Colonia Mirra

Acqua di Parma Colonia Mirra is a sophisticated and versatile fragrance from the Italian house’s Colonia line, blending the brand’s signature citrusy freshness with warm, resinous, and spicy notes. Launched as part of their Ingredient Collection, it centers around the rich, balsamic aroma of myrrh, elevated by complementary notes that create a smooth and calming experience. Scent Profile: Colonia Mirra opens with a subtle citrus burst, characteristic of Acqua di Parma’s Colonia DNA, likely featuring bergamot or orange blossom, which gives it a bright and approachable start. As it settles, the heart reveals a delicate spice accord with noticeable hints of nutmeg, adding a warm, slightly sweet, and earthy dimension. The star of the show, myrrh, anchors the base with its resinous, amber-like depth, creating a soothing and elegant finish. The fragrance strikes a balance between freshness and warmth, making it a refined take on an amber fragrance. Performance: Projection: Light to moderate. Colonia Mirra projects softly, creating an intimate scent bubble that feels personal rather than overpowering. It’s ideal for those who prefer understated elegance. Longevity: Fairly good, lasting around 6-8 hours on the skin, which is impressive for an Acqua di Parma fragrance, given the brand’s lighter, eau de cologne-inspired roots. Reapplication may be needed for all-day wear in some cases. Vibe and Versatility: This fragrance exudes a calming, sophisticated aura, making it suitable for nearly any occasion—work, casual outings, or evening events. Its darker, resinous undertones, driven by myrrh, give it a slightly moody character that might feel heavy for hot summer days but shines in cooler seasons like spring, fall, or even mild winter days. It evokes a sense of timeless luxury, reminiscent of the discontinued Armani Privé Myrrhe Impériale, though Colonia Mirra leans lighter and fresher. Comparison and Uniqueness: Fans of amber-heavy fragrances will appreciate Colonia Mirra’s refined take on the genre. The nutmeg and citrus accents set it apart from denser amber scents, giving it a brighter, more wearable edge. Its similarity to Armani Privé Myrrhe Impériale suggests a luxurious, resinous warmth but with Acqua di Parma’s signature Italian finesse. Rating: 8/10

I'm a big fan of Acqua di Parma line up and Colonia Mirra is no exception to this. This Eau de Cologne Concentrée, despite lacking a bit in longevity, really pays off with a luscious, deep and layered olfactory experience. It echoes the seriousness of the original Acqua di Parma but with a completely different set of notes, though it plays in the same arena in terms of elegance. The opening is quite dark, bittersweet (almost medicinal) and reminds me of dark cocoa powder; there are sweeter orange blossom nuances that bright it up enough to avoid it feeling stuffy and gothic. As the initial citrus sparkles fade, it becomes drier and almost powdery in a very pleasant way, like if you were smelling in a wooden cupboard where resins and nutmeg have been left for months. Myrrh provides the luscious bittersweet background that becomes more prominent 30 mins in, while nutmeg is more prominent at the beginning and adds a note of spiciness. As soon as the base notes hit your nose, the warm ambery base makes the bittersweet smell of myrrh more akin to burnt brown sugar - this is no gourmand at all, but just really gives the idea of sugar taken off the stove right before it burns. At points it gives me the idea of being sucked into a black hole and, as much as it sounds like a negative comment, it is not in reality as it removes your focus from anything else surrounding it. Colonia Mirra has such a dark, mysterious and alluring scent profile I can't stop smelling my wrist. This is a dressed up fragrance, good for your own enjoyment and amazing when you need to smell refined and opulent. Due to its low contration, longevity is not amazing - 3 to 4 hours, give it or take it, and that is expected; it effuses convincingly but not aggressively for the first hour before becoming a sking scent. Great for fall and winter, both day and night, rainy days and formal situation. Classic Acqua di Parma bottle (batch code 0260337), in dark brown glass similar to those of the discontinued Ingredients collection; a number of fragrances in the line have been moved under the Signatures of Sun line and became EdP concentration, but alas not Colonia Mirra although this one is still widely available at discounters.

Just a superb fragrance that many have overlooked but, this is a magnificent blending of citrus and smooth amber, myrhh goodness. A semi dark Oriental with an Italian twist that combines freshness up top with a spicy, semi-sweet near gourmand drydown and a near perfect mix of amber & Patchouli in the mid to end to give it a nice, well rounded light woods & earthy mix. Close to Prada Amber Pour Homme Intense but, none of the soapy like accord that Prada is known for nor a pronounced woods that Prada has with the Sandalwood & Vetiver. Just an Italian take on a spicy oriental that creates a magic from fall to early spring. This feels slightly more casual and laid back compared to Prada's version yet, can be worn just as easily as the latter in a work or professional setting. I just prefer Prada for that particular environment or scenario. But, for friends & family gatherings or that date night occasion in cooler to cold weather, this is simply stellar. Performance is quite good as well as I get 6-8 hours of duration with half a dozen sprays. For me I rank the brown bottled colonia line in this order; Colonia Oud Intensa, Colonia Sandalo Concentree and then this gem right here Mirra but, they are all super close for me. No losers in this bunch at all. An underrated creation that exudes quality from the first spray and on. There are still some tester bottles and 180ml. bottles available for excellent prices. If spice & everything nice is your calling, this is your gateway to that occasion.

Acqua di Parma, my new favorite brand and a true master of blends. All their perfumes are made of high quality ingredients and this one is no exception. This perfume says: I enjoy being a man! This creature is extraordinary, utterly admirable. Everything about this perfume is as it should be. Everything is in its place. Everything is balanced. The notes come in, play their role in the light of a resinous myrrh and amber accord and slowly fade away with a goodbye kiss on your senses. The opening is a little bit powerful, but just enough to grab your attention. Then the myrrh comes in and the beautiful, sweet, and boozy amber starts to play in the background. This is the main theme of the perfume and it will be like this until you can't smell the perfume anymore. I've applied it 12 hours ago and I can still smell it on my arm. I actually sniffed my arm more than 100 times today. Myrrh and amber are two of my beloved notes in perfumes and they always will be. So I have to say, this is one of the top 5 perfumes I've ever smelled in my life, maybe even the best. Overall, a sweet lovely perfume, made of high quality ingredients, suitable for colder months with a not-so-casual vibe. Thank you for making this gem! Scent: A beautiful combination of myrrh and amber. 12/10 Uniqueness: 10/10 Longevity: 10/10

I am a young woman, however I thoroughly enjoy wearing this fragrance all year and weather long. I see as a very complex, but easily wearable fragrance. For me it is a very cozy smell, therefore I tend to wear it on cooler days, however I see how it could be pulled of in a nice summery, flowy dress, sipping double espresso on ice. The fragrance opens up to this strong medicinal smell, I get just a little bit citruses, more like sweeter orange peel/ blossom citruses (probably the orange blossom). However the myrhh, amber and patchouli is amazing. After 15 minutes on my skin, it starts to sweeten and then I get just a bit of that nutmeg. But it is not sweet as in candy sweet, it is a natural sweetness. It is somehow fresh, but warm and spicy at the same time. After a hour it becomes fresh for me. It is so mysterious, but familiar at the same time. I love it when my boyfriend wears it, I love it to wear it myself. When it dries, it becomes quite sweet and aromatic, reminds me of dialed down Black Phantom By Kilian. I got a 180ml bottle of this fragrance at TKMaxx for a fraction of the original price. I believe I paid 68 euros. I don't think I would pay the original price for this fragrance. It is not my favorite fragrance, but I appreciate it.

Mirra is the third one I have tried from the ADP Ingredient line after Oud and Leather and like those two, I love this one as well. This is a beautiful, powdery spice n Myrhh fragrance. Top notes are a fleeting dash of citrus and the sharp spicy note of the nutmeg. This spicy nutmeg is joined by a very beautiful myrhh note. This heart phase is just lovely and then turns powdery when the patchouli comes into focus. The dry down is a blend of the myrhh, and powdery patchouli with hints of amber notes. All in all, very clean smelling for want of a better word. longevity is pretty decent, around the 6-7 hour range on me although projection dies down after the first hour into what I would call the "hugging" range. I get whiffs of it all through it's scent life so it does last. In conclusion, I would say if you are a fan of the Myrhh note or of powdery frags in general, this is a good entry with the usual fantastic ADP quality in ingredients and blend. I would say this is Masculine mostly although a woman could easily pull this off too if she does not mind the spice. Definitely a large decant or Full bottle worthy for me. 8.5/10

Applause, what a well balanced and interesting perfume. I didn't expect otherwise by this house of course. How to describe this perfume is not easy. It is a compilation of different notes that are not natural easy partners to combine. This perfume is distinctive and also adepts to everyone who wears it. The opening is a typical Italian based perfume with the the fusion of citric notes. But they are not overwhelming. The aromatic raisins and nutmeg keep it in balance. Happily the patchouli is of a good quality so it stays in the background, but gives also balance by its light sweet freshness to the strong fusion of the balsamic amber and spicy nutmeg notes. This is really a nice perfume for a man who is distinctive but also modest. When to wear? I guess its a four season perfume:) Every note reacts different according the season you wear it. This is a really modern perfume for one who likes class and style in a modest way. It represents in some way the Italian way of life like the Blue mediterraneo series really do.

When I first got it about four years ago, it was mostly just a dry, dusty myrhh with mediocre performance. Abandoned old wooden houses must have smelled like that, I thought. It had a somewhat bright and promising resinous opening that quickly faded and turned dry and dusty within an hour; it stayed linear and soft, almost like a whisper that way throughout its remaining lifespan of about four hours. It took a bit of imagination to perceive that lingering chalkiness as cocoa powder, but even that would be kind of a stretch. Fast forward a few years to the present—it has likely undergone maceration and has become a rich, moderately sweet resinous amber fragrance with clear gourmet warm tones of vanilla and rich, dusty cocoa powder. Its projection has improved to almost an arm length, while its longevity has stretched to about ten hours. From a meh fragrance almost designated to becoming a layering fragrance for its base notes—evolved into nearly a powerhouse! I guess I got lucky!

Honestly love this stuff. ADParma very hit or miss for me. This, Essenza & Futura are great. This is just smooth and a great cooler weather fragrance. I love Myrrh as a note and this is in my top 3 for sure, it's basic and a little linear but just right. For an ADC it lastly a decent while 4-7hrs, it's soft and has a nice bubble which I'd describe as fuzzy warm cookie dough(ish) ambery feel. I'd imagine the sillage is very nice too. I'm picking up another 180ml this week. I would love an EDP of this... a little deeper and bolder! Come on ADP! Seriously on a cold morning few sprays behind the ears and BOOM! In my own Cosy bubble. For me 10/10 for what it is. It's not an all rounder, somewhat versatile and nowhere near a beast. But! That's exactly why I love it. Simple, smooth, warm, gorgeous. Apparently discontinued, what a shame I will definitely get another bottle for a back up.

I wish they'd do an EDP for this one... ADP has been a hit or miss house for me. I appreciate there perfumes but some just ain't for me. This, Essenza & Futura are my favorites... Considering this is an EDC it lasts quite awhile... I would love a pumped up version of this. However, this is absolutely beautiful. When I first tried it i thought bleh, nothing special but it's not meant to be... this is just smooth warm cozy and that's exactly what it's made to be and it's excellent. This will not make your jaw drop but once you wear it a few times it becomes addictive. Come on ADP do an EDP!!! Don't know if this is discontinued or what but I have a couple of back up bottles and it's available in New Zealand. Anyway, this is a simple masterpiece for me. 10/10 - Nothing groud breaking, nothing crazy just soothing, warm, sensual and mysterious.

Since i made my first review I want to add one. I love this one in the first place. The more i use this fragrance I feel it is a one you can put into the realm of the ones who relate to the Arabian notes used in Oud and those very expensive ones you can find here. The notes, as I said previous, are very distinct in their consistence and combination. Wow this is so good and powerful and yet it is balanced and so sophisticated. It does remind me indeed of the spice shop or market in India or the middle East but it has also that mystical smell typical for mire. It has a long-lasting power for eau de cologne and makes you feel dressed-up for a nice diner or just for a good evening party on a sunny day outside. What ever occasion, this is gorgeous and well balanced to wear.

Acqua di Parma masters the blending of aromatic scents, and here they've done it again! In Mirra we have the fragrant and sweet myrrh mixed with aromatic nutmeg and neroli on a pleasant amber base. The myrrh notes came out relatively quickly after the initial citrus blast, and gradually became sweeter over the course of the dry down. Just like any other ADP scents all notes are harmoniously blended. No harsh edges. The performance is at least 7 hours, however the projection can be a bit shy on cooler days. I like it a lot, and would say this is a good summer myrrh perfume, which is not that easy to come by!

After investigation, the originality of this frag is probably due to a component which is not stated in the parfume pyramid above, myrrh oil, which gives rise to some confusion or questions in the reviews here (honey? creamy? amber? ...). Myrrh is present here in two forms: myrrh resin (a middle note) and myrrh oil (a base note along with a discrete patchouli). It's this oily base note which is really dominant and long lasting in this frag. I should have read the small booklet which is included in the 150 ml box I bought ! It tells it all: no amber as erroneously stated in the pyramid above, just myrrh oil.

Man I love this stuff, it's pretty addicting. Dark, almost malt like, the myrrh is pretty prominent and sets the course. The patchouli is light, more of a supporting character and the citrus and blossom keeps this from turning gothic. Like others in this line, it's not a monster projector, more of a proximity scent bubble. Longevity is around average at 5-6 hours on my skin, but the scent profile is what makes this special. Mirra, Ambra and Oud are all great entries in this line (likely to soon be a part of my collection) the only one I wasn't crazy about was Quercia.

Just a big myrrh coat. This just wraps ya up in a big, dusty, fuzzy, myrrhy blanket that’s perfectly warm, soothing, and sweet. Mirra is long lasting, has very good projection, and is made from quality ingredients. Even though they don’t smell anything alike, this could be in the same family and of the same quality as TF Noir Extreme; if you like one, you would probably like the other one, too. Mirra had me at first smell. 10/10.

Wow this is amazing. If I was forced to compare it to something similar, I’d say TM Ultra Zest, but this ADP mirra is a much more refined + creative take on that basic idea. (for the sake of giving ppl an idea who haven’t smelled it yet). This has a feel to it that feels like it is blooming when u wear it, with this extremely beautiful + lush + full, but at the same time fragile/nuanced + transparent,

Having tried most of the blue line from this house plus a handful of others in this line I haven't been overly impressed by most. This however I adore and love ALOT. It's not to say the others were bad, they were nice but not bottle worthy for me. Mirra is back up bottle worthy for me, I just wish it lasted abit longer. This smells rich, deep and opulent. Reminds me of the Myyrh in Zaharoff. 9/10

Quite medicinal in the early spray. But changing to more pleasant after a while when it starts to polarize gradually. I think this is more masculine than unisex. Smells classy but performance is moderate. The myrrh is dominant here, and of the same nuance with JM Myrrh and Tonka. Expensive but worth the biggest size resides on my shelf.

On scent alone this is 10/10 just got it in today so will have to review performance but this is beautifully spicy warm and resoniius almost gourmand but not.The fragrance so far seems to be a moderate projector and gentlemanly in its silliage,one of the highest quality fragrance for the price point which is currently 55.60

@RogerM72 Mhyrr is a quite complicated scent and ADP is right to give it a try IMHO. I agree that something is lacking in the parfume pyramid ... could be honey, or also a special tuberose-evocative amber I smell only on some of the parts of my skin after an hour. I'll try to investigate ! A great frag nevertheless.