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Shift – :
Thank god someone on here said absinthe. I saw the tuberose and honey notes only and thought my nose was broken. When I put this on all I smelled was a blast of pepper then licorice. Then the honey sweetens the post. The tuberose is a floral/creamy supporting note that blends things together. I like this but it is a headache inducer. A little too sweet like sherbet.
indicBiawnfef – :
I am so surprise to love this perfume because usually I hate the smell of tuberose. Tuberose perfume are often too loud for my taste. But here the tuberose is so discreet. The mix of tuberose and absinthe is unusual but so perfectly blend and beautiful in this perfume. A travers le miroir is really genderless because it combine the traditionnal feminity of the tuberose with the masculine absinth and woody note. And I adore the name (a reference to Lewis Caroll) and the georgous mirror box. A peace of art!
AK_47 – :
I have two adorable little sample bottles of this scent which I found on eBay. It’s possible they were watered down so I kept that in mind when testing.
ATLM has very subtle tuberose mixed with a woodsy cedar scent and licorice. I would agree that it is unisex, but more on the masculine side. It feels very modern and lasts all day.
tallee – :
If ONLY the notes listed were remotely in this fragrance……I would be in LOVE! Or even the tier at the top: honey, tuberose, white floral, sweet and animalic……..me, me, me and ME! To no avail though…I have a bottle that is almost full if anyone might be interested :o(
bvf653Negeltzex – :
For the record, Tuberose is not one of my favourite scents. Wintergreen simply reminds me of my grandfather’s hankie drawer, dreary English winters and everyone snotting, coughing and snorting their way through the day. Honey always smelled a bit “pissy” to me, unless it was L’occitane L’eau de miel. So why do I love this bizarre fragrance beyond rubies? Hell I don’t know, but I would happily drag my bare bum through a mile of broken glass to get the last bottle. It’s enigmatic, audacious, seductive. If the Lady from the Green Dimension in Lost In space had a scent, I’d wager this would be it. Absinthe, the hypnotic, carnal, swollen smoking gun of tuberose, the terrifyingly sweet honey note, which is so dangerously, dripping off the spoon. Embracingly soft …. It wraps it’s beckoning arms around the formula and pulls everything together for a bit of alien “how’s your father”. The wintergreen is the wild card. You simply don’t expect it. It’s a bit like hearing something buzzing around you and you know it’s a wasp, but it’s moving too fast to see. You just KNOW it’s there. I used to have a packet of those chalky spearmint sweets at the bottom of my bag, and after several months, the scent of those mints had not gone, but had faded into the same gentle delicious note as the wintergreen note in this vial of preciousness I am salivating over. I have become Gollum. We wants it. We needs it. We must have the precious. I can hear the screams of the bank manager already. Well … I guess the heady scent of bank notes offers a similar pleasure. But, dear reader, we all know he hasn’t even peered over the wall of olfactory heaven, let alone scaled it for a surreptitious sniff.
Radiomobil – :
Vetiver (to me)/woody green, Tuberose fast on its’ heels. The idea of honey…richness rather than sweetness…surprisingly gentle.
I was underwhelmed at first, it really does need time to develop, for such a ‘simple’ perfume it becomes much more interesting & harder to pin down. My favourite in this line is still Voluptes, but this deserves its place in my wardrobe too.
qland – :
I have a bottle of this 1.7 ounce if anyone is looking for it, please PM Me.
Genesis613 – :
The fragrance notes on here are wrong!
They should read:
TUBEROSE
WINTERGREEN
ABSINTHE
Definitely unisex.
It opens with wintergreen and absinthe and then the tuberose makes an appearance. It leaves a lingering, slightly woody scent on my skin after 3 hours or so. I cannot smell any honey, although there is an underlying sweetness, which is not sugary .
Sillage and longevity is soft on skin, but is still evident on clothing some 12 hours later. I’ll want to reapply to skin every 3 hours or so.
I don’t normally hang on to boxes (take up too much room and my scents are stored in a dark cupboard anyway) – but the mirrored one this comes in is an exception. It’s gorgeous.
A very subtle fragrance for me – it is very unusual and I think works very well in summer heat, as it’s cooling and refreshing.
gavuz18 – :
Thierry Mugler’s A Travers Le Miroir has a minty fresh wintergreen top note mixed with absinth that makes it smell like toothpaste and licorice! Golden honey and fresh tuberose give this definitely unisex fragrance a touch of femininity with the sweet floral heart before the more masculine, slightly woody and herbal dry down. Out of the three I own from the Mirror Mirror collection this is definitely my favorite! Each fragrance in this line of Thierry Mugler’s is very unique and the bottles are beautiful!
guehoondene – :
I actually thought this was the jasmine one of the line when i sampled-
very strong fennel- herbal in that it smells that a health forward body lotion or handmade candle from the local spa- quite ambient–
has almost a cocoa nuance beneath sweet, lightly floral, buttery side of tuberose( not the strong bomb type, or fleshy, rubbery)
its the kind of scent that i would enjoy as a natural oil, but as a perfume i’m not quite sure i could make enough sense of its place
admyn – :
Honey? Seriously, honey? I am not really getting honey at all out of this. Sweet, yes. Honey, no. There is a lot more going on here than tuberose and (something sweet, but not honey) Vaguely medicinal. People have described it as licorice, absinthe and mint. I could see all that. It has, to me, a little touch of thymol with something grassy-green. Mint, maybe, but more like menthol than natural mint. Sort of reminds me of Listerine mouthwash. But more in abstract way, not, “Whoa, she must have spilled the mouthwash all over herself”. There are similar notes, but delivered in a different mix.
I like this, it doesn’t smell like every third perfume out there. Not sure this is an ideal match for me, but for the right person, this would be a great scent.
andriy1488 – :
I love this fragrance.
But as others have said there must be more than the ingredients listed in this.
First spray. I totally get the Licorice smell. (Is that the absinthe?) Really good quality licorice. (I should know I’m a licorice junkie.) My beloved Tuberose. To me this is one of the nicest tuberose I have smelt. It doesn’t overpower or shriek. It’s just beautifully in alignment with everything else.
Honey. Yes. But not sweet and sticky. Demure honey.
And a beautiful dry-down of white flowers.
I have 3 of the Mirror Mirror line and at the moment this one takes top place alongside Dis Miroir.
jambogold – :
This perfume cannot be consisted of only two ingredients. The first time it touches my skin, it’s very woody. Was it licorice? Vetiver? It can definitely be unisex. That top note on me is very masculine. Not that I don’t like it. I can imagine in winter it will feel warm and close hugging. But I do notice that men don’t like this phase? One of them said, “What’s this smell?” Hahahaha
Then after that it disappears and for the dry down we have tuberose and honey. Definitely like the drydown, but this perfume is intense. Like every Mugler product, one needs courage to wear it.
I apply mainly on my wrist and the back of my hands as I can sniff all through the development. Wear on the neck for winter only.
Would I buy a full bottle? I don’t think so. It’s not love and I will not wear this unique thing often. But I’ll keep it though.
Edit review:
I was mistaken.
I LOVE THIS!
If I can find a full bottle I will buy it.
It’s so sublime for night bed scent or whenever I want to smell inviting and sexy. I can’t stop smelling my skin. Warm spicy aromatic first blast that’s quite masculine, vetiver! It’s got to be vetiver to my newbie nose. It’s what I love about Donna Karan Woman as well.
Then it transforms to the sweet soft trail. Defitely not sickly sweet. I can’t stand sickly sweet scent nowadays.
I can’t wait for night to come, coz I want to wear this with my lingerie on!
ma2627 – :
have you tried Ricola’s fine Honey herb drops????
from the first smell, i tried to find out what reminds me of…
soooo differend and so relaxing
succesfull blind buy at good price( 50euros)
thank you for your precious help!!!!!
elman05 – :
This is totally not what I was expecting. Not that that is a bad thing. I am on quite the Mugler kick and I have blind bought 5, which is not necessarily a smart idea, but this one is definitely a keeper. When I first spray this I get strong anise/licorice scent. Maybe the absinthe and/or honey? After some time I get a soft floral mixed in with the licorice scent. This is really nice! I was pleasantly surprised. This is quite a find!!
This reminds me of Sambouca. The licorice scent is the strongest note on me…followed by the soft floral scent. I love this. As with all the Mugler fragrances I have tried, this is unique.
itosha – :
MMM how could of have skipped this mesmerizing beauty for so long, this is a beauty, a work of art and I absolutely love it! I’ve been on a Mugler kick lately and I just cannot seem to stop.
For the longest time the thought of tuberose in a perfume gave me a vomiting reflex, I just hated it ( especially mixed with gardenia ) every perfume I smelled with it was nauseating and headache inducing. But after I tried a really good tuberose perfume from another perfume company, I became obsessed with anything tuberose! Now, this is my second favorite fragrance containing that note!
But this fragrance on my skin, is all about absinth, sweet in a good way but not overly, like gentle honey, an amazing interpretation of absinth to my opinion.
It also has almost a minty toothpaste smell to it, which is what I find in a lot of Muglers fragrances, not everyone can understand this almost weird note, but it somehow makes the perfume very unique.
It has a good silage if you are in the colder temperature, in warm temperature it’s more of a skin scent, I love it either way.
I blind bought it and so glad I did, it’s absolutely beautiful!
PATRON – :
This page is a little bare and the note pyramid is incomplete, so hopefully I can provide a bit more information. According to osmoz.com, A Travers le Miroir is “…a floral aromatic, unveil[ing] tuberose interwoven with absinthe, evolving towards a woodsy, masculine drydown.”
I absolutely love that this fragrance is playing with gender, with the feminine tuberose playing against masculine absinthe and woods. This is one of the only tuberose fragrances I can think of that many men could pull off.
This fragrance forced me to reconsider my stance on absinthe/wormwood — a note which I usually dislike as it is very bitter. But I can understand and appreciate the role that it plays in this fragrance. It adds a green sharpness and freshness to the tuberose note and harmonizes against the camphoraceous facet that tuberose sometimes has. There is also a sophisticated, powdery, woodsy note in the drydown accompanied by a soft honey note which is not at all thick or clumsy.
A Travers le Miroir is beautifully artistic, and is both ethereal and eccentric. It’s a shame that this lovely composition never really had the opportunity to become widespread, since it had limited distribution and was only produced for a short while. It deserved a much wider audience and was genuinely good enough to be released as a unisex pillar fragrance under Thierry Mugler.
panferov.ar – :
This is absolutely fantastic… I get that honey so clearly. Its alive! May be, imo, the best tuberose around. GOSH its great. Dries down subtley and sweet. Is so unique. I cant stop smelling my wrist. I love this collection. I have 4 of the 5 and i cant get enough
sharki – :
I love it. It’s rich honeyed tuberose. Beloved gold juice. I received many compliments. At the beginning it is not easy, it’s cold and I feel some freshly cut grass, but in 20 min it develops to warm, subtly sweet cloud of rich smell.
dima5698 – :
This was love at first sniff. An absolute pleasure. I’ve never been a floral person but I do have a weakness for jasmine and tuberose, and when I wear them, I WEAR them, if you know what I mean… This was a blind buy based on the fact that I was so in love with the uniqueness and beauty of Dis Moi, Miroir and Miroir de Envies!
The scent started off quite weak, or so I thought, so I basically covered myself in it. I could sense that sort of “cold” aspect people mentioned. The absinthe is obvious yet very subtle and subdued at the same time. The honey is also very present but not a dripping, candy-like honey. It’s a soft, wispy, powdered honey (sort of reminds me of the honey of Quelques Fleurs Royale in a way, but less pronounced). After 30 minutes I was surrounded in a giant cloud of sillage. Maybe I put too much on! Oh well, it’s gorgeous! The thing is, the sillage is not thick like with something like Datura Noir or Fracas. The sillage is wispy, light, floaty. The flower is delicate and frail, almost ethereal. The scent is like nothing I’ve yet experienced. It’s so incredibly soft, yet surrounds you and envelopes you in sillage at the same time. The tuberose is absolutely gorgeous. This is what I would spray on delicate, light pink, silk lingerie. I can just picture it hanging on a clothes line, drying in a soft summer breeze with the sunshine peeking out and big fluffy clouds rolling by. There’s something cold about the scent, yet it is at the same time incredibly soft, cozy, and cuddly soft. I would say this is appropriate for any season as it’s so likable and inoffensive. Even with probably 1 mL (way more than I would normally use) spread all over my hands and neck, I still don’t feel like it’s overwhelming. It’s just that the cloud is stronger. But it’s still gorgeous. I am absolutely thrilled with this blind buy. I couldn’t be happier. All tuberose lovers MUST try this hidden gem!
Vlad1972 – :
I agree with another reviewer who said “the idea is intoxicating” and it is, the idea of mixing absinthe and honey is absolutely marvelous, the problem is that its only the idea that works for me, in reality i find the scent rather masculine, the tuberose and its animalic qualities are rather absent from the concoction. If you’re happy with the smell of alcohol on a perfume this one should be it…though i plan on giving it another chance during winter times, for now i enjoyed the dry down on my boyfriend, if you can go past the opening booze you might come to enjoy it…but don’t think of this as a white flowery perfume or another amazing Mugler because to my regret its none of either.
ajgorss68 – :
What a gorgeous scent. Very intoxicating. The absinthe is lovely. The tuberose is so well blended, it’s not a big white floral in your face. The absinthe creates a slighty spicy scent, very slight. The honey is not heavy either. Very well blended, unique scent!
Remic – :
A travers le mirroir reminds me of chamomile tea. Having received a generous sample from a not less generous fellow fragrantican, after this rather unexpected first impression, I put the sample away and decided to try it another time. After several tests, the strong chamomile note was there every time, and nothing much else. Not even honey, so it’s not a sweet tea. It is a very pleasant smell, for those who enjoy chamomile, which is certainly my case. For those looking for an exceptional honeyed tuberose fragrance, priced accordingly, this might turn out to be somewhat disappointing.
charik – :
I am going to test this a couple of times before writing a full review but I just wanted to say BRAVO Thierry Mugler! The opening note for me was straight absinthe and in my rebellious days my friend smuggled a bottle of it into the States! Smelling this literally just took my breathe away and transported me back to my first shot of absinthe which knocked the wind out of me! I’ll come back to this in a couple of days and update, I was just in disbelief I had to share this part now! Wow!
SHERMENATER – :
A Travers Le Miroir is an absolutely stunning scent, but like others have noted, this is not a tuberose in the traditional sense. And for that reason alone, I’m in love.
This fragrance is a mixture of honeyed sweetness, creamy tuberose and green, intoxicating absinthe. It’s no wonder that I love this unique and fascinating composition. Thankfully it smells amazing on my skin too, like A Travers Le Miroir and I were meant to be.
When it first hits the skin, this fragrance smells quite fresh and green, like most Spring appropriate white florals. It also has a slight medicinal edge. As it settles, A Travers Le Miroir begins to draw you in with a deliciously creamy tuberose accord and a metallic yet crisp greeness, which I assume is the absinthe counteracting with the lush tuberose. Addictive is a good way to describe this fragrance and its magnetism.
The top notes have a slightly sour quality, but it’s definitely not unpleasant on the skin. Towards the drydown, the scent is quite woodsy and smooth. This finish is rather warm and cuddly, like draping oneself in a cashmere blanket.
Unlike some other reviewers, I didn’t have an issue with the longevity at all. It lasted a wonderful ten hours on my skin, so with that I’d say it’s well worth the high price tag. I’m rather picky when it comes to white florals, yet this unique little composition has captivated me with its charm. I’ll be sure to be wearing more of this over the next few months.
pressmania – :
Top notes open with a tuberose and absinthe mix, I believe. The top notes fade into a wood mixture, although I think I can get some soapy note or something. Base notes are rather uneventful to me, it’s almost just like a slow fading of the middle notes.
Very fascinating mix. There’s something about the mix that’s rather brilliant, something about the very idea that’s exquisite. If fragrances can be labeled into classes, this is a definite high class fragrance. Personally, for whatever reason, smelling ATLM conjures in my mind a 1930’s era well-to-do woman wearing this. That’s the thing about ATLM – it conjures up images and pictures for me, it doesn’t merely stimulate the olfactory sense. It stimulates the mind. It is in your face. Like it or not, ATLM is bold and doesn’t care what you think about it. It is chesty (not big-breasted) – I mean it’s cocky; it’s quite sure of itself.
Mevxe204JeomiWogkig – :
Definitely not a tuberose in the ‘classical’ way. I got it in a sample-swap, and when I first opened the little vial I was surprised. I didn’t knew what to think, as it was so different from what I expected. Later on I tried it a few more times, and I came to the conclusion the tuberose smelled herbal, and there was not only honey, but also a bit beeswax. I really do understand jtd saying there is some ‘herbal toothpaste’. But I prefer to think of this as a soothing herbal tea with honey. It makes me calm and relaxed…. I love how perfumes can have this medicinal effect. So all in all, I think A Travers Le Miroir is absolutely no mainstream scent, which needs a somewhat tolerant nose with fantasy to appreceate it. Really recommended to try at least.
alexandr_pyst – :
Through the looking glass you find a distorted, exaggerated world. In the case of A Travers le Miroir, it’s tuberose that’s distorted. Instead of a large dose of flower with gorgeous/vile undertones like the flower itself, ATlM smells by turns like liniment, absinthe and herbal toothpaste with a bit of tuberose and jasmine. Interestingly, given the decision to highlight the underbelly of the tuberose, there’s none of the fleshy, sweaty component of the flower. The herbal predilection gives a cool antiseptic feel. It also gives ATlM the dry feel of a tonic or a digestif.
ATlM is a great spin on the tuberose and doesn’t smell anything like most tuberose perfumes. Big balm, little flower. Sillage is moderate after a swirling opening, but the fragrance has endurance if you like it, tenacity if you don’t. Its changes are gradual but appealing. The floralcy fades to a hum. The herbs remain bitter all the way through to a largely woody base, giving a blunt resinous quality.
If ATlM were less attractive, I’d call it odd. But it’s quite handsome, so I’ll call it distinctive.
qhq916intitytek – :
One of the most stunning of all recent tuberose themed perfumes, take a walk through a very white indolic garden hedged by stark espaliered wormwood shrubs while busy worker bees go about their business collecting scads of fragrant honeyed nectar, a truly novel & bitter-sweet take on my favorite of all flowers and beautifully counterbalanced by the coolest of intoxicants, Absinthe. Although recently launched it has now become almost impossible to track down, hopefully my 50 ml. bottle of edp will endure, just one of the many reasons I have stopped buying limited edition versions as of late. Superb silage & longevity during drydown are not a problem with this unusual beauty, the quality of natural elements used in this parfum are of the highest available. On a positive note I have found this eau de parfum concentration similar in strength to Dior’s latest offering of J’adore L’Or, Essence de Parfum.
The mirrored coffret presentation is sensational, so very ‘Mugler’!
Tres Chic . . .
Savina – :
What an incredible tuberose scent!
Unlike many of the reviews I’ve read, I don’t pick up coldness or a synthetic/medicinal vibe- I think the honeyed notes make it warm, enchanting and inviting!
The honey notes and potency are reminiscent of Serge Lutens’ Miel de Bois- and the tuberose notes place it on a par with my other tuberose favorites, vintage Chloe and Fracas-
If you like the idea of a honeyed white flower powerhouse fragrance, definitely check this out!
roman_58 – :
Has anyone heard about or experienced Miroir des Voluptes? Bulgarian Rose, Agarwood, Amber and Tobacco Leaves. This edition hasn’t been added to Fragrantica yet, but I’m sure they’re on it. It’s supposed to be out this year. Sounds excellent. This might prove that A*Men Pure Havane is definitely going to have something to do with the use of tobacco.
jte954Bessinepome – :
Stunning, twisted, very mysterious, complicated despite the very few notes it contains. The honey I don’t smell, the tuberose is there but dominated by absynthte. This is a perfume for a femme fatale for sure. Cold, even distant, elegant and powerful, I enjoy it immensely, it makes me feel special. I feel the passion lurking beneath the icy cold facade, like royalty ready to fall madly in love with a dangerous stranger from a faraway land, ready to risk it all for the pleasure of an untamed burning love.
I find it surprisingly easy to wear, it’s an every day escape from the ordinary.
The mirror box, the bottle, the silage and lasting power are all magnificent.
volont865 – :
I gave away my decant of this thinking maybe I received the wrong one…it is extremely heavy on the anise and medicinal notes. I love tuberose but couldn’t detect any- no honey either. I gave it to a man. It is fascinating but not feminine at all!
Advanlild – :
Alternating between sweet warm notes and icy cold medicinal astringency, this scent seems to vibrate. The result is a bitter tuberose that could be worn by men just as easily as women. Although it is tuberose, it has that cold quality of freshly painted galleries and wet plaster that makes it particularly odd and modern.
I find it incredibly beautiful, but a little difficult to wear. Good for art openings, but difficult for casual wear. In the winter it gives me the chills. And even though I find it rather androgynous, my husband who cares for very few scents, likes this and Carnal Flower.
4forexr – :
‘A Travers Le Mirror’ is one of five in a new collection of perfumes for Thierry Mugler. All five have a captivating transperancy within the respective blend which allows the featured note to shine through. This is no exception. The divine tuberose is reflected from top note to drydown without every being overpowered by the warmth sweetness of the honey. This is a completely beguiling scent which follows you just like your own reflection in a mirror.
The headiness of the tuberose is magically transposed into a seductive alluring scent thanks to the sweet honey. The balance of power between these two main players is always in checkmate. One never overtakes the other, yet always recognisable. This scent plays with you, one minute you are sure you passed a garden of white flowers, then again maybe you just stubled across a honeypot.It’s all smoke and mirrors really!!