Mirror Mirror Collection - Miroir des Joyaux

In the beginning I get a lot of sweet notes, which are not overly sweet because they are underlined with an almost medicinal note (oud) but it fades away very quickly in the first like 10min. Later on the scent is developing into something really nice, it then reminds me of Pure Havane or even Back to Black but it's still pretty different, so don't expect it to be an clone or so. For me, this one is perfeclty unisex altough If a women wears it, I could never ever imagine wearing this, but still it is well balanced! What I also noticed is, that it can be cloying if you overspray and I would only wear this in the colder month (not only in the winter time but it shoulnd be summer imo). I get the rose and the nutmeg...but other than that all the other notes are not that easy to detect, like I said it's sweet and has a very nice cola/honey/cherry base which is a little bit diffeent from what is aviable in the market. My final rating for the smell is a 8 (on the logn term I think this is a very good 7,5) Why? Because there is not that much of an developement... The longevity and sillage is very good! 8-12 hours with an very good sillage (espcially in the first 3-4 hours) and then it settles to a nice soft sweet scent! :) The bottle is also very nice! the cap has a lot of weight to it and you can unscrew the sprayer which is perfect for filling it into an travel atomizer. Thanks!

Mirror Joyeaux is a modern oriental based around patchouli, cedar wood and guiac wood. Its very heavy heliotrope, so it keeps this a dry vanillic sweet. The bourbon pepper and nutmeg add texture but this isn't a spice bomb. The rose joins in and harmonizes the scent. The oud is gentle. Id classify this as a Oriental Woody Floral. (says on the box) Its a soft smooth scent. I haven't quite come across this configuration before so those that want to wear something unique.. this is right up your alley. Perhaps you wanted a more feminine powdery twist on the rose/oud combo ..this would be a good option. If u love L'huere Blue from Guerlain this should be an easy fit. It is interesting to note that Joyeaux does not come in the wood mirror box that Majestes and Voluptes were housed in. So if your a collector, bear that in mind. IMO due to the large heliotrope presence, this is far away from Voluptes which is a spicy rose oud. Unisex. Update: More I wear it, the more beautiful it is. Its not my typical style but won me over.

As with most Muglers, Joyaux takes a few wearings to really get into. It is more of a mild-mannered niche-style scent than Mugler's typical weird-but-wearable fare. Joyaux opens with the scent of honeyed tobacco, reminiscent of thick and dark scents like Alkemia Miel Sauvage et Tabac and Tauer Vanilla Flash. It's dense and dripping with sweetness. Through the drydown it becomes less sweet and more complex, with a wispy high-pitched oud and sharp pepper peeking out. The far drydown is smoothly blended and deeply woodsy, with a polite patchouli, sweet, sappy guaiac, light oud, and a tinge of spice. At times, I can catch a powdery heliotrope. Joyaux is best suited for cooler weather, due to it's heavy nature, which is cloying in hot and humid environments. Again, Joyaux does not fit in with Mugler's typical style (See Angel, Alien, Aura, and even A-Men), and skews more towards your average niche or high-end designer, but as with other Muglers, it is something I cannot help but come back to sniff.

I bought this because I've really liked a majority of Mugler's perfumes and I didn't know what oud was. Also, since I didn't know what oud was, I didn't want to fork out the money to buy the discontinued Alien Oud. I actually really like this. I love these heavier woodsy scents and the "barnyard" scent really isn't too bad. I don't think it smells poopy but I do think it does make me picture straw in a barn.

I have had this scent for a long time. It was still in its box unused. Until today. What a marvelous, enticing and spicy rose. This woody roses, black pepper, incense, sparks and midnight in a bottle. Very long lasting, elegant and sexy. This is not for little girls, this screams womanhood, dressed to kill and wearing stilettos. Black dress and diamonds kind of scent.