Miyako
ミヤコ
2005

Miyako / ミヤコ by Annayake / アナヤケ
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7.9 / 10 46 Ratings
A popular perfume by Annayake / アナヤケ for women, released in 2005. The scent is spicy-oriental. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Spicy
Oriental
Woody
Resinous
Smoky

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
FrankincenseFrankincense CardamomCardamom CinnamonCinnamon
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Hinoki woodHinoki wood PatchouliPatchouli RoseRose SandalwoodSandalwood Ylang-ylangYlang-ylang CedarCedar JasmineJasmine
Base Notes Base Notes
AmberAmber MyrrhMyrrh BenzoinBenzoin MuskMusk
Ratings
Scent
7.946 Ratings
Longevity
7.731 Ratings
Sillage
7.130 Ratings
Bottle
7.139 Ratings
Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 19.05.2023.

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3 in-depth fragrance descriptions
Mlleghoul

353 Reviews
Mlleghoul
Mlleghoul
1  
strange connections
I smell this and I'm suddenly time traveling back to the olden days of 2014 when I did a thing on the internet which some of you may remember though you may not have known it was me. I shared daily missives of love and self-acceptance from Eternia's most nefarious skull-faced villain, as he progressed on his journey of healing. I am speaking of course, about Skeletor is Love. The facebook and tumblr pages still exist, if you have no idea what I am talking about. Anyway, someone on Makeup Alley realized that was me, and tickled that the creator of that weird thing was a also fragrance enthusiast, we became friends. Miyako from Annayake was a rare scent she insisted I find, she pointed to an eBay listing for it, and it was soon in my possession. Inspired by Japanese incense rituals, it was a perfume I'd never heard of, but was intrigued by, and it's unexpectedly lovely. It's warm, richly-scented amber, copious dry, dreamy spices and woods, and a shifting but utterly ambrosial note of smoky green floral cardamom. It is lush and hypnotic and when I wear it calls to mind the strange connections we make in life and how if you're not open to them, you might miss out on something spectacular.
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5
Bottle
7.5
Sillage
7.5
Longevity
8
Scent
Fanny

66 Reviews
Fanny
Fanny
2  
Eternal caravan
Amber, incense and myhrre; holy smoke, this is sweet.

I regard Miyako Annayake as my second hippie perfume, next to Goutal Ambre Fétiche. Miyako Annayake is much much softer though, and very feminin.
In my Lutens' drenched brain Ambre Sultan also immediately knocks at the door, being a more vigorous and spicy amber scent.

I absolutely like Miyako Annayake, but I feel that (m a y b e) I miss something here.
A little edge, or scar, a counterbalance note (gin?) could make it more of an enigma, or even better: a Sin.. Less like a one way loop in an Arabian desert.
A beautiful desert though.
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8
Scent
Mujo

51 Reviews
Mujo
Mujo
Helpful Review 4  
Embracing spicy incense
I recently discovered Miyako and because of the ridiculous low price I blind bought it. From the first whiff I fell in love with this fragrance. It's a fairly easy incense scent with lots of spices in it. To my nose it's a very soft, warm and embracing fragrance, which seems a bit fleeting sometimes and stays very close to the skin.

Miyako opens very spicy and slightly sweet, while the powdery incense accompanied by wood slowly emerges from the spices, after that it remains the same, but as more of a skin scent. From time to time I smell a lovely spicy whiff of it.

I have read some reviews which compare Miyako to Serge Lutens' Ambre Sultan and I actually cannot remember, but what I do remember is that I disliked Ambre Sultan and very much like Miyako.

I'm so glad to have found a botlle which I will obviously cherish to the last drop. I have been using it during summertime and although it would probably be best during fall and winter I'm enjoying it very much. Longevity is a decent 5 hours.
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