Encens Mythique D'Orient Guerlain for women and men

I am disappointed. It was a blind buy. After all the praise here and notes pyramid, I thought it is a middle eastern smoky rose scent. Reminds me section says it reminds of musc noble and it does. But I was hoping only the rose aspect of it. Maybe not as musky as that one but still very musky. And not soapy kind; very realistic one. I find musc noble very realistic animalic musk. Kind of disgusting. I don’t own that but I tested. It turned my stomach.
Opening is similar to that and musky, bit aldehydic rose. Later on, it became very animalic. Not like castorium or barn yardy but ambergris caused. Ambergris is the main note. Not freshy marine like but definitely smell oceanic, even bit fishy.
Hardest part is the dry down. Metallic bloody part. Musk also very human like. I get the body part comment. It smells bit different on skin and fabric. On skin more rosy and acceptable. On fabric very ambergris and nauseating. And it lasts very long time on cloths. More than 24 hours.
It really shows how ambergris smells. This is the biggest and clearest example for me. Now I get how animalic ambergris is.
I didn’t get the incense. It is not mythical nor oriental. So I also don’t get the name. To me it is “rose océanique”.

I wasn't sure how to feel about this after spraying onto skin but it had me floored - literally. I had to sit down to contemplate.

The opening reminded me of Elizabeth's Taylor's Diamonds & Rubies - likely from the rose and aldehydes. The marine quality of the ambergris gives the rose a sheer quality, as if creating a veil to peer into the hazy unknown of smouldering incense.

Evokes a sense of desolation, loss, and longing. Undoubtedly beautiful and of exceptional quality but you'll have to brace yourself for this.

This fragrance actually opens up pretty sweet (maybe thanks to the rose). Not soapy or sharp at all. Fairly unisex, leaning a smidge masculine maybe.

There's a small animalic/funky aspect from the ambergris (and maybe patchouli) but otherwise it's a very warm, inviting incense that feels more wearable than a lot of the other sharp incense fragrances out there.

Not my cup of tea personally, but if you like incense fragrances this one has a unique vibe to it.

I decided to wear my small decant of Encens Mythique D’Orient by Guerlain today, without knowing much about it. I was pleasantly surprised by the scent, but also overwhelmed by the performance. It smells like a rosy airy effervescent coca cola; fresh, fizzy and relaxing, yet luxurious. It’s a very unique and playful fragrance that makes me feel chilled and carefree. However, it’s also quite strong and long-lasting, and I think I sprayed too much. I could smell it projecting for hours, and so could everyone around me. It’s not a subtle or discreet fragrance like when I smelt the atomizer. Sad that they discontinued this fragrance, I would love to have a full bottle of it!

Encens Mythique d’Orient is one of the greatest Guerlains created in recent times. It was created by Thierry Wasser in 2012. It was discontinued in 2019 and was replaced by Encens Mythique from the Les Absolus D'Orient collection. The two perfumes share similarities but the new one is inferior in my opinion and is slightly different. The perfume opens with aldehydes, but not in a soapy floral way, it is combined with frankincense to create an accord that smells like the cold dusty frankincense scent when burned in low heat. There is also hint of powder that is somewhat of a signature to Guerlain. After a few minutes, the main accord of the perfume starts appearing, the ambergris. Encens Mythique d’Orient is said to have natural ambegris tincture. While I doubt that, it is a beautiful ambergris accord that is complex, oceanic, salty, musky and animalic, and it smells similar to the real thing. There is also a slightly leathery feel that comes from some saffron aroma chemicals used in the composition. I noticed that the scent changes depening on where I apply it. On some parts of my skin, it smells more rosy, the rose is dusty, powdery and slightly sweet. Underneath these accords is a woody backbone of vetiver and patchouli. To get an idea of the scent, imagine the combination of sea air and frankincense smoke with hints of Guerlain’s rose.

I found that one in duty free Cairo airport T2

Incense, dark, rich, thick, amber, hints of wood in background, bit spiritual, gothic, and mysterious. The drydown evolves quite a bit and it becomes a smooth rose and insense woody scent. Lasts forever and seems to get better sillage in the drydown.

High quality, natural. Best for colder nights, perfect for a snowy day by the fire place. Not my type of frag, but very likable.

Scent: 7.5 / Sillage: 8 / Longevity: 10

Absolutely amazing! I have the edp batch 2R01 - two drops and I can still feel it two days after. Encens is perfection, I’ve never experienced something like this before. It’s seductive and mysterious, bold still warm and makes me feel like the queen of The Universe, surrounded by a cloud of magic. Has sort of a spiritual vibe like being the very essence of life itself.
Edit 2024: unbelievable how it cames out of the skin waving it's uniqueness, I can feel it days after applying. It's truly majestic, my number one favourite ❤️

Divine and effervescent. A sparkling concoction that evokes the mystery of sacred resin, yet is uplifted by the marine notes, aldehydes and rose. This is a head turner, but not in an offensive way. It is sure to make one seem confident while also mysterious--and perhaps fresh and playful. I think of the elements of air and water in this one. Sensory keywords: Breezy, wet, salty, resinous, sometimes chalky.

I have a decant of the older formulation and am eager to try the newer Les Absolus d'Orient version

Can someone please tell me what is the difference between the Encens Mythique in the rounded black bottle that’s much cheaper and for 4oz vs the Encens Mythique in the clear glass bottle that’s much more expensive for a lot less perfume. What’s going on here? Is one an edt . I have a sample of this perfume(dont know which version) and I can barely smell it. It’s a skin scent from the first spray. I was not impressed with this one at all.

Encore une deception ! :( mais ou sont passé les belles créations de cette maison? des parfums qui se ressemble pour les emiras , dommage cette belle maison a perdue son talent.

Opens beautifully with a rosy incense. It's in the same family as Plum Japonais, but more feminine. It's deep and works for dusk and nighttime. Sultry. However, the drydown ends up smelling like burning electronics. If only it could maintain its rosy incense for the whole wear, it would be wonderful.

The olfactive pyramid doesn't mention the very prominent heart note of sweet apricot... It practically unites the whole scent, in fact.

I think there is a whispered ghost-note of cinnamon in the takeoff, and a myrrh note in the base.

There is something in this perfume that I find amazingly addictive... I can feel my braincells just worshipping this curious, exotic, "faraway" smell. I admire the way the scent has a heady, oily, nigh-opaque heft, in keeping with Arabic attars... but the composition is so flawless, seamless, head-to-toe, that you get the French Guerlain-ness of it.

I sprang for a bottle of the original 2011 EDP. It almost behaves like an extraît... it leaves an oily sheen on your skin that does not evaporate, and has a massive tenacity... You can smell it on your clothing days later. I wonder how the newer formula differs? Anyone know?

I have a hard time with roses, especially the ones that have a high pitched, lemony geranium facet to their scent. They give me a headache. POAL? Forget it, it’s like kryptonite. The rose in EM does dominate with a bit of this tone in the earlier stages, however, something about the multiple veils of “earthy darkness/incense” here softens it, makes it more than tolerable for me, I find this scent addictive. I guess everybody’s sense of smell is different because I really never get incense on its own or in a manner that I can identify “frankincense” or “myrrh” or anything other than an abstract rose perfume that is linear but deep, with many layers of bright rose (rose, neroli, aldehyde) subtly shifting among many layers of earthy darkness (moss, incense, saffron etc. all where there would normally be patchouli). If there is ambergris here than it is subtly influencing and dirtying up the musky body of the perfume, another element to help tone down the rose, but I can’t identify it. Everytime I like a Guerlain, I realize that they make scents like a couture coat. Simple from the outside, but when you open it up you realize all of the boning and construction and skillful work that went into them. EM is definitely like this, doesn’t smell cheap at any distance.

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A rose version of Eau des Merveilles.

Mythique d’Orient opens with a very fruity rose: in the opening of the fragrance I smell almost as much apple as rose. Neroli and aldehydes give the fragrance sparkle. The rose loses its fruity nuance as time progresses and develops into a rosy musk enhanced by the tiniest whisper of smoke curling from a piece of burning frankincense resting on a bed of sweet, hay-like saffron. The ambergris starts to become more prominent after 30 minutes: a touch salty, slightly chlorinated, the tiniest bit animalic and keeping much of that sparkle from the opening intact.

I really wanted to love Mythique d’Orient given the presence of natural ambergris and the glowing reviews, but I’m pretty much on the fence: it’s a pleasant, sparkly rose with ambergris facets. Almost too ‘perfect’ in a way (I like my amber somewhat funkier, e.g. Ambra Aurea) very feminine and not really something that I’d wear much if at all.

The third branch in the Middle East series. First out of the aldehyde incense, saffron is again slightly acidic flavor unique, common concurrent out strong strength. Both and frankincense, incense with a deep sense of retro, this opens up the Oriental myth of gorgeous prologue.
Use the most expensive Damascus rose, this can be said of Guerlain full sincerity. The price of money in exchange for high-grade materials, the Oriental myth of the shock effect no less the same series Songe d'un Bois d'Ete, it is delicate and varied, like a real ambergris brackish mixture of vetiver the dry, it is a very different kind of flavor. If you have a little imagination, feel like the the ancient city buried in desert living, there are a lot of treasures waiting to be discovered.

Dear God, have I pulled a 180 on this one! Months ago, a fragrance friend sent me a small decant of Encens Mythique d’Orient. I dabbed a little on my wrists but quickly concluded it was nothing special, leaning more toward dislike than neutral. I’d also gotten a decant of Songe d’un Bois d’Été at the same time. That left me transfixed—so I blame Songe for my casting aside Encens Mythique!

Anyway, I’ve been on a dark rose kick lately, traveling from Rose de Nuit, Nombre Noir, Rose Barbare, Velvet Rose & Oud (you get the picture) over the past several weeks. Then I remembered that little decant of Encens Mythique, a scent memory of dusty rose. Again, I dug it out, dabbed on my wrists, but now—heavenly. Masterful, even.

This scent is difficult to describe. It’s truly a unique experience. Sure, I could say there’s a dark, dusty rose shrouding a hint of incense, then saturated with ambergris. But that doesn’t really do the perfume justice. More than its smell, Encens Mythique is about texture.

You know that feeling you have when going to sleep or awakening in the morning? Your mind is hazy as you straddle states of consciousness. Encens Mythique is a little like that. Not literally, of course—but it’s as though these notes have become abstract and unreachable, like you have retained a small fragment of a dream but understand you’ll never recall it in full. Everything here is cloaked in an ambergris fog, granting the composition an unusual musky texture. Encens Mythique exists in a cloud around you rather than on the skin. Long ago, I heard someone describe wearing the scent as an immersive sensation of static electricity. Absolutely.

So, yeah. Beautiful—and that’s a serious understatement. My collection will soon welcome a full bottle.

AT first this reminds me a lot of Aromatics Elixir but in a less dramatic and loud way. Then it dries down to a very quiet rose scent. I like it but Aromatics Elixir is more to my taste, although its a bit too strong.

I'm SO IN LOVE with this fragrance, I'love it from the bottom of my heart, I hated it the first time I sprayed it on my skin, It's very shocking for the first 10 seconds and then turns to the most beautiful fragrance I've ever smelled. THIS IS just Heaven.

I really wanted to love this, based on some lovely reviews and the exotic name, but to be perfectly blunt, I can't stand it. I became addicted to perfume last year for some reason and am on a quest to find my signature scent and learn everything I can. I have no idea what note or notes that I find assaultive, but it's very close to Paloma Picasso, which was also a blind buy from the 90's and I still have 1/2 a bottle. Upon first spray, I was hoping that the initial blast would be brief, but there was that same sour note until a few hours later. The dry down was tamer but I could still smell what I found offensive, so this was a big yuck from me.

I really wanted to love this, based on some lovely reviews and the exotic name, but to be perfectly blunt, I can't stand it. I became addicted to perfume last year for some reason and am on a quest to find my signature scent and learn everything I can. I have no idea what note or notes that I find assaultive, but it's very close to Paloma Picasso, which was also a blind buy from the 90's and I still have 1/2 a bottle. Upon first spray, I was hoping that the initial blast would be brief, but there was that same sour note until a few hours later. The dry down was tamer but I could still smell what I found offensive, so this was a big yuck from me.

I am obsessed with this but it does something to peoppe around me . I wore it tomight and peope started acting weird . Not sure if the way it mix with my body chemistry. Its like catnip for humans

Doubling down on what Jacquis said (below). I bought this to build-out the shelf of unisex frags I share with my fiancé and when it arrived yesterday afternoon, I unboxed it (unboxing is part of the joy with Guerlain, right?) and applied 1 spray to my left arm. I can still clearly smell it today, and I have scent-gobbling skin.

Very smoky-woody-spicy, nothing sweet or feminine about this one.

Anybody knows a dupe for this?

The FedEx truck arrived on this 94 degree summer day and my bottle of Encens Mythique D'Orient (EMO) felt at least 80 degrees warm. I sprayed it right away. The smoky, incense (as in frankincense) hit me right away and remained prominent on my skin. It is slightly sweetened by, what I think might be, the rose. It is heavenly!

The scent of EMO stuck to my skin and provided me with hours of delight. A week later, it's still very strong on my clothing. It has become very incense. If you like the dry, woody, essence of Dune (Dior), you'll probably like this as well. Can't wait to smell the other layers when the weather cools down. I'm so happy to have finally completed this set of Déserts d'Orient.

To me this is a bright, chapstick rose. No incense, no ambergris. Cute, fresh, youthful, though I get a not so subtle whiff of Off bug spray. It’s got a Nahema vibe to it- like a modern, younger version.

I adore Guerlain, but upon applying this the first time, I immediately thought, "I've smelled this before." Now on the next test (manufacturer carded sample), it hit me. This is a slightly weaker and perhaps(?) slightly more refined Rochas Femme.

That's bound to irritate some who spent the multiple hundreds for a bottle of this (and what a beautiful bottle, might I add). But there is a definite similarity. Infact, more than a similarity, they could be close flankers.

Femme might be less refined (i.e. more powerful), but honestly, if you can't afford this, try RF. You just might smell what I smell, and save yourself a car note!

Undeniably gorgeous, and would have been a must-have if I didn't already own RF.

old is gold !!! no more words!!!

Very strange scent. It took me a few minutes to put associations to what I was smelling. Kind of like dried vintage rose potpourri combined with body odor and a faint bandaid aroma. The aridness probably comes from saffron, the body odor maybe from the ambergris/musk, and the bandaid scent from the aldehydes. It has a dryness, as if the potpourri was so parched it crumbles. But then the ambergris and aldehydes kick in. Like a humid breeze stirring salty skin covered in bandaids, reanimating the desiccated rose. Doesn't work on my skin, but the ingredients are so spectacular, I am jealous of those it does. Real New Zealand ambergris, saffron - one of the most expensive and labor intensive spices in the world, dark Persian damask rose . . .

(I now see that it was discontinued and replaced. There must have been some inconsistencies, for instance incense never emerged, and this might be why the reviews are so mixed. )

Really long longevity. I don’t smell any incense here, unluckly. I smell neroli a lot and ambergris. There’s no evolution after having worn. It doesn’t worth the price.

It has been discontinued and replaced by Encens Mythique which is basically the same formula but in "Les Absolus d'Orient" presentation.

Delicate aldehydes with rose and a burning incense in the background. Usually the aldehydes are sparkly, but here they're tamed, polished. The rose feels soapy, maybe it's the combination with the aldehydes. The incense does not let it be just a clean soapy rose perfume, fortunately, and the middle phase brings spices as well as a slight pissy aroma. All this is enveloped in an animalic touch at the base that must come from the ambergris.
I was expecting waves of incense loaded with spices, but this is ultimately a rose based perfume constructed around soapy clean aldehydes, a mild burning incense with some dirtiness in the base.
7/10

This smells like body odor, hardcore cumin and other things that I just couldn't stomach. I scrubbed it pretty quickly, I just couldn't hang. Stronger and more intense than Salome by Papillon Artisan Perfumes, more harsh and not bewitching at all.
And no incense!

Each time I’ve worn Encens Mythique I think I should pen a review. And when I try and do it I feel I don’t have the sophistication or vocabulary to do it justice. So here’s my amateur attempt:

It’s F’ing gorgeous.

This is everything I love about perfume. A deep rose with incense, and I can taste the ocean. I realize that must be the ambergris accord, and it’s done so well. I love this blend. Maintains stellar stamina for several hours. For the price, it should.

This is one of the reasons Guerlain is my favorite commercial house. Sure their are duds in their lineup but they keep pushing forward, and then I discover this beautiful creation. I really need to stop falling in love with the expensive stuff, I can’t afford this bottle and it’s going to haunt me.

نعود للعم جيرلان من جديد.. فبرغم ابتعادنا عن هذه الدار .. لابد ان نعود
وبما اني من عشاق البخور والعنبر.. فهذا العطر اعادني
عطر متوازن نقي جدا جدا جدا
عنبري.. ثم بخوري
شتوي بامتياز
نعم انصح به وبشده عشاق العنبر والبخور فقط
ثبات جيد جدا.. فوحان جيد
8.5/10

A solid like. A beautiful marine-rose entry. I think this shows how well Guerlain can be if they put their minds to something and turn out something modern and great.

I feel they are using a top notch Ambergris aromachemical. Real ambergris has a musky full warmth about it and here it reads a little thin. It marries well with the rest of the story. Very sophisticated.

Um, wow.

I know I’m a Guerlain fangirl, but this is transcendent even for them.

There is a soft, cushiony aldehydic opening—aldehydes unlike any I’ve encountered—followed by a sumptuousness of rose, incense, and a note so completely enveloping and interesting it can only be genuine ambergris or a highly competent imposter of divine whale excrement. It straddles the line between powdery and oily in a masterful way.

I mean, really. I know I can get overly flowery, but this transcends gender and earthly bounds alike. Rose, ambergris and incense: land, sea and sky.

It makes me think of how incense was originally meant as a visual prayer, a vessel of our fondest hopes and desires trailing up to heaven in the hope it might please the deity who encounters it.

16 hours later one tiny sample spray is still wafting up rose, saffron, and deep, dreamy ambergris.

Encens Mythique d'Orient is a hidden Guerlain gem. Having absolutely no real connection to the French luxury brand, the Middle Eastern collections occasionally get overlooked by those who prefer their Guerlain to come in the form of Liu or Meteorites. As a brand that has never, to the best of my knowledge, produced a scent that has garnered absolute hate, my hopes were high and... they were completely fullfilled. There is NOTHING I could think to change about this scent, for it is perfect in almost every single way. I hate to gush, but you rarely come across these types of scents in the Western world and the attention to detail in this beautiful scent is amazing

It is bold, spicy and balsamic. The first application will knock your socks off and it will slowly, but surely, dry down to a beautiful spicy ambregris and saffron base. The first five to thirty minutes are a blast of dense aldehydes, so dense you could knock yourself out, pink pepper and a bold rose. The rest is all about saffron, patchouli, vinegar and a beautiful ambregris imitation.

Guerlain can very rarely do wrong, it seems.

These are the most impressive reviews I've ever read on this site. With that said, I hate synthetic ambergris in large quantities, but always imagined I'd like the real thing. Here's to exploration, because thanks to all your reviews, now I get to find out. I'll be buying some samples of this, which are surprisingly well priced on eBay - cheaper by the ML in fact, than buying a full bottle! (After a $10 eBay coupon, I got 10x 1ml samples of this for only $15! Even before the coupon, that's only $2.5/ml)

Update: One spray, and INSTANTLY I saw what all the fuss was about! This is AMAZING! Dark and resinous and mineral and aquatic, all at the same time.

This isn't abrasive or obnoxious like synthetic ambergris at all! This is everything you could ever ask for in terms of a journey for your nose and it's one of the most intriguing scents I've experienced to date. This deserves more wearing and I'll be back to review this scent more later!

Update #2: I seem to be in the same boat with half the other reviewers. Every time I wear this scent, I'm tempted to come back to this review, I just don't feel that I can adequately do this scent justice. It truly is an intriguing marvel for the fragrance enthusiast. I absolutely suggest picking up a sample of this, especially if they're still available at the price I got mine for.

The first time I smelt this I knew I had hit the jackpot. Dense, rich, thick, opulent, otherworldly - buttery ambergris, rose & aldehydes. I believe the ingredient are really of the highest quality i.e. a big dose of rose absolute & real ambergris (what else could possibly smell like this!) I've sprayed this to write this review and I'm sniffing it every few moments like I sometimes chain sip a fine wine.

Performance is top notch. 3 sprays on my chest and I can smell it strongly and constantly for the first 5 to 6 hours. 12-14+ hours there is still some sillage.

This is the scent I wear just for me. Airy and dreamy. Great longevity on skin. On clothing or my pillow it lasts for days, beautifully lingering... On my skin this is all bout ambergris, incense, and a light dusty rose. I normally don't like rose frags, but here the rose is like a dusty rose incense. A little goes a long way, which makes it FB worthy to me. It is an unusual scent, so test first. It seems more of an experience than a perfume. Both feminine and masculine. I should probably finally wear it out around others!

A scent where each stage leaves you in awe. Beautiful development, beautiful blending, beautiful sillage. Unique and classy and exotic, but not for everyone. Well worth a sniff.

Like trabuquera below, Mythique d'Orient did not work with my chemistry. It certainly is a woody, resinous fragrance which usually is great for me, but with only a half-spray of a tester vial, I was overwhelmed by a powerhouse fragrance that never mellowed.

This fragrance has HUGE staying power, and seems like a big oud presence, to my nose. I believe I would like this better on someone else, but I definitely recommend you try before you buy.

This perfume is astoundingly gorgeous. It's complicated and the performance (for me) is excellent. I adore ambergris, and I can smell it very distinctly in this perfume. I highly recommend you snatch it up while it's still available.

This starts AMAZING, well-balanced between feminine and masculine, gorgeous incense with rose, deep and glamorous. Unfortunately after 10 mins it starts to smell kind of old man-ish on me. :(

A classical beast which does not compromise - either you love what it represents - an exquisite lesson in perfumery (aldehyde, chypre, floral-oriental, marine - it has it all, in abundance, thereby achieving to smell universal as well as individual) or you simply despise its glistening opulence as too much in every way. You need to love it, otherwise it's not easy perfume to wear - demands dedication for the slow developmet, huge sillage and longevity.

My husband describes it as "awe-inspiring".
To me it just smells miraculous, like a rare find coming from the depths of the ocean.

Nice juice, slightly cloying after 2hrs with 4 sprays. Saffron, rose and moss intertwined together. Smooth dry down laced with ambergris. I like it, not a power house but more testing is warranted.

Scent - 7
silage - 5
Longevity - 4hrs then skin

Ha! Thank goodness! I was getting worried that I'd fallen in love with any and all Guerlain special editions and would end my life in debt to service a new addiction. Not with this one, though - in a paradoxical triumph for me, this goes *horrible*on my skin - just reeking of some sort of car air freshener. Might be the aldehydes, which are always on the edge of impossible with me, but this cloys and nauseates, for my taste. Weird. But what a relief. Don't gamble (especially not at this price) on blind buying FBs of this - try before buying and if you can deal with it, enjoy!

La prairie Life Threads Emerald reminded me of this, also its much cheaper

5/10

Oh.

This is what real ambergris smells like. This perfume is an education in ingredients.

This fragrance is hard to explain and I can't think of anything like it. It's lovely, and it makes me think about Hindu temples and far-off places.

That said, this one might not be your cuppa tea - it's exotic in a way that not everyone will like. Definitely worth tracking down a sample.

One of the most gorgeous marvels of modern perfumery, this total stunner from Guerlain is amazing because it creates the mystique of Hindu temple incense without much incense at all. Rather master perfumer Thierry Wasser blends moss, saffron, rose, ambergris and musk with aldehydes with slight incense to render a spot on evocation of the rather sweeter incense laden smells in temples with the heavy floral garlands and fruit offerings. Sweet, bright, glowing, and lovingly lingering and evolving on your skin, this is a perfume to treasure and fall in love every time you revisit it. Moderate in sillage and long lasting this is also perfectly unisex and projects wonderfully. Bravo!

Oh, my, my, my! This is the long, lost love I have only recently met. What do I mean by that? I don't know...I'm just head-over-heels, madly in love with this one. The ambergris touches something deep in my brain. I'm going to quit trying to describe my love for this but let me tell you; as expensive as it is, I had to find a way to purchase a (discount-priced) back-up bottle within a week of receiving the (discount-priced) first....which I bought within a week of trying it for the first time! Thank you, N*tin* for occasional discount sales and especially LoriAlyse83 for the many samples you have sent me!

Update: Well this one has transformed. I retested and instead of incense I got a rich, sort of oudy tinged rose. It's actually quite subtle. On me it's soft, alluring and gentle. It hangs on forever, but not strongly. Instead I keep getting wiffs of a slightly spicy rose with incense throughout the day.

I bought a bottle on sale from Notino. I won't wear this when I want STRONG perfume, but when I want an elegant, grown up fragrance.


Original: Dang. Dang. Dang. :( My incense amping skin strikes again.

I got a sample of this because the notes are right up my alley. But on my skin it's just dry incense. :( No rose, no ambergris, nothing. I just get a dry sort of church incense. Don't get me wrong, I like incense, and have some incense scents but I was hoping that finally a rose and incense perfume would balance well on me. The search continues.

If you struggle with incense at all definitely test this before purchase.

This was love at first sniff! I love incense based fragrances and this one is an expertly crafted scent. And of course very expensive. I wish I could find anything to match it that wasn't $400 a bottle. Most incense fragrances end with a sickening sweet note on the dry down. This is just smokey, woody incense all the way down and, to me, is the perfect "encens". I knew it was good when my son, who typically complains about fragrances, said "You smell really good" when he snuggled up next to me.

This perfume explains literally the meaning of perfume's notes:


A musky touch first spray .After two hours, the ambergris will knock your nose's door and say hello with lovely scent exploring the deepest part of your nose . Later, within five hours the bueaty of perfume will satnd and sings for you a very sensational song from the arabian dessert combine with woody blended with complex notes your nose will rather enjoy the smell than try to discover that beautiful and magical of that note.


Personally, I recommend this for winter or spring not autumn or summer

Note: if you're not a fan of amber or musk i would prefer to spray on your hand or shirts and after two hours your heart will sing " it has been long day without my friend " then, you will scream singing while you walking to that store " i came like a wrecking ball"



Thank you for your reading ❤️

Scent

I have tried many so-called aquatic fragrances in the hope that they would genuinely remind me of the sea. Not one came close. If anything, they remind me of artificial melon flavour. The ambergris in Encens Mythique is the dark saltiness I was craving. This is no pool party for clean-cut poster children, this is the real deal, meditative and complex, as if standing on the rocky shore of a northern sea at dusk. Expect leviathans.

The ambergris really comes out in the second half of the fragrance; at the beginning, the main scent is a luminous rose. After a few hours, the tentacles of the ambergris begin to lace around and finally overwhelm it.

There is a rare and inedible sweetness at the heart of every phase of this fragrance which saves it from being a Lovecraftian horror, and transforms the experience to one of beauty and elegance. The tone is one of mystery and majesty.

Say you are in the country; in some high land of lakes. Take almost any path you please, and ten to one it carries you down in a dale, and leaves you there by a pool in the stream. There is magic in it. Let the most absent-minded of men be plunged in his deepest reveries- stand that man on his legs, set his feet a-going, and he will infallibly lead you to water, if water there be in all that region. Should you ever be athirst in the great American desert, try this experiment, if your caravan happen to be supplied with a metaphysical professor. Yes, as every one knows, meditation and water are wedded for ever.
- Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

Performance

Unlike other perfumes, Encens Mythique does not open with a blast, especially if you use the splash bottle option (which I highly recommend). Instead, the strength of what you smell on first sniff is about what you will get for the next 1-3 hours, after which it will soften a little and carry on tirelessly for another 6+.

Since it does not open with a direct slap to the nose, many people seem to panic. That accounts for the the weak juice reviews you read here, which I can say from my experience are nonsense. People can convince themselves of anything when it comes to the realm of fragrance.

I bought EMDO from a brick-and-mortar store in Canada. It is one of the few perfumes I get compliments on. It does not really radiate at one steady rate, but arrives at the nose of oneself and others in ethereal drifts. This is another characteristic which I deem excellent which likely throws others into a panic. When wearing EMDO, accept the ebb and flow; trust that in a few moments, your rose and ambergris will return to you of their own free will.

Overall

Gorgeous, high-quality, long-lasting. Nothing like it.

Edit: I love this more and more. The downside (or upside, from a Marie Kondo perspective) is that most of the other fragrances I have (and the vast majority of what I sample) just do not measure up anymore. The new bar any fragrance must meet for me is: is it worth NOT wearing EMDO for a day?

If I woudnt have the Double Vanille this would be my signature. Absolute Love .... masterpiece...

Unbelievably changing scent: A saffron start with a trace of gently powdered new spice.
Later the spice remained, the saffron receded a bit, and is slowly replaced with amber and the petals of the dark red roses. The smell is dense. Reminds a bit Epic and Lyric from Amouage. Brilliant intensity.

One of the most intriguing, beautiful, sensual and masterful perfumes in recent memory. It's less of a perfume than it is a mental vacation.

An aromatic frankincense, with its authentic citrusy-sharpness, leavened delicately with another aromatic (menthol? eucalyptus? camphor?) descends into a lush, erotic rose, dusted with saffron.

All the while that hypnotic, authentic, salty, melancholy ambergris just transports you to a hidden, primeval beach in the Middle East. Better wear your Burqa! I know of no other fragrance which employs ambergris to this lavish extent. If there IS an olfactory aphrodesiac, ambergris is IT.

A post-er above says it smells like man-parts. No, dahling, that's SL MKK you're thinking of; Um.... I'd say it's lady-parts I am smelling here, spicy, tigery, oceanic and musky: this perfume is probably the ultimate boudoir/lovemaking fragrance I can imagine. At the risk of being crude, I think EMdO, in far drydown, smells like the most expensive, hard-to-get p****y on the planet.

Very expensive, as we know, and increasingly hard to locate, ENCENS MYTHIQUE is an incredible Arabic dreamscape. A modern masterpiece.

This is almost identical to Lyric by Amouage with the animalic note. It's certainly interesting but I wouldn't buy a bottle. Maybe it would work better with a man's chemistry. The quality of this though, is second to none.

When first applied it's a pretty saffron-rose but in less than a minute aldehydes kick in and there would be an aldehyde-rose combo with a hint of pink pepper powder on your skin for about 10 minutes or so.next stage is ambergris-rose's era blended with incense ofcourse(not burning incense)ambergris becomes stronger and steals first role from rose.a combination of ambergris,rose,incense and woods is what lasts for hours with you.very good longevity,more than moderate sillage
It has an animalic vibe which translates as sexy to many people but it's not dirty thanks to aldehydes.it's a mature scent,a quality scent which screams being niche-like and exquisite and not everyone's cup of tea
Definitely not my cup of tea too as I hate ambergris and incense
It's bottle and packaging is amazing though

This is the feminine counterpart to Ambre Eternel (also by Thierry Wasser), where real (no doubt at all about this) ambergris is counterbalanced by aldehydes and a warm and soft incense rather than enforced by leather and coriander in AE, and a powerful rose plays a lot stronger floral note than the discrete ylang ylang and orange blossom in AE, while the woody notes are similar.
Longevity is impressive in both, but sillage is weaker in Encens Mythic than in Ambre Eternel.
The precious ingredient here is ambergris, an ambergris of outstanding quality we also find in AE. Both frags are absolute masterpieces though very different in the end.

Picture yourself sitting across from an impeccably dressed woman. She comes from money. Old money. She's highly educated, exudes sophistication, and a cool but proud demeanour permeates any environment she finds herself in. Her gaze is confidant and slightly intimidating, but yet when she laughs the room brightens, and all heads turn. You can't believe you're in the company of this individual, and yet she sits before you, warmly engaging, and on occasion she flirtatiously places her hand on yours as she laughs at one of your anecdotes.
Picture that, and you get a hint of what Encens Mythique offers. This is high class in a bottle. Achingly beautiful!
There is absolutely no point in me breaking it down note by note, other than to tip my hat to what is (in my humble opinion) such an adept and masterful execution of ambergris. The salty animalic nature is there, but nestled amidst the other constituents with such impeccable balance.
Perfection!

At first it reminded me of something smelled at beauty parlors, and then incense. Pungent incense like copal. It stayed dark and resinous, maybe with hints of saffron and other listed notes but always staying in that dark resinous vein.

I won't bore you with a repeat description...but this is my second signature scent, ever. It is absolutely exquisite. I purchased it while living in the middle east and worry based on what I'v read here that if I purchase in the US, it won't be the same (but the price will!). I assumed I would purchase the Rose Nacree when I entered the shop. But I was drawn again and again to this! I saved my pennies and walked in one day & purchased shortly before leaving for home. Zero regret except that I didn't purchase a second bottle. It's super sexy and animalistic...but also a bit refined and elegant. Everyone notices when I wear it! And it lasts for DAYS! I find myself wearing it sparingly, which is such a shame. Moreover, I like perfume mostly for myself and my own enjoyment, so it really annoys me that I'm saving it now! First, you should check this out. Second, if you are considering it, although it's such a personal decision & subjective...just know that I think it's worth every penny!

a beautiful homage to Nahema....the original Nahema....the one I remember smelling in 1980 10/10

This feels very fresh when first sprayed on, it's like you have soaked rose petals in water left it for a while and then sprayed it on your skin. It's not overwhelming as the incense quickly follows which smells like white musk and then I can pick up the ambergris. The ambergris smells slightly sweet and salty.

The scent is very ethereal and feels watery on the skin as you have a light shimmering effect of light rose, incense and ambergris. It smells very plush and is so well balanced, no note feels bold or overwhelming. Everything is light and airy, imagine a breeze coming your way with a sweet, salty rose just caressing your senses.

After a while you can pick up other notes within the mystical like breeze of a scent like saffron and Patchouli. All this is tightly weaved in a ethereal fashion smelling very classy and plush, you could imagine a Arabian princess wearing this.

A very beautiful fragrance and worthy of praise.

Sheer and airy, like the Seventh Veil. Lingering like a soft kiss from a favorite lover.

Encens Mythique D'Orient, so subtle and beguiling. Mostly for me, it is about the Ambergris. Something of the Sea is very apparent in EMdO. A gentle salt, like skin that has just recently come out of the water.

Everything about this fragrance is refined. The incense, saffron, rose, and my nemesis... patchouli. So very delicate and beautiful. Sparkling, really.

Long-lasting and haunting. More for women, in my opinion, but a certain kind of man would be very enticing wearing this wonderful Guerlain.

كثيرة هي العطور و كثيرة هي النوتات و كثيرة هي الدور و بين هذا و ذاك نبقى نحن من نتأرجح بين كل ما ذكرت و يبقى الملل العدو الأكبر لنا ما يجعلنا دائما نبحث عن الجديد و الغوص في بحر هذا العالم الكبير الذي ليس له حدود وصلتني بعض العينات لعطور بعضها امتلكها و بعضها لأول مرة أجربها و من بينها عينة لعطر غيرلاني من مجموعة صحاري الشرق و بالضبط بخور الشرق الاوسطوري encens mythique d'orient جلست في البهو بعد وجبة الغداء و اعددت فنجان قهوى اخدت العينة رشيت منها على ورق التستر ما هذا العطر ما هذه الافتتاحية المتفجرة ملأت المكان بشكل غريب و بسرعة فائقة انتظرت هدوء هذا الوحش الذي اكتسح المكان و بعد لحظات هدأ الوحش و أصبح ناعما زهريا مع الزعفران بعبيره الاخاد مع حضور قوي للعنبر بشكل بخوري أقل ما يمكن وصفه بالراااااااااااائع كثيرة هي العطور التي نسمع عنها بالفخمة هذا العطر سيغير مفاهيم الفخامة عندك نوتة العنبر في أحلى صورها طبيعية بشكل لا يصدق جودة المكونات على أعلى مستوى من النقاء العطر يستقر على قاعدة بخورية غاية في الجمال تلازمه طول الوقت كم كنت خائفا أن تتلاشى مع الوقت لكنها لحسن الحظ بقيت ملازمة للعطر طول مراحله العطر إذا وضعه آدم سينضم للامراء الذين عاشوا في القصور في الماضي لما يحمل العطر من فخامة يحيطك بها من كل الجوانب و يعطيك احساس بالسيطرة على المكان و لمن من هم حولك و إذا تعطرت به حواء كن على يقين أن آدم لن يقاوم هذا السحر الفاتن و سيهيم عشقا فيها بسبب عطرها الذي لا يقاوم و الذي لا يمكن أن تضعه إلا البرانسيسات أو الأميرات في عهد السلطان سليمان هكذا عشت اللحظات مع هذا العطر الذي أقل ما يمكن القول عنه السحر و الفخامة في احلى صورها ارفع القبعة لغيرلان هكذا يوظف العنبر و الا فلا لأن الكثير فشل في توظيفه و يبقى الزعفران هو كلمة السر في جمال و سحر العطور عملها طوم فورد في خلطه مع العود و هاهي جيرلان تعملها مع العنبر إلى لقاء آخر مع عطر آخر مودتي

A fragrance friend gifted me with a Guerlain carded sample. I promptly fell in love so deeply, I bought more samples and haven't worn anything else for more than a month. I am NOT a perfume monogamist. The boozy, narcotic opening of rose, saffron aldehydes, and patchouli made my eyes roll to the back of my head. Heart and base of olibanum, ambergris, oakmoss, vetiver... OMFG. Never smelt anything like it! M. Wasser is brilliant. He composed a modern yet traditional French fantasy of an Oriental seraglio, a silk-draped, jeweled setting for sensuous women and men.

Sadly, I've had miserable luck finding a bottle that matches the brilliant, almost narcotic quality of my samples' top notes. I have bought and returned two bottles from reputable sources, including Saks online. And I smelled a tester in-store when I returned that bottle. All bottles contained the same weak juice that blasts you for 5 minutes with alcohol before displaying a pale, weak showing of neroli, oakmoss, and cedar. The bottles' batch codes were February 2016. The Guerlain card samples were manufactured June 2012.

This is such a puzzle and disappointment, I e-mailed Guerlain to help solve it. This cannot be the same juice sold in the Middle East.

A generous fragrantician sent me a sample of this around the holidays of last year; I had no idea what to make of it at first because it was so different from my favorites up until that point. I tried it anyway, and after a couple days, every time I smelled Encens Mythique on myself, I heard angels singing.

That sample was gone too soon, but I recently obtained another sample; this time the angels are singing with an orchestra behind them.

On my skin, it's an airy green rose with just the right amount of smoke. It definitely has a classic feel to it, but every note is so well-blended that it's never loud; it's hypnotic.

Now, if only I could afford a full bottle.

EDIT: In a moment of weakness over the Summer, I bought a full bottle and don't regret it.

this opens up with a floral airyness. i guess it's rose though it's not immediately reading as rose to me, but definitely floral. i get something a bit sweet and almost fruity but i have no idea what it is. this begins to smell like freshly shampooed hair to me. i think the standout notes on my skin are rose, ambergris and aldehydes. this is a very light and airy fragrance. i do not get much woodiness though there is a bit of soft spiciness from the pink pepper.

Wow, I so didn't get teh experience most of these reviewers did. Maybe my sample was off, but this went on my skin as screaming melted plastic. Straight out of the vial it smelled like acidic chemicals, but I was hoping for better once it was on the skin. Over time, it softened a lot, but to a over-powdery, antique scent commonly (and unkindly) called 'little old lady'. Nasty. I scrubbed twice and couldn't get it to go away, so points for being well made. I wanted so much to love this.

A spicy smoky Oriental fragrance of sheer beauty. Every little touch is the right touch: saffron, incense, rose, patchouli, ambergris vetiver and woods. This is like a sultana, a sultan's wife, whose aromatic scent leaves a trail behind her. She seduces with her every pore. The incense note stands out and it's smoky sexy and alluring. The saffron and rose is beautifully paired. They sit on a base of woods and ambergris. This could almost pass for a Creed fragrance. It's an evening perfume because it's very strong and formal. Nothing casual or subtle about it. It's aromatic, just a little bit sweet with that rose but mainly an incense perfume. It's decadent and dark and beautiful. If you like scents like Portrait of a Lady by Frederic Malle or Decadence by Marc Jacobs you'll love this one. It's got everything but annoying fruit. It's smoky florals and musk. Simply divine, divine divine.

Encens Mythique D'Orient is Thierry Wasser at his most sexual.

For indeed, it is not the mere collection of exotic notes one has come to expect from creations with a Middle Eastern theme. You may be led in that direction by glancing over its note breakdown, and you would be forgiven for it.

Encens Mythique D'Orient Itself would forgive you for it.

It is also not a scent for naive amateurs to offer their vulgar noses in the hopes of putting to the test their ability to identify individual notes. Many have tried, all have failed. A few, it is said, have died trying. They will be forgiven for it.

Encens Mythique D'Orient Itself will forgive them for it.

Nay, this chef-d'œuvre is much more than that. You see, Encens Mythique D'Orient isn't a perfume in the traditional or conventional sense. It is not a boring creation whose notes all stand idly in line like inmates preparing for a head count, or disciplined children before being led into the classroom that will shatter their hopes and dreams.

Instead, Encens Mythique D'Orient's notes blend together like the bodies of an intoxicated young couple making love for the first time. However, we as the puny smellers of this Beast are not the witnesses of any normal love-making; no. God forbid Encens Mythique D'Orient ever be compared to such a mundane act. We are witnessing a couple whose coital embrace is as old as the Universe. And just when we think we have finally understood Encens Mythique D'Orient, cracked Its code, just as the tiny slit into the Beast's world we have been peering through expands ever so slightly, we realize how wrong we were.

And Encens Mythique D'Orient overwhelms us again. We were not forgiven. For only then do we realize that we are not looking at a couple. How simple of us to ever think so... In spite of our inability to fathom the very thought, Encens Mythique D'Orient reveals a World in which all members of the Human Race have been copulating with each other since Creation itself.

Simultaneously.

And finally, as we begin to question our very existence, as our worldview collapses, we realize that we too are part of the Universal Orgy that is Encens Mythique D'Orient's blend of notes.

So yeah, worth the price.

I don't have any fragrance notes to add that aren't already listed here. I do want to add this this is my absolute favorite fragrance and I get compliments every single time I wear it. Every single time. My one question/concern is that I bought mine when I was living in Kuwait. I saved my money for a long time and then bought it before I left the country. But it's made with real ambergris and my understanding was that perfumes made with ambergris couldn't be sold in the US. I've since seen it for sale in NYC, but I have yet to check it out to see if it's the same, or if they use a synthetic ambergris. I'll write back once I check it out! Meanwhile, if you are considering purchasing this exquisite scent and are wondering if it's worth the high cost: yes, yes it is. Even if it turns out not to match with your body chemistry, you would be able to sell it for very close what you paid!

To me, it's so similar the opening peach blast of Mitsouko, but instead of fading into salty spices it stays that way. Very pretty, but not different enough from Mits for me to buy.

A lovely fragrance but on me its just a softer version of Amouage Fate Woman which thankfully I already own. It sort of has the same fizzy quality which I will attribute to the aldehydes. The incense, rose and ambergris combo works beautifully together. Not much sillage and moderate longevity.

Pretty interesting smell..great stuff.. It's a fantastic
one of my most complimented fragrances when I wear it.

One of the best parfume I had! Unique, feminine, sexi, very long lasting. The price is very high but it was no day I was unhappy I bought it. Everybody around me liked it and bought it too :) very good choice to buy!

i really wanted to love this as i have many of the niche guerlain frags, however it just isn't right for me. It has amazing lasting power. one small spray this morning and i can still smell it well 14 hours later. If anyone is interested in a full bottle less one spray please contact me. I now understand the ambiguous reviews. this perfume is one of those very complex perfumes that intrigues. however it is not for me.

I purchased this perfume recently at the Guerlain boutique. I spent a week thinking whether or not it was worth the purchase. Honestly, I think it is worth every cent. It's absolutely beautiful. Within 30 minutes of wearing it on I got a compliment. This perfume is a head turner. The scent is strong yet delicate. I actually love to wear this to bed. It is indeed warm and comforting. I see myself buying this in again. It's exclusive. It's been a while I felt this good about a perfume, and that is how it should be. Guerlain Encens Mythique D'Orient in my opinion is a journey.

I LOVE Encens Mythique D'Orient and it loves me back!
I don't get any patchouli and thank heavens for that - I'm not a huge patchouli fan. I do get lots and lots of ambergris. Well, at first I sense the rose as well but after an hour it's just clean, salty, sour, slightly smokey and loooooong lasting ambergris.
Just bought my third bottle and considering to make this my signature perfume.

The first spray immediately brings to mind Epic Woman of old. Newest versions have more caraway which is unfortunate for me! However, lovers of that perfume may well find themselves also liking this.

The difference here is this is more perfumy, a bit more formal.

Aldehydes are close to nill on me but do provide some lift to the scent. Lasting power on the other hand, is stellar.

A very solid like for me. Guerlain is one of those houses that I want to fall in love with, but it dosen't love me back! Its the reason why I have so few.

many thanks to archivist for the opportunity to try this out!

I love resinous, incensy perfumes, but after a while they all start smelling alike. After your palate is set by CdG's Avignon, it takes quite a while to recover and want to smell anything else that purports to be any kind of incense.

Encens Mythique D'Orient kept me on my toes by opening incensy and dirty, very rich and deep, and then cleaning up a bit with a very good saffron and the sort of back-of-the-nose chill that I find often means rose. As the hours went by I got a lot more rose, a green, metallic rose that was refreshing.

Excellent longevity too-I woke up and found I was still wearing it the next day, by which time it smelled beautifully of incense and sandalwood.

Pleasant, dusty, warm, the rose doesn't offend me. Very quiet scent on my skin. Reminds me of opening the top drawer of an old vanity, which once upon a time, stored scented powder, cake-form mascara in a red box, lipsticks.....and leather gloves.
I wish I could try it one more time but it is only visiting my city for a few days.

nag champa incense.
love it.

Usually I love those balsamic, oriental ambers. This is anything but. I have lived right on the Pacific coast most of my life (literally the ocean is across the street and I can see it from my window), and this perfume reminds me of the salty air on a summer afternoon. The ambergris sparkles and shimmers the way the ocean water glistens off of a dancing whale's back. I have had the pleasure of going whale watching on a small boat and have been totally surrounded by dancing whales. At times I think the ambergris in this perfume is so good that I imagine it smells just like a whale's breath, when it exhales and sprays a fine mist of salt water. How magical!

The perfume does not seem to match the pyramid. I think the translucent ambergris is the highlight of the perfume, and there may be a lot of synthetic notes surrounding it, giving it an ethereal feel. When I first spray, it smells vaguely floral and pleasantly sweet. As it developed the ambergris became dominant to the point of seemingly eradicating every other note. It is salty and just slightly barnyard-fecal but very easy to olfactorilly embrace.

Because the initial scent is so sheer, it seemed that sillage would not be great. I simply maintain patience and resist the urge to sniff my wrists up close. The scent of ambergris floats up to my nose all day long, easily 12 hours, so my body heat really amps it up. I also receive compliments when I wear it, so I know people around me can smell it--and it's nice!

Thank you again to my pal for this sweet, twinkling sea treasure!

Update: I had to buy a bottle. I wore it again recently. The next day I smelled the sweater I was wearing, and I thought I was going to die from pure pleasure. This stuff is worth every single penny.

Just wanted to add that they used real ambergris here. Ambergris was burned for incense in ancient times, and this is the Encens they are referring to. It’s “Mythical” because it originates from whales in a way we are still not 100% sure of today. If you’re looking for church incense or a headshop, this is not a good choice, but it’s the best example of natural ambergris I’ve ever smelled. A perfumer once told me that ambergris is the “easiest note to recreate synthetically”. From my experience that’s totally false. I have to wonder if he’s ever smelled the real thing. There are a great many fragrances containing “ambergris” as a note, the vast majority being synthetic, and I have never smelled a fragrance with synthetic ambergris that smelled anything like the real thing. Another fragrance containing natural ambergris is Driftwood by Mirus.

لفترة طويلة لم أكن في مزاجية تسمح لي بخوض تجربة عطرية جديدة، جل ما أفعله هو تقليب دفتري العطري القديم في إعادة لصفحاته القديمة ...
لم أجد تفسيرا لهذه الحالة، لكنها بالتأكيد ليست حالة تشبع عطري، فحب العطور كالبحر المالح كلما نهلت منه إزددت عطشاَ ...

هل يمكن أن أسميها حالة فتور عطري ؟! ... ربما ...

أو علها في منظورها الإيجابي سد منيع يظهر بين الفينة و الأخرى عبر ذلك المنهل ليحجز خلفه كم هائل من الأحاسيس و الأشواق العطرية كي لا تستنزف بمرور الوقت، و يفتح أبوابه كي تتفجر تنوراَ عند الحوجة ...
علها كذلك، لكن عزائي الوحيد الذي أخرجني من هذه الوضعية هو سماعي بقدوم تحفة عطرية "أو كما يدعونها كذلك" كنت في إنتظارها وقت طويل ...

و ما أقسى و ما أروع الإنتظار :) ...

قسوته في كثرة الإحتمالات و التأويلات التي تتغذى علي أعصابنا، و روعته في شدة العوز و اللهفة التي تجري منك مجري الدم في الوريد ...
طيلة هذه الفترة رسمت أشكال و إنطباعات عديدة في مخيلتي حتى أنها صارت "كأحجية الصور المقطوعة" ...
أتصور تلك القطع المختلفة و التي عند جمعها و ربطها ببعضها علها تعطيني الصورة الكاملة التي كنت في إنتظار قدومها ...

لكن في إنتظارك كنت أنتظر لا شيئ :) ...

عطر بخور الشرق الإسطوري Encens Mythique D'Orient هو أحد إبداعات الأنف المعروف Thierry Wasser و الذي ينتمي لمجموعة صحارى الشرق Les Desert D'Orient، وهي مجموعة 3 عطور ذات مكونات شرقية خاصة المقصود منها مغازلة أحاسيس و خطف لب المستهلك الشرق أوسطي ...
عطر بخور الشرق الإسطوري كما أوضح تيري فاسر هو تداخل بين الماضي والحاضر، هو عبير ذو ملامح كلاسيكية شرقية لكنها سطرت بإسلوب لا تخطئه الحداثة الغربية ...
رغم أن العطرجي أراد أن يجذب إنتباه المستهلك الشرقي إلا أن "البزنس" لا يمكن إهماله، فالعطر في واقع الأمر ذو بداية شرقية واضحة لكن في النهاية كل من جرب كلاسيكيات جيرلان مثل شاليمار و سمسارا لن يفوته الطابع الجيرلاني الفرنسي بحيث يثبت لديه صحة أصل هذا العطر ...

لكن في رأيي المتواضع لم يفلح تيري فاسر في مقصده بترجمة أحداث ألف ليلة وليلة في هذا العطر، لا يرتقي العطر لمستوى حكايات شهرزاد و شهريار حتى الصباح و لا قصص المساء و حكاية الملك هارون الرشيد و الجارية "تودد" التي تخلب الألباب و فاقت الفقهاء و الأطباء و الفلاسفة والمنجمين، بحيث يصل لهذا العمق من الكلاسيكية ...
ربما هو في مستوي كلاسيكيات الدرامات التركية التي تتحدث عن الدولة العثمانية و الحرملك الغربيات حيث المزيج الشرقي و الغربي :) ...

رغم مكونات العطر الكثيرة لكني لم ألمح تدرج كبير في النوت و عدم ملاحظة بعضها، هي أكثر ظهورا في شكل توليفات مع ظهور و اضح لنقاء المكونات ...

الإفتتاحية كانت حالة من ال "déjà vu"، توليفة قوية من الورد و الألدهيدات مع الزعفران، هي نفسها ما أحسست به مع عطر Saffron Rose لكن هنا توجد لمحة أرضية لاذعة ...
الورد هنا له نفس خصال الورد في عطر Rose d'Arabie فهو مخملي غاتم شديد الحمرة لكنه ليس بالنكتاري ولا الفاكهي، فيه شيئ من الجفاف مع سمة شمعية كثيفة ناتجة من اللألدهيدات لزيادة إشراق و توهج الورد مدعمة باللمسة التابلية الفلفلية للزعفران ...
صراحة هذه الإفتتاحية كانت سبب نكستي لأني لم أتقبلها في عطر Saffron Rose، حتي أني فكرت لحظتها في التخلص من العطر ...
بعدها بفترة تهداء تلك الإفتتاحية و يبداء الورد في الظهور بشكل أوضح مع ظهور لنوت البخور ...
كنت أظن سابقا أن البخور يأخذ الطابع البلسمي الإسموكي المعهود، لكن مع كثرة التجارب تبين لي غير ذلك. فالبخور في هذا العطر يظهر بشكل عشبي جاف لاذع مع شيئ من الحموضة، كأنك أخذت جزء من الورد نفسه جففته و أحرقته ...
بمعنى أن البخور جزء أصيل من الورد المخملي القاتم و ليس عنصر قائم بذاته ...
في نهاية مراحل العطر تظهر توليفة مسكية عنبرية فيها لمحات كريمية حلوة لا تخلو من مسحة حيوانية. كذلك ظهور الطابع الجلدي للعنبر الحيواني مع وجود تلك الملوحة العنبرية في شكل توليفة منصهرة بإتقان مع بشرة مرتدي العطر ...
كذلك تبينت سمة خشبية حلوة، شيئ بين السيدار و خشب الصندل و كأنها نشارة خشب مبللة بشكل طفيف، مع ظهور خافت للورد الدخاني ...

الشيئ الملحوظ و الذي لن تخطئه الأنف هو تلك السمة الباودرية الطفيفة التي تميز كلاسيكيات جيرلان و البصمة العطرية للدار ...

كما نلاحظ العطر يبداء بتوليفة شرقية واضحة لكنه يستقر على طابع غربي . كما أنه بدا وردي عنبري شرقي أكثر من مضمون الإسم ...
العطر في رأيي المتواضع بهذا الشكل مثال نموذجي للعطور عديمة الجنس ...
الثبات جيد جدا خاصة علي الملابس مع فوحان يصل لل 3 ساعات تقريباَ يكون بعدها قريب للبشرة ...
بالتأكيد هو ضمن عطور الشتاء ...

بالنسبة لي شخصياَ لم أخذ الرأي النهائي عن العطر، ما زلت في المنطقة الرمادية :) ...

I've tried, but I just can't like this one. Please, no offense meant, but it reminds me of having a face surrounded by musky man parts! I have tried it on three occasions, and I guess it just isn't for me. I do love songe d'un bois d'ete and rose nacree du desert and Shalimar in all of her versions, it's just this one that smells to organic for me!LOL

Not a review, but I think this sounds beyond divine and would fall down to try it out....but then would probably fall in love and regret it because of $$$, lol..

Mmmmm, another unique scent from Guerlain!

Encens Mythique is a tricky one! I've worn it a few times on different days, and it always smells differently. I would have to say, this particular scent is the lovechild of the "Shalimar Parfum Initial/Insolence-and-all-it's-flankers" half of Guerlain, and the "L'Heure bleue/Shalimar original" half of Guerlain. A pleasant mix between modern and the ghost of perfumery past.

Sometimes (and most times), you get a feminine, elegant incense/rose/saffron mixture, which smells like burning candles in an old, classic gothic-styled bedroom; Velvet sheets, huge 4 post canopy bed, twisted candelabras, etc. There's this waxy, soft veil of velvet over the whole fragrance, and it's delightful! The way it's blended, too, is remarkable - I can smell every single note on the pyramid at the same time, right in the heart of the fragrance.


Still getting the feel for this one - but I will say that under all the smokey notes, the spicy, the woods... there's that typical guerlainade powdery sweetness that lays within the heart of the rose, which cuts through the fragrance and breathes life into it - always thankful for that accord!

The dry-down, though, is perfectly ethereal. Definitely respect & adore this beauty - I'd never want my collection to be without this bottle! Special occasions only.

don't do a mistake by smelling this after Songe d'un Bois d'Ete, you won't smell nothing. let this fragrance to be the first to smell from the line.

oh yes... it is delicate sensual fragrance that has mixage of very light rose (you can barely smell), very very very lighted ambergris, incense, and wood (not cidar, but some sort of wood!!) blended together with passion and ecstasy producing this fragrance

despite of Guerlain being a commercial brand, i've always though of Guerlain being the best among others. their fragrances are almost niche (as this one) and quite seductive, and by creating this fragrance they have gained my trust back. but they should reconsider thinking about the price because it's quite high.

Beautiful. Ambergris gives a very faint sea-smell to otherwise sweet, smoky, woody floral. Not great sillage on me, but astounding longevity.

I think Thierry Wasser is my fairy godmother-he's created a fragrance that is full of all my favourite notes that evolve perfectly on my skin. This is rich, smooth and creamy all the way through. The rose note is there but understated, adding a hint of floral without being overly feminine. Despite being a traditional attar of rose, incense and woody notes, its actually not a heady scent, its quite light and I think thats due to neroli-I can't identify it precisely but I think that keeps fresh. The patchouli is not particularly strong thankfully. In the drydown there is a lovely powdery note but its kept from being too sweet by smoke and spice. This is a gorgeous fragrance-its very definitely unisex and longevity is amazing. Its a warm fragrance, probably best for autumn and winter. I think the name makes it sound as though its one of those enormous bombastic church incense fragrances, but its not at all.

Pears baby powder smell. Nothing special here. If I want to smell like this I would buy a bottle of baby powder. Which is far cheaper

I sampled this and purchased it via phone from Guerlain Canada boutique> 416.929.6114. Very nice, pleasant scent and very long lasting on my skin.

I am not only amazed by the extraordinary scent of this perfume but also by its incredible longevity on the skin. Yesterday, I sprayed very little on the back of my hand and I could still smell it today at 12 o'clock.
(I have a very good nose but still!)

The ambergris notes are simply magnificent! Ambre Nuit by Christian Dior also features an ambergris base note but it is less noticeable than in Encens Mytique d'Orient.

It is one of those perfumes that remind you of the former glory of perfumery, when natural substances like musk, civet and ambergris were commonly used because they were not only more affordable but also part of the few fixatives that perfumers had, along with vetiver and orris root.

I think I found my signature fragrance!

born for shalimar:
If you click on the picture of aldehydes, you can read more about the note then.

Can someone explain to me what are alderhydes? Is it synthetic.the smell of chanel 5 or lanvin which I don't like.I want to buy this perfume, please advise .any vanille note.I love strong distinctive perfumes

Very beautiful!!! This is not a powerhouse incense scent. This is a beautifully done soft floral with an incense haze floating along in the background. Beautiful...Sophisticated...Elegant...Be prepared to want to keep sniffing yourself. This beauty leans more towards the feminine side.

Incense, given a different treatment. My husband & I both tested this tonight, and came to a certain conclusion. Incense, & resins done with tastefully restrained Guerlain taste. We are regular lovers of large & rich incense fragrances, and rose as well, so to try this trio was of course, bound to happen. I'd expected love at first sniff, but now I wonder, if I don't personally prefer my exotic fragrances in the style which they were born. Here, rose is immediately evident, but soft and demure. The "incense" is I believe unburnt frankincense, sending us its bottled potential. Which is very different from the usual "incense" say-per Comme Des Garçons, where the beauty has been rendered through smoke. This fragrance is all rich potential. Perhaps as you would walk into a room, just opening the lid on rich body oil, the incense sits awaiting spark, creamy skin awaits the touch of fragrance to send it aloft. Rose petals hoarding their scent in the bowl, awaiting their moment to be tossed into warm water. There is definitely a Guerlain twist to the oriental fragrance presentation. I have yet to decide if I like, or love this creamy, self-possessed beauty. But I can say without a doubt that she is a class act. For those who aren't ready for a big, spicy bomb, or full on assertive Amouage, this will surely entice you. There is a note in the drydown that I can't pin, its there, and I love it. Then its gone, and I feel only mediocre about this fragrance, it plays a hide and seek game. I will definitely, finish my sample, as I think it merits more investigation. Some fragrances which begin as unsure, often yield a hidden beauty. We shall see! I do feel, as does my husband, that the creamy nature of this lends itself more to the feminine side. Although no more or less than Amouage's Lyric Pour Homme. Beautiful, potential bottled. Thank you Sucarie!

An update: After testing again I simply had to have a FB. There are no longevity issues for me, it has amazing lasting power .The longer you wear it the better it gets ! Many good comments from others when wearing this .

This is a lovely perfume but I can't smell any incense or smoke, in fact it just needs something else to make it a bit more interesting.I gave myself a good spray last night and can still smell the divine amber lingering on me this morning. It is a very sweet perfume and this is what will probably put me off getting a fb.

This is sublime and addicting ! I keep sniffing my wrist and it smells sophisticated and uncommon. I am not sure if its my body chemistry, but my only problem is making it stay because it becomes softer in the dry down but I will never tire of sniffing this. THis is excellent !

A distinguished fragrance built around saffron, 'real' musk (neither animalic nor clean), rose (fresh and warm, not pungent), moss and a sultry, mellow neroli, all caught like exotic butterflies in a luxurious aldehyde glass house. It is the mix of individual colors - vibrant, velveteen and tender - that enthralls and then the touch of moss, that adds a dimension of earthiness and maturity and eccentricity. Ah, brilliant! This surely isn't for beginners. Original, addictive and mesmerizing, oriental but in a contemporary, 'natural' interpretation. If Thierry Wasser hadn't yet convinced me of his genius, he sure has now.

A short burst of incense; spices, herbs, a gentle sweetness. Then, a distinct honey accord, which rounds out the fragrance. The dry down is warm, sensual and keeps the delicate spicy sweetness, with an undercurrent of woody notes. Very nice, but at the price, perhaps not FB worthy. (3/5)

A rich elegant perfume with a heart of rose/saffron accord (somewhat reminding me of Rose Barbare). It smells very "natural", slightly green in the opening. I don't find it smells of incense. There is really a vintage quality, it's like something you would have smelled in the past. Like one of those "grande dame" aldehydics of the 1950s or 1960s. "Never-smelled-before" it is not, but who cares when quality is this good. For once you are really paying for high-end natural ingredients. And if not, Thierry Wasser must be really a genius perfumer to make me believe so.

Is this a limited edition?

Loved it, but for $240, I didn't think I'd be willing to buy it..

SIMPLY, IT IS A SMELL OF RICH PEOPLE.

WELL DONE 10/10

Well, I"m glad I waited to review this. It doesn't have the longevity of the other two, and this is worth noting. This is a 4 hour frag.

That said, it has the best opening. I"m strongly reminded of my heart's desire, Pour Une Femme de Caron, and a quick look shows a similar orange flower/rose combo.

This gives way to a smoky, powdery sweetness. the incense isn't your burning stick kind, but a true, earthy, frankincense. The amber is faint and the oak moss negligible. It all melts together into something soft and inviting, making this more of a fall scent or a choice for the evening. Definitely a brown sweater sort of scent.

If this lasted all day I would claim it as my favorite. I'm wondering if a heavier hand would do the trick. It has that Apres L'ondee thing going on... a short lived masterpiece.

I recieved this today after ordering on line. It is exquisite and helped me eliminate five other perfumes of desire. If it is up to your purse.... open it quickly and cherish the purchase you deserve! After all...this is Guerlain...and I am sure you can save the money to buy it by not purchasing other things for a while that are not as meaningful.
WARNING!!!~ I am very greatful there was no leakage on the post travel. If ordered on line... please ask the merchant to open the package...it is a simple clear sticker on the box end...no plastic surrounding the box. Have them secrurely tighten the lid, as mine was barely on and am shocked none of this was spilled! Oh my! I was fortunate enough that the company sent me samples of the other of this set.
This is a true delight under my nose, and I sprayed only once and then proceeded to work in the garden for several hours and after 7 hours the scent still is alluring to my Gent....who keeps sniffing betwixt my breasts....
I assure you.... it is worth every penny!

That must be the ambergris making it expensive, that is, if it is real ambergris.