Myrrhe Ardente (2007)
by Annick Goutal

I can't get past the root beer accord of Myrrhe Ardente. I confess, I'm a Coke Classic kind of guy, but I do enjoy a nice cold A & W once in a while. I was surprised to find the root beer descriptions of other reviewers to be more than just tongue in cheek pokes at MA. Myrrhe Ardente is smokey, resinous, spicy and yes, oriental. But in the end, there is not enough development. I grow tired of MA. I'm waiting for more but I just end up with a nose full of root beer bubbles. I'll give this one a neutral. Not bad, but it doesn't hold my interest.

23rd December, 2011. (Last Edited: 24th December, 2011.)

Myrrhe Ardente = Burning Myrrh. And that it is ... burning.

Myrrhe Ardente is a sweet, but predominantly smoky, oriental on me. The tonka bean gives it that vanillic touch. I adore benzoin but it does not dominate here. It's also warm & seems a tad spiced. Wears linear & close to the skin, for about 5 hours in me. A unisex scent, as the sweetness tames after the opening.

I really like this but not enough to invest in a FB. However, I did manage to pick up a 15ml new bottle on ebay for $10 - at that price, it's a safe blind buy, imo. The EdP is marked 88% alcohol by volume.

From osmoz:

top notes - Essence of Myrrh
heart note - Gaiac wood, Beeswax
base note - Myrrh Resinoid, Benzoin, Tonka Bean

18th October, 2011.

I'm surely not among the most keen fans of Goutal's Les Orientalists and, while Myrrhe Ardente is not exactly unpleasant, it still can't be considered as a myrrh centered fragrance. Basically is all about woods and amber. If you expect the pungent-aromatic smell of this liturgical resin you have to wait for the drydown where myrrh bashfully makes its appearance or, maybe, directly jump to Luten's Le Myrrh.

23rd September, 2011.

A+++

A favorite...

I love this! Kind of a smokey sweet Myrrhe thing goin' on.

14th May, 2011.

It is the perfect way that I've sought to round-out Encre Noire.

2nd March, 2010.

In the opening I get two discordant themes: bitter myrrh and sweetneess. They clash, don’t seem well-blended and I don't like the fragrance at this stage. However, the situation improves with the drydown as the sweetness mellows. The myrrh remains and now they feel like one accord. At this point I find it to be wearable, but it is a bit monotonous. A neutral rating from me.

17th January, 2010.