Description
Megaleion by DSH Perfumes is an Oriental fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance, part of the New Kingdom Collection. Inspired by an ancient fragrance of the same name, and possibly named for its creator, Megalus (making the ancient scent one of the first “designer” perfumes in the world), DSH has modernized Megaleion with balsamic notes and a dose of agarwood (oud) for a modern feel.
Megaleion was launched in 2013. The nose behind this fragrance is Dawn Spencer Hurwitz. The fragrance features amber, atlas cedar, bergamot, oakmoss, bulgarian rose, cardamom, cassia, castoreum, cinnamon, costus, cyperus esculentus, indian patchouli, red wine, olibanum, incense, labdanum, lemongrass, myrrh, myrtle, agarwood (oud), peru balsam and nard himalayan (jatamansi).
asasin1985 – :
This is quite sour medicinal somehow with that red wine, rosemary, lemongrass, & patchouli blend. I wasn’t sure about patchouli at first but the more it sets on my skin the more i can sense it clearly. Unfortunately later the mint comes in and it become quite medicinal again with that red wine note.
Later the blend goes minty, lemongrass, slightly balsamic, red wine, and slightly incense. The cinnamon is quite minimal with a tiny patchouli.
It’s mostly a meh to me, not quite strong as their other perfumes.
gibik13 – :
From start to finish, this features a huge quantity of dry spicy cinnamon/cassia. There is a lot of complexity underneath that, and it’s difficult to pinpoint but I mostly notice myrrh, balsam, and castoreum.
Around an hour, the undercurrent is more a dark musky herbal scent that I believe is the spikenard. Almost a bit sour. Very dry, and overwhelmed by cinnamon. A bit of ambery sweetness emerges over the next hour, but by 7 hours, all I get is dry, dusty, woody cinnamon.
Sillage is terrible to start but it warms up to just fairly low sillage. Longevity is good at around 10 hours.
I kind of like this, but by the end I felt like I was huffing a jar of ground cinnamon, and my sinuses were not happy.
nikatinonozavisimost – :
After purchasing the “Secrets of Egypt” discovery set, this was the one I decided to buy in full bottle (I enjoyed Arome d’Egypt and Iridum as well.) I couldn’t resist this robust, smoky, dense, spicy incense, reminiscent of Sahara Noir. From the DSH website: “A universal balsamic scent with rich black agarwood, fossil amber and woody incense notes.”
After buying the full bottle, I should say when this is sprayed on the cinnamon is considerably more intense. That and the dry sweet red wine is what separates this from Sahara Noir. I have one on each wrist right now and the Megaleoion is definitely warmer while SN has more of a dusty quality. Overall I prefer the DSH and added bonus of supporting a independent female perfumer rather than TF, who strikes me as elitist and judgemental (sorry).
This is very long-lasting on my skin, making it 8 hours easy, though the sillage is light.
pornotrack – :
This is a perfect incense, woody spicy scent. Just beautiful. It’s not overpowering but I do find longevity is good, on me it lasts all day. Sillage is decent as well.
Gorgeous spicey cinnamon oakmossy incense fragrance. Love it!
Bakser20101988 – :
It’s a shame this has such poor performance for me, as the notes themselves are truly, very beautiful.
The combination of lemony frankincense, smoky resins, sweet-dry red wine and warm-spicy cinnamon is truly a wonderful mix. The whole things vanishes into my skin at lightning speed however, leaving nothing more than a vague impression.
It’s kind of like someone said the word ‘perfume’ in another room.
The resulting skin scent is still lovely though, I get quite a bit of rose, which when combined with the smoky incense and red wine becomes a fantastic dusty/smoky floral that I wish I could smell without shoving my whole wrist up my nose.
It’s also very well blended and balanced, with only a few of the many notes listed really standing out by themselves. Namely the resinous incense, smoky notes and that dry floral I mentioned. In a stronger concentration this would have been a love for me, as it is I can only recommend it for those who like their frags whisper-quiet.
Longevity is poor. A skin scent within minutes and all but vanishes after an hour or two for me. Sillage is very, very soft.