Miro Femme Miro 1997

I have been lurking around this "Ur" Miro for almost a year and have tested it repeatedly. In the meantime, it has moved in with me...

Those who know me are aware that many fragrances that are criticized here develop differently on the fur of blue mice :-) . Namely quite beautifully. This one, for example. As a preliminary note: I can't even begin to comprehend the fragrance pyramid. If I didn't know it, I would expect a scent where the top note is fruity, the heart note is floral, and the base - huh? Musky, vetiver-floral-fruity (?!). Everything is in there. So a completely different scent. Instead, I perceive "Miro Femme" as follows:

The start is quite bitter, herbal, and very green. By no means fruity. A bit prickly, one could say. A scent with edges and corners that does not cuddle up to please. And that's a good thing.

After a short time, a hint of ylang-ylang does make itself known. This is also the time when the green-herbal transforms into a non-sweet (slightly floral) freshness that lasts a very, very long time. The finish is primarily vetiver. Nice, because I really like vetiver. I don't find it powdery; perhaps that's why the base feels so clean-scented-warm-soft. The musk should be whiter, as the scent has a clean quality to it. I also can't detect iris and peach; they wouldn't fit here either.

"Miro Femme" needs some time to develop. If you grant it this, it rewards you with a wonderful, floral, green freshness. Very pleasant, especially now in summer when you want a nice fresh scent that isn't citrusy. One of the few fragrances that doesn't give me a headache. Still, I wouldn't classify it as an outright summer scent, but rather as a fragrance for the whole year. I always somehow associate it with a fresh spring creek in the mountains. By the way, it incredibly reminds me of "Spring Flower" by Creed, which I also like very much. For me, it's also a scent for days when everything just goes wrong. Everyone knows and has those days. ;-)))

It doesn't overwhelm me; instead, I just feel better with this scent. It does me good, lifts me up when my mood is low. And in the meantime, I have actually already bought a second bottle of it. Unfortunately, I "have to" wear something else in between because a.) I also have other beautiful things that I like and b.) I eventually stop smelling it and tend to fade it out. Which doesn't have to happen.

I wish you all the best in your search for your fragrance - if you haven't found it yet. I have found mine... If it ever gets taken off the market, I will have to dig deep into my pocket and get Creed's "Spring Flower."