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1cmola1 – :
I do believe indeed someone find similarity with Chanel n5. This smell a lot of aldehydes and old fashioned fragrances like Sortilege, le dix, smell opoponax and light jasmine, beeswax, hairspray, something of the 70s.
It is a nice fragrance a sort of oriental fragrance filtered by a french view.
Actually make me think more to an very old chic woman than an orient voyage.
Very old school perfume, but interesting.
komar1 – :
I have a large decant of many years ago.
I like Keiko perfumes,despite the prices.But they have all a nuance of refined spirituality,beauty and grace that I adore.Despite the name,I smell in the top Almond and Jasmine,very relaxating marriage.The balsamic vibe is very balanced with mandarine in the middle and a subtle musk,like Muskiris.At the same time I catch a little spark of Chanel n.5,but more voluptous and brilliant. Very good work,and in the niche perfumery it is very difficult now to say this.
Japanese mood,I like it.
kostya63 – :
Truly beautiful,a sweet and hypnotic myrrh with other resins .. I love almond and mandarin that give softness to the parfum. It is mystical and powerful, from the piercing and unforgettable scent this scent I like and I think it will be part of my collection! I love the scents Keiko Mecheri, and I like that! The sillage is strong, the longevity is very good!!
Sillage: 8.5/10
Longevity: 9/10
Scent: 9/10
Overall: 9./10
janigrise – :
I had high hopes for this one.. myrrhe being one of my top notes – but like some others the first impression is of a very unpleasant soapy mess that is not dissipating and makes me want to scrub it off. I don’t smell the myrrhe at all.
Zulus – :
I can see why some would draw the comparison with Chanel No.5. Not that they are similar but M&M has an aldehyde accord/effect at the opening.
tatyana.saidova – :
(A review originally posted on MakeupAlley in 2005, I wanted to re-post it here now because I do not use MakeupAlley anymore [but have many fond memories of using it] and I am trying to get back into writing reviews, using old ‘work’ as inspiration…): I love this fragrance. I cannot recall exactly the La Myrrhe from Lutens, except that I remember it being sweeter somehow with a different drydown. This Keiko Mecheri M&M is redolent of dry, sweet (bitter) roasted almonds to me, it is a musty masterpiece, all I smell is almonds and myrrhe. I have just written a review for Etro’s Messe di Minuit en these two seem to compliment each other nicely. My husband finds it almost irritatingly plastic and again musty (not his favorite), but this is exactly what I love about it. It has a fascinating quality that keeps me sniffing my wrists or back of my hand where I often spray perfumes to test them–waiting for it to develop further, a mystery to puzzle. I think my favorite components are the way almonds are captured in this, like an insect in amber (there is a hint of orange in this concoction too…). It’s a very vivid perfume and strangely calls to mind open fields under blue sky for me, as it is full of promise and comfort somehow, as all my favorite perfumes are. Sweet, exquisite, delectable…regal. Cannot wait to get a full bottle.
Intallhiladlys – :
Like Archivist, I have an older bottle of this. My reaction is very similar to hers. I expected deep and resinous, but what I got was soap. It was very off putting at first. Much like taking a taste of something you expected to be sweet, but it turns out to be tart. The indie scents section has a myrrhe theme week going on, and after reading thru the introduction, I learned that there are different kinds of myrrhe in perfume, ones that smell on the sweeter side and others that fall under a medicinal category. This perfume falls under the latter.
With that knowledge, I decided to dig my bottle out again, and try it. After a couple wearings, I am now in love with this perfume. Everyone needs one of those warm clean scents in their wardrobe, and I had never been able to find one that suited me. This fills that role perfectly. I’m very happy I decided to give it another go.
Being that this is an older formulation, I’m really not sure how it compares to the newer one. If you can find this older version though, snatch it up.
dpm375speagoessenda – :
Wow!! This fragrance just hypnotizes me!! It’s absolutely wonderful!! So warm, oriental, wrapping….. Extraordinary!!!
shoeone – :
Wonderful.
carpinteyroafd – :
This is very strong, I can compare it to the original Opium. It’s quite deep and complex, very balmy.
It’s good if you’re into that kind of fragrances where you want to smell like spices, but I’ll pass, I’d rather smell like flowers.
krikunchik – :
Now here’s a musk perfume for true musk aficionados (which I’m not, by the way). Keiko Mecheri MYRRHE & MERVEILLES is in fact so musky that it reminds me of Frédéric Malle MUSC RAVAGEUR, of which I was unable even to finish a single sample vial! Okay, it’s true: the Malle sample vials are huge, but still…
I was surprised to find that reviewers have been comparing MYRRHE & MERVEILLES to … drum roll … CHANEL NO 5! What???????? Not an aldehyde anywhere here to be sniffed. What could this possibly mean? Perhaps those people have no idea what CHANEL NO 5 actually smells like and are simply guessing from the recent Brad Pitt ad campaign. col (CACKLE OUT LOUD!!!!!!)
In all seriousness, I wonder whether the dominant myrrhe tears in this composition may be playing out very differently before different people’s nostrils. What *I* am smelling is big, big, big unambiguous, “come hither” musk! Why this is a veritable musk bomb to me! Not, therefore, on my wish list.
The choice for Cary Grant may have been “leg or breast?” but for many of us perfumistas, the far more basic choice is: “ambergris or musk”. I’m an ambergris woman myself.
Wgs – :
This scent reminds me of vintage Je Reviens. I found it rather disappointing. Felt that something with myrrhe in the name should be more mysterious. OK, but a very vintage scent and I would not buy a whole bottle.
slj198Bessinepome – :
This is another perfume which reminds me of Chanel 5. Also YSL’s Opium. When I first smelt this I instantly thought of my mum, who wears the Chanel.
The myrrh, jasmine and citrus blend together to give a slightly aldehydic effect. I can only just pick out the almond, but it is there, smoothing the fragrance a little and adding a slight nutty sweetness that I always associate with almonds.
As I said about another fragrance that reminds of Chanel 5 – If you’ve tried Chanel 5 but weren’t too sure about it, try this. It’s quite similar but has a slight variation on the theme that might appeal to you.
sfv671JeomiWogkig – :
This is one of the most extraordinary fragrances I own, and I love it dearly. For me this is aromatherapy in a bottle, it’s almost like an anti-depressant. The first minute the smell is VERY strong, acrid and sparkling; so strong that it actually stings my nose. But it settles very quickly into a clean-sweet and fresh aroma of tangerines. Myrrh and other aromatic spices give it depth and make this a very warm and aromatic smell which lasts nearly all day on my skin.
I do understand the negative reviews as well. This perfume has such a unique personality that you either hate or love it. I think there’s no middle way.
patrickmwc1 – :
I love Myrrhe Ardente, but Myrrhe & Merveilles is disgusting and cheap smelling. I will give my sample away.
ETA: Everybody hated the sample…
pepeluh – :
Very pretty aldehydic carnation, but it’s very very similar to Chanel #5 in the cream form (NOT in the liquid form) and Camay soap. Lovely, but not what I expected.
zavad61 – :
Myrrhe & Merveilles is the full of suprises, really good ones. It’s more a beautiful flora than an oriental to me.
It starts off really sweet, well-blended nectar sweetness with a light optimistic spirit just bursts out the second it touches your skin. It has to be the combination of mainly citruses and jasmine according to the notes I can read here, but it’s so well-done, so refined and I cannot smell any stand-out jasmine or orange.
When the happy and light spirited sweetness goes away, I smell slightly powdery notes, deliciously luxury. It reminds me really nice ivory-colored soap.
The dry-down is like a much refined and wearable version of Floral by Kenzo and Baby by Harajuku Lovers; it’s quite comfy, powdery, clean sweet with a really really tiny nutty hint, slightly cold, which is a really nice way to express myrrhe and really merveilles.