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Wander Through the Parks 2018

7.5 / 10 41 Ratings
A popular perfume by Miller Harris for women and men, released in 2018. The scent is green-fresh. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Green
Fresh
Fruity
Woody
Citrus

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
BlackcurrantBlackcurrant Pink grapefruitPink grapefruit Mandarin orangeMandarin orange Pink pepperPink pepper
Heart Notes Heart Notes
FigFig NettleNettle GalbanumGalbanum Indian tuberoseIndian tuberose
Base Notes Base Notes
MuskMusk Cashmere woodCashmere wood Violet leafViolet leaf PatchouliPatchouli

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7.541 Ratings
Longevity
7.134 Ratings
Sillage
6.633 Ratings
Bottle
6.745 Ratings
Value for money
7.219 Ratings
Submitted by Franfan20, last update on 08/03/2025.
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The fragrance is part of the Archive Collection collection.

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DasCroe

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Debating club round 2
Whenever I see just one review of a fragrance, I feel almost compelled to test out whether the fragrance in question is blowing the same horn for me or whether it is behaving in a contrary way and I have to "rush to the rescue" if my initial tasting is not too positive. Just like in a good debating society, where both sides are given the space to put forward their arguments so that they can then form their own opinions. Yes, of course, the comparison is a bit off (skin chemistry and personal preferences and all that) but somehow I have to justify my crusade for Miller Harris :)

In @Meggi's beautiful first review, "Wander Through The Parks | Miller Harris" came off so semi-well, at least we both agree right at the start: it's good! I have a fresh, sour grapefruit, ah grapefruit, never mind, with a good load of pepper in my nose and would even have blindly identified basil or similar herbs. If I didn't know any better, I'd think I was smelling one of the dozen Acqua di Parma versions, it's so green and citrusy and fresh. Please don't be confused by the 'fruity' in the fragrance notes. After all, grapefruit is also a fruit. But sweet-fruity is nothing at all, at least for me.

All the MH fragrances I have tested so far are not silage monsters. Which is absolutely fine with me!

There is no sign of the yellowish, withered parkland with a hint of rotten fruit in my home. Rather a green English lawn, perfectly trimmed with nail scissors, at the edge of which someone has planted a bed of Mediterranean herbs and a few white flowers. On a wooden bench, a woman wraps herself in a white fleece blanket (it's only May, so the wind is still a bit fresh) - anyone remember the final scene in the movie 'Notting Hill'? Exactly like that! Sipping the ice-cold, home-made orange soda (the kind that was poured over my shirt at the beginning), I enjoy the play of light falling through the leaves of the trees. Oh that was something, I'm not Julia Roberts.

I don't smell fig, nor tuberose (*irks*) - let's agree on a delicate white, indefinable creamy note. Towards the end, the fragrance becomes a bit more feminine in my eyes thanks to the all-time favorite musk/cashmere duo, but it's basically a great fresh unisex perfume. When the trees turn green in April/May and the whole of nature explodes (let's ignore the stupid pollen) - the note is perfectly captured here.

Green freshies only have one glaring disadvantage: they don't usually last very well/long. Even galbanum and the musk/woody bag of tricks don't help much. After 3-4 hours I have to look for the scent on my skin, on clothes - as almost always - better. But since I like to wear this type of perfume in spring/summer anyway, I'm willing to forgive this lack of performance, as it is also wearable in warmer weather.

PS: And while we're on the subject of London park tips: I recommend Battersea Park south of the Thames. Good Omen fans will even recognize a filming location from the first season there ('the bandstand')
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Meggi

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Holland Park
Strolling through London’s parks is generally a great idea. However, they didn’t provide much refreshment during the recent heat. In the Kensington Gardens, located to the west of Hyde Park, the grass had turned in places into a yellow meadow that resembled a dry savannah.

Holland Park, a mere half-mile west of Hyde Park, has fared no better in recent weeks. Pictures certainly convey an impression of how beautiful it apparently is when something wet occasionally falls from above. Everything seemed much cuter. It’s also more relaxed and quieter; obviously, the area is hardly frequented by tourists - which may be because there are no palaces or memorial sites for Saint Diana located there. It’s a pity that we only got to know this place literally at the last moment and only in part, namely on the day of our departure and under gradually increasing time pressure.

The fragrance is in a hurry as well. Upon spraying, grapefruit and blackcurrant compete to prick the senses, followed by a (initially) hint of fig. Both are quickly overgrown by wonderfully juicy, non-herbaceous green. Nettle fits in perfectly - I can attest to that, as we have plenty of it in our garden. The prickly fruity opening has given way to a pleasant acidity. A successful start.

That the refreshing nettle soon retreats in favor of the less original fig may be logical: which English gardener tolerates nettles? From an aromatic perspective, this is unfortunate, as now, after about an hour, ‘Wander Through The Parks’ has already become a bit lackluster. The fine, sharp acidity has largely succumbed to a sense of generic laboratory fruit, and the initially clear structure blurs into a diffuse fruit-green mush over the course of the morning, gradually supported by a woody base.

The possibly honorable attempts by (aha - I wouldn’t have figured that out on my own) violet leaf and cashmeran to give it some edge unfortunately only lead to a certain bitterness lending the fruit a hint of rot by the afternoon. Ultimately, even that is smothered by the viscous mass - in this case, mercifully. I can no longer discern any subtleties from the now balsamic-creamy puree after the fifth hour. The end presents clean musk.

Conclusion: Holland Park even gets a 9.0 in yellow, while the fragrance remains a good bit below that.

PS: The sample came from the Miller-Harris store in Covent Garden. Next door are shops from Penhaligon’s and Atelier Cologne. A few steps up the street and twice around the corner lies the formidable Bloom Perfumery.
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How I discovered that nettle goes straight to skunky weed on me. :( If not for that fluke of skin chemistry, I'd have loved this.
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wet damp green, like a freshly picked fruits with evaporating morning dew - it goes away as fast though
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This is what philosykos never was, natural, airy, fresh, grass and fig is a great combination. I can't get enough during the summer.
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