistication found in La Myrrhe. Did I say warm? Yes, and yet there is also something cold and aloof about it at the very same time.
At the outset, La Myrrhe is a strong soapy blast, reminding me of aldehydes, but this quickly fades. I don’t recommend more than one or two of the briefest sprays of this elixir unless you are hoping to faint. As soon as that initial blast fades, I am rewarded with a sweetening. Yes, there is a medicinal tinge, but it is quickly to be followed by the honeyed orange, softened really.
And then, before I know it, this fragrance has seduced me. I’m lost, unable to keep my arm from my nose. It is intoxicating. I’d expect to catch whiffs of this on a classy woman in a tailored red suit, black accents with a stunning hat with a wide brim, her hair neatly at the base of her neck in a chignon kohl lining her eyes and red gracing her lips. She’s beautiful, staggeringly so, yet unapproachable. She catches your eye and offers a private smile, then off she goes in the waiting jaguar on the curbside.
thk133speagoessenda – :
This is certainly unique – it doesn’t smell like anything else I have tried. It opens with a blast of aldehydes and they stay on for quite some time. There seem to be an anise note and then myrrh. Later on, florals come to the fore with a slightly woody base. At this point it becomes more feminine and stays like this for a long time.
I appreciate the uniqueness and quality of the composition. One of the best of his exclusive Paris collection.
svj105speagoessenda – :
La Myrrhe opens very familiar; classic, clean, aldehyde (Chanel 5), gradually melting into musky citrus fruits (Piguet Baghari). The orris/powder note is replaced with myrhh; sharp and clear, resinous star of the composition is paired with recognizable Lutens’ menthol note (Tubereuse Criminelle), leading the way towards the spicy jasmine sweetness and sandalwood oriental base. The way I see it, the (in)famous menthol note is a turning point of the whole composition, dividing it on two very different parts – aldehyde and oriental – making the whole thing appear very striking, somewhat rough in transition and modern/simplified with a twist, hence typical Lutens.
Classic aldehyde fragrances fans might enjoy, but quite as much dislike this. Opulent floral-oriental fans friendly.
Different and bold interpretation of a classic.
meder199303 – :
As someone who desperately wants to love Chanel No. 5, but just can’t … Lutens’ La Myrrhe gave me the answer. Turns out I do love aldehydes, I just like them Lutens style. The initial blast of the top notes is powerful, like a beautiful heady smelling salt. I always reach for La Myrrhe when I need a pick me up. As it develops, it moves from remedy to perfume, it softens, but never loses it’s intensity (it’s long lasting, which is testament to the quality of ingredients). It’s a very complex, every changing perfume, which means that I’m still working it out – right now, I just know I love it!
Update: La Myrrhe eventually conquered me – in the sense that I felt it was wearing me rather then I was wearing it. However, interestingly, I revisited Chanel No. 5 in the department store and amazingly I rather liked it – and it stayed on my skin and whispered lovely things to me during the day. I have no idea how this happened. As for La Myrrhe, I think she is is still a beauty, but I suspect that I’m simply not vixen enough to wear it! However, I’m happy to say another lady is now enjoying my bottle and smells ravishing!
beennyVox – :
La Myrrhe opens like some big classic perfumes. Like other said, it resembles Chanel #5 a bit, but not that complicated.
There is a deep aroma of amber-honey mix abstract floral with some metallic notes on the middle. The same dry down, but much more softer and delicious. It doesn’t have silage or lasting power on Chanel’s, but it is the same idea, done in a modern, wearable, Serge Lutens way.
Bublegund – :
La Myrrhe doesn’t work on my skin. It gets sharp and almost sticky. On paperstrip or on my friends arm it smells beautiful. I would like to say I think this one is almost uni-sex. On my skin I get sharp Myrrhe, to much Sandalwood, a Punch of Pepper and lots of Orange. No flowernotes at all.
La Myrrhe funkar inte på mig. Den blir skarp och nästan lite stickig. På pappersremsa eller kompisens arm så doftar den underbart. Jag tycker att denna är Uni-sex. På mig får jag skarp Myrra, för mycket Sandelträ, en rejäl smäll av peppar och massor av apelsin. Inga blomnoter alls.
devreser – :
How on earth are aldehydes not in this pyramid?!
levon-58 – :
I just don’t know what to make of this one. I flit between “wow, what an interesting myrrh” to “ugh, too much, get it off me!”
Whatever you do, do not blind buy this one. It needs numerous wearings for you to decide what you think of it (and if you’re me, even that won’t be enough).
The citrus is very strong here. The mandarin demands attention from beginning to end. When the myrrh starts to make its presence felt (after about half an hour on my skin), it brings the honey and almond with it. Now, this sounds like a dreamy combination, but the bitterness of the honey and the mandarin being allowed to show off as it is gives it a scent akin to some kind of soft drink from childhood (I think another reviewer mentioned this too, I agree completely).
It’s not as spicy as I’d hoped. The mandarin and honey stop the spices from ever really shining.
All this probably sounds as though I hate this scent. Thing is, I don’t… sometimes. Sometimes it smells like a luxurious, fresh myrrh, sparkling with citrus and dreamy with honey. Other times it smells like something cheap and synthetic that my nose just can’t handle for too long.
This has the strongest sillage of any Lutens perfume I’ve ever worn. I sort of wish it didn’t because I think I could get used to it better that way.
Hmmm… I just don’t know. But something about it makes me want to keep trying. Sorry I can’t be more definite than that.
Arch22 – :
This review is based on a decant. It opens up with a blast of bright soapy aldehydes (which immediately reminds me of Chanel No.5) with a hint of short-lived citrus in the mix. Once it calms down after about 10 mins or so, it moves closer to skin. As it dries down, rootbeer-like myrrh joins in together with musk in the background. It’s fairly complex but simple (the smell) at the same time. Moderate projection and good longevity on my skin. Marketed for women, I kinda agree when the aldehydes is on top but once it calms down it’s quite unisex. It’s a myrrh scent with a twist. Definitely worth a try (for guys).
Wiktor Kotsan – :
This one intrigues me, and I am curious to hear if anyone else has experienced this. After the initial scent opening, about a minute after applying, I couldn’t smell anything. Strangely enough, I knew it was there. I could “sense” it, so I tried to be careful and not put too much on, but I have no way of knowing how others around me felt about this fragrance, if they even noticed. I couldn’t smell it! I’ve never had this happen to me before. I could feel it, however. It glides onto the skin, onto one’s pulse points like silk, like a golden sunlight silk, and almost tingles (in an “emotional reaction” way, not allergic reaction, lol), like a veil has brushed past your skin…to put this on is to truly anoint yourself. Hours later I could finally smell it, and it was a soft, sweet and mellow spice with a hint of tangerine. How interesting. I am not sure but is this what is meant by “anosmic”??? I think I like this. I am grateful for the experience!
Ильсур – :
I gave this a good skin try 2 days in a row and it is just not for me. All I smell is myrrh, softened a bit after a few hours so that I can tell the floral and citrus notes are there. However the first two hours it’s a bitter scent on my skin, not something I would ever wear.
ilqarasb – :
I’m going to have to try this for a 3rd time. The first 2 times turned my stomach at the opening, and continued to do so as I caught whiffs throughout the entire wear. Chanel 5 and Gold don’t do this to me.
La Myrrhe smells like a wooden heirloom chest, finally opened after a century. I do NOT objectively think it’s disgusting or terrible, despite my physical reaction, yet I can’t find any words to praise the scent.
It is what it is, to me: A wooden heirloom chest, opened for the first time in 100 years to reveal vaguely scented letters, dried flowers, moth-eaten linen and lace dresses, a dried out bottle of perfume, and gently used silver candlesticks. I’m not saying it *reminds me* of these things – I’m saying it *smells like* these things. La Myrrhe is disturbing to me, that’s all I will say. I don’t put a lot of stock in physical reactions to perfumes, because one of my favourite perfumes of all time, that I love to wear, Carillon Pour Un Ange, turns my stomach at the opening, although not quite so severely as this Lutens does.
kloks – :
It is very similar to Chanel N 5, except for the missing civet note, that i don’t like very much in N 5. I am not impressed with this one. Yes it is well made, but to my nose and on my skin, it is too similar to N 5.
agagtazfa – :
La Myrrhe was released in 1995 and its name means, in English, “The myrrh”. I’ve never seen a spray version for sale. I don’t know if ever had, but today is only found in the exclusive collection of the House – The Palais Royal Collection – with its famous Bell jars.
Serge Lutens defines it as follows: “Forgive this fragrance, because it knows not what it does! You know about myrrh and the Three Kings. What you don’t know is that, here, myrrh takes on the fragrance of the night. I make it sparkle and fizz like champagne, sustained by a base note of mandarin orange”.
La Myrrhe has notes of Mandarin orange, myrrh, Lotus Flower, bitter almonds, sandalwood, honey, jasmine, amber, musk, chilli and spices.
I was impressed with the scent of royalty that this fragrance showed on my skin. The magnificent opening with Lotus and Jasmine is really beautiful. So, magical notes of almonds, myrrh and honey make this perfume something sensational. Its fragrance goes since the smell of an expensive soap to an extremely fragrant bouquet. However, I must admit that this is not a shareable perfume, but very feminine! No wonder its aldehydic side is compared to that of the iconic Chanel Nº 5.
In my point view, as some say, La Myrrhe has the smell of the rich and successful woman above 30 years of age.
Contrary to what Serge says, is the scent of the woman who knows (and well) what she does!
Lurdz – :
La Myhrre opens up with a sharp jazmin which reminds me of Chanel #5. Very feminine. However, after 5 minutes other scents begin to kick in. The myrrh begins to kick in, some amber and citrus begin to surface, as well as a wood, which may be sandalwood. After 15 minutes the strong feminine vibe begins to fade and the fragrance becomes more unisex. There is a sweet spice that kicks in with the almond which sweetens La Myhrre very lightly and nicely. The almond, the myhrre, and the amber are a nice trio in this one, with the rest of the notes playing a supporting role in the background. But obviously myrrh is the star. Very nice. 8/10
Mukeapz – :
It’s time to review this work of art… after one year of having it, I find myself as impressed with the smell as confused about what to say about it… so I guess it won’t change in the future.
I loved La Myrrhe right from the start even though not in the usual way one says “This is great I’ll wear it often!”. It was more of a surprise as in “How have they been able to make such magic potion?”. I had read people saying it is hard to wear and I wanted that not to be true but indeed there is something about La Myrrhe that makes it a bit too much for casual use.
It strikes me as a masterpiece given its ethereal vibe which is a mix of a few elements that are so perceivable on their own (almond, aldehydes, soft tangerines candy and above all myrrhe) but so well blended that create a deep and complex mix. I don’t agree this is linear at all. It drives you through many different stages which are not opposite amongst them though so it is however true that once you enter this cloud, you get trapped there and it can suffocate if you don’t meditate twice of the occasion to experience it.
One example: this is just annoying in summertime because it lasts for AGES, with huge sillage and all those smells here mentioned (bath bubbles, cleaning products, sweet soaps, etc) will convert this transparent cloud in a hail storm. Also: don’t be cheated by the apparent softness of the mix, this is one of the most potent Lutens and it must be applied lightly. The myrrh takes over and it can get really oppressive if overdone. Like having applied all of your luxurious soap on your body without rinsing it out. Talcy nightmare.
Now, I believe this is a unisex fragrance, I think it is memorable on a man if he uses it correctly and lightly (well dressed and charmingly, with soft fabrics) and on women I tend to see this for the older crowd… maybe because the only people ravishing about this have been my friends’ mums and grandmothers. One of them phoned me 2 weeks after applying some on her scarf to confess she wouldn’t wash it until the strong smell wear off. She may be still waiting.
It smells fabulous and unique in a perfume concept but I highly advice you to go for a sample since otherwise you may have that bottle until 2050. And even if this sounds obvious, let me say you must LOVE myrrh on its own since this is the deepest it can get.
sergio2 – :
The opening is a dead ringer for “Mr. Bubble Bubble Bath.” If you were a child in the US in the 1980s, prepare for a scented flashback! I nearly broke out laughing when I smelled it.
Артемий123 – :
This is a pretty bizar scent.
I do not actually dislike it, but it has a rose-y, sugary sweetness to it which I consider very unexpected. Also I get nougat (the almond?)
About sillage and longevity concerning the Lutens house:
There are many that have great or even heavy sillage and endless longevity. Examples: Cuir Mauresque, Ambre Sultan, Cèdre, A La Nuit, Fille en Aiguilles, Fleurs de Citronnier, Fleurs d’Oranger, Miel de Bois, Louve, Datura Noir, Serge Noir, etc.
Also there are some with medium to soft sillage and medium to short longevity: De Profundis, Féminité du Bois, Five O’Clock au Gingembre, Fumerie Turque, etc.
About La Myrrhe, I consider its sillage medium, longevity will be reported later, as I sprayed 15 minutes ago.
About the scent: Louve comes to mind, being an overly sweet, soli-almond scent. La Myrrhe is more an orange and (soft) spice scent being dominated by almond and myrrhe. I have not decided yet if I like or dislike, but I doubt it is a winner for me.
Edit:
I do not know about the longevity, wanted change into Private Collection..
moxob81 – :
I couldn’t disagree more with what ‘VeronicaRoy’ has written below. Out of all the perfumes I’ve tried Serge Lutens’ have always been amongst the most intense and long lasting. (Usually at very least 8+ hours on skin, & on clothes easily for days on end !) So a longevity problem is certainly NOT something they suffer from. And as for the ‘waterd-down’ aspect she alludes to – I’d contradict that they’re rather usually amongst the richest & most full-bodied compositions i’ve come across – knocking down most that are not familiar with scents of such intensity. …
Yes, he has been preoccupied with lighter more ‘transparent’ compositions of late, but even these still have better longevity than most ‘mainstream’ fragrances. They certainly don’t fade quickly or feel watered down, (just more transparent/’ethereal’ by design). Their superior quality to most is indisputable.
The Shiseido perfumes themselves, (before Lutens took over), might’ve well been far lighter and quick to fade as she describes, as this was far more their ‘style’. (But even then their compositions were far bolder than was more usual to the Japanese market) – BUT the Serge Lutens line itself is NOTHING like the rest of the Shiseido line and NOT at all like she describes !
Messh910Bessinepome – :
I got a sample of this from TPC and have tried it repeatedly and much to my disappointment I can’t agree with the positive reviews below.
I love aldehydes and I love myrrh, but whatever is going on here, I can’t really identify either of those in this composition. Perhaps my sample has turned, but after multiple wears in three separate seasons (late summer, winter and spring) I am thoroughly unimpressed.
All I get from this is the smell of a public restroom with a very powerful pink air freshener (you know the ones with the cartoon skunk on them). There is no evolution of scent, it smells the same from beginning to end of indistinct florals mixed with sour and animalic notes. Its the kind of smell that makes you want to wash your hands with lots of soap and hot water. A underwhelming offer from Mr. Sheldrake.
Thychorry – :
I adore Myrrhe…I have Myrrhe Ardente and enjoy it! I just received this. It is all and more than I thought it would be.
I do with Lutens were a little stronger and lasted longer.
I have heard that this one is love or hate. For the life of me I cannot understand how anybody could dislike this!
It blows me away.
I see that people also post that it is hard to wear? HUH? To me it is a breeze! I even have the urge to add it to other scents when I put them on.
I am upset that I cannot easily go out and purchase this one in the United States! This is beautiful and mysterious and wonderful! Thanks Christopher Sheldrake! This is a “go to” scent for me.
Another masterpiece!! <3 <3 <3
1121 – :
i had been looking forward to this for some time and had a certain idea of what it might smell like. bought the jar totally blind and, well, hit the aldehydic jackpot! it does soar but the soil/mineral earthiness of the myrrh really gives it true simultaneous duality. this is quality art in a bottle and what longevity (with ideal sillage)!
i don’t really get the connection to No.5 beyond the initial aldehydes. la myrrhe is a masterpiece of simplicity, concision and contemplation. it’s a scen i always want around for that once in-a-blue-moon occasion when purity and transcendence are in order….
merci serge!
bestremonter – :
All Serge Lutens scents are marvellous, but they lack staying power, sillage. I wish this could be corrected, but perhaps it is the politics of Shiseido – Japanese women are sensitive and dislike “strong” scents, but since the company took over Serge Lutens, too much water has been added to the expensive bell jars. I regret this infinitely because the perfumes themselves are unbeatable.
criptc – :
It took me some time to figure out what this one reminded me so strongly about. Now I`ve finally get it: The bubble bath`s of my early childhood! To be specific, around 1980-81. We had a pink bathtub (supercool at that time) and I remember that I loved the sight of the bubbles but, got disappointed when I tasted them and/or the stinging in my eyes. I have some of the same feeling with La Myrrhe. It fascinates me in a way and it`s something in there that attractes me only, it is too harsh and soapy on my skin. Bet it is beautiful on somebody else!
Update 3/9 2012: Don`t know what has happened, maybe my sense of smell has developed, or that my change of diet is the reason, but I absolutely love La myrrhe! The harshness I felt before is gone and it strikes me as a kind of a crossover between soapy and dark/spicy. Have never smelled anything like it!
polayha – :
This is very beautiful, less spicy than some others in the Lutens’ line, but very warm, sweet and sensuous. The musk is very light. I felt quite comfortable as a woman wearing this fragrance, and it did not give me a headache as some “heavy” perfumes can. There is a candied orange note which blends really beautifully with the myrrh. I would probably try to buy this fragrance if it wasn’t for the fact that I find El Attarine even more gorgeous. And of course, they are both fantasy purchases until I can travel to Paris, which is the only place to get a full bottle!
Братчик – :
I love the myrrh and i tested practically all perfumes based on myrrh on the market. Over time i have identified three myrrh which I believe are absolutely the best on the market: Myrrhe Ardente by Goutal, mostly myrrh and nothing else (beautiful). Fahrenheit Absolute (excellent), non a pure “myrrh scent” but a scent where myrrh has a central role, a “floral myrrh”. And finally The Myrrhe by Lutens, a “fruity myrrh” (mystical).
La Myrrhe (Lutens) is therefore one of the three best scent based on myrrh the market. As we have said, is a fruity myrrh. It ‘s a smell of extreme elegance, so that wearing it could cause a sort of discomfort. It ‘s a crystalline fragrance, but dark. Evokes the image of a crystal vase on a beach surrounded in the night.
La Myrrhe starts at the top notes with a blast of aldehydes that recreates the smell of a chinese mandarin, after few minutes a clear notes of almond emerges blended with a superb note of pure myrrh. In the middle/heart notes the myrrh is enhanced by delicate hints of musk and spice. In the dry down the scent becomes sweeter and resinous, with myrrh that is blended to an elegant note of honey and oriental spices.
The sillage is discrete, the longevity (lasting power) is very good (up to 8 hours).
La Myrrhe not evolved much, but it is a superb fragrance. Hard to wear, it’s clearly unisex (its fruity sweetness makes it feminine, but on the other hand the power of myrrh makes it masculine). La Myrrhe with its extreme elegance and its aura of mystery rises to the rank of masterpiece. Surely the most mystical fragrance created by Lutens (and Sheldrake).
Vincenzo F.