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Miller Harris Etui Noir Eau de Parfum | Leather Perfume

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Smoke is, first and foremost, a source of safety, warmth, and comfort; it can also begorgeous, sweet, and meditative. Often, perfumers try to bring out the beauty of smoke by throwing as much incense as possible into the mix, but its coziness seems to be optional; sometimes, you will find both beauty and that special smoky comfort. On that note we welcome . . . Miller Harris who have just launched two new fragrances. Miller Harris is a quintessentially British perfumer, founded by Lyn Harris (the only British Master Perfumer) who trained in Paris for 5 years then went on to Grasse at Robertet, the world’s leader in natural aromatic ingredients. This connection has allowed Miller Harris to continue to collaborate with Robertet 15 years after its creation, giving Miller Harris access to the finest raw ingredients in the world. Miller Harris pays homage to Lyn’s training in France with each of their fragrances titled in French. A very unisex fragrance, that I found a tad too sweet for my tastes, hence why I have it for sale, but it's really nice!

Sweet, velvety amber, sweet viscous labdanum, and sweet, dry sandalwood are hidden beneath the smoke of La Fumee. The bitter and fresh smoke doesn't really let their sweetness shine through, but it's still there and makes the smoke feel especially pleasant. The smoke provideswarmth and light, and not the smoky smell of whiskey itself, as in my favorite Fumidus by Profumum Roma, but rather the oily, nutty, sweet-woody aroma of cognac. La Fumee was released in 2011 and was so successful that the house Miller Harris decided to continue the smoky theme. In 2012 came La Fumee Arabie and La Fumee Maroc, then in 2013 came La Fumee Ottoman, in 2014La Fumee Intense, and finally, in 2015, La Fumee Alexandrie. The smoky Miller Harris fragrances wereso good that I was overwhelmed; having everything was impossible, and choosing just one was really tough. By the time I finally decided I wanted the classic La Fumee, almost all of them had been discontinued.

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Opening the perfume are head notes of bergamot and tangerine. These follow through with heart notes of iris and incense. At last a billow of leather and vetiver soars in to conclude the olfactory experience. (Vetiver, sometimes called khus, is an Indian grass similar to citronella.) The rich, spicy notes are sure to attract attention. Travel-Size Bottle Noir is a scent that makes you feel instantly sexy. The scent is so magnetic, suddenly you are enveloped by an air of mysteriousness and sensuality. You know you will turn heads when you walk through a room. It makes me feel very Parisian when I wear it, like I have that enviable ‘je ne sais quoi’ that all Parisian women seem to have so effortlessly. It is a deep, intoxicating fragrance with notes of iris, patchouli and leather. Keep for yourself or share with your partner, there are no rules. You can lighten Étui Noir with Lumière Dorée giving it more a citrus/floral note. I would buy them as a duo and share and layer with your partner.

Miller Harris Étui Noir is a very pleasant leather fragrance. Opens very dark, with some tar and iris (giving an impression of a Fahrenheit-ish violet), and Givaudan's widely used rasperry/leather accord (AdP Leather, Rasasi La Yuqawan...). That said, it is better rounded and way more refined than other leather fragrances. The drydown is a combo of smoky birch tar and generic amber accord, and at that stage, it is shares strong similarities with Memo Irish Leather and Trudon Bruma. The smoke in Étui Noir is more bitter and wilder than the smoke in La Fumee. If La Fumee is a fireplace, then Étui Noir is a fire in the forest, above which sparks dance in the dark. As in La Fumee, a fresh elemi aroma with hints of tangerine and pine is added to the smoke. Sweet resins melt on the embers, making the smoke even more fragrant, yet it's impossible to tame it; it remains wild. I remember that time I liked to spend with my father in his wood-panelled office when we chatted, or were silent, and the blue-grey smoke of his cigar leisurely wandered through the room.It smells not just of fragrant smoke but of peace, a long evening by the fireplace, in a spacious wooden house, in the company of cognac and a book... And no worries will break through this smoke.

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