Oriental Express

Update August 18,15 I have noticed from when this nieche fragrance first came out no one took serious and now a lot more are buying this line. This is a true story, as I was going through the store that carries this line all the associate's were talking about a woman from the Middle East had bought several sets for family back home. I'm able to appreciate this juice being a gorgeously nieche line at a reasonable price comparing it to other's. UPDATE: I finally made the leap to buy this EDP which has a very warm/woodsy/floral with a definite iris note also a sweet tone which my partner enjoy's and wears as well. Out of the Les Exceptions collection...Oriental Express, Chyprissime, Fougere Furieuse, Supra Floral and Over the musk....Oriental Express is the most unisex of all!!! As you spray it on your skin the aroma of vanilla (with a hint of iris), cedar blending with spicy notes makes it an ABSOLUTE SEXY TO WEAR! Both longevity and Silage is VERY HIGH...well past 10hrs on my skin! I ABSOLUTELY❤ this juice making worth buying in my opinion. 10/10 NO REGRETS!!!!! As long as you enjoy this fragrance and it compliment's you it is worth it so I went for. This juice was launched in a major retailer and I was curious to see what this frag was all about. When I first sprayed it on my skin I could smell a real sweet/woodsy/spicy notes. From what I could smell is definitely two major notes..1) floral notes again either iris and or labdanum is possibly as well patchouli being a sweet note. Without a doubt this frag has an ABSOLUTE blast of VANILLA. The base notes from what I could smell is oakmoss and possibly cedar. This fragrance starts with a unique dark mystical allure...after it settles you have a real attractive powdery/cozy frag which is a very high quality aroma. longevity and Silage are both excellent, lasting over 6hrs. Overall thoughts, I noticed the comparison between DH and Valentino which both have iris. I would agree that this frag screams both iris and vanilla making it ABSOLUTELY creamy aroma. Rating..this frag is excellent 9/10

What I thought I expected from something named Oriental Express would have held a closer resemblance to something like Shalimar, but I also can't say that it has been misnamed somehow. What I can tell you straight away though is that this fragrance has absolutely nothing to do with any rendition of Dior Homme or Shalimar (And I have had several concentrations and editions of both). If you're looking for one or the other, you're better off looking someplace else. Oriental Express has its very own and unique character. It opens with a whiff of fresh basil. I think some people don't pick it up over the carrot seed and sandalwood combo, which is the main player in my opinion. In any case this is a very nicely blended fragrance - the notes all melt into each other. And I personally don't find it sweet at all. But there is a definite buttery, creamy powderiness to this fragrance. It's the way that sandalwood and vanilla are balanced with carrot seed. Carrot seeds offer something that may come across as spicy and fresh, especially in the opening with the basil and bring out the woodiness of sandalwood. The vanilla in turn brings out the powderiness of carrot seeds and the creaminess of sandalwood so as it dries down it retains a nice balance between spicy, woody, powdery and creamy aspects. The sillage is quite modest, but the longevity is a positive surprise. It smells like absolutely nothing in the "reminds me of" section, and I have or have had half if not most of those fragrances. Oriental Express is first and foremost powdery, but it also has a slight edge to it that could be thought of as a bitter or green aspect. But it doesn't overpower the composition or make it distinclty green, and definitely not fresh. It's oriental in a way only a Mugler could be.

This seems to be a really polarizing fragrance, just like several other Mugler fragrances, with people saying that it smells like disgusting, overboiled carrot. Wearing this on my skin however, I get a lovely nuance between ambery notes, florals, and an earthy note, which I assume is the carrot wood. This fragrance later dries down to a really nice sweet floral fragrance, with the carrot note gone about 10 hours later. This fragrance lasts about 12 hours and has a powerful sillage. When they bottled the fragrance, they actually pour it out from the fountain and adorn it with a ribbon bearing the name of the fragrance. It's a truly marvellous presentation, and one worth savouring. My only complaint is the price (CAD$ 185) and exclusivity, which is why I took off a mark. 9/10 IMPORTANT: Yes this is a Canadian and Italian exclusive for now*. In Canada, the Les Exceptions line is sold exclusively at the flagship Hudson's Bay stores. For Toronto, that means Eaton Centre and Yorkdale Mall. IDK about other stores, so please call ahead. This fragrance line is also available to Canadian customers/people with a Canada border PO box at thebay.com. If you are outside of Canada/Italy, I would recommend you wait for it to come to your country (if it does) because the price that some people want for decants is absolutely crazy. *Nordstrom recently announced that it would be available in select US stores by 2016.

I ordered a sample off EBay and tested it today, March 6th, so I can use 20% off on Muglerusa.com for friends and family sale. I love it and ordered it! Our winter is over in Arizona it is 78 degrees here. Testing this perfume in heat was useful. Notes for this perfume did not show up on my skin like others experience (I read reviews). This opened powdery with a clean iris scent and stayed that way with hint of vanilla. If I did not know it was by Mugler I would assume it is by Lancôme. It reminds me of Lancôme Lavandes Trianon parfum so if you like that scent you should like this one. In 78 degrees this projects strongly to 6 feet or more leaving a beautiful scent trail that lingers for hours! It has been on 6 hours and is still strong after 1 spray! This was a wonderful blind buy for me and getting it at a 20% discount sweetened the deal!

I think what is meant by carrot "wood" is really the core of the carrot, and maybe it loses something in the English translation (the sheet the salesgirl had was only in French). If you've ever had a big, mature carrot and eaten it à la Bugs Bunny, once you get to the leafy end, the core is unpleasant to eat and has a woody texture! I sprayed this today on my wrist, I would say it smells less of carrot than it does of parsnip, but is not vegetal at all. It reminded me of Christmas dinner, when I make glazed parsnips. This is beyond gorgeous! Such a powdery, woody and sweet vanillic iris (okay, okay, CARROT). It is sublime. In my opinion, the standout of the five. I was a little irked that they don't give out samples of these scents. Well, you CAN get a sample, but you have to buy a full bottle of one to get a sample of another!

I finally purchased it and I really like it. It is powdery, inofessive and lasts forever. Last saturday, I sprayed it at 8:00 AM and came back at 22:00 to shower and I could still smell it. IMO it fits well for a man who likes Dior Homme. The bottle has a HUGE problem: it is a refilable bottle with a sprayer that could be removed pretty easily. The sprayer is very cheap and leaks, so there is always this scent floating around in my bathroom and my bottle is always kind of dirty... For this outrageous pricetag, I thought that the bottle would work perfectly without spilling the precious juice. I love powdery scent, I use Chanel 19 Poudre, Dior Homme, Dior Homme Intense on heavy rotation. I also wear Coromandel. For this reason, Oriental Express falls directly into my preference.

To me, Mugler is either a hit or a miss- and this one is most definitely a hit! I received a sample which I am using at different times to test how it affects my perception. I happen to find this scent sublime each time, it's present but not overbearing. I smell some chilli pepper accents, it has these spicy notes that really suit my skin and that keep reminding me of this perfume in a good sense. The longevity and sillage are only moderate to me, I can smell the EDP all through the day but it doesn't last longer than that. It's not that my clothes and bedding keep this scent for days. Considering the overall quality, this scent is as hot as can be!

I really love the scent. Very soft and sweet, but is a skin scent on my skin, and lasts at most a couple hours. Weird that lots of mugler frags do this on my skin, with exception of original angel, alien and aura. Still my favourite fragrance house though. No regrets! Just my chemistry I guess 😪 ===edit=== After two months of wearing this, I watched a video that suggested spraying this on the back of my neck and now I can smell it around me much longer. And my spouse smelled it the moment he came into the same room (and loved it).

Mugler Oriental Express (2014) - fresh oriental - Prior to his assignment in 2015 as the in-house perfumer for Chanel, #olivierpolge teams-up with #jeanchristopheherault to create a wonderful oriental for Mugler. I get an accord very similar to the original #diorhomme, Vanilla, Sandalwood, Powdery Iris, yet this is much more intriguing. I also sense Ambers and Incense akin to its reference style. But what makes it different would be the addition of Carrot seed which lightens the accord and makes it incredibly versatile.

I have tried this 3 times. I was very enthusiastic at the beginning, but I have to say that I am somewhat disappointed. I still get this Dior Homme general feeling. This is a powdery scent. However, I feel that this is clearly on the feminine side (unlike dior Homme). I am no longer interested to buy this. It has excellent longevity but little projection. There are several better options for a powdery feminine perfume(look into Guerlain Shalimar Eau Initiale or Chanel 19 Poudre). Also, the price is outrageous.

I rarely wear this but I absolutely love it! It’s like a fancy talc, with sweet vegetal notes (like when you are boiling parsnips and carrots on a Sunday before roasting them - I find this comforting!) Powdery and smooth. Iris reminds me of Dior Homme Intense but this has more depth (I love DHI too) and not gourmand. I’ve worn this to weddings and formal events... the packaging is amazing! A folding box with solid metal clip. So luxurious! The bottle is beautiful too, Long lasting and moderate sillage.

Have sampled this one a few times... It really reminds me of Dior Homme Intense - that iris note that many describe as a lipstick/make up smell. I’ve never smelled carrot seeds before but I can identify with a sweet vegetal whisp also. The sandalwood is accompanied by something green - I can’t smell Basil specifically. It projects moderately and lasts a long time, deep inhalations are rewarded with a rich and warming scent. It is expensive but very well done!

I really like this scent, it is soft and delicate yet filled with power. One can feel the basil in there, but not in a loud sort of way, which is true for all of the ingredients in the perfume. It reminds me a lot of Dior Homme Intense, which I love also, but without the Intense. It is totally unisex, but this is the female version of the Dior scent.

Love this one, it’s beautiful in cold weather. Cozy, powdery but none of the notes are overpowering If there’s any comparison to the Dior Homme line it’s in the distance, they’re certainly not identical This one smells like a high quality fragrance, an excellent fragrance for men or women

I was so disappointed to learn that this fragrance family was going to be discontinued, but I succeeded to get one last example of Oriental Express! It might be a marketing trick to discontinue Les Exceptions, for I read today that the 'Extreme" family is an exact copy of its predecessor.

jovojove, I got this (bois de carrotte) from the official documentation at Mugler Store in Montreal. They have the exclusivity of the product. I was also surprised to read this note. I sure know that carrot does not grow in trees...

Notes are carrot wood and vanilla. This is really close to Dior Homme. I was 100% sure that the main note was Iris Root, but it is not. It is a more sophisticated version of Dior Homme and it is unforgettable.

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Spicy vanilla elegance and opulence, suitable for winter business casual or a suit and tie setting.

I have 1 bottle 90% full to sell or swap.