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Myrrhe & Encens Mystérieux 100BON 2017

7.5 / 10 75 Ratings

A perfume by 100BON for women and men, released in 2017. The scent is resinous-woody. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Resinous

Woody

Smoky

Spicy

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Cinnamon

Fresh notes

Bergamot

Heart Notes

Myrrh

Papyrus

Patchouli

Base Notes

Frankincense

Tonka bean

Perfumer

Robertet

Ratings

Scent

7.575 Ratings

Longevity

6.457 Ratings

Sillage

6.161 Ratings

Bottle

6.555 Ratings

Value for money

7.817 Ratings

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Reviews

6 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/10/2017

6Scent 6Longevity 5Sillage

StellaDiverF
213 Reviews

StellaDiverF

Helpful Review 3

Great budget warm myrrh

On me, Myrrhe & Encens Mystérieux has a rather simple evolution. Like its name suggests, I got mainly creamy myrrh on my skin, while incense adds a bit of woody backbone. The myrrh here doesn't have much aldehydic nuance, but mainly the balmy, suave sweetness further enhanced by warm tonka bean. The incense here is not overly cold or spicy, either, just gets enough zest and structure to the otherwise resinous, creamy myrrh and tonka bean.

Myrrhe & Encens Mystérieux stays mostly close to skin for about 7 hours. Although it's hardly the most mysterious oriental fragrances, I find it a very versatile and approachable warm resinous fragrance, thanks to its simplistic development and gentle sillage, and especially great for the price. I'd definitely recommend it as a budget resinous myrrh fragrance.

10/08/2023

ScentStudio
156 Reviews

ScentStudio

1

Deep and autumnal

To all lovers of mysterious and deep fragrances, try Myrrhe & Encens Mystérieux by 100Bon!
This fragrance house has quite special compositions. They are never over-dominating, but they have a unique quality to them that not every nose will like.

The second fragrance from this house in my collection has a strong myrrh opening with just a slight hint of patchouli. It is deep and heavy, yet quite feminine. It is nothing like Davana & Vanille Bourbon in scent composition; Davana & Vanille Bourbon is sweet and fresh, whereas Myrrhe & Encens Mystérieux is a one tone fragrance with no change or play in the composition.
Musk and amber give the fragrance a lovely caramelised or even slightly burnt quality, which is only further supported by the base note of incense.

Even though this is a heavy fragrance, it does not lack a fresh opening or top note. I find it in perfect balance, but would not recommend it to someone who cannot wear monotone incense fragrances. This might be a good layering fragrances instead for those noses.
After oxidation, the fragrance lightens up, but don't be fooled, it's only very lightly!
I am missing the top notes, which are cinnamon and citruses (I am actually very curious how this fragrance would have been with citrus). The middle notes are myrrh, patchouli and amberwood. Base notes are myrrh, incense and musk, so this fragrance's composition is very true in performance.

Myrrh & Encens Mystérieux definitely belongs to autumn and winter, and I will be wearing it as soon as the leaves fall.

12/20/2023

7.5Scent 7Sillage

Pimm
5 Reviews

Pimm

1

Incense-y gingerbread

... that is, a lot of cinnamon, especially in the top note, an extra dose of coumarin; honeyed, a little buttery, somewhat dough-like, perhaps through some heliotropin – though not nearly as powdery as the remotely similar “Pi” by Givenchy. A fair amount of patchouli and a labdanum amber note also seem apparent to me. I know myrrh essential oil as a dark, mushroom-like licorice scent that brightens over time. This may well add to the vanillic dry-down of M&E, and, from the start, I do feel reminded specifically of German lebkuchen, which is frequently flavored with anise. Olibanum, similarly, is not all that prominent. Some days, I do smell its churchy, wafty bitterness clearly for a while. I suppose the resins add an important background of dark and sourish notes that save the fragrance from smelling stuffy or unrefined.

Having seen six slightly different versions of the olfactory pyramid (the packaging of my own bottle, archived versions of the 100BON web page, official-looking info sheets in sales listings), the notes that they all agree on are patchouli, myrrh, incense, tonka bean and a citrus top note (bergamot/ lemon/ various). I don't even notice that citrus note on my skin unless I spray twice. Most versions of the pyramid also include opoponax, which may help explain why this is a rather sweet myrrh fragrance. The papyrus note is not always present, sometimes notes like “amber wood” or “cashmere oud” seem to take its place. I'm suspecting that this refers to a woody-earthy accord involving cypriol. I think I'm familiar with that from oud fragrances and that it adds some dry bitterness here especially in the top note. Occasionally included top notes of “fraîcheur” and “sous-bois” (undergrowth) don't ring a bell for me.

I find M&E quite sweet, closer to an amber gourmand than to an exploration of (frank-)incense and (common) myrrh. In that latter vein, I appreciate how Dior's “Bois d'argent” brings out the subtle beauty of those resins. M&E is (very) mildly sickening to me, perhaps not so much because of the overall sweetness, which is balanced, to an extent, by bitterness, but rather because I seem to have trouble with highly dosed cinnamon or with cypriol or both.

The projection seems rather strong in the beginning and, at a close distance, the intensity rather too high; after an hour, it's perhaps already rather too discreet. I find that some projection – and the fragrance's essential character – is retained for some 8 hours. Whether M&E can be considered a cheapie would depend on local deals; the current 100BON asking price isn't far below mid-tier in my book.

Lastly, a note about the advertised “100% ingredients of natural origin”: My guess is – though I don't think it says so on the web page – that this refers to ISO 16128 or a similar standard for naturalness, and that a “natural origin” only rules out most petrochemicals. Which might avoid possible health risks from e.g. phthalates, but I certainly don't take that 100% figure to mean that unusually high amounts of natural fragrance materials are used or even that purely synthetic materials like Iso E Super are off-limits.

10/18/2018

7Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Meggi
1018 Reviews

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Meggi

Top Review 21

Now I remember!

Now I remember where I have seen the 100BONs lying around: In Paris, at the department store "Printemps". It just came to me because down in the statements there is talk of a "counter in Oberpollinger with filling gadgets." We actually found such a counter at Printemps last year. And I had indeed sniffed one or two 100BONs there. Among others, this one. The fact that I know this exactly is solely due to the name. After all, it is completely unthinkable that something labeled "Myrrhe" and "Encens" would remain untested. I wouldn’t have remembered the scent itself.

And now we are on topic. Because the fragrance is not mysterious at all, but straightforward and proper. Quite sweet from the start, with a cuddly dark smoky note, and after a few minutes, a gently sour incense note peeks through.

Dominating, however, is the theme of sweetness. Cinnamon fits - although the manufacturer does not list it. A sugary-waxy amber-like note also contributes sweetness - possibly the certain excess. In this overloaded mixture, it does not surprise me that I initially have difficulty identifying the supposed tonka bean. I would have guessed vanilla, which does not negate the basic statement at all.

Only in the afternoon does a lemony-coumarin nuance break through. That, in turn, does quite well. And it’s amusing, because coumarin fizz, myrrh, and incense acidity together create a glass of cola that I recognize similarly from some other fragrances, for example, 'Rume' by Slumberhouse. This is the best phase in the scent progression.

In the end, towards the later afternoon, the focus shifts clearly towards wood. While the sugar level has stabilized in the second half, overall 'Myrrhe & Encens Mystérieux' is too sweet for me. And too pleasing, without managing to establish the latter as a refined subtlety of universality in return.

I thank Bellemorte for the sample.

04/29/2023

8Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Ergreifend
529 Reviews

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Ergreifend

Top Review 17

Gentle Dreams of Frankincense & Myrrh

If you are looking for gentle dreams of frankincense & myrrh, you have come to the right place. Especially since it is also creamy sweet, without clogging the nasal hairs.
An extremely harmonious price-performance ratio is also present.
So what more could you want?

100Bon is always good for a surprise, and this fragrance here is one of my favorites when it comes to experiencing gentle frankincense, which unites with sweet tonka bean and lovely myrrh while also coming across as extremely smooth. But first, the scent kisses you with a peculiar freshness, carrying cardamom, lightly sprinkled with cinnamon and clove. But fear not, it is not a fragrance for the deepest winter, as the cinnamon and clove soon fade away.

The theme is more about resin, mixed with frankincense, enveloped by tonka bean. No rebellious, annoying behavior. No, it is more of a slow flow. Like in slow motion. Beautifully embedded in warm, grainy sand, surrounded by a pleasant resinous aura that includes the setting sun and even brightens the initially dark patchouli. It is a rollercoaster of emotions. The scent itself does not feel too warm, due to the slightly cool, yet quite friendly frankincense. In the base, it remains beautifully buttery soft, wrapped in woody nuances that bathe everything in a warm beige.

Longevity and sillage are absolutely appropriate for the price, and layered with "Shade (Solid Perfume) | Lush / Cosmetics To Go," it creates an almost endless romance if you want to mentally dive into the desert.
Price-wise, it is one of the insider tips if you want to feel like a desert god or goddess at home. Without any frills, without endless depths. It is simply beautiful. Period.

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Statements

26 short views on the fragrance

Saradonin

1 year ago

7Scent 5Longevity 4Sillage

1

Spicy cinnamon, followed by dry patchouli, dries down to a soft amber and tonka with very little myrrh. Nice, warm, but not exciting.

Floyd

4 years ago

8Scent 9Longevity 7Sillage

33

29

From the old chapel
The incense veils
Drift over the earth
Of the cool masonry
Laying on green woods
And vanilla-white marble

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Licorice

3 years ago

8Scent

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24

Delicate cinnamon delight on airy
myrrh, incense & woods
Pretty, weightless,
harmonious spice treat.
Perfect for autumn.

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Schalkerin

4 years ago

8Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

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19

Myrrh grows on earthy, resinous soil.
Wrapped in sweet incense.

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Camey5000

4 years ago

8.5Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

20

12

Sniff candidate.
Holds me tight like a magnet.
Frankincense, myrrh, with fresh and sweet. Caramel wood. Pleasing. Fine. Not elegant. 8.0 +

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Pollita

4 years ago

6.5Scent

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12

Church meets headshop. Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar are not satisfied with just frankincense and myrrh. There’s something hippie-like about it for me.

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FrauKirsche

4 years ago

8.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

17

13

Wrapped in sweet myrrh
Protected by cool incense
Grounded with warm patchouli
Drifting in a fine
tonka cloud
Citrus stars...

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Ergoproxy

4 years ago

8Scent 7Longevity 5Sillage

16

13

The name is, aside from the mysterious, fitting. Sweet creamy myrrh, delicate wood notes, and subtle incense. Smells like in the

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Bastian

4 years ago

8Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

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NOT ELEGANT!
BUT MYSTICAL AND FINE
Forest sauna
Wood gives the glow
Myrrh, cinnamon is simmering... it’s steaming
A dash of cinnamon to finish it off
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