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Les Extraits

403 Myrrh Shadow Bon Parfumeur 2025

8.0 / 10 98 Ratings

A new perfume by Bon Parfumeur for women and men, released in 2025. The scent is spicy-resinous.
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Main accords

Spicy

Resinous

Sweet

Green

Smoky

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Bitter orange

Blackcurrant bud absolute

Grapefruit

Heart Notes

Cinnamon

Egyptian basil

French cypress

Nepalese sichuan pepper

Base Notes

African myrrh Vanilla

Vanilla

Siam benzoin

Akigalawood®

Atlas cedar Cosmone

Cosmone

Patchouli

Perfumers

Amélie Jacquin, Quentin Bisch

Ratings

Scent

8.098 Ratings

Longevity

7.082 Ratings

Sillage

6.680 Ratings

Bottle

7.382 Ratings

Value for money

7.364 Ratings

Submitted by MiniGBIC · last update on 11/27/2025.

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Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Les Extraits collection.

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Reviews

9 in-depth fragrance descriptions

05/28/2025

Mlleghoul
461 Reviews

Mlleghoul

6

ice cream with the Crypt Keeper

Myrrh Shadow 403 smells like the Crypt Keeper's signature ice cream flavor, an inexplicable combination of sour medicinal powders and resinous, demulcent sweetness. Apothecary ice cream served in dusty parlors where softly spiced cola syrup was dispensed by skeletal hands, bittersweet olde-timey remedies dispensed, ironically, in a dusty tomb lined with crumbling marble shelves and cobweb-draped medicine bottles, stone walls saturated with the balsamic phantasmagoria of centuries-old incense. It vaguely recalls the whispery smoke and mysterious veils of Annick Goutal Myrrh Ardente - except Myrrh Shadow 403 emerged from the freezer creamier, sweeter, colder: mystical tree resins churned into midnight, ghoulish horror host gelato.

03/06/2025

5Scent 6Longevity 5Sillage

Chich
15 Reviews

Chich

2

It is how it is.

Bisch as co-author so it would have supposed to be an another banger but this time it didn't work. Sweet, resinous and forgettable creation.
Not bad but it doesn't stand out of the crowd. Just easy to go spiciness bathed in resinous syrup. Fresh undertones make it and everyday, everywhere-to-go scent.

09/17/2025

8Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Landshark321
748 Reviews

Landshark321

3

Sweet and spicy resins with a healthy dose of tingly akigala wood.

Sampling Bon Parfumeur 403 Myrrh Shadow, released earlier this year as part of the extrait line, a fittingly resinous, woody, spicy, and semi-sweet blend that has a prominent use of akigala wood. It’s very accessible and classy, yet sharp and distinctive, not too sharp, sweet, or otherwise standing out negatively, but effectively blended in way that makes it viable for everyday wear while still feeling special for a night out.

The significance of akigala wood makes it a bit reminiscent of Tom Ford Fougere d’Argent, another fragrance that uses the note somewhat heavily, but while Fougere d’Argent is a bit of a minty, tingly, spicy, semi-fresh play on a fougere, Myrrh Shadow is more so a sweet and spicy resinous mix, albeit still with some of the tingly sharpness of the akigala wood that I find so distinctive.

Myrrh Shadow is extrait concentration and is priced at $220/70 for 100/15ml, sold in the US via the house website and great boutiques like Perfumology. It performs well, while not a powerhouse, and I feel the price point is very reasonable in the current market. I love the 15ml option as a way to avoid committing to a big bottle, especially since there are several fragrances in the house that I quite like. Overall, this is a great entry, right up there with Iris Cartagena as an early favorite.

8 out of 10

04/10/2025

6.5Scent 6Longevity

merklinwoah
15 Reviews

merklinwoah

2

No Iris Cartagena

not as brooding or dark as i was expecting given the name... actually quite presentable and not incense-laden or churchy. open almost weightless, with a v quick burst of something pleasantly herbal like basil. very clever-- sets up the stage to let you know that things will be lightweight here on out. heart is very soft spoken vanilla with some depth. none of that scratchy amber accord that sometimes comes in bisch creations. wont live up to the standard created by iris cartagena in the same collection but pretty respectable nevertheless.

03/14/2025

8Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

DasCroe
97 Reviews

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DasCroe

Helpful Review 20

Amber where no one is?

Fortunately, it's Friday, because I'm only moderately productive today. Limited by a Quasimodo-like posture with my nose pinned to my underarm. The 'culprit' is the new creation from Bon Parfumeur.

It seems that good old Quentin has rummaged through his own notes and copied from himself?
What has come out is a great, much less sweet (!) version of Ambre Impérial - perhaps the very successful addition of subtle green notes and not too much citrus can also be attributed to Madame Jacquin, who knows? The result is fantastic.

I am also reminded of Ambra Calabria, although without the strong Calabrian part/bergamot; here, 403 is less sunny and cheerful. The citrus in the top note really only says a brief hello and goodbye to me, a few dried orange peels can linger longer.
There is no significant, changing development on my skin. If I had tested it blind, I could have easily placed the fragrance in the Ormonde Jayne drawer / Geza Schön, as there is a certain similarity to Ambre Royal Eau de Parfum, which I happened to wear just yesterday. By the way, I get NO smoky note from the myrrh. Also, patchouli is very, very subtle; if anything, the earth hasn't seen water in a long time and is thoroughly dried out.

What these two have conjured up works for summer and winter, is unisex, and thankfully available at a price that doesn't directly require the sale of organs. The sillage is normally dosed, socially acceptable but noticeable (Eau des Merveilles Eau de Toilette is significantly lighter!). Longevity is predictably good - even on my skin that devours everything in seconds; I don't care what some purists have against Akigalawood and Co., I like it when it's well done.
Have a nice weekend - I'm going to keep sniffing around my arm.

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Statements

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Ceesie

16 days ago

6.5Scent 7Longevity 8Sillage

4

Resinous, balsamic, thick spicy sweetness. Was hoping for more smokiness but definitely not bad. 10+ hours of solid projection.

Csilva

7 months ago

7Scent 6Longevity 5Sillage

1

Fresh and green for a name like Myrrh Shadow. It fades quickly into almost a green apple with a little benzoin.

reaqpy

28 days ago

9.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

1

Sweaty spice, myrrh, patchouli (bolstered a very polite dash of some Akigalawood seasoning to bring out woody tones), and benzoin-vanilla

3aloosh

2 months ago

6Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

Resinous and spicy start turns green and musky—unique but unbalanced; an experimental scent that misses harmony.

SchnüFFleRR

9 months ago

8Scent 4Longevity 3Sillage

9

A naturally scented fragrance. Initially a brief peppery-fruity-fresh note. The drydown is the highlight with myrrh, vanilla, benzoin. Tobacco association.

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