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Figue Amère Miller Harris 2002

7.2 / 10 76 Ratings

A perfume by Miller Harris for women and men, released in 2002. The scent is green-woody. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Green

Woody

Fruity

Fresh

Floral

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Fig leaf

Bergamot

Mandarin orange

Heart Notes

Violet leaf

Angelica seed

Narcissus

Rose

Base Notes

Irish moss

Cedarwood

Amber

Perfumer

Lyn Harris

Ratings

Scent

7.276 Ratings

Longevity

6.858 Ratings

Sillage

5.955 Ratings

Bottle

7.269 Ratings

Submitted by Lotte1, last update on 10/18/2023.

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Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/25/2014

5
Scent

Tinctureall
94 Reviews

Tinctureall

Helpful Review 1

Go Figuer

A gentle waft of light citrus and woody fig, then a salty green with a hint of dry amber. There are flowers in here but they are darker and toned down. A fresh scent for the office gentleman wearing a crisp linen suit in the summer or autumn. Pleasant but unassuming. No jaggy parts to either love or dislike about it. Mild and freshly woodsy. Fig bark maybe but not the full, ripe fruits. Subtle and nice enough.

05/17/2012

7.5
Sillage 5
Longevity 7
Scent

Sherapop
1239 Reviews

Sherapop

Helpful Review 4

A Good Choice for Those Suffering from Fig Fatigue

I find the opening of Miller Harris FIGUE AMERE to be rather figgy, but not overly so, as I sometimes find self-proclaimed fig perfumes to be. In fact, FIGUE AMERE may be the perfect choice for those who are suffering fig fatigue because it has enough greenishness and woodiness from forest-derived notes such as fir to make this seem much more like a woody aromatic fragrance than a fig frag.

I rather like FIGUE AMERE. It is complex and subtle in its figishness, which I have not found in too many fig perfumes to date. For those who wish to smell all and only fig all the time, this composition may seem too weak, but for those who have grown tired of the fig fad, this is a nice departure from the more literal offerings bearing the fig name tag.

04/02/2012

7.5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 9
Scent

aoe
24 Reviews

aoe

Very helpful Review 4

Off with the Fig Leaf

Figs? Not at all. Comments mention fig branches and leaves, local perfumery Le Parfum stressed the, well, bitterness of this "fig note". With respect to her acclaimed "Fig" Mandy Aftel notes that she didn't find any fig essences and therefore made her own accord with a spectacurlar result - if you like her fir tar, which I do.

Conversely, in Figue Amère I smell a host of wonderful things - a head of incredibly fresh bitter splintering green woods and broken leaves that only stays a moment and opens to velvety-soft flowers, maybe a very slight hint of coconut that could be the result of a collective hallucination and a base that becomes even warmer and more powdery and mossy, keeping for many hours.

I like it a lot, but if you were looking for a ripe, fruity fig with no coconut and benzoin you had best make a trip to the nearest farmer's market.

12/14/2018

8
Bottle 5
Sillage 8
Longevity 8
Scent

Annarosa
93 Reviews

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Annarosa

Helpful Review 3

A Sweet-Milky Fig, Barely Green

I was very curious about "Figue Amere." I bought the fragrance blind and was looking forward to a green-bitter scent, as many have described here. Well: the scent does not seem green to me at all, at least at the moment, in winter (it may be that my perception of the fragrance changes in summer - this happens to me with some scents.)
The bottle is beautiful and typical for Miller Harris.
What is the scent like?
The scent is interesting: a sweet-milky, half-ripe, ve-e-ery subtly herbaceous (or bitter) fig at the start. This milkiness is almost creamy. After a while, the scent becomes a bit stronger, more aromatic. At the end of the progression, surprisingly, a sweet-berry scent remains on the skin (I would not identify the scent as a ripe fig) - the base does not smell weak at all, but rather strong and distinct.
Interestingly, it lasts better on the skin than on the hair (with many fragrances, it’s the opposite) and lasts at least half a day, although without projecting significantly.
The scent is unisex, interesting, smells natural, and for fig lovers, it is a must (especially the beginning and the middle phase)