Mentha Religiosa

I haven't ever smelled anything quite like this and I am mesmerized. I got a sample and liked it so much I tracked down a bottle on ebay and paid too much for it. It opens very strong with a blast of green: petitgrain, mint, and bergamot. You get smacked sideways by the strength of this blast! There is an hint of what's to come lurking in the background. It's surprisingly a very warm and dirty vs so fresh and so clean scent. The dry down is warm as well and I smell vanilla and some powdery iris along with the smokiness and woodiness that stays throughout. It kind of smells like an unlit menthol cigarette that you're sniffing in an amberwood log cabin where you've just lit a lot of incense because you're about to bliss out and meditate. The windows are open and it's a cool night at the mint farm & all the smells are swirling around the cabin. :-) I've only worn it in winter so far, but I want to try it in each of the seasons to see how it works with my body chemistry. I bet it would be good in spring and fall for sure. I'll try it in summer, because WHY NOT? I say day or night with this one. Sometimes I wear it and it feels perfectly unisex, but other times it smells more masculine. I think the opening can lean toward masculine but once that fades, it is fairly unisex. I sprayed two sprays before bed and woke up and it smelled like I had sprayed it an hour before waking up. Lasts all day on me. LOVE IT!

Dear Rose Mentha Religiosa is a peculiar scent. On the first sniff I am thinking a minty aftershave but there is something very pleasant about it and it keeps wafting about and constantly changing. I keep thinking I smell citrus blossom, then I smell a bit of 4160 Tuesdays What I Did On My Holidays and then I smell a bit of Penhaligon`s LP No:9 which also has that slight shaving vibe. It smells clean, slightly soapy, in fact it reminds me a bit of my grandad's shaving soap yet it is incredibly pleasant and I can't get enough of it but I can not express it properly in words. This scent is a fragrant shape shifter of some sorts. It is multilayered and these different layers are popping out every now and then and keep confusing my nose. So odd yet strangely pleasant and comforting. I will need to give this good wear several times but I think I would certainly consider a FB or at least a large decant in the future.

The contrast between the cold green note in head and the warm powdery amber base is in direct link with Copper by Comme des Garçons. the peppermint of Mentha Religiosa fits into an oriental and woody base where it seems difficult to express itself for such a fresh note. And yet, scathing, pungent, invigorating, it stands up to a stubborn and sour patchouli with accents of ground coffee and undergrowth. Its powdery, vanilla and still strangely mint-like evolution has striking originality where freshness and a powerful and indomitable block coexist, the final balance could seem doubtful but like with Copper by Comme des Garçons the set works oddly and turns out to be a real pleasure to wear all day long. A delicious fresh powdery composition in perfect combination

I am in love with this perfume! When you smell a new perfume you often immediatly draw parallels to another (or several..), already existing perfume/parfumes. Not this one. This is completly uniqe. And in my opinion, this is also very unisex. It starts of very sharp, I smell both oakmoss and ceder (even though it ́s not listed) and I also smell gin and juniper. No sticky sweetness here! Then the mint takes over the scene and completly dominates for a good long while. Several hours later, the most creamy mint candy cane scent finds it ́s way up my nose. The incence and powdery iris in the background makes the perfume stay "grown up" and not become sticky sweet and childish. This scent has personality and boldness!! Edit: One spray last at least 24h on me..

Oh, I really love this frag! I’m an incense fan, but usually can’t find the perfect shade of it in frags, but Mentha Religiosa has exactly what I adore! First, the Mint. It’s the main note here, and it’s scratchy, juicy and even a bit sharp. It blends with the incense so well, but gives a little soapy vibe. At first sniff I got roses and it scared me as I’m trying to avoid roses as they frequently give me headaches, but after a few minutes I realised it’s just heliotrope, lol. The incense in Mentha Religiosa reminds me of the incense in Habanita by Molinard, but it’s more airy and light here. It’s a dark frag and it has feminine notes, but I can consider it as a clear unisex. Also it mb can be used in warm seasons, but I’d prefer it for cold weather.

Right out of the bottle, you're hit with an icy freshness. It reminds of those peppermint patty commercials where the model would take a bite and their eyes would widen and a small shiver would run up their back. That's the feeling I get at first spray, but the mint here isn't mouthwash-y, it reads more herbal. As it dries, it sweetens up and that's a good thing here. The full drydown is really beautiful...a smoky, powdery mint. It's very simple, but unique. There aren't many fragrances with mint in the starring role. I think Mentha Religiosa is a solid any-weather, any-occasion scent, even if it does feel a little more luxe and polished. Also, this performs really well. I smell this all day when I wear it and it has a nice, cozy feeling about it.

This is gorgeous. I love mint. And iris and some patchoulis are just incredible. The green ones. This is smooth and cool like satin, slightly woody with a touch of incense and delicate powder. Ethereal and refined. It's always a challenge to create something with dominant mint that doesn't smell like toothpaste, your grandpa's fougere or barbershop. Mentha Religiosa is unusual with a hint of familiar and that makes it intriguing. There is nothing aggressive here, everything is perfectly balanced and, I must say, extremely comfortable to wear. It's more discreet than I expected but it has a lovely presence like aura. I would love a bottle, but I'm not sure I need it or willing to pay a full price. One of the best things with mint I ever tried.

Was so intrigued by reviews and thanks to nicest Ioli19 I have this scent now all over me. Wow! I was waiting for something like that for years, for something really different and not weird, yet slightly weird and astonishing. I only recognised the chalky mint and powdery iris without checking out with notes. Thought it would be suede though, because it really has something from Chanel 28 la Pausa, - powdery luxurious touch of some expensive stuff...Mmmmm, its beautiful, that's all I have to say, it is light, yet full, like when powderness of Iris is zoomed in till the end along with mint, which at times smells anis or even wormwood-like (aromatic-witchery) and heliotrope with incense are just a frame, very French, makes me happy!

If I had to pick one word to describe this scent it would be memorable. Mentha Religiosa really caught me off guard, because looking at the notes I expected this to feel clean. But it’s a dirty, dusty powdery mint with iris and a lot of smoke. Mellows in the drydown with vanilla, but the peculiar profile is still going strong. Great little performer too. My partner came into the room I was in and could smell it 15 feet away. Projection lasts past an hour. The trippy bottle matches the scent, and I really like the whole experience. Enough that I want to acquire Mentha Religiosa but I can’t easily find it in the retail or grey markets. I’m also super curious about other perfumes in the Roos and Roos line.

This is most definitely on my list of future fbs. Its really scrumptious. I can see why some think this is peculiar or weird. I think 4160 Tuesdays fragrance were viewed that way at the start but open your fragrant mind and with patience you will see the beauty. Im probably a typical eccentric Brit so it seems quite normal to me lol The mint is very evident on the opening but its not harsh in any way. The petit grain and citrus keep everything fresh without being piecing. The vanilla and resins lightly sweeten it to perfection. I love how the iris cools the whole and the incense gives just the right amount of definition. Good sillage and good longevity. This has zoomed up into my top 10.

As if the design of the bottle isn’t already alluring enough, the smell is intoxicating. I wore this for one day and everyone noticed. This WILL get you compliments. The mint is used so beautifully here with the vanilla and incense. This honestly may be in my top 3 favorites in my collection. I’m very excited to wear this again and check out more from Roos & Roos! EDIT: This is now my signature scent. Over a year later (6/25/23) and I remain obsessed. Who would have known my first ever niche fragrance would become my signature. Still can’t recommend enough! Good for winter but outstanding for spring, summer, & fall!

I definitely do not like the opening, it smells the old house. Then the mint comes, actually not mint itself, rather the minty patchouli, I definitely feel patchouli and not mint. Heliotrope, amberwood and patchouili blend into a perfect MINT CHOCOLATE. I love mint chocolate! No flowers.It stays quite linear for 4 hours and then vanishes. With re-application at lunch, it has quite a good longevity, but not for the pricetag!!! I will finish and enjoy my 5ml decant, but it is not thaaat unique for a FB.

OMG I LOVE THIS FRAGRANCE ! It’s powdery, with sugar, and some mint tea! Ok this is a complement getter here! I also layer this with Electimus Imperium and it smells amazing. Update: I get compliments galore when I where this! This is my new favorite perfume. If you like powdery fragrances you will love this! This smells like powdered sugar mints. Sodalite I notice that you wear Aura.... You will love this then because I wear Aura as well and it not your typical green fragrance.

Well spotted to those who found similarities with Amouage Sunshine. There’s a lot there. But a number of differences. Notably, the lack of brandy, juniper and immortelle. But this stuff is a fantastic drop and it’ll ensure I don’t rinse through my remaining 45-50ml of Sunshine. Thank you to those reviewers who made the connection. So glad I took the plunge.

Per the recommendation of a fellow Fragrantican, I’ve layered Mentha Religiosa with Etro’s Heliotrope. A softer, more rounded and personally wearable beauty on this crisp spring day. On its own, I’ll wear it when it’s grey and wet out and I’m staying in with a book.

A fantastic and utterly unique green-powdery but still warm threesome marriage between iris, heliotrop and mint in the church where incence and patchouli preach for extravagant freedom of feelings. Absolute love at first sight and sniff. Welcome new signature!

I absolutely love this perfume! The minty, leafy opening is stunning, and the rest of it is pure bliss: becomes warmer and warmer, until you find yourself wearing what I can only descrive as Opium by YSL with added mint kick. Waiting for my FB. 💙

God what a fabuuulous bottle! I love the perfume, it's extraordinary. Elegant and super refined - and wholly feminine! Beautiful. xxx

This juice is simply beautiful and well composed. A highly blended combination of Dior Homme Intense and Cartier Roadster. Thumbs up!

One of the best scents that I felt in my life. Thanks Roos & Roos to deliver the best to us!