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La Fumee Ottoman. My favourite from the La Fumee line, followed by Arabie and the original. This one is less about the tobacco, like in the original, and more about smoky incense, rose, sandalwood, cumin and cardamom. Gorgeous stuff. One of the last perfumes created by Lyn, before selling her company (read

La Fumée Ottoman Miller Harris 2013

8.0 / 10 65 Ratings

A popular limited perfume by Miller Harris for women and men, released in 2013. The scent is spicy-oriental. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Spicy

Oriental

Smoky

Woody

Floral

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Turkish rose

Bergamot

Cardamom

Cumin

Heart Notes

Frankincense Cedar

Cedar

Patchouli

Base Notes

Rose

Amber

Ash

Fruits

Perfumer

Lyn Harris

Ratings

Scent

8.065 Ratings

Longevity

7.345 Ratings

Sillage

6.847 Ratings

Bottle

7.858 Ratings

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5 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/21/2015

ColinM
516 Reviews

ColinM

3

Overpriced fumes

La Fumée Ottoman opens with a nice, invigorating and “conventionally fascinating” sugary-zesty incense note, Givaudan’s bright and refined incense like you find pretty much anywhere since some years (not the “avantgarde” transparent note like in many CdG’s; think of some more organic-resinous and bright note, like in Maria Candida Gentile Exultat, or Fueguia Misiones and so on); then pepper, dusty balsamic olibanum and other rich, caramelized resins, a mellow sort of tobacco-woody note which reminds me of Tabacco Toscano by Santa Maria Novella; finally woods, patchouli and something plummy-fruity which together with woods (and to me, also something like suede) reminds me of the fruity-woody “suedeness”of Goodsir’s Cuir Velours (which means Lutens’ Daim Blond) ... that’s it, at the intersection of all these names lies La Fumée Ottoman. Basically the only “signature” difference is the usual musky and slightly camphorous note which lies on the base of several Harris scents, this included, creating their peculiar “grayish-dusty” feel. Woody drydown. Overall a decently pleasant scent, just a tad conventional and unoriginal in my opinion, but nice. Scandalously overpriced.

6,5/10

08/09/2020

Carboytony
116 Reviews

Carboytony

1

Stays close to the skin

On my skin this is amber predominant, and the amber is joined by lightly wafting incense, here hints of rose, cumin and cardamom. Whispers of Patchouli arrive in the base notes. It's a skin scent on me, but quite good nonetheless. Longevity is about average, but I do think it is a bit overpriced, unless you get it on sale.

09/28/2013

hedonist222
26 Reviews

hedonist222

Beautiful

SotD La Fumee Ottoman - Miller Harris

If you're familiar with La Fumee, you'll relate to this review.

In a nut shell, this is La Fumee with the incense toned down and a very very sober rose added.
This would appeal to doting La Fumee fans or those who were overwhelmed with the incense accord in the original.

06/19/2014

8.5Scent

Terra
646 Reviews

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Terra

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Wonderful flattering-cuddly treasure

what a wonderful scent. The last fragrance I tested today I had to wash off. Such things often ruin everything that comes after. Not exactly a good prerequisite to test another fragrance at all. But this treasure makes it easy for me to love it. It is not too sweet, not too heavy, not too spicy; nothing is overdone, without the scent appearing boring. A kind of ashy note can even be recognized, but as terrible as that sounds, it greatly benefits the fragrance. The amber seems quite sweet, the fruits, along with the cumin and cardamom, contribute an "Arabian"-like, oriental note. No worries, those who find this scent terrible can still love Miller Harris. Because here it is much softer and gentler, and the amber brings almost a slightly gourmand aspect into play. But then comes this ash aspect... whatever that may be. Something at least gives the fragrance a wonderfully dry nuance, a certain powdery, dusty dryness that beautifully captures the sweetness of the amber as well as the oriental impressions of the dried fruits and spices. This gives the fragrance an incredible elegance and beauty. Without that, it could quickly become too sweet, too spicy, briefly excite, and then quickly annoy. But as it is, it is intriguing, yet not annoying, and remains a wonderfully noble companion that makes you feel comfortable. A magnificent fragrance!

05/13/2017

9.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Minigolf
2583 Reviews

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Minigolf

Helpful Review 8

English Perfume Art in Oriental Style

This "smoky Ottoman" is a successful blind buy from the Parfumo Souk.
And it is the second fragrance I own from the company "Miller Harris".
The first, "Fumèe", was a sale tester from the perfumery.
And I like this one so much that I dared to purchase the next one solely based on the "fragrance pyramid".
The "Fumèe Ottoman" is just as mysterious as the "Smoky" without a name, but in a completely different way.
While the first has "edges and corners" that dominate and is "purer" in its sacred statement, the second has a "fluffy coat" that allows the incense to shine while making it balsamically supportive, softer, and subtler.
With the rose in the "top" and in the base, an accent is added that evokes fields of roses after a bountiful, soothing rain.
Strongly bitter, combined with earthy nuances, this scent note is not "sweet embellishment", but has, with a touch of "dark heaviness", a distinctly defining character.
An olfactory peculiarity of "Fumèe Ottoman" is an almost dusty-dark-warm scent note that also reminds one of cedarwood, but contains an additional component, like finely milled earthy powder, which I cannot quite identify.
A small amount of slightly herbal spice pleasantly runs through the entire scent progression, right up to the long-lasting balsamic-rosy base.
The "cool Brits" have created a wonderfully warm-hearted oriental scent, as if the perfumers themselves had been on site.
By the way, the longevity and sillage are longer and stronger for me than stated above.