Mevlana - In The Medieval City

This is one of few fragrances that gave me an emotional response when I smelled it. I'm from BC like the perfumer, and though this is based on a cafe in Greece, it gives me nostalgia for a cozy and darkly lit space on a cold night. I mainly get warm, very natural smelling wood (near a pine forest scent, the mastic I assume) with slight sweetness. This is stunning for autumn and winter. I wouldn't be afraid to wear it formally or on a casual day. I am female but it works wonderfully for any gender. I first tried this last year in the Untamed discovery set, and the year-old formula has not gone off at all (something I watch for with natural ingredients). Rather, it's gotten slightly deeper/stronger.

I can smell the cardamom and incense in this one. It's a bold perfume, but comforting at the same time. My coworker compared it to a warm spicy tea and wants to check out this company, so not only does it smell good, but gets compliments too!

I just received my First sample kit! UNTAMED’s descriptions won me over, so here I am, excited to savour these 7 fragrances. Melvana ITMC convinced me to spray her first, cold out of the package immediately after delivery. She’s sweet & spicy upon opening. Familiar. A bit overwhelming, as I am used to simpler essential oil blends from a local perfumérie, & haven’t used sprays in many years. I like her. Wish I had done a quarter spray, or from a greater distance, as the strength is more intense & constant than I prefer. That said, I do like her so far. She gives a more feminine variation of Drakkar Noir to me... A dense forest of Drakkar Noir with an overlay of wafting roses, & dried fruit alternating with a translucent turquoise mist. Interesting. This is an hour after spraying. If she changes as the day goes on, I’ll update accordingly. The similarity to Drakkar Noir is so unexpected, to me, but I love it. I had a girlfriend who wore DN, 20 years ago, & this is bringing me back. Back several hours later. I had to scrub, as the intensity was giving me a headache & nausea. I don’t blame the perfume, though - I’m sensitive to certain chemical fragrances, & had ordered these thinking the company didn’t use synthetics for some reason. After two showers, I’m still detecting her, so this one has staying power! I’m going to try the others over the next few weeks, & hopefully one will work out for me. If not, I will have a sample set up for sale if anyone wants dibs...

For those in the US familiar with the now out-of-business Christmas Tree Shops, this smells like a sweeter, less synthetic version of how that store always smelled. I’m guessing that might be the “Greek mastic” note, which, as mentioned by Becktothebone, takes over the majority of the blend. It’s now about 5 and a half hours after application, and it’s growing faint on both skin and clothes, but the rich, sweet spice is now a subdued version of its former self, with some vanilla notes coming through. Because of the associations I have with the scent, I can’t imagine wearing it outside of the Christmas season, but it’s a rich and unique fragrance for the holidays. I think it would smell particularly good on a guy, but it could work for anyone.

This is not a scent profile I’m familiar with, and I love it for that. It’s hard to really describe, for that reason. My grandmother was a traveller throughout the 1900s and had a huge collection of items from all around the world.. this scent kind of reminds me of that room of antiques. Sweet in a bitter kind of way, peppery in a dusty kind of way, warm in a burnt kind of way. If you’re looking for an original scent, a step away from the generic, this is your fragrance. But not super wearable for me personally... a little too “dusty/burnt” smelling