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Portia
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Hey Hey Amber Lovers,
It’s turning cooler in the northern Hemisphere and we are still having cool nights in Sydney. A fragrance that seemed to miss getting much attention last year when it was released Ambre Mythique is another wonderful amber from a house that does them so well.
Many of us went through an amber stage very early in our perfumista career so we tend to think we have tried everything and what the hell could they do different or better than some of our favourites? I think that the MPG gang have succeeded in adding a new twist, also for those AMBER HATERS this could very well be the change in amber that’s needed to get you across to the dark side.
Recently I grabbed this out with Rasei of Forte & Manlé and Kerri while at lunch and the both agreed that Ambre Mythique is a very special amber.
Ambre Mythique by Maître Parfumeur et Gantier 2016
Parfumo gives these featured accords:
Top: Bergamot, Geranium, Coriander, Frankincense
Heart: Myrrh, Lavender, Cistus
Base: Patchouli, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Tonka bean
Nowadays MPG feels sadly neglected, good call to finally get around to updating bottle and lid. This new look is a cool reimagining of their gaudy old style, while a little of the whimsy remains.
The opening is a herbaceous twist in the amber theme, very interesting, like they’ve done complimentary sprays on each arm of a fougere and an amber fragrance. Totally enjoying the dryness over the crunchy sweet amber that is also cut by the patchouli. I am LOVING this. Quite unique.
PDI
Amber and other incense-y resins make very nice warm and cool juxtapositions, a little bit animal and funky too. Honeyed and furry. The whole fragrance is plush and lavish from beginning to end. Amber Mythique even smells great in warm weather, currently Sydney is around 26C (79F) and I feel like I’m wearing the freshest amber ever. The lavender is a surprise and reappears intermittently throughout my wear right through to dry down.
Comfortable and unusual, safe for work but interesting enough to spend 3 hours on the couch enjoying the ride.
Further reading: Perfume Posse and Megan In St Maxime
LuckyScent has $190/120ml and Samples
Do you amber?
Portia xx
Australian Perfume Junkies 
Do I amber??…
Having MPeG Ambre Doré, Lutens Ambre Sultan, Goutal Ambre Fétiche, Myako by Anayake, Le Baiser du Dragon, Joop! Le Bain, Dior Ambre Nuit, Tauer L’Air du Desert, Jovoy Ambre Premier, Profumum Roma Ambra Aurea, L’Artisan Ambre Extreme and many many more, you tell me! 😀
Ambre Mythique sounds fascinating. I love it already only by seeing the notes: Myrrhe in combination with labdanum, lavender and vanilla… on my testlist it goes.
Thanks for your wonderful review!
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OMG Fanny,
We are both AMBER Hos. Yay! Nice to meet like minced people.
Portia xx
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Hi dear Portia! I love amber and found this one surprising. Very different from the ambers I have. The bottles are so large now though so have not pulled the wallet out. Great review. Sandra xoxo
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Yeah,
120ml is outrageous, but for that much juice the price is pretty good. It might be good to buy and split.
Portia xx
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I do love ambers, this one sounds interesting and different, must get a sample on my next order from LS. So far my favourites are Ambre Nuit, Ambre Russe and Ambre Narguile.
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Three wonderful ambers TaraC,
Beautiful cross section.
Portia xx
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Love Amber perfume. Thanks for the review. I with try it 🙂
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Hey Kate,
Hopefully you love it like I do.
Portia xx
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