Mythique Vetyver

Mizensir might be the best kept secret in corporate/non-indie perfumery. Full stop. There are some misses from this house: Epine Roses, Rose Exaltante, and one of the ouds (will add to my reviews). But this is beautiful! If you’ve smelled dirty Vetivers and clean vetivers(Bal Dafrique), you’ll know that Vetiver can have certain soil-tincture facets which make it smell satisfyingly authentic to some, and too much to handle for others. We can use Haitian Vetiver and Roja Vetiver Extrait as great benchmarks— Now imagine that you took this slightly dirty Vetiver and added a sparkle(papyrus & geranium) to it along with a woody base. Now add a tone of labdanum and citruses, to take the perfume to almost chypre territory. This is what this perfume is. The perfume has an initial blast of citrus and florals. The papyrus which gives it that signature Mizensir sparkle hangs around for the whole ride too. This is no musty Vetiver but you can still get the earthy nuances. This is not a bright or sweet Vetiver like bal dafrique nor musty and green like Roja Vetiver/Guerlain. This is simply beautiful— what I really appreciate is that this composition employs zero vanilla, Tonka, styrax or Benzoin. It is instead sweetened up and rounded masterfully with florals like we see in old classics. I definitely want a bottle of this one :-) I will add to this review with more wearing. 8.5/10 There is nothing groundbreaking here but once you smell it you’ll understand and appreciate the maestros work.

This is a really nice scent. It was provided in a sample decant from maxaroma. It reminds me of a mashup of dior homme 2020 and allure homme edition blanche with the performance dialed up. Completely inoffensive. I’d actually love to end up acquiring this fragrance at some point. I’d never heard of the house let alone the fragrance. Definitely was a nice surprise.

I keep coming back to this! I love it. It’s got a burnt orange edge in the way that some scotch can hint at a golden flavor. It has a warm, sunlit hay feeling. It persists. It starts like a stronger Declaration- same bitterness. But having just ordered a vintage Declaration- I can say with confidence- this projects and lasts much longer.

Sorry but this having 3.68 points is just meaningless. One of the best vetiver centric i have ever seen in my 25 years of perfume journey

Fresh citrus vetiver. A subdued pop of citrus sparkling from a veritable pile of zesty, green, woody vetiver. Dry, somewhat earthy, vaguely soapy. Not dissimilar to any other plain vetiver fragrance, really. Moderately soft projection for ~2hr at best, longevity 6-8hr.