Murmure des Dieux

Immediate takeoff for... Damn! I missed the plane to... A sunny beach in the Maldives? The beach of "Lovina" in Bali and, opposite the temple of "Taman Ayun"? No big deal... I'm there... it's real! An exotic floral, solar, luminous and spiritual... From the first spray, a "powerful" smell of Ylang flower generous and toned by a zest of bergamot (a zest!). And, in the wake, comes a Monoï smell, "a smell of yellow and sunny frangipani, and of the edge of the beach thanks to Hedione and Ylang." The elemi note brings its "lemony" and resinous touch. This note delicately consolidates the radiant heart note! The base notes are there! They are well structured and balanced, amber, musk, benzoin for the spiritual notes... like the base of a thousand-year-old temple which resists time! And, the very subtle cistus note, here, brings a more carnal note... I love it! ps: the discovery kit is back, a worked graphic presentation, a very nice invitation...

There seems to be a lot of confusion around this scent which explains why the rating is not higher. I ordered a sample from Lucky Scent in 2022 and what I got smells smells exactly like the pyramid shown. The opening is a very light, soft floral that develops more strongly into one of the most shamelessly beautiful and natural fragrances I have ever smelled. I assume my body is warming it and making it stronger, but if you told me the sun was doing this I would believe you despite this cloudy day. Frangipani and hedione and elemi are dizzying in their loveliness and sparkling sweetness. This is sun-drenched warmth with a comfortable breeze on a day so perfect that one believes in a multitude of benevolent gods.

This is probably the only fragrance with Ylang-Ylang that I'd consider wearing at the moment which says a lot because I usually try to avoid it. Maybe it works here because it stays close to the skin and doesn't feel cloying. For some reason I detect a bit of saltiness which is why this feels very fresh. It gives me the impression of lying in a meadow on the first warm day of spring and getting a whiff of the ocean nearby. After reading the reviews below, I'm wondering if this has been reformulated because the notes on the sample card I got from the Une Nuit Nomade website don't mention rice or sesame and I can't detect them in the scent itself. Nevertheless, I am a big fan of this perfume house so far.

I've taken to spraying this on both inner elbows, my clothing and my neck hairline trying to figure out ways to make the scent last longer. Right now I'm getting a little over an hour. Otherwise this is really lovely, absolutely beautiful, and I don't want to fault this beauty because of my dry, perfume absorbing skin. A spicy tropical gourmand is how I would describe this: frangipani takes the driver seat with support from notes I can't distinguish but the end result is lovely. Murmure de Dieux is my first run with this house, but I have six more samples waiting and if this is any indication, I'm really interested to delve further.

For ylang ylang lovers. Exotic, perfect for hot days / Holidays. I can smell bergamot, ylang-ylang, frangipani, vanilla and amber... Warm and sexy. I love it for summer! 8/10 "Murmure des Dieux pays homage to Bali’s iconic flower, the frangipani flower. Both a symbol of the god Shiva and a way to channel prayers, its vivid colors decorate most temples. An olfactory phrase like a mantra on the skin, its delicate accord intertwines the slightly almond sweetness of the frangipani flower, the unctuousness of vanilla and the reassuring roundness of musks. ‘Murmure des Dieux’ is an exotic, singular and extremely spiritual perfume."