The Perfume Library

No 39: Honey and Deermusk

7.9

Meleg Perfumes · 2020

Floral · Sweet · Spicy

Meleg Perfumes No 39: Honey and Deermusk is a powdery chypre that sets spice, resin and an animal warmth against a sweet floral core, and it is classed as a women's fragrance. It opens fresh, with lavender, bergamot and clary sage. At the heart, ylang-ylang, rose otto and jasminum grandiflorum absolute build a floral base, while clove and cinnamon add a spicy heat. The base of vanilla absolute, benzoin, sandalwood and deer musk dries down sweet, resinous and slightly animal. Longevity and sillage are both rated good. Most voters pick fall, winter and spring, with summer a small minority. It leans towards evenings, nights out and leisure time; more voters call it feminine, though masculine and classic both get a fair share. Lancaster Lancaster and Meleg Perfumes No 7: Madeline Peach have a close profile.

Mardella

6.3

Ikiryō

Floral · Green · Sweet

Ikiryō Mardella is a warm, dense fragrance for women that weighs a floral heart down with sweet, spicy and smoky tones. Voters rate its longevity and sillage as good, with longevity scoring particularly high. The number of votes is small, so these figures are better taken as a first impression than a firm verdict. No season or occasion votes are in, but the heavy composition reads as a feminine scent. Ylang-ylang and narcissus form the floral side, while bergamot, cardamom and nutmeg add a spicy edge. Bourbon vanilla, tonka bean and tolu balm bring the sweetness; labdanum and frankincense give a resinous depth, and tobacco and deer musk leave a smoky, animal trace. Rosewood supplies a woody base.

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