Hermessence Myrrhe Eglantine

Myrrhe Eglantine is a contemplative, and almost secretive scent that I have grown to love (I think someone else used the word "ancient", and I totally agree). I tried it out initially in store, but wasn't sure. Then I got a tester from a store and began really appreciating it and wound up buying a full-size bottle. I find it has an interesting dried rose quality, almost dusty (but in a good way). It is not at all Rose Ikebana, rather a more resinous, preserved kind of rose scent (but not like a rose soap or other traditional rose - I think that's the eglantine part). I think the attitude is closest to Osmanthe Yunnan, though they smell nothing alike - it's the aforementioned contemplative element. It is a very personal scent, so don't expect it to announce your presence to anyone. There is something I've found beguiling and intriguing about Myrrhe Eglantine, and it's the scent that made me realize how much I like Christine Nagel (which I should have noticed already since my top three fragrances are Agar Ebene, Violette Volynka, and Cedre Sambac). I find this also pairs wonderful with Cardamusc and Musc Pallida, with the prior adding depth and the latter extending the life. It also layers very well with Agar Ebene. I'll try it over Rose Ikebana in the spring to see if that works. I don't think this is a mass appeal fragrance (though I doubt many people would dislike it), particularly for men (I'm male), but it has brought me great scent-joy. It has a typically short life on its own, though as others have noted, it lasts considerably longer on clothing. I've found Myrrhe Eglantine to be a rare all-season floral (on my skin), I think particularly due to the way it easily layers with adjacent florals.

I confess, I'm a rose frag-a-holic. Certainly I have at least 120 rose centered bottles in my stash. This needs to join my stash. Hermes is a lovely consumer friendly line. Call them and ask for samples, they will oblige. I wanted to sample Musc Pallida, but I guess they don't have samples of MP. I hope they'll have them before the holiday season arrives. I did remember that I had not yet sampled Myrrhe Eglantine and requested a sample. I'm wearing ME now, and savoring this beautiful composition. ME reminds me of my favorite guilty pleasure. When my wonderful DH brings me a bouquet of roses, there are often a few loose petals in the paper wrapper. I obsessively roll those petals in my fingers until they're thoroughly eviscerated. Then I compulsively sniff my fingers for the next few hours LOL. ME is exquisite. I'm thinking of a question that might be asked on the game show Jeopardy: "What smells like perfection?" The answer is "What is Myrrhe Eglantine".

[DEC. 2020] Hermessence's Myrhh Eglantine: Myrhh Eglantine smells of real green-tea English Rose, the balsam of holy church myrhh, and that light air of luxury leather! But its the most fully realised rose I've smelled from all I've tried even after all the florals I've had. You can smell the plant stem, and rose water dripping from this church rose. Beautifully delicate, airy, and declaring of its presence in the vicinity with its bright champagne-tea effervescence. And yet it doesnt smell like a "perfume" perfume. It's wonderfully real and tangible. That's what I like so much about Eglantine-- that perfect held illusion that what you smell isnt just perfume but really, a myrhh'd champagne toned tea-rose. (UPDATE: Don't expect a rose that has a touch of "weight" to this, that would be Armani's Oud Royal, or Amouage's Jubilation 25. Otherwise, if you want a light, breezy air of luxe boozy rose? Myrrh Eglantine is for you.)

@antonoan Myrrhe Elgantine, to my nose, smells nothing at all like Creed Royal Oud. I have a bottle of Royal Oud and wear that fragrance every other day, and i would never once even think of associating it with this Hermes. To me, Myrrhe Elgantine smells like a slightly more complex and natural version of one of the feminine-leaning Un Jardin fragrances. It would be an awesome spring fragrance for a woman, but it isn't for me. Update: The longevity is genuinely excellent, and once it's been on the skin after a few hours, it turns more unisex. I still wouldn't personally buy it though because it smells feminine during the time that it is still projecting.

This is a very special rose perfume. It is not scent of the Rosa Damascena or Centifollia. It is Eglantine - the wild 5 petal rose flower, which produces fruit in the autumn. We have a lot of them in Russia. This fragrance smells like flowers and fruits mixed together. My mom made a jam of it and I know how fruits smell very very well. It is fantastic that I found it in Hermes top line fragrance. Unbelievable: a very special rose fragrance, unique, nothing smells like this. PS: nothing to do with Galop in my view.