Myrrhiad

s/o to my friend leesa for introducing me to this. i got a decant of this exactly 5 months ago, it was still warm weather. before looking up the notes, j thought it had chocolate, vanilla, myrrh, licorice and something bitter rooty green. it was great, but i didn't necessarily think of it too much. fast forward months later and i'm wearing in again and shit's addictive. first of all, for some reason it resembles the scent and texture of cola to me, which made me think that it must have tonka and chocolate, which then made me think wow, at last a tonka that's not powdery or nutty, but it doesn't have tonka and i'm surprised. definitely picking up on the resinous and vanilla hints but i cannot necessarily say that it's myrrh. but the dry down is just addictive af. there's a roughness that just compliments the subtle gourmand notes and adds some dimension to this, is it fizzy? idk, but it very much resembles cola to me. there's an herbal aspect in the dry down that just blends extremely well with everything else. also, i doubted multiple times if there's lavender in there somewhere. it's so lovely. not only that i can't stop sniffing myself, i've been approached numerous times over the past few days, being asked what i'm wearing, i'm not used to it since i'm not a big sprayer, but it felt nice! edit: when i wear this, i start craving ice cream and chocolate. i also feel like cutting off my skin and eating it.

#1612 in my "Tour de Fragrance" Got this as a decant from scentsplit.com. Similar vibe to Penhaligon "Legacy of Petra" (among my all-time favorites), and Van Cleef & Arpels "Encens Precieux." If it had tomato leaf you'd take it for Memo Paris "Italian Leather." This is a great myrrh and tea scent with a nice licorice note, just a touch of leather. Very classy, proves that simpler is better. Makes a stronger impression with a few notes than a kitchen sink scent with 20. Carpool, elevator and tight spaces safe if you don't overspray. Moderate performance. Silage lasts 2-3, 5 on the skin. If you're not a fan of myrrh and incense fragrances, move along. If you are and don't mind licorice, this could be your jam. I sometimes am put off by dominant licorice, but this is not that. Good Luck and Good Hunting!

The Liquorice/Tea is quite hidden, just a subdued bite at the top. Just enough to help give the scent a bit of dimension. Otherwise this is Tonka (not vanilla) and Myrrh. Not super powerful and there are plenty of better performing Vanilla's out there (Vanilla Incensee from Atelier Cologne for example is similar and better in every respect) but like a lot of my Hutieme Art and Pierre Guillaume purchases there is just something in the blend/mix that just works... its like every creation of his I can just pick out every note and get the journey he is trying to convey... I'm glad I bought the bottle even though I may use my other Vanillas more often... best bought as a discount rather than full price. Edit: Just Occurred to me - this is a better version of 4160 Tuesdays Sexiest Scent in the World (IMHO).

Starlight_Angel chose her words well, I found myself nodding through her whole review. Warm, sweet and round but edgy in a way. This is the first leather scent I've ever found pleasant on my skin by the way. Leather often turns burnt and shameful (even in cute scents like Shalimar Parfum Initial) and just becomes unwearable, pure rat poison on me. But here..? No, it's just that amazing "skin x 10" scent that leather should be. Works amazing with the heavy myrrh and soft vanilla. Edit: I just entered the room wearing this with my cup of morning tea, vanilla chai. It took about 10 seconds until my boyfriend said "Oh wow, that tea smells amazing". I realized I smell just like my tea but a million times better. Haha.

OMG these reviews are sometimes so frustrating because everything is so negative and I’m surprised anyone buys anything???!!!! Anyway this is a spicy vanilla that is a spiced vanilla in MHO. I really like this in the fall wearing a nice sweater on a cool morning. Very comforting scent for sure. I’ve had this in my collection for a few years and since I’m a collector of fragrances it was alway stored properly. As for longevity not quite a long lasting scent on my skin. It also sits close to my skin right away. If you love a root beer vanilla this one is for you. I do recommend for the vanilla lover! 7/10

A vanilla bomb! To me this smells like a monster vanilla fragrance. On me no licorice or Myrrh. Is it unique No, there are cheaper fragrances out there that smell like this. Is it nice yes. I’m a vanilla lover ( the only time I hated or couldn’t take vanilla was during my pregnancy). Does it last about 2 hours on me, that’s kinda disappointing. Sillage not to bad. If you love vanilla it’s a good bet you’ll love this. If you are indifferent about vanilla take a pass on this there are plenty of good vanilla scents out there. Tom Ford Tabacco Vanille more mature than this.

Wow! Myrhh, licorice, vanilla and tea. The myrhh then tea and then licorice appear although it's well blended. There is no sickly sweet artificial vanilla as in the Valentino Myrhh Absolue. The vanilla is low key and natural smelling. This has a bright intensity. I love the tea in this. It's dry along side the licorice, leather and Myrhh. It's definitely unisex. A real herbalicious myrhh delight although myrhh is not really a big part of this scent. Well not on me anyway. Curious. Reasonable longevity but it retracts back to a weak sillage very quickly.

So much going on here! Vanilla and myrrh, tobacco and anise, suede and dark spicy tea. The gourmand smell shifts like sand on a dune where your footing never really is solid, but the view is lovely. There is a tiny sour note underneath on my skin. Not sure what it is, but I think it's the note that reminds everyone of a stale chemical. Fortunately, it disappears within about 5 min. and the rest of the day it is a vanilla/amber/myrrh dream! The dry down in gorgeous - I reapplied several times and liked it more and more the longer I wore it.

Whilst there is the teeniest amount of anise or licorice this is most detectable nose to skin. Connotations of suede and vanilla are there but as a descriptor are very misleading. It’s almost linear long life is basically a creamy tonka cream on myhrr. Gorgeous woody built with care as only Pierre Guillaume can do. For unisex use by people that don’t want to bowl people over in an office but for someone trying to attract someone next to them in the lift. Very seductive.

The story of myrrh is as old as that of perfume. Four thousand years ago the Egyptians were using it as one of the components of Kyphi, the sacred incense of their Kings. Warm and sensual, balmy and ambery Myrrhiad is an oriental perfume revealing all the facets of the ancient resin, enhanced by the leathery, animalic nuance of black tea absolute and interlaced with a cocktail of vanilla and licorice.

This is a lovely uncomplicated fragrance that vanilla lovers like myself would enjoy. I wish Myrr was more pronounced as it tends to evaporate a minute after landing on my skin and you’re left with vanilla. I must say with very high quality vanilla but not worth a fb price for a linear one-note fragrance. I enjoyed it nevertheless and will definitely test it in winter.

Testing my sample; the reviews below are correct, very much coca cola meets root bear infused with a powdery vanilla. Gets warmer and spicier as it settles on my skin, I can detect the tea note much stronger on my skin. Great autumn and winter scent, strong out of the bottle but projects well above arms' length. Definitely worth sampling.

SailorV said it best. Delicious licorice with a medicinal accord. It's a tad bitter in the opening but give it 15 minutes and then the magic happens. It's just a gorgeous heavy winter vanilla and resinous fragrance. She's a keeper!

This perfume mainly evokes caramel and incense, which may sound like a weird association but is actually very pleasant. It is quite sweet and reminds me of Un Bois Vanille. I find it quite linear, and very long lasting.

It's the crisp, candy coating on the exterior of a fennel seed or one of those petite, pastel anise candies you get gratis after-dinner. Total-utter-perfection!! Coat me in this shit!

Opens with an odd incense accord of spiced resin and something like firey ginger beer...seriously! That fades quickly mind you and hints of the tea and liquorice are there, I had to re apply to be sure as I didn't get anything to begin with. The main element which sweetens up the whole composition (too much so perhaps?) is Vanilla which takes any rough edge off that the myrrh might of possessed in the drydown. I think this effect leaves you with a vague, ambery, approximation of resin...I mean it smells like myrrh but more focused on the antiseptic quality with non of the sweet sharpness. I've tried several 'cold' myrrh fragrances recently which have real metallic and tea notes which are complementary this however is very warm and cosy for me. I'm not mad at it but it's not the best thing I've smelled from this house. To be fair this is a house I was expecting big things from and perhaps something more unusual. That vanilla sits close but lasts...and although pleasant enough, not one for real Myrrh lovers IMO. Update: Actually the drydown is pretty nice and longlasting, I found it much better when it settled down a soft amber/vanilla which is slightly dry and dusty.

This is the beginning of my review as I am still in a process of discovering the scent, even though I am using it for several days, now. The opening starts with amazing blast of myrrh and personally it transports me in all our Christmas Eve dinners when before the actual dinner my grandmother/mother have been and nowadays I am blessing the house with incense. That is an aroma of a tradition which someone can hardly forget. There is something extraordinarily special for me in this fragrance. Next stage on my skin from this perfume appears to be the leather both together with the vanilla. Vanilla on its own gives it that pleasant sweetness. I do not detect the tea, yet. However, some kind of smokiness also is presented which I guess should come from the idea of a burnt black tea leaves. Now, the licorice is a total misery for me here, but I suppose I need to wait for awhile, until it presents its 'face' in the whole picture. Overall that is a beautiful fragrance and that's all for now from me. I will come back again, if I get more impressions of it.

Very gentle, rather low-key myrrh, almost drowned out by all the bossy licorice! It's perfectly pleasant all round - definitely sweet, but not cloying, with projection restrained enough not to make it overpowering. I'm not a fan of syrup scents but found this one more than bearable. But it frustrates me because I keep expecting *more* from it - more spice or sugar or leather or smoke - and they just don't show up. There's an odd but not unpleasant tang of throat-lozenges at one point (?angelica?). It only gets sweeter and milder as things go on, and the sillage collapses inwards pretty quickly, though overall longevity is not bad - still just detectable on wrist after about 6h. Overall reaction from me is a friendly shrug. Sure, it's OK - it's fine in fact - but it's just a teeny tiny bit dull. Can't think I would rush to wear it again, and can't think of any scenarios where this, rather than anything else, would be the perfect choice. Definitely not an intricate spicy Oriental dream, more of a pleasant but forgettable semi-gourmand interlude.

The first thing I smell is germolene. This must be a phenolic aspect of the myrrh. There is some aspect within myrrh that let's you know through scent memory that it is antiseptic. That is definitely there but only alongside the vanilla which dominates. The vanilla is kept in line by the tea and licorice which are soft and mild. They blend well and keep the sweet vanilla from becoming too warm on the skin. The germolene fades into a clean, distant background aspect, like a ward sister from the 1950's in a starched uniform stood somewhere in the back of the mind. After this I just get tea and a Viennese whirl biscuit.

Lovely vanilla scent. I say this because to my nose it is mostly vanilla and licorice. Myrhh is strong at the beginning but then takes a back seat. Same for black tea absolute. There is no leather (not just my opinion-I checked the PG website). In a way it's like a variation to Long Courrier (vanilla+ambroxan), but much more enjoyable. Sweetness is kept under control. Projection and longevity are both good enough.

This is indeed intriquing and quite unique too. It smells kind of mentholated or even medicinal, but in a good way. First sniff is all myrrh and tea, but then the anise kicks in. That and something slightly old school vinyl-like. As if a dj spilled a glass of absinthe while scratching records. Dry down is sweet and resinous without being cloying. Sensual, dreamy and perhaps a little female leaning.

Myrrh, smokey caramel burnt sugar black tea merest hint of licorice - a nice spicey winter smell reminiscent of childhood sweets. Not half as sharply biting and exciting as Liquo, rather more warm soft autumnal toe-warmer. Nice enough. On the want list, but low down.

Not sure what else to compare this to, but to me it smells identical to Coca Cola Haribo gummies. It's nice, sweet and interesting. But yeah coca cola haribo (a good thing - i like it)

Sweeter and more powdery than expected. If you have Shalimar l’essence I don’t think you need this as well. But its an alternative.

Strong Vanilla & Licorice opening, later myrhh and tea are more noticable. It's cozy, sweet and warm but slightly boring.

(sample only) This... scent. I have no idea whether I like it or hate it. This is *sweet*, to me overly sweet which is a shame because I love the actual scent profile behind the sweetness. Behind that is a gross leathery and tannin filled nose. Incredibly one note, give how heavy the notes are that is not surprising. The anise is there, but the cola smell is definitely the most reminiscent here. It is a strange one - I don't hate it but the sweetness is just... no. It's a bit dark for my tastes and pretty one note for myself. It will be for someone, so if you like the dark liquorice type scents, or just sweetly dark sensual scents - might be for you. For me - 6/10 - not out the books but not a returner for now.

The tea and vanilla create a more prominent powdery opening, which in turn, creates a more feminine leaning scent profile IMO. However, the tea is more of a black tea, and the coupling of licorice and vanilla creates a chai tea profile. That said, I wanted to sample this creation, primarily for the myrrh and leather. The myrrh and especially the leather are more detectable as the scent wears down. This scent is more unique, albeit linear and certainly worth sampling but if you're looking for a masculine myrrh and vanilla scent, I would suggest a fragrance like Paco Rabanne Pure XS Night. Fall/Winter Day

A very tame vanilla amber. As some comments have said below, there is definitely some plasticky, medicinal layer to this perfume but it’s okay. Just okay, not good not bad. I don’t think it suits its name as the myrrh is almost indiscernible. The tea and leather are there and add both freshness and depth. Smells a bit like a barbie doll 😅

I wish this smelled like the listed notes, but it just smells like straight root beer.

Bath and Body Works/Yankee Candle vanilla. Big, overly sweet, one note Vanillin

My husband says this perfume from a distance smells like warm vanilla pudding. But up close it smells like warm Coca-Cola. My thoughts are this..... What a waste of good materials. This perfume smells like it was constructed from good materials but the perfumer took them nowhere. It just smells like some vanilla and some good woody materials and good resins were picked at random, mixed in a vat and then thrown in a bottle with a high price tag stuck to it. It doesn't smell like a perfume at all. It smells more like a shop that sells raw materials that can be turned into perfumes instead of an actual perfume. What a waste of high quality material. It has no direction.

smells like a combo of Cuir de Lancome and Armani Emporio Lei. This smells like suede and a sweet vanilla. or maybe it's the myrhh that makes it a little sweet. It's not a smoky scent, it's not a leather, it's not incense-y, and the licorice doesnt do anything good to this. It's a pretty boring scent. What a bummer. I thought I'd really like this. Glad I only have a sample. I would advise doing the same thing, as this perfume is pretty expensive to buy blind. $135 for 50ml.

Something in this perfume smells too synthetic for my taste, and if it's vanilla I seek, I can find it in countless other places. Reminds people of Les Nereides Oppoponax? Other than the fact that they both contain resins, I don't see how. They are not similar at all.

very sweet vanilla so not for me , reminds me of dior Mitzah

If I inhale deeply, with my nose close to my skin, I am greeted with a blend of Tonka bean/myrrh/vanilla, and black tea (dry, not brewed), with just a hint of licorice (just as the picture above shows it.) Do not think you will sense the licorice candy. That is not part of this equation. I can also sense an almost equally strong aromatic note, like a minty, menthol or fresh pine needles note. The sensation that Vicks vapor rub gives you when you inhale it and feel your sinuses awaken and open, but only after a few hours have passed and it is not as strong. This one is lovely and if it was stronger I would classify this as a Woody-Gourmand. There is myrrh and Tonka in abundance here, all warm and cozy-like, and the leather is soft as a kid glove. The vanilla give it a kiss of sweetness. I guess the Myrrh-Vanilla-Licorice mix had me fooled into thinking this was a Tonka-Myrrh-Vanilla blending. If I were to rate this from 1 (definitely not for me) to 5,( need to go get it now),I would give it a 4, but only because of the disappointing longevity and strength to project and stay with me.

This is a very interesting, and quite unique scent, that I think is a love it or hate it perfume for sure. I am in the *love it* camp as I find it sweetly enticing. The fragrance opens with a huge burst of myrrh and liquorice. As it progresses the tea note becomes more pronounced. I found that the scent got gradually sweeter as it dried down. It smelled almost caramelized towards the end. I waited patiently for the leather note, but alas it never arrived at the party. Myrrhiad is a stunning ode to myrrh. It has a distinct Arabian vibe and it reminded me of marketplaces during my Eastern travels. Personally sweet fragrances appeal to me, and this is exceptionally sweet. This is not one for anyone who isn't a fan of syrupy style scents. The sillage is fantastic, especially at the start. I find it very strong, so apply with a light hand. Longevity is good too...6+ hours on my skin. This is another beautiful scent from Huitième Art Parfums, and I'm seriously considering buying a bottle. I think it will be perfect for the cold weather.

I've been looking for the my ideal Myrrh perfume and I think this is it. It opens with a beautiful burst of root beer, settles into a long middle of myrhh/vanilla/anise and gets sweeter throughout til it ends up with a sugary vanilla. I don't generally like strong vanilla or sweet fragrances but this one is well blended and the myrrh and anise keep it firmly in the resin camp. The opening is similar to Myrrh Ardente but the similarity ends there. I don't see any similarity to Dzing! or Black. There are a number of similarities to other PG fragrances, especially Aomassai. Myrrhiad is like Aomassai with the toasted nut smell of Aomassai replaced by the root beer note of myrrh. The changes throughout are very subtle. I don't disagree with those who say it's linear but it does have a lovely development arc. It's actually quite a simple fragrance but for me, just perfect.

First things first: there's no leather in this. Second: this is not a perfume to smell up close right after spraying. I find many good perfumes are like that. This one is too sweet and smoky that way. But if applied and left alone to reach your senses on its own, it's a delicious, creamy, smoky vanilla dream. As it settles into the skin, a faint resemblance to Un Bois Vanille makes me think of licorice. But I soon forget it when I smell the warmest vanilla, enriched by an enveloping, smoky myrrh, and a deep, dark tea note seamlessly breaching the gap between the two. Good projection, very good longevity and, like many Pierre Guillaume creations, linear, but strikingly beautiful in it's simplicity. Alluring, mysterious, unisex.

Myrrhiad opens with creamy almondy vanilla spice and a hint of black tea and anise. It is a tad bitter--but the bitterness is interlaced by smokey incense, which serves to temper its sweetness-- creating a perfect balance. It definitely has a gourmand facet without any over-the-top sweetness. On my skin it remains true to its topnotes, softening to a supple whisper-of- leather scent, creating a cozy aura. This is effortlessly wearable and a true comfort scent with sillage that lasts. Myrrh, black tea absolute, vanilla, licorice. Simple, lovely, enticingly addictive.

This one has a licorice vanilla opening associated with some myrrh in a soft/sweet combination. There's a strange herbal vibe in the opening which makes me not love this fragrance, but after a couple minutes it starts to fade and things as expected starts to get better leaving a very good impression on my skin with that slight sweetness aura around me. The fragrance does not chances much throughout time, we are left with this sweet aura for a good long time. Anyway, a good fragrance with a kind of expensive price tag.

Nice well-balanced myrrh composition, and not cloying sweet (as can be common for myrrh balanced with vanilla). The opening presentation of the tea accord reminds me a lot of Pierre Guillaume Harmatan Noir, with same exciting sharp bitter top notes, but fades much quicker here. The leather is very very subtle & more contributes a purring fuzzy undercurrent than anything central to the scent, altho it does become more prominent over hours as the myrrh subsides.

I am in a myrrhe phase and of course had to sample Myrrhiad. It’s nice, but nothing extraordinary or a must have for me. I get gentle myrrh mixed with sweet Licorice, it smells a bit like those soft black Licorice candies you buy in a bag, mixed with Myrrh and vanilla. Better and I think cheaper than this is Valentina Myrrh Assoluto, that is a myrrh bomb!

Don't get me wrong, I liked this and it was pleasant, but I felt that I'd smelt this elsewhere. Heavy on the resins, heaps of vanilla and a slight undercurrent of animalic bitterness. It's not all that different, and I have smelt this before in maybe half a dozen other scents, but it is quite pleasant, just a little samey...

mm...as i read your reviews it sounds pretty similar to Annick Goutal Myrrhe Ardente...unfortunately i can't find this one in my country to compare them...have any of you compared this 2 fragrances? how they are similar and how they are diff? I am really interested as my fav perfumes are incenses and myrrhs mostly

Soft suede (more than leather) with a delicate vanilla note, but licorice and myrrh are the main notes on on my skin. I don't get much tea. I think it needs more development, it's linear and feels raw, like a mix of essential oils. It's pleasant but I was expecting more from this brand.

This is rather alluring, sensual with it's warm, sweet and balmy myrhh blended beautifully with vanilla and licorice. Maybe a faint hint of tea in the dry down, but the leather is not present to my nose. It's rather linear on my skin with good longevity and moderate sillage.

Draw a venn diagram of three intersecting circles. Label the circles as follows: Myrrhe Ardente by Annick Goutal, Black by Bvlgari, and Dzing! by L'Artisan Parfumeur. In the middle where they all intersect label it Myrrhiad. Go smell those three scents and tell me I'm wrong.

I agree with previous reviews who are reminded of middle eastern travel spots. On my skin however, this lovely scent never changes, starts and finish with a gourmand smell of warm sand, reminiscent of sunscreen and beignets. When I wear this, I am in perpetual holidays...

This is lovely gourmand, vanilla based fragrance. Starts like vanilla and licorice - smells like root bear, and ends up being vanilla and green tea fragrance. Well crafted, delicious, little liquid feeling vanilla, but long lasting and never too sweet and cloying. Nice!

I get licorice myrrh, slightly powdery, warm. It is almost exactly like a myrrh fragrance oil I purchased for mixing my own blends. It's very nice, but faint. Still, a lovely licorice myrrh