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jakvit – :
I’m really a Mugler fan, and had big expectations about that very one, I have to say that I’m a bit disappointed. I read lot of very enthusiastic reviews here.
In me, it smells like a very generic citrus-floral, with a hint of orange cake indeed. Not bad but extremely mainstream and commercial, an airport fragrance à la Calvin Klein or Armani.
In general I found this Miroir line a bit boring, they don’t really fit into the “Mugler spirit” and I’m not surprised that it has been discontinued.
Buivol79 – :
I really just have no idea what I’m smelling here but I can tell you this..
This has a very strange cereal/oaty/biscuit type note in the opening which took my by surprise, it was slightly bizarre. Especially paired together with a somewhat sour floral-like note.
It doesn’t hang around too long though thankfully, it then turns REALLY beautiful.
It’s a crisp floral with a touch of sweetness but it’s no way as realistically foody as the opening. It’s really sophisticated in the dry down and something I would totally wear again. It doesn’t smell like a Mugler to me.
I can feel a similar floral tone to the other one of this line I have tried which is “Dis moi” that one felt a lot like Alien to me but this is different.
Hmm….it’s a tricky one for sure..
starikslide – :
Agree that this smells toasty dusty almost salty!
Enharlnab – :
I splurged on this, based on the reviews i’ve read here. I am a Mugler fanatic, i think i have over 20 of his perfumes alone. Out of all, this is a first one i absolutely hated! I had to return it, as i didn’t see any point in hanging onto something i would never use.
First of, i have to point that i have never smelt anything like this in my entire life. Doesn’t smell like any food i had, nor any perfume or cosmetic i have owned before. It’s bordering on offensive (as a perfume) and on “I have to taste this” (as a food).
My husband, who has never hated any of my perfumes, including Angel,thought it’s very odd, not very sexy and certainly not perfume-y.
It has absolutely nothing to do with Alien, resemblance to it is non-existing. It has nothing to do with jasmine either. It has nothing to do with madeleines also, as we have these occasionally with our morning coffee. It’s just odd. Very odd indeed.Smelled like toasted dough of some kind, not necessarily sweet, but dough nevertheless.
In any case, this confused the heck out of me, so it had to go. Mugler had to be high when he let this one pass!
Lemon – :
I truly don’t know why my nose has TOTALLY stopped liking Mugler’s “jasmine”……I love jasmine! And every one I try it is so harsh and chemical smelling to me. I used to love them…a LOT of them!
mikimaus – :
If you could bake jasmine cookies with walnuts inside – that would be it. The warmest, driest, surrealistic, yet very natural jasmine. Mind you, it is not fresh and moist. More like getting fried on the bright sunshine flowery-bush. As usual with Mugler’s house – innovative and very avant-garde. Will be loved by those, who appreciate Luten’s Jeaux de Peau and Praline de Santal of Generale. Yet Miroir des Envies more bitchy and on “I will eat you!” side, rather than “Eat Me, babe”
irh708intitytek – :
This is just delicious! Sweet and warm, yet something about it is unsettling. I get toast when I first spray it. That note stays, but settles. Then the sweet jasmine comes out. I get another note, but I am not sure what it is. It ties the jasmine and toast together and sweetens the pot. This is unique, as all Mugler’s are. Silage is moderate and longevity is pretty good-6-7 hours at this point. This is a delightful, delicious perfume…
alupaciy – :
I like everything by Mugler. This is an interesting creation. It reminds me very much of Taste of Fragrance Alien because it smells like jasmine and caramel. It is very gourmand and actually reminds me a lot of caramel corn–salty, buttery, nutty, and sweet. I did not know anything about notes of buttered toast or whatever the case might be, but it does indeed smell like buttered toast. I find sillage to be moderate. While I do like this perfume, I prefer Taste of Fragrance Alien, which I find more mouthwatering. The butter note here is prominent, but it is a tad on the synthetic side, so I can not fully enjoy it.
a6tar – :
I simply love this perfume, makes me think of Sunday mornings in bed with toast.
I’m wearing this beauty in the summer as I feel the warmth extends the perfume and it fits right in the summer vibe. It lasts quite long with me and people love the smell, it’s something original and totally different. Love!
Joyst – :
“Morning toast, sun-drenched skin, and jasmine” are notes reported in this addictive perfume.
On my skin, this plays like Galliano, Frangelico and a touch of cream–liquorous anise, vanilla, herbs, citrus and hazelnuts. Jasmine doesn’t seem to make an appearance but fortunately her understudy–something akin to cool, waxy orange blossoms–makes a showing.
Thoroughly addictive, comforting and intoxicating. Yes, I’d like another shot please!
pinch – :
This is an extraordinary scent. It is yes a mirror of envy, and totally convinces me that brilliant perfumers are true artists….there is a metallic glassy edge to the adoration of a beautiful image with the hot edge of envy . Whoever arranged the notes (actually we already know she is ) a genius…. I love this
l.lakiza – :
buttered toast and jasmine… gorgeous.
KrinPP – :
I swapped it some time ago. Funny,but I couldn’t stand the hazelnut and some icy notes mixed together. I got them there:)
vlasmaxx – :
I absolutely love it. It’s reminiscent of Alien, but it’s like a faint memory of it. It feels warm and close to the skin with its addictive flower.
вифим – :
Where should I start? I do not feel prepared to review such masterpiece, but the urge to do so is so strong within me. I love this gem. And I feel blessed and lucky to love this gem. I honestly cannot detect the jasmine. Well, at least the jasmine is not like the one in Alien or A La Nuit. No, it is blended very well with the bread or biscotti note everyone was talking about. I never smell biscotti, but at least I have seen one. But I can detect the biscotti here. I normally never do. Miroir des Envies is a chihuahua to me. Why, it is so strong if smelled from the nozzle, or, because I bought a decant, the juice itself. But, after sprayed, it won’t be that strong. In fact, it vanish into the thin air, just like that in a few hours. Or maybe my nose was anosmic, tired of smelling this beauty. For me, it is very enjoyable and I even thought this can be a fit for everybody. But no. From my family and friends who have sniffed this, my father is the only person to love this. Others complained that it is too strong, or something like that. They don’t like it. The aroma has captivated me. The smell of the freshly baked biscotti, very natural!
Keedswees – :
One note listed? What’s up with that? There’s so much more than that going on here. I get what everyone is saying about the “bread” or “biscotti” note. Personally the note is more like biscotti, but not with any spices or anything, more of a yeasty-bready smelling biscotti, and NOT sweet or dipped in anything. Just the biscotti alone and naked. It’s kinda reminiscent of the bready notes in Serge Lutens Jeux de Peau. There is definitely something weird there. Not weird in a bad way, just weird in a Mugler way 😉 The scent is not in any way sweet or gourmand at all, not even a little bit, but it is comforting in the same manner that sweets are. I have to give it to him, this is quite a unique scent. You could say all jasmine is the same but you’d be dead wrong. Mugler has a way with florals that make them much more appealing to me than anyone I’ve discovered thus far. I don’t know if everyone would really appreciate this scent though. It’s quite unusual, and although I like the way it smells on my skin, I’m not sure I would like to smell like this all day. Hope that makes sense.
10/10 for creativity
9/10 for sillage
8.5/10 for wearability
9.5/10 for likeability!
EDIT: I just got myself a bottle of this! It’s amazing!!!! The mirrored box is gorgeous, and so is the bottle. The scent is even better when it’s sprayed on. I am so in love! <3 This is seriously the most unique jasmine scent I have ever smelled and I am completely INTOXICATED by its aroma. Just divine. You must sample this if you have any affinity for jasmine!
nemec-perec – :
Excerpt from Thierry Mugler’s “Mirroir Mirroir Catalog”
Mirroir des Envies = Mirror of Desires
Composition: An addictive floral
Unexpected notes of toast and sun-warmed skin contrast with and update a generous jasmine heart.
kost-005 – :
Clearly not for everybody. I am in love with this perfume. The composition above is missing the toasted bread component, which is very eminent.
lena777a – :
Borderline schizophrenic.
Where to start….
My boy-cat had smelly paws. They didn’t smell cheesey or dirty, & they weren’t even unpleasant to sniff, per se. I would often awake to find a large, black pad hovering above my lips, trying to steal my breath. My velvet theif had feet that smelt of clean, dusty fur, dry, pale biscuits, aga-toasted breadcrumbs & aged candle-wax. My feline friend also had a penchant for padding across window cills & shelves, knocking treasures onto the floor with his furry plus-fours & fancy tail, much to my chagrin.
On first sniff, Miroir des Envies is a black cat, sat alone licking its paws in a beautiful french renaissance bedroom. The room is ransacked, the Duchess lies dead. Confusion reigns around the little furry island of calm. What? Why? How?
The mirror tells a tale…pad, pad, pad. Smash! A bowl of toasted, sugared hazelnuts & almonds shatters. Bang! A tea tray of brown toast spread with honeycomb hits the floor. Crash! The jasmine plant is upended & the waxy buds scatter. Thud! A full bottle of Alien parfum falls heavily onto the sleeping beauty’s head. Pad, pad, pad…
M des E is a twisted little scent dressed up as sweetness & light. It has many facets & yet it does not give up its secrets easily. No matter how much you may love & hate it (& you will, with equal measure) you will be compelled to keep sniffing, searching for its breadcrumb trails as it pads across your skin.
For me, it is not a scent I would comfortably wear even though I like loud, oddball perfumes….& yet I keep re-visiting my sample. I simply can’t keep my paws off it.
M des E = Mad as a bag of cats – one to sample for curiosity & kicks.
Ukd9jbuysellseom – :
“Subtle” is the last word you’d associate with a Mugler fragrance, until now. That Mugler signature is also made known throughout transitioning… that glimmer or sparkle if you will. Des Envies is a quiet perfume, but when you’ve forgotten it’s presence… it cuddles with you in a way, brushing your senses at random. Warm, gentle and comforting every moment it rises to be acknowledged. The colder it is outside, the more Des Envies will reveal itself. If this fragrance is reminiscent of any toasted bread, it would be Portuguese sweet bread with a hazelnut spread.
Ganduras84 – :
Miroir des Envies is a very interesting fragrance, one that I’ve worn three days in a row in order to gather any kind of opinion on the way it smells and speaks to me.
It’s a jasmine fragrance alright, there’s no doubt about it, however it’s not necessarily pretty or flowery. The jasmine blooms in this fragrance, have been burnt or roasted alongside an array of hazelnuts and cashews.
It has a rather smokey and foody quality, which leans towards being gourmand, but not in a sweet sense of the word. The scent of toast is pretty spot-on, as I find this fragrance more savoury than sweet.
Many are referring to this fragrance as being a little similar to Alien, also by the same house. I know they’re both dominated by jasmine, however I find Alien far more refreshing and a touch more feminine. Miroir des Envies is quite daring and strange, perhaps the name Alien was more suited to this Mugler creation.
This fragrance brings to mind marmalade toast, cocoa powder, an assortment of unsalted nuts and burning plastic. It’s very strange, at times a little unpleasant, yet overall the kind of fragrance that you can’t stop inhaling and spritzing on just to experience the weirdness of it all.
The longevity is good, very long lasting, yet the sillage is quite intimate and soft. I also find the scent a little soapy at times, but it’s not really a clean scent. It’s really hard to describe.
Izzo – :
Jasmine? maybe, Alien-like. I don`t know where Mr. Mugler grows this kind of jasmine, but I can easily imagine myself smoking it and may be, even getting high.
The first whiff was a total surprise. I get a scent of freshly boiled millet pudding.It`s foody, but not in a gourmand sort of way – it does not make your mouth water or your brain crave sweets, but believe me, for the next 20 minutes your nose will be super-glued to your wrist and all kind of question marks are going to flash in your very mind. Is it eatable? is it flowery? is it something alive? is there a base? what the heck is this smell?!!!
I started to thing that it all begins to remind me of Ange ou Demon,but heartless and baseless – only the ghost of it`s opening notes. I think I rather like it.
slorsergo – :
How is it that the only note here is jasmine yet this smells nutty? Thanks for clarifying that there are in fact other notes here Celphie – i thought i was going nuts. Anyway there is something disturbing me about this scent, and I thought it might just be me but a few friends I asked to smell this equally turned up their noses, no one liked it. It smells strongly of hazelnut and the mixture of this and jasmine is just cloying, plasticky and a bit sickening, in my opinion. I usually love gourmands but this is such a weird smell.
doctor elen – :
There are two notes missing here: it’s got toast in it, as well as “solar notes” (don’t ask, I read this in another website, though I might be wrong)
At first whiff this smells really warm, comforting, nutty and gourmand, but not in a sticky cloying floral/fruity/sugary/caramel/marshmallow/cottoncandy/slap-you-in-the-face kind of gourmand, no. It’s more like breakfast in bed croissant on a morning in France, next to a vase of fresh flowers. Later, the jasmine becomes more prominent, but the nutty warmth is still there.In the ens it smelled a bit like chocolate to me.
I smelled this through a tester, and later from a sample vial. It’s lasting power is quite strong, and though the scent itself is quite strong, it’s not overwhelming, though it can be annoying in summer. Best used in winter when you really want to feel warm and toasty and enveloped in cozy blanket of pastry, jasmine and sunshine.
Ok I’m off to buy my own bottle before I get the “I’m sorry we’re sold out” retort.
taras14 – :
Got my decant today! Couldn’t agree more- beautiful jasmine fragrance but not overpowering
MOM_I – :
Ohhh!!!!! a sweet, mild and warm jasmine… this fragrance is a time machine, it’s smells like my grandma kitchen when she baked sweet bread (the windows kitchen was near the garden) and of course, there was a jasmine plant…. it’s really a conforting and relaxing perfume. It made me smile inmediately… good memories (great staying power…. but it’s not a loud fragrance)