Mushin Japanese Incense

Oh my, what a wonderful perfume this is... I have tried 10 perfumes from Matthew and this is by far my absolute favorite. This is just masterful perfumy and a deep understanding of nuances and contrasts. Slightly bitter and smoky incense with a dark resinous oud layered with a bit of coconut and creamy sandalwood. A little bit of orris butter to give it a slightly earthy and powdery feel. This fragrance is a dream in itself and it's actually one of my favorite fragrances right now. Look at my collection and you will see that that statement means something. I will be saving money to get this one, for sure. Matthew is a very underrated perfumer and he is starting to make waves. The tsunami is coming soon. Read full reviews on my blog: musingsofafraghead.blogspot.com/

I am writing the same general review for my favorite Meleg perfumes - Civet Cat Chypre, Birch Tar and Russian Leather, Honey and Deer Musk, Madeline Peach, Oakmoss Forest Florals, and Mushin. I am very particular about perfume, and it is not often that I find something I really love. I expected to really like 1 out of the 10 samples of the sample set I received from Etsy, but there were 6! They are very special - unique, smooth, well blended, interesting, wearable, beautiful, and addictive! Nothing weird or harsh standing out, and nothing like I’ve smelled before out of the over 1000 perfumes I’ve encountered just in the last few years.

Pale incense, delicate balsamics, and a dream-soft floral accord that's tinted with the faint sweetness of stone fruit. It's exquisitely light and clean, but also unquestionably plush, even cozy. Orris root isn't actually listed on the brand's website, but there is a subtle earthiness here—as delicate and subtly grounding as using a pebble for a paper weight. It's comforting yet elusive—ambient yet intimate. Like a lonely ghost that lives in your apartment. The ghost is in love with you. When you're sad, it sits beside you and whispers nice things in your ear - gentle kindnesses you can almost hear.

A very spiritual, light floral, incense. Unique! Mushin could be my favorite from Meleg. It is classy, well balanced, safe for most occasions. Mushin does not have any musky or civet notes. So it smells clean and pure from sin. I came to Meleg looking for those vintage musk scents. Mushin changed my mind. Matthew Meleg is truly gifted. Please consider buying his samples to support his art.

I really love the smell of this perfume. Meleg lists apricot accord the top note on his website and that scent really comes through for me. If I get in really close I get the oud but I wouldn't describe this scent as particularly smoky or leathery as some do below. I get what to me smells like coconut as well. Coconut often translates into a sunscreen scent for me but not here. To me this scent is plump and warm without being too sweet. When I first sprayed my sample, I wondered if my sprayer was broken or perhaps the spray had separated because it seemed like I couldn't smell it directly off of my skin. However, throughout the day I am catching delicious whiffs of myself which assure me the scent is very much alive and well on me. Very nice scent.