Mìneir

Very nice scent, very emotion inspiring. Paints a picture of a sandy beach, cold waters, driftwood, cold confireous treeline. I FEEL like I am there if I close my eyes and breathe it in. Few scents for me evoke such a strong photorealism. The only other one to really make it feel so real is L'eau Bleue de Issey. The mint and eucalyptus with airy seawater notes really brings it together. Its calming and fresh, VERY crisp. Not biting but its crisp cool air vibe. It bears some note similarity to Every Storm A Serenade (Imaginary Authours). Mineir is better in that it is more airy, less broody and ESAS has a bit of a "dental astringent" quality whereas Mineir smells more minty/cool menthol. It settles into a diftwood-cashmere accord all while keeping that fresh salty air accord. The patchouli and moss really makes it feel "real" and anchors the entire scent from being overly fresh or "shower gel"(i dont get any of that like others have mentioned). Im really not sure why the hate on this one. Im not one for aquatics at all and summer freshies in general. But Mineir is definitely a perfect example of a "Teal" fragrance composition. This and Bleue de Issey are remarkable and photorealistic to me. The downside is this is moderate longevity. I could care less about sillage in any perfume. Its definitively unisex and absolutely a vesatile 4 season, night or day, office friendly perfume. I find most aquatics extremely generic. Hence my love for Teals. Mineir is definitely on my want list. You may need to be a bit more spray heavy to get a good enveloping scent cloud, but its worth it.

I really enjoy the freshness I get from this perfume. First spray is very green but give it a minute and its a beautiful fresh aqua scent that lingers so well in the heat.

I was very intrigued when I’ve read the description notes for the release of Mineir. I have never sampled or smelled something that has “mountain air” as a perfume note. How did they extract that to bottle it into a perfume it’s beyond me. Might be very well a gimmick as far as I’m concerned... Anyway, about Mineir. It’s an interesting scent. Outside of my usual scent profile for sure. I definitely like it and don’t own anything remotely similar to Mineir. It smells like a very soft, smooth cashmeran focused perfume surrounded with cool mint, sweet, white flowers and a salty accent. I don’t get from this any eucalyptus, papyrus, sage or cardamom. I can maybe see how this would have something like myrrh and cedar because despite being a very ozonic, fresh scent, feels very warm and cozy. I really appreciate in Mineir the contrast between the air/ozonic/fresh facets and warm/amber/resinous ones. As a conclusion, I like Mineir but I am not convinced that it’s worth the high price. Or that is has anything in it anything close to “mountain air”. For real now, is that even possible??? If anyone knows more about this topic, air formulated into a perfume note/accord, please share it with me, cause I’m quite ignorant on this.

I recently picked up a few samples after eyeing Miller Harris for a few years. I adore slightly offbeat oceanic scents, so really looked forward to giving Minier a sniff. My initial impression when spraying on paper was disappointing: it smelled generic, muddled, and boring. I quickly dismissed the sample in favor of the others in my package. So imagine my surprise when I decided to spritz a bit on my wrists before going out to run errands: there was the fragrance I was expecting! A cold, bright sea breeze rustling through green dune grass on a base of driftwood, but all of this through a refined, classic lens that I can only really describe as "perfumy," in that it isn't a photorealistic scent by any means, but a perfumer's interpretation of the scene. This is an elegant take on a chilly seascape, much brighter and less brooding than something like Oud Minerale (which I also adore).

Lots of naysayers in the comments but imho opinion this is an extremely wearable pleasant fragrance. Does it kinda smell like body wash? Ya. But in the best kind of way. Is it super original? No not really. If you smell this on someone would you be turned off? Doubtful. Every fragrance doesn’t need to a 12-hour marathon oud-stank projection beast. I feel like this is office safe, gym safe, wear-to-bed safe. The guy that wears this doesn’t need a ton of attention. He’s clean, he smells fresh, he cares about his appearance but doesn’t care if you notice, he loves his golden retriever...kind of vibes. To sum up: clean, masc, green, fresh (in an outdoorsy kind of way), soft, gentle, inoffensive, and kind.