Fleurs de Sel Miller Harris for women

Gorgeous! lots of herbs: Thyme and Clary Sage, bedding down into Leather and Vetiver with a bit of salt spray. Does what it says it's going to. Marvellous. A tad masculine, but that's fine by me.

This is not a fragrance I wear every day, but for the right mood it is very nice; it is a complex, natural and aromatic poem of scents that keeps talking to me, at times it gets slightly annoying (cough syrup?), but mostly, it is woody, free and mysterious (cooler climate coastal vegetation?) and has a bit of florals to soften the oakmoss. I like it best after about 30 minutes.

Incredibly complex, dynamic fragrance. If shifts between herbal, fresh and green spice that leads into something medicinal, and also strong leather and whiskey. Very hard to pin down as it keeps changing, although the leather remains a constant feature for me.

The initial opening impression is whiskey, but one can immediately unpack that into the thyme, rosemary, clary sage, all coming together into a bracing medicinal or herbalist vapor (a similar impact as in Terre de Bois, currently my favourite from MH). The leather is there, a bit stronger than I would like, probably amplified by the iris. The salt comes later, not marine, but more imbued with vegetal and woody undertones, although a bit of table salt with iodine surfaces now and again. It manages to convey at the same time freshness (the green herbs) and some kind of confinement (the leather), with the salt coming into it more as an effort of the imagination and maybe tying the two together.

Excellent staying power, good projection. More of a daytime or afternoon wear, but would work in the evening, too.

There is some confusion about whether this is a feminine or masculine or unisex fragrance (currently, on the Miller Harris website it is listed for men). I am more inclined to say that this is predominantly masculine, but very appropriate for assertive, strong, sensible women. Definitely not girly, but not hyper-masculine either, as far away from fragrance gender stereotypes as possible. A serious grown-up scent, sophisticated and a tad complicated.

As in the case of LA PLUIE, the name of Miller Harris FLEURS DE SEL is going to set up some expectations among people. This is not a floral fragrance at all, for one thing.

Fleur de sel is an epicurean sea salt, so one might suppose that this would be a very salty perfume. Against all expectations, FLEURS DE SEL is a totally woody perfume, with an incense-like vibe imparted perhaps by the mixture of the vetiver, the oakmoss, and the flowers.

I've worn this creation a couple of times now and it in each case it has conjured up in my mind memories of Bond no 9 ANDY WARHOL SILVER FACTORY. The difference is that this pseudo-incense perfume does not have the "silver" or metallic facet of the Bond no 9.

I think that this smells really great, but it's more unisex than feminine and even leans toward the masculine side. In wafts, I even find myself thinking of Lalique ENCRE NOIRE while wearing FLEURS DE SEL. Is it ink or is it incense? Maybe a bit of both, at least in terms of its final effect, whatever the intended notes were meant to have been.

I really wanted to like this--love the name, respect for Harris but the woods in here were so off-putting. What was supposed to read as driftwood perhaps just conjured up the old wood of a barn. That special wood that is infused with rot and animal badness. If anyone wants my sample let me know. :(

Woody green with minty notes that remind of me of true eucalyptus. Great cool herbal woody scent, easily unisex. Somehow mind-clearing,like a breeze on a crisp summer morning.

i think lyn harris is a genius.