Myrrh Casati

Myrrh Casati is beautiful, but I wish that the evolution of this scent was reversed. So let's start at the finish: The culmination is a rather dry, spiced resin with the myrrh being more suggestive of resin tears. I have a bottle of pure myrrh oil that leaked around the cap and the crystallized residue smells just like the myrrh in this composition -- quite desiccated but still inherently myrrh without a lot of projection. Woody guaiac is also detected here in the base, and black peppercorns, but they're uncracked -- not a lot of projection either. Saffron and cardamom are subtle. The mid notes reveal some herbal tarriness and a little bitter, medicinal bite which grabs me. This I attribute to crushed cardamom pods, smoky cypriol and guaiac. Combined with a spiral of sweet incence, this phase is beautifully mysterious. The introduction to this fragrance is what should have been a beautiful promise to the finale: luminous, fresh resins and a veil of botanic fennel notes. *sigh* Myrrh Casati is undeniably a lovely fragrance to me, but probably not one for wearing out or making a statement. This is one to wear purely for your own satisfaction in quiet moments because you really have to be still to enjoy its beauty.

Sigh. This poor thing has some serious longevity issues. Truly a shame, because I do find it to be absolutely STUNNING! Normally two sprays would suffice as my maximum application, but Myrrh Casati demands more (like...7 or 8). Although it disappears on my skin quite substantially, it does tend to grab onto clothing in the most delightful way. I went to put a jacket on that I'd removed earlier in the day, and was met with the most delightful shroud of scent. I'm willing to accept its shortcomings on staying-power, though, because at the end of this day this is beautiful. Never too dark, never too bitter. If anything it's shockingly light given that it's woven around myrrh. Definitely worth a sniff, but commitment to a full bottle is not something I'd recommend on a blind buy. *Update: Cooler weather has arrived, and Myrrh Casati is absolutely in its element! The myrrh takes on an almost cinnamon-like note that oozes comfort and intimacy. My great like has turned to a love!

Okay, Im usually nice and generous with my review but this one is a complete failure. It starts with a boring and flat incense note and even the drydown is everything else than spectacular. It stays simple and without any surprise. To be honest, it makes me feel sick. I know I m harsh but this fragrance is an absolute disappointment. The description sounds promising but I guarantee you its worth nothing. I m a fan of Mona di Orio however Myrrhe Casati is rubbish. P.S.: Haters will hate! If you have a different opinion, let me know.

I am not one much for the classics; we have smelled it all before. When I tried Grand Soir it became the one and only true amber for me, and it forever ruined me for other ambers which I find quite boring. Now, Myrrh Casati is the one and only true myrrh for me. It is interesting and modern, dark and sultry. Amazing! Nothing wrong in spicing up an ancient scent note; quite the contrary! I love this. Love love love.

I love it. Smells like a sexy cinnamon bun. It keeps me warm on these cold nights, too bad my tester is running out. I would love to own a bottle of this perfume. I see many people commenting that it has longevity issues, I think it stays on my skin quite a long time.

The opening of Myrrh Casati is a bit boozy, strong and very intriguing. In less than an hour it develops into a warm, spicy, delicious and extremely sexy licorice scent, which bears resemblance to the opening of Lutens' Fille en Aiguilles. On my skin Myrrh Casati leans toward masculine, but it's surely a unisex and quite versatile scent. I don't get some reviews about this being boring or that it has poor longevity. I find this fascinating and alluring and on my skin it stayed for over 8 hours. Could the longevity depend on the wearer's body chemistry? Although Marchesa Luisa Casati was definitely an exhibitionist and an extrovert, this scent stayed very close to the skin the whole time, which makes it an intimate and rather introvert fragrance. Scent: 8/10 Longevity: 8/10 Sillage: 6/10 (depends on what you're looking for, but for a scent that has been named after Marchesa Casati you would expect a stronger sillage)

Myrrh Casati warm and spicy part, has here a sweet spot, below, and it feels myrrh, this initial aroma is really fantastic and very promising: red berries, cardamom, pepper, saffron and especially the licorice mixes beautifully with balms, all very beautiful and natural. After this myrrh becomes more woodsy and smoky and final drying quickly turns off precipitously being very attached to skin or nose sticking smell the fragrance at this stage (the very same thing happens to Mirrhe ardente of Goutal). The fragrance, how little tough love (even more than Goutal), however, pay what it's worth (which is not cheap) for reapplying "every hour", because I think I do not block the value . Rating: 6

I was looking forward to testing MYRRH CASATI, but this left me dissapointed. The first hour was so wonderful - deep, rich, intoxicating and very sexy combination of incense with resins. And a lovely touch of spicy and fresh pepper. And oh the sweetness! Loud yet subtle. Excellence! And then one hour in - poff. All the charms have gone, I'm left with slightly soapy incense/myrrh combination. And nothing else. Slightly sweet, more sourness that I'd like. Low silage. MYRRH CASATI for me was one of those scents that blow you away at the opening/heart and then nothing. I imagine the dissapointment if this expensive juice would have been bought after that one test in the shop...

Wow! Boris Karloff eat your heart when it comes to dark and sinister. Lots of myrrh, gauiac wood and cardamom on me with incense, benzoin and papyrus just a step behind. The licorice peaks out after 15 minutes or so. The cardamom and pepper give some zing. I can't pick out berries. Not much sweetness. More a resinous oriental. One for the creatures of the night. The living won't smell you approaching! I really like it but I'm disappointed about the poor sillage. Remaining a skin scent after 10 minutes is not good. It might improve in warm environments. Reasonable longevity.

Mona di Orio perfumes keep evolving after application. This opened sharp , then changes to something dry, wet and then soft... I think Mona wanted to make the myrrh different from other strong but very dry myrrh perfumes at the time this perfume was released. Despite the soft sillage, it is very sophisticated and for those who work in offices this is a very good choice. Its beautiful in its own right and does not disappear on my skin, its there. I recommend it.

I really like Mona di Orio and how singular the fragrances tend to be. I bought a sample of this because I really like incense fragrances. I found this to be very "pretty" but quite bland. It smelled nice but it gave me absolutely zero emotion. It didn't last very long on my skin (maybe less than 5 hours) and had very low sillage. I don't dislike this fragrance - but I wouldn't buy it either.

This is a well bliended spicy perfume. It is soft smooth and I like the scent. It doesn’t last very long. Also despite the name myrrh doesn’t stand out very much. It’s beautiful and am glad I got possibly the last available on market.

oh wow. so my scent! Warming smoky sligthly spicy. Love this. Beautifully woody and gourman for me without overpowering licorice note.

How strange .... This starts with spicy, dried fruit, plums, herbs, balms. The notes listed here are all there. And it's not exactly pleasant, even a whiff of chicken broth in the pot comes to mind. Afterwards, as it dries it becomes more and more a beautiful swan, slightly vintage, sweet on the skin, with that oriental market that becomes nocturnal, smoky and mysterious, with a beautiful captivating aura. This in the first two hours and then subsides into a scent of skin still slightly sweaty and pleasant but poor in projection. The market is crowded now and this is a little too simple for a fair purchase. Sin.

I was first intrigued by the name, Myrrh Casati, yet it was also the scent pyramid that piqued my curiosity. This fragrance release marked the re-launch of the brand following Mona di Orio's tragic passing in 2011. It was the first fragrance from this house that had not been composed by Mona Di Orio herself. Myrrh Casati's perfumer, Melanie Leroux, skilfully managed to tap into Mona's style and created this fragrance to be as "Monaesque" as possible. Supposedly Myrrh Casati was inspired by real-life, early 1900's socialite and heiress, Marchesa Luisa Casati. She was and still is the muse for many fashion designers, authors, playwrights and creatives. It's not hard to see why, as she was quite an eccentric personality known for attending parties with her pet cheetahs on a leash or for wearing live snakes as jewellery. Myrrh Casati opens with a sharp, nose-burning blend of pink pepper, red berries and oud. It definitely has that shock-factor shortly after application, but the good news is that this fragrance does become more bearable with time. The heart and drydown of myrrh, oud, patchouli, licorice, cardamom, benzoin and incense is an oriental lover's dream. Once settled on the skin, Myrrh Casati is very sensual and warm, the kind of fragrance I would most enjoy wearing on a cold Winter's evening. The licorice note added a delicious contrast alongside the heavier oriental accords. I never knew until this moment that licorice and oud paired so well together. Once past the top notes, Myrrh Casati becomes a pleasant experience on the skin. It is somewhat unfortunate, however, that the top notes were so loud.

Myrrh Casati Mona di Orio opens as a sophisticated boozy cola cocktail. And while the ubiquitous rum and coke may not ring your bell as an especially high class libation, imagine an offbeat, extravagant artisan’s interpretation of the soft drink, a concoction created with luxury materials and stellar quality essences of cinnamon, lime, lemon, orange, coriander, vanilla and nutmeg, the citrus and spices parceled out in surprising proportions and embellished with a generous flourish of pink pepper. Resinous, peppery, and effervescent, casting a spicy shadow in an art deco champagne coupe, this may have been served at a surreal dinner party hosted by an eccentric Italian heiress greeting her guests in pearls, kohl-rimmed eyes, and a fur coat with nothing underneath. She’ll whisper to you later in the evening that the secret ingredient was a scintilla of belladonna before introducing you to her menagerie of strange pets and conducting an impromptu seance. Drugged by beauty, weirdness and also maybe actual drugs, you spend a night like no other and awake with the taste of cardamom and licorice on your tongue, a veil of incense in your hair, and a necklace of love bites at your throat.

Myrrh can either go very, very right for me or very, very wrong. For some reason, this one doesn’t settle in either camp as it doesn’t come across as overly myrrh-driven at all. In fact, it’s more of a medicinal benzoin, but "Benzoin Casati" doesn’t have quite the same ring to it. There’s vanilla, saffron, anise, myrrh (obv), and other resins, and they’re linked in a way that leans a tad pot pourri. However, myrrh tends to suggest something liturgical / spiritual, yet this is really more of a sweet, demure kind of thing. Picture a more refined, classic version of Armani’s Myrrh Imperiale with the volume reduced by about 75%, and you’ll be in the right territory. Pleasant, balanced, but a bit dull compared to the scents that Mona herself was producing.

Now Myrrh Casati is about pepper spices. Some Myrrh, some pepper, some cardamom, some more peppers, some patchouli, & some more and more peppers. It is exciting, but to me pepper became boring to my nose as i tend to find other fragrances that has pepper-less or none pepper, but i can't deny that this is quite a good blend and it might change to something different after awhile. Edit (23 Dec 2022) 6+ years, and i don't what TH i am writing up there! This is a sweet licorice spicy blend with big doses of sweet incense, sweet myrrh, touch of chili, pepper yes, cardamom, and chunks of licorice. I can detect the cypriol, & the patchouli & also some hints of chocolate. It is kind of cool actually, nothing more.

A watered-down replica of Villoresi's Incensi! Opens w a blast of sweet cinnamon...after some 15 minutes, the myrrh kicks in, setting the stage for a soapy melange of licorice/patchouli/benjoin...that persists, throughout (3 hours, only => short longevity). Sillage = low. I lament to say that Myrrh Casati is another boring Mona di Orio...whereas Villoresi's Incensi, the oppulent & majestic, with no comparisons in this genre, trumpets olfactory treasures, only!

Myrrh is typically sticky sweet yet bitter, sometimes powdery too, and the cool thing is...it lingers; well, not this one. It comes with (mostly) cardamom, licorice, and some other spices, then it goes--leaving only a trace of guaiac. Semi-promising at first, but failed at the end.

This is a soft and beautiful (incense, myrrh, benzoin) type fragrance. It is very pleasurable, but I agree with Flair Voyant, that it is boring. That may be, however, just a let down because I expected something darker, and it is sweeter than I prefer.

Interesting myrrh and cardamom with almost a gourmand facet but not quite. Tricky to pick up on all the notes but this is one that some might find intriguing.

Very nice, quite subtle smell. Licorice, Saffron and Myrrh are the dominant ingredients for me. Soft and a bit spicy. Soft, natural smell. Beautiful.