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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.
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.
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Because when we finally encounter the scent in person, your comment comes to mind and our curiosity is satisfied.
Thanks again for your precision.