Parfum Prissana discussion thread

[Fragnanimous]

woah, my Mriga is so dark in comparison and my Nimalee is a bit darker too. I’m guessing part of this is due to container diameter but still, what a contrast.
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Yeah, You are comparing a full bottle to my .3ml with a flashlight behind it! The depth of the fluid makes a huge difference. I was just comparing "shades" to help identify the fragrance, not color.

Same frags in a 5ml bottle, what a difference!

 

[AZsmells]

I sure hope I didn't mix them up! 🥵

Here's a picture that might help:
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Thanks for this. No you didn't mix them. Maybe just my expectations are different. Musk Mriga is a beast this morning. One spray and it is strong and just awesome!. Need to spend more time with it.

 

[Theholyfilament]

Think my samples should be arriving today, haven’t been this excited for a new release in ages. Thanks all for the first impressions!

 

[Fragnanimous]

Thanks for this. No you didn't mix them. Maybe just my expectations are different. Musk Mriga is a beast this morning. One spray and it is strong and just awesome!. Need to spend more time with it.

When Prin sent me a sample of this a few months ago, I sprayed several times (4-5) and it just destroyed me, even made me a little nauseous. I didn't want to wear it again for a long time.

But now, one or maybe two light sprays and I'm happy all day

 

[AOUD]

Mongolian Mriga <3

Just got my decant. Can't say more until I let the clouds settle.

 

[Olympe de Gouges]

I think between the two Nilmalee might be my favorite over MM. It was not at all what I was expecting. I was definitely afraid of the tuberose. I like tuberose, but just about every tuberose-forward fragrance is like TUBEROSE. However Nilmalee is more blended with the oud and other ingredients. The First hour or two in particular is divine, at least for me.

The tuberose Nilmalee is a green/camphorous/cut stems tuberose, not indolic, bubblegum, or banana like tuberose often is. It is a dark, cooler, greener tuberose, not bright yellow/white and warm as it usually reads to me. It is kind of incense-like and meditative in a way. A friend came over while I was wearing Nilmalee and at one point asked what the incredible incense I was burning was, but it was just Nilmalee.

Mongolian Mriga is also excellent. It kind of reminds me a bit of something like Russian Musk II. I can see the connection to the other dark Prins, but MM actually seems very ALD-y to me. It has that musk and pine thing going on. I liked Mriga, but I do not love Prin's animalic accord in the dry down. It is very impressive, but it can get a bit scratchy on the dry down. Mongolian Mriga with the upgraded ingredients much improves it for me. There is something a big more green and vegetal in the heart of MM that was not as explicit with just Mriga. But I think with a gun to my head I would choose Nilmalee.

The dark works from Prin are just always so outstanding. It is understandable, but too bad they are all so expensive. I would love to back them up.

 

[lfc1892]

Tried Mando Mando this afternoon. Very nice and quite different to Mando for me. The Civet is quite pronounced and
Quite lovely. Turns it nicely retro for me.

 

[AOUD]

Hands down Mongolian Mriga is one of the best, if not the best, fragrances I've ever tried and it's very close to holy grail for me. I haven't been this enthralled over a fragrance since I smelled Montale's Black Aoud or Dior's Leather Oud, except what the Prin has over these is that I'm coming to it with much more developed taste and interest in perfumes that lead with naturals.

Mongolian Mriga is very different than Mriga, IMO. The latter has a very pronounced musk, leaning toward laundry/dryer-sheets (but done well). For me, Mriga is soft and fluffy. Mongolian Mriga, on the other hand, has the most potent blast of animalics I've possibly ever experienced, far surpassing Nocturnal Poetry. NP smells a little more like straight up nether regions, whereas Mongolian Mriga smells like a stable/den.

It's dark, petrol-like and veryyy musky. What I get for the opening is something like an oil rag or mechanics shop. There's a combo of petrol and lanolin--grease! By mid/the dry down, I couldn't help but smell brownies or chocolate chip cookies. Gorgeous and feral throughout.

Funnily enough, for a budget, I'd say one of the closest things I've smelled to this is Rasasi's Dahn al Oudh Nashwah, except Rasasi's is obviously nowhere near as complex or beautiful, and it goes on sweeter due to the nutmeg.

I've got a decant of Mandox2 I still need to properly wear but from what I've sampled it's a homerun. Lee was gracious enough to include a sample of Ratikarn and Nareumit. Ratikarn is indeed a successor of Onthamara. I think it's an improvement, toning down the fossilized amber that is oftentimes too dense for me in Onthamara. Ratikarn smells and feels like a cool spring version of Onthamara's wintry demands. Overall, I'm still working through 10ml of Onthamara, so I'm not sure I'd get Ratikarn, given how similar they are, but I vastly prefer Ratikarn.

 

[Dorje123]

Hands down Mongolian Mriga is one of the best, if not the best, fragrances I've ever tried and it's very close to holy grail for me. I haven't been this enthralled over a fragrance since I smelled Montale's Black Aoud or Dior's Leather Oud, except what the Prin has over these is that I'm coming to it with much more developed taste and interest in perfumes that lead with naturals.

Mongolian Mriga is very different than Mriga, IMO. The latter has a very pronounced musk, leaning toward laundry/dryer-sheets (but done well). For me, Mriga is soft and fluffy. Mongolian Mriga, on the other hand, has the most potent blast of animalics I've possibly ever experienced, far surpassing Nocturnal Poetry. NP smells a little more like straight up nether regions, whereas Mongolian Mriga smells like a stable/den.

It's dark, petrol-like and veryyy musky. What I get for the opening is something like an oil rag or mechanics shop. There's a combo of petrol and lanolin--grease! By mid/the dry down, I couldn't help but smell brownies or chocolate chip cookies. Gorgeous and feral throughout.

Funnily enough, for a budget, I'd say one of the closest things I've smelled to this is Rasasi's Dahn al Oudh Nashwah, except Rasasi's is obviously nowhere near as complex or beautiful, and it goes on sweeter due to the nutmeg.

I've got a decant of Mandox2 I still need to properly wear but from what I've sampled it's a homerun. Lee was gracious enough to include a sample of Ratikarn and Nareumit. Ratikarn is indeed a successor of Onthamara. I think it's an improvement, toning down the fossilized amber that is oftentimes too dense for me in Onthamara. Ratikarn smells and feels like a cool spring version of Onthamara's wintry demands. Overall, I'm still working through 10ml of Onthamara, so I'm not sure I'd get Ratikarn, given how similar they are, but I vastly prefer Ratikarn.

I was hoping to ignore these more expensive offerings but you've pushed me over the edge and I just ordered samples!

 

[FragSyndrome]

I was hoping to ignore these more expensive offerings but you've pushed me over the edge and I just ordered samples!

Personally, I’ve gotten my nose on every prin/prissana/strangers perfume at that Bangkok perfume store and his more expensive fragrances are far more worthwhile than the cheaper ones

 

[AOUD]

Personally, I’ve gotten my nose on every prin/prissana/strangers perfume at that Bangkok perfume store and his more expensive fragrances are far more worthwhile than the cheaper ones

I would agree. I've found a lot of the strangers line to be close to horrendous. If I didn't have a FB of Mriga, or if I hadn't bought a ton of different 5ml decants of Prin's stuff, I'd probably buy a fb of Mongolian Mriga but as it is I'm already collecting too much for my own liking and would rather wildly spray and love my 10ml decant of Mongolian Mriga and enjoy it before Prin comes out with something new and equally amazing.

On another note, Mandodari x2 is gorgeous—a real winner. It smells rounder, fuller, softer, and richer than the original. I had written a while back about a slight disappointment in getting a full bottle of Mandodari and finding it to be a bit strident in the teak wood. Since then, and rightly so, as was suggested by some folks on the forum, a little oxidization has helped soften it but it's still nowhere near as creamy as Mandodari x2. I'm wearing it today in beautiful NYC springish weather and it might be the best experience I've had with sillage from any of Prin's work. The price point of Mando x2 is much more appealing to me than Mongolian Mriga. It's hopeful that Prin has around 1-2 years of Mando x2 around because if I do finish my FB of Mando, I'll be getting a fb of x2.

 

[Theholyfilament]

The more I read the more my hype goes up but USPS may have lost my package of samples -_-

It was out for delivery yesterday morning and now It’s been “awaiting delivery scan” ever since, and it wasn’t in my mail today. I swear in the last few months I’ve run into more and more headaches with USPS, so frustrating.

 

[Proust_Madeleine]

The more I read the more my hype goes up but USPS may have lost my package of samples -_-

It was out for delivery yesterday morning and now It’s been “awaiting delivery scan” ever since, and it wasn’t in my mail today. I swear in the last few months I’ve run into more and more headaches with USPS, so frustrating.

Such a bummer!

 

[Mak-7]

I got my order today with some samples.
I was way off Prins line because it was a touch too synthetic for me, and even though recent 3 were natural or mostly natural, i didnt have the courage to purchase even samples.

I got Nilmalee, Mongolian Mriga, Mandodari 2 and Oqachol.

M Mriga has a really good start that lasts about 30-45 minutes. All the notes are intense with great clarity and interplay. Citrus, greens, earthy notes and an amazing pissy musk that just barely crosses the line of inapropriate. Super impressed with it. As it goes into mid and drydown - the play calms down significantly, but it doesnt make scent bad. It remains to be this green, prickly dark coniferous fragrance with earthy musky notes.
The really deep drydown has that Kurkdijans APLS vibe.

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As its competitors go - it definitely surpass ALD R&S musks in musk department, albeit it is their equal as far as scent profile goes. While ALD is a bit lighter, brighter and a little vintage posh - MMriga is darker, more raw and untamed like wilderness itself.
Another contender is Norne - and it knocks norne out cold. While it used to be a trailblazer in the past, it can now proudly retire (which it technically did) because it has raised a new generation that it shouldnt be ashamed of.
Very good work. Only complaint i can voice is price, it is a tad too expensive for 30ml, but i would absolutely pay it for 50.

Another one i tried was Mandodari 2.
Super interesting start, yellow, floral, honeyed, touch mature rather than vintage, with some sort of fresh or sour note that keeps things interesting. Unfortunately drydown or base is white musk synthetic, which is quite obvious, albeit not horrible and not headache inducing. If Prin could replace this white musk with Mongolian - it would be a banger.
Dont know if anyone has similar associations, but it somewhat reminded me of Civet de Nuit in its nature. It is not as musky and warm, but they share similarities.

So far so good 👌🏽

 

[Dorje123]

Personally, I’ve gotten my nose on every prin/prissana/strangers perfume at that Bangkok perfume store and his more expensive fragrances are far more worthwhile than the cheaper ones

Agreed... I bought Onthamara, it's expensive but darn good, and not a bad deal if you're comparing it to other similar fragrances from ALD or EO... And if you got it on Fragnanimous' Black Friday sale!

I also have Arsalan and Mandodari, Arsalan is more obviously synthetic in terms of the animalics, but the composition is really excellent, the interplay of animalic, spicy and fresh accords reminds me of Kouros. Of course they are very different but the structure is similar. Mando is a really nice vintage style chypre, again obviously synthetics used, but a great composition as well.

I have sample sprays from Frag of a bunch of others, all are at least interesting but there's a good amount of overlap.

I'm very much looking forward to trying the new ones!

 

[Mak-7]

Had a spray of Nilmalee on a tester strip and i am quite underwhelmed. Smells like green banana with some camphor and anise. Very weird, simplistic and i cant say its beautiful. Specifically because of anise it brings gastronomy associations.

At least wright now, unless ur a rich collector, id suggest not to blindbuy.

 

[FragSyndrome]

Had a spray of Nilmalee on a tester strip and i am quite underwhelmed. Smells like green banana with some camphor and anise. Very weird, simplistic and i cant say its beautiful. Specifically because of anise it brings gastronomy associations.

At least wright now, unless ur a rich collector, id suggest not to blindbuy.

Nimalee shines on skin when you’re out and about in its scent bubble. I thought the same thing on a test strip but a full wearing blew me away. I’d urge you to put 3 sprays on your neck and go about your active day.

 

[Mak-7]

Will do and confirm if anything changed

 

[Theholyfilament]

Spoke too soon! My samples just arrived

Starting with MandoX2 on skin and the Civet de Nuit comparison is very accurate, at least texturally. Deep, cozy, golden pissy with a lot more depth and complexity to the florals than the original. I think I was hoping for it to amp up the coffee/bitter undertone like Morah but this is unsurprisingly closer to the more powdery floral Mando profile but darker and much stronger. Might be the tuberose but I’m getting a ton of clove (maybe the YSL opium reference?) that I never noticed in Mando1. There’s more noticeable of a synthy ashy-resinous accord as well, sort of reminiscent of Sohrab or Eshu.

It’s beautiful but doesn’t feel different enough for me to warrant purchasing in addition to the original. In fact, in Florida Hell weather I probably would prefer Mando1 most days. This does feel way more vintage and opulent though, very nice.

 

[Mak-7]

Update to Nilmalee.

On the skin it is a different story indeed, and on blotter it is different story in the morning.

Start is still sthis green, bright banana like vegetal note, which is neither pleasant, nor unpleasant, it is simply not my style. Since i dont own many perfumes with this note, closest comparison i could provide would be Nuit de Bakelite and Le Sillage blank albeit not bitter, maybe towards a direction of Santi Ana. Somewhere there.
This stage lasts for about 30 minutes (seems to me that this is Prins style, make perfume smell like one thing for 30mins, and have it change to something else after) after which .....drum rolls.....it slowly transitions from green to hazel to a brown,vintage-ish perfume in style of MKK, Kiehls original Musc and Musk Tonkin. Nilmalee has its own pedigree, i believe its a little brighter than MKK and a little more dry/not as oily as MT but it is undoubtedly that musky, unwashed skin smell i get from other perfumes. Leans more masculine id say.
Projection and longevity are not an issue, itll waft around you all day.

Not my preferred genre neither in the 1st, nor in the 2nd stage, but not a flop of a perfume as i originally thought either. I am sure itll find its fans who will cherish a bottle but i am not going to be one of them.

 

[HabibiGotIt]

Just took delivery of my bottle of Mongolian Mriga. Man o man o man. This is it. Like onthamara, it is dark and smokey, but not as much, and greener. The animalics are out of this world and may be too much for some. I LOVE it. It's what Siberian Summer wanted to be. It's better than Russian Musk II (never tried I) and it's on par or better than EO's Tonkin Musk. The only better Musk perfume, to me, is EO's original Crime & Punishment, and maybe the OG EO2 PP. Fuck, Prin is becoming my fave niche house.

 

[Theholyfilament]

Update to Nilmalee.

On the skin it is a different story indeed, and on blotter it is different story in the morning.

Start is still sthis green, bright banana like vegetal note, which is neither pleasant, nor unpleasant, it is simply not my style. Since i dont own many perfumes with this note, closest comparison i could provide would be Nuit de Bakelite and Le Sillage blank albeit not bitter, maybe towards a direction of Santi Ana. Somewhere there.
This stage lasts for about 30 minutes (seems to me that this is Prins style, make perfume smell like one thing for 30mins, and have it change to something else after) after which .....drum rolls.....it slowly transitions from green to hazel to a brown,vintage-ish perfume in style of MKK, Kiehls original Musc and Musk Tonkin. Nilmalee has its own pedigree, i believe its a little brighter than MKK and a little more dry/not as oily as MT but it is undoubtedly that musky, unwashed skin smell i get from other perfumes. Leans more masculine id say.
Projection and longevity are not an issue, itll waft around you all day.

Not my preferred genre neither in the 1st, nor in the 2nd stage, but not a flop of a perfume as i originally thought either. I am sure itll find its fans who will cherish a bottle but i am not going to be one of them.

Great description Mak, I had a super similar experience with it.

I get Tuberose and a crunchy green galbanum vibe up top, almost reminiscent of something like Dryad, but then the green softens and I get a really brief cedary heart for seconds before going into brown vintage dirty skin thing like you mention, but it does feel unique in its muskiness, the remaining florals bring in an odd tropical fruit element on me. It is impressive how dark it smells despite having some bright, floral fruity notes, he definitely captured “Black Flowers” successfully.

It’s closest to Nocturnal Poetry structurally in that it fairly quickly travels from big floral into big animalic but I just don’t know if I like the tuberose as much as the jasmine in that one. My first wear was exciting because it felt so odd and unique but I’m not sure if I really love it or if it’s just novel. At the same time it feels like it may reveal more of its weirdness with different applications, excited to hear more takes on it.

 

[Proust_Madeleine]

Just took delivery of my bottle of Mongolian Mriga. Man o man o man. This is it. Like onthamara, it is dark and smokey, but not as much, and greener. The animalics are out of this world and may be too much for some. I LOVE it. It's what Siberian Summer wanted to be. It's better than Russian Musk II (never tried I) and it's on par or better than EO's Tonkin Musk. The only better Musk perfume, to me, is EO's original Crime & Punishment, and maybe the OG EO2 PP. Fuck, Prin is becoming my fave niche house.

I would agree with this. Onthamara is marginally more to my taste but Mongolian Mriga is the very highest level of perfume imho. Debating a bottle though I’m on no buy until I start booking work again.

NimaLee is fascinating and confounding. Haven’t gotten my head around it but I think Thè Nocturnal Poetry comparison
Is helpful. I DO get a big leather from this at one point and not the EO1 leather but a big car interior leather that’s really nice.

Mando Mando the one I was most excited about is wonderful and goes allllll the way down into vintage floral bomb territory (all the Salome and Maii lovers out there with really dig it) but my girl HATES it on me and prefers regular Mando by a mile.

My big surprise from the Frag order was how much I loved Jono’s Smuggler’s Notch from his Folkwinds brand. Would’ve been an immediate purchase and I maybe like it as much or more than Mongolian Mriga(though it’s a fall like Slumberhouse esque creation with amazing Viet Oud in it).

 

[Theholyfilament]

My big surprise from the Frag order was how much I loved Jono’s Smuggler’s Notch from his Folkwinds brand. Would’ve been an immediate purchase and I maybe like it as much or more than Mongolian Mriga(though it’s a fall like Slumberhouse esque creation with amazing Viet Oud in it).

I love Smugglers Notch so much. Jono absolutely killed it.

When I first received it it actually reminded me of Ontha but run through a Slumberhouse lens, dark oudy and musky but very southern gothic americana at the same time.

 

[Dorje123]

Mongolian Mriga... This is a huge, mutant, flesh-eating deer that lives in a poisonous forest full of smouldering trees. I get musks, tons of various musks of all kinds... deer, civet, castoreum, hyrax and synthetics to amp it up to a degree I've never experienced before. Then evergreen trees and smoke, cade oil, spikenard, nagarmotha, costus, labdanum, cloves, cumin, cinnamon, incense, oud... There's some Jasmine but it's choked out by dark notes.

1.5 sprays from my sample sprayer was 1.25 sprays too much.

I couldn't imagine wearing this in public, and I'll wear Arsalan and Onthamara, Kouros and Rien no problem. This seems more like a medicine than a fragrance, I just can't see this as a perfume. It's all animalics and dark notes, there's no human aspect, no fresh or floral aspect. As a perfume it's a poor composition, as a scent experience it's super-intense and very interesting.

 

[FragSyndrome]

1.5 sprays from my sample sprayer was 1.25 sprays too much.

I couldn't imagine wearing this in public, and I'll wear Arsalan and Onthamara, Kouros and Rien no problem. This seems more like a medicine than a fragrance, I just can't see this as a perfume. It's all animalics and dark notes, there's no human aspect, no fresh or floral aspect. As a perfume it's a poor composition, as a scent experience it's super-intense and very interesting.

omg I'm so envious of your nose. Some of my anosmia has lifted and I'm really enjoying this stuff but man.... it's nothing like that!
Posts like this are the only thing keeping me at 2 sprays, otherwise, I'd keep pushing it!

Nimalee on the other hand, is a 3-spray frag for me. 2 sprays at work but 3 out in public. I'm always a bit more cautious in the office. At the 3 spray mark, oh wow does this stuff perform great yet doesn't breach offensive.

 

[Dr B1414]

Mongolian Mriga... This is a huge, mutant, flesh-eating deer that lives in a poisonous forest full of smouldering trees. I get musks, tons of various musks of all kinds... deer, civet, castoreum, hyrax and synthetics to amp it up to a degree I've never experienced before. Then evergreen trees and smoke, cade oil, spikenard, nagarmotha, costus, labdanum, cloves, cumin, cinnamon, incense, oud... There's some Jasmine but it's choked out by dark notes.

1.5 sprays from my sample sprayer was 1.25 sprays too much.

I couldn't imagine wearing this in public, and I'll wear Arsalan and Onthamara, Kouros and Rien no problem. This seems more like a medicine than a fragrance, I just can't see this as a perfume. It's all animalics and dark notes, there's no human aspect, no fresh or floral aspect. As a perfume it's a poor composition, as a scent experience it's super-intense and very interesting.

This kind of review makes blind buy his stuff, please stop). I'm just trying to be responsible and sample first.

My Ahuizotl bottle finally arrived with many other goodies. Can't wait to give it a test.

 

[Mick B]

1.5 sprays from my sample sprayer was 1.25 sprays too much.

I love it, haha!

 

[Greasetrap]

Ahuizotl is so flipping amazing.

This kind of review makes blind buy his stuff, please stop). I'm just trying to be responsible and sample first.

My Ahuizotl bottle finally arrived with many other goodies. Can't wait to give it a test.ah

 

[Theholyfilament]

Mongolian Mriga... This is a huge, mutant, flesh-eating deer that lives in a poisonous forest full of smouldering trees. I get musks, tons of various musks of all kinds... deer, civet, castoreum, hyrax and synthetics to amp it up to a degree I've never experienced before. Then evergreen trees and smoke, cade oil, spikenard, nagarmotha, costus, labdanum, cloves, cumin, cinnamon, incense, oud... There's some Jasmine but it's choked out by dark notes.

1.5 sprays from my sample sprayer was 1.25 sprays too much.

I couldn't imagine wearing this in public, and I'll wear Arsalan and Onthamara, Kouros and Rien no problem. This seems more like a medicine than a fragrance, I just can't see this as a perfume. It's all animalics and dark notes, there's no human aspect, no fresh or floral aspect. As a perfume it's a poor composition, as a scent experience it's super-intense and very interesting.

Love the mutant deer description lol.
It is such a monster, I absolutely adore it. This feels like the logical conclusion of his huge dark animalic scents. I can’t imagine him releasing anything stronger or more animalic without it literally being illegal.

 

[Dr B1414]

Love the mutant deer description lol.
It is such a monster, I absolutely adore it. This feels like the logical conclusion of his huge dark animalic scents. I can’t imagine him releasing anything stronger or more animalic without it literally being illegal.

Do you find it muskier, or more animalic than Onthamara? I never really felt musk to be dirty, ever, to me, musk is rather a sexy kind of animalic. Civet, and castoreum, are rather dirty type of animalics.

 

[Mak-7]

This kind of review makes blind buy his stuff, please stop). I'm just trying to be responsible and sample first.

My Ahuizotl bottle finally arrived with many other goodies. Can't wait to give it a test.

YOLO my friend, YOLO.
Even i bought a bottle of it, so you all can congratulate me, as it is my first Prin bottle 🥳
And to make your blind buy easier, lets throw owners E-party with the memes of our signature dance moves. This should entice you into not being left behing 😉 Ill start with mine

 

[Dr B1414]

Ahuizotl is quite intersting for sure. It opens up quite spicy and aromatic, a bit salty as well, with some clear Haxan vibes. The Haxan vibe goes away though, the spices tame down, and the meaty/Unami mushroom vibe kicks in, together with the soil accord, frankincense, choya nakh, ambergris, immortelle, and licorice. It becomes more incense-like as it dries down, retaining an earthy-mushroomy quality. I almost get a soft leather quality out of it as well. And there is this weird licorice-immortelle sweetness to it also. A very interesting and unique offering from Prin. Mysterious and dark for sure. Makes me think of a witch's cabin near the lake, filled with all sorts of aromatic herbs and spices, with incense sticks burning. It's not an animalic or dirty type of offputting scent, but I can definitely see this one not being a like for many just because of how weirdly all these notes clash together. Ambergris, mushrooms, soil, licorice, immortelle, incense, herbs, and spices are most of what I get. These are my mere first thoughts, this one is very complex and I'll need to give it way more time and wearings. It's different, it's weird, and I love that.

 

[Theholyfilament]

Do you find it muskier, or more animalic than Onthamara? I never really felt musk to be dirty, ever, to me, musk is rather a sexy kind of animalic. Civet, and castoreum, are rather dirty type of animalics.

More animalic than Ontha for sure, but ymmv because I do find deer musk a little dirty. There’s a honeyed pissy quality to MM that projects like crazy on me in addition to the super strong sexy-dirty musk facet up close. But It’s also, contradictorily, fresher than Ontha with the same evergreen foresty quality as og Mriga .

 

[Dorje123]

omg I'm so envious of your nose. Some of my anosmia has lifted and I'm really enjoying this stuff but man.... it's nothing like that!
Posts like this are the only thing keeping me at 2 sprays, otherwise, I'd keep pushing it!

Nimalee on the other hand, is a 3-spray frag for me. 2 sprays at work but 3 out in public. I'm always a bit more cautious in the office. At the 3 spray mark, oh wow does this stuff perform great yet doesn't breach offensive.

I lost smell for a few days a couple years ago, it took a while to fully come back. And the heavier molecules like musks took the longest. Recently I got hit again, this time I have tinnitus. I'm recovering but it's slow, up and down... and tinnitus really sucks, I hope it goes away soon.

I'll probably try Nimalee tomorrow.

 

[Dorje123]

Do you find it muskier, or more animalic than Onthamara? I never really felt musk to be dirty, ever, to me, musk is rather a sexy kind of animalic. Civet, and castoreum, are rather dirty type of animalics.

Yes, by a lot. Ontha is mostly or maybe only deer musk, MM has everything and the kitchen sink as far as animalics.

 

[Dorje123]

More animalic than Ontha for sure, but ymmv because I do find deer musk a little dirty. There’s a honeyed pissy quality to MM that projects like crazy on me in addition to the super strong sexy-dirty musk facet up close. But It’s also, contradictorily, fresher than Ontha with the same evergreen foresty quality as og Mriga .

I find Ontha more balanced and fresher, the Tonka gives it a fougere-ish feel that I relate to freshness... MM is very evergreen, but I don't really associate that with fresh. I do agree MM projects like crazy thought! Luckily it settles down after a while...

 

[tasdox17!]

Yes, by a lot. Ontha is mostly or maybe only deer musk, MM has everything and the kitchen sink as far as animalics.

Would you say that it's even more animalic/dirty than Homa? Because Homa is very much the epitome of everything and the kitchen sink kinda scent. I agree that Onthamara didn't read to me as super bombastic with animalics, because there's so much else going on I think.

 

[Dorje123]

Would you say that it's even more animalic/dirty than Homa? Because Homa is very much the epitome of everything and the kitchen sink kinda scent. I agree that Onthamara didn't read to me as super bombastic with animalics, because there's so much else going on I think.

Take the Homa and Arsalan musk accord and add ton of real Mongolian musk and hyrax. I don't think it's necessarily dirtier, but it's stronger!

 

[Dorje123]

Today's SOTD is Nilmalee!

This is a spectacular green narcotic floral chypre, one of the best of its kind I've ever experienced. The character of the ouds used adds an amazing depth and complexity without taking over the show, and the musks tie everything together in a similar way, they are there and they are key to the composition, but are used to enhance rather than take center stage, like Mriga and some others. The composition is so well done. This is a perfume that is uplifting and mood changing. This is on the level of EO's Garden of Eden, which is several times the price, and easily surpasses Chypre Narcotique.

The green aspect is also beautiful, I generally am not a spikenard fan, but together with violet leaf and woody notes, it doesn't dominate, again it's really well composed and together with the florals gives a picture of the entire plant, from blossoms to the dirt it grows out of.

Fragnanimous is unfortunately sold out, but its still available. For those who enjoy green chypres, just buy it now... I did.