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Es war nicht einfach irisfarbene Pumps in 46 zu finden. Zufrieden blickt er unter den Kaschmirholz Schreibtisch,fixiert cremelederne Wände. (by Seejungfrau)

Editions Collection

Étui Noir Miller Harris 2016

7.7 / 10 208 Ratings

A popular perfume by Miller Harris for women and men, released in 2016. The scent is smoky-leathery. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Smoky

Leathery

Spicy

Resinous

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Elemi resin

Italian bergamot

Tangerine

Heart Notes

Cashmere wood Incense

Incense

Moroccan orris butter Styrax

Styrax

Base Notes

Leather

Amber

Haitian vetiver

Labdanum absolute Birch

Birch

Indonesian patchouli

Perfumers

Mathieu Nardin, Robertet

Ratings

Scent

7.7208 Ratings

Longevity

7.6169 Ratings

Sillage

7.0173 Ratings

Bottle

7.5179 Ratings

Value for money

7.372 Ratings

Submitted by CPL · last update on 02/04/2026.

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Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Editions Collection collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

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Reviews

5 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/14/2025

8.5Scent 9Longevity 7Sillage

Madeliv
6 Reviews

Madeliv

3

A keeper for me

Etui Noir is something else people.

The leather is a supple note, easy on your nose. Although the heavy oils are palpable, the iris with it’s powdery, floral touch softens the scent to well blended essence.

Initially the Noir is more on the surface. It’s a darker and heavier scent. But in the drydown florals emerge and the leather is a nice anchor for the earthy pathchouli. Mossy and delicate notes, even the butter was there for me. A vivid garden, well planted, not overfilled. The longevity is excellent. 6-8 hours minimum, but still slightly there next morning.

Miller Harris caught me with l’Air de Rien but Etui Noir is making me stay.

03/21/2018

9.5Scent 7Longevity 5Sillage

Gaukeleya
109 Reviews

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Gaukeleya

Top Review 65

Sylphide Noire

A recent blind purchase on my part, my most successful one so far.

What is it about Étui Noir that captivates me so much? I have worn it several times now and let it swirl around me, and we come straight to the point: Étui Noir is a flirty, fine, feather-light fragrance, not easily graspable, but anything but dark and inaccessible.

On the contrary. It wraps me up immediately, delicate yet as strong as steel, approachable, yet still keeping its secret. Not everything is revealed right away from its beautiful, rounded composition. At first, it grabs you with a sharp resinous note, smoke is present, bitter leather, juicy fruit - raspberry? I briefly think of La Yuqawam - crisp wood on top, quick as a flash. And a beautiful fusel note, soon tamed and made more noble by a dry iris, which does not radiate liqueur-sweet-syrupy.

All of this sounds wild and chaotic, perhaps hard to digest, bitter, masculine even, but that is exactly not what it is. Étui Noir manages the feat of making traditionally creaky notes (resin, smoke, leather, fusel, dark wood) shine incredibly delicately and iridescently. Like a sylph... that elemental being associated with air, graceful and delicate, an aura, an appearance, a light that, when you reach for it, is no longer there.

However, one thing Étui Noir is not for me, even though I apparently belong to the minority opinion here: bright. I perceive Étui Noir as very dark, but not as sinister; it is not abyssal, rather the darkness in it becomes transparent - a luminous darkness straight ahead.

Dry and ethereal, the fragrance develops over time, always with the gentle, dark, smooth leather and the sharp wood in the foreground, alongside the non-floral and (thankfully) completely non-carroty iris, which brings a lot of elegance and lightness. The sillage is only moderately pronounced, which fits the fragrance idea of the irritatingly swirling, elusive. Here, one searches in vain for a clear, distinct, even loud statement - and that is exactly what makes the charm of Étui Noir for me.

Unfortunately, the base is a bit disappointing, as the fragrance noticeably flattens here. Too tame and shallow is the gentle amber sweetness, which fades tiredly without strength, depth, and sensuality. That stings a bit, but it hardly detracts from my overall enjoyment of the fragrance. For that is how they are, the sylphs -- delicate, elusive air beings that enchant and seduce you, yet you cannot hold onto them; something always remains unfulfilled in the end - only the longing, which never disappears.

"I will say to the moment: Stay a while, you are so beautiful! Then you may bind me in chains, then I willingly want to perish." / Faust. A Tragedy. / Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

08/31/2016

7.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Meggi
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Meggi

Top Review 23

Hopefully no withdrawal!

Some time ago, Miller Harris disappeared from the selection at Hamburg's Alsterhaus. At Wuchsa, there is only a vague text, no products. The company's own website does not list any German sources. Strange - perhaps someone knows more about this apparent withdrawal. I got my sample in London, at the small, independent store in Covent Garden Market.

I chose Étui Noir there, as the paper strip test had spontaneously appealed to me. The body application confirmed this sympathy: The fragrance starts with a hint of incense, which is related to that from the Fumée line, but it is more vetiver-sour and thus cooler, less oriental. The citrus fruit acts more as a supporter than as an independent component. Within half a minute, concentrated wood breaks through - Cashmeran. The smoky note is not solely creamy; it has a slight bitter sting, likely attributed to iris. An intriguing contrast emerges. The intensified synthetic wood note also aids in the balance.

After about a quarter of an hour, I catch a first hint of leather from the violet throat lozenge corner. Smelled many times, always liked it. Nevertheless, it cannot be denied that, especially as a fruity impression joins towards the end of the opening hour (mandarin-like fits, see notes), it lacks originality. I briefly consider whether I might be imagining the fruit, but regarding the overall sour twist - see above - that is certainly not the case. While no fruit is distinctly present as fruit in the narrower or most natural sense, it is more of a fruity splash within the incense conglomerate, yet it shows a pulsating, sour as-if-fruit mood, indicating the direction intended.

Perhaps it is telling that even I, who still has not tested the fruity leather ancestor 'Tuscan Leather', immediately slide into this category. My first comparison idea regarding the leather note was certainly not Tom Ford. Not only due to lack of testing experience but because the supposedly close relative La Yuqawam smells different, and I know that one. Instead, I thought of Cuoio by Pal Zileri and its companions from the throat lozenge leather corner. Still: a thought of leather and fruit, that mouse doesn't bite off a nose.

The leather in this case is smooth and supple, if you will, black. The sour-rough, somewhat unruly character of the less processed forms is almost completely absent despite the incorporated acidity. Thus, the scent impressions of "leather" and "acidity" do not merge but rather stand side by side, allowing for the above distinction from "raw leather" like Epic Man and the like.

This cleanly balanced construct initially becomes simply quieter as it progresses. It takes until noon before we should speak of the base. The leather and the smoke have now become sweeter and creamier, the let’s-call-it-fruit steadily milder, moving closer to its counterpart and weakening.

From about the fourth or fifth hour, we then encounter a gentle, light resinous-amber-creamy, edge-free, and at most residual-leathery mélange that … well … is somehow nice. In the afternoon, I experience a kind of fruity revival that unexpectedly reminds me of Kalemat semolina pudding sweetness. Since my Kalemat sample has long moved on, I could not verify this anymore. In the dry down, the sweetness brushes against the vanillic.

Conclusion: It's a pity that Ms. Harris essentially follows well-trodden paths. Aside from that, Étui Noir is a beautiful fragrance. A blind buy, dear P., is not recommended, as the expectations possibly awakened by pyramidical descriptions and especially names are only partially fulfilled by this Miller Harris.

11/12/2018

8.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

pudelbonzo
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pudelbonzo

Top Review 28

Between Day and Night

Christmas is approaching, and I am looking for fragrance gifts.

Not an easy task, as I want to surprise but also match the taste of the dear recipient.

I know that my friend likes British fragrances that convey both class and understatement.

So off to the English shop.
Testing is not done there - you know what you want, or you rely on your intuition.

There, a simple little box catches my eye, with the inscription: Etui Noir.
Even more so the back: Like day and night. Unapologetically androgynous.
Tempting.

I can't consult Parfumo, as my Smarty is at home thinking of me.
No risk - no fun.
I take the black case with me.

And already the first spray captures me.
It harmonizes with the early evening twilight, in which the day's haste gradually falls away.
You come to yourself, summarize, reflect.

I remember that time I loved spending with my father in his wood-paneled office, when we chatted or sat in silence, and the bluish-gray smoke of his cigar leisurely drifted through the room.
A certain "everyday solemnity" enveloped me, and I felt safe.

This mood is well captured in Etui Noir, even though I can't detect anything black.
A pleasant twilight that does not dazzle, overlaid by gentle iris and deepened by patchouli.
The leather armchairs exude a subtle antique quality, but the citrusy bergamot keeps the fragrance afloat.

Nobility pairs with comfort - without any pretensions.
A perfect end to the day.

Updated on 11/12/2018

03/16/2018

9Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Minigolf
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Top Review 13

Wood Powder and Iris Smoke

This fragrance is not a poker face; it reveals emotions and feelings at every moment.
At times it is serious and melancholic, evoking memories of a landscape in the fog.
Then it becomes expectant and curious, seeming to wait for its own ingredients.
"Etui Noir" is not a simple fragrance; on one hand, it appears open and honest, stating what it wants.
On the other hand, it can be subtly ironic, making one believe it does not take its wearer
completely seriously in its intentions.
It can also be surprisingly "sharp-tongued," yet knows exactly where the boundaries lie.
"Etui Noir" does not just pretend to be a wood-powdery iris scent; it truly is. In this regard, it is uncompromisingly honest.
And yet, there is a "second face," that of a slightly earthy smokiness.
In this respect, it is not a "pious" church incense that transports one to a Holy Mass, but rather a quite bright and finely cool variant that only feels comfortable with a touch of amber to prevent any chill.
Furthermore, there is a hint of fine glove leather that reminds one of cool spring or autumn days, when thick mittens are unnecessary, yet it would be quite uncomfortable without something on the fingers.
And one more thing stands out to me about "Etui Noir":
It is incapable of imitating another, already known fragrance. It is ITSELF, and only evokes memories of those, only to dismiss them with a quiet smile.
It can and wants to be nothing else but "Etui Noir," with an astonishing "stickiness" (longevity) and equally significant sillage.

Statements

59 short views on the fragrance

DorothyGrace

8 years ago

5Scent 8Longevity 6Sillage

5

1st thoughts cedar and musks. Phaedon Cendres de The, Angeliques sLP have this. ISO E? If it is my skin plays it up far too much.

Kurai

4 years ago

5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

3

1

A fascinating blend of dark resins, charcoal and suede leather. The waxy iris doesn't do it for me, though

Madeliv

1 year ago

8.5Scent 9Longevity 7Sillage

2

Love at first leather. Not too heavy on the waxy bootsmell. Surprisingly floral and earthy. Elegant and refined!

itscoraline

10 months ago

2.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

1

Oof. I love Miller Harris but this one turned to straight “burnt tire made of pine resin” on my skin. Total scrubber for me. :(

juliasaragaw

5 months ago

Romantic, dreamy, and softly buttery iris. It’s like a wildflower bouquet basking in sunlight, framed by sheer pink curtains.

Seejungfrau

3 years ago

6.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

46

58

It wasn't easy to find iris-colored pumps in size 46.
He looks satisfied under the cashmere wood desk, fixing his gaze on the cream leather walls.

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Pinseltown

2 years ago

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36

Open dark, dreary old treasure chest
Frankincense escapes, woody-resinous
Nestled on spiced earth
An iris awakens
Proudly dusting itself with vetiver +

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