Mirror Mirror Collection - Miroir Des Vanites Thierry Mugler for men

I wish I had read further down in the reviews to the one about the "strong licorice undertones" because, YES, I get that very very much. Unfortunately, licorice and I are NOT friends so I'll be swapping this one away. Still, this is a well-blended, quality fragrance, just not one that I can wear.

Edit - this smells WONDERFUL on my husband, so it ended up being a great buy afterall :)

This is misleading indeed, it's way in feminine way but if you're not told that it's male or female one, you may rate it unisex in the middle phase. But fairly going through, it's one of the most elegant masculine ones I've ever smelt. The dry down, finally, reveals everything; a very clear fresh floral woody manly thing.

Got this as a free sample with a present a friend had bought me from the Mugler website . . . . OMG - This is GOOD stuff! I didnt realise it was "for men" until I looked it up here . . .Oh well , that doesnt bother me , ive worn mens fumes before and probably always will wear whatever I like!


This is niche quality and extremely well made , I cannot fault Mulger , my fave house for many reasons - Quality , longlevity , amazing bottles , groundbreaking "out there" scents with BIG personality. Just excellent! Other designer perfume houses could learn a lot from TM.

THis scent is lovely , very well blended i cannot pinpoint any notes , its just one gorgeous , woody , clean , classy smelling blend. This is how id imagine "lolita lempicka au masculin" to smell - it smells "clean" there is a warm foody sweetness ( vanlla n anise) undercutting the masculine "fresh woody" vibe , complex ! Unisex and a fab scent.

Shame its so hard to get !

im confused, is this one for men, women, or unisex??

I agree with the comments above, very similar to Alien in the 1st notes and 2 hours later it still is very reminiscent of Alien. I do get a strong licourice undertone coming though. Very Mugler and very unusual, still making my mind up whether I could wear it or not.

I received a sample of this fragrance from the mugler store when I purchased Pure Havane. I must say that this is definatey signature Mugler.

This is where im confused! as soon as I put this on my skin I got Alien! this smells how I think an Alien for men version would smell like.

It's the oddest scent I haven smelt and I'm a huge Mugler fan. I get the vetiver and the liquorice. To me this smells like their Mugler Cologne and Alien mixed together? It's so beautiful when the middle and base notes kick in, but that opening... is so reminscent of Alien.

Another masterpiece, smells like nothing else around and very niche.

Iwant this soo badly, there are rarely any summer colgone type frags that I can wear and I definently feel this would work for me, so if anyone's interested... hit me up

I like this scent! My second favorite from the mirror collection! It is like a grown up sparkling soda for the skin!Very interesting,nice for spring & summer!

Like almost all scents from Miroir collection, this one can easily go on a man or on a woman ( except Dis moi miroir which is strictly feminine) . I am a lady and I love this one. One of the smoothest woody/vetiver scents I ever smelled, it's just beautiful, classy, refreshing. I love the entire Miror collection, as it seems to me to fall into the masterpiece category easily. Of course the presentation is gorgeous. Straight on my wishlist, along with all other "miroir" perfumes.

I like this on my husband. I think this is not your typical cologne as I first thought it was a woman's perfume. This is sweeter than I would expect for a man's fragrance but it's only in the opening. Honey is not listed but I can detect it! overall very nice for summer and it has very good staying power.

The idea of giving a cologne/perfume only one or two wears and then determining its quality seems hasty to me. For the purpose of a review, I like to let a fragrance develop and tell a story over an extended period of time through a multitude of different experiences. As pretentious as it sounds, I find it particularly effective in enabling it to have an effect on me, whether it be simple or profound. Describing this within a review, I believe, makes for a better read.

Having said that, on the occasion, a fragrance comes along and blows my mind. When this happens, I can't help but throw this methodology out the window and talk about it! This is one such fragrance.

The Thierry Mugler lineup is known for its complex compositions. Modern gourmand notes combined with more traditional non-gourmand notes. House signature, so to speak, is combining these notes to create a unique, powerful, intoxicating scent. The Mirror Mirror Collection, however, is a little different.

Miroir Des Vanites is an enigma. A warm, crisp scent that goes on dry, opening with a citrus blast and drying down into a vetiver tinged woody-esque base. All its life, it is teased into the nostrils with a breezy, gourmand licorice, a note that seems to disappear and reappear on a whim, and a light vanilla.

Light, yet strong. Simple, yet complex. Sweet, yet savoury. Masculine, yet feminine. Modern, yet classic. A quality blend that is unlike the others in its house, and yet still manages to carry the Mugler signature.

Recommended.

I didn't expect this to be gourmand, but it does carry that quality. However, it is just as gourmand as it is woody... standing properly balanced with a certain warm and earthy touch. Getting better with time, Des Vanites slowly impales you with rich vanilla and the possibility of a licorice or anise note. Mr. Mugler is an unpredictable one. I'm guessing the remaining 4 Miroirs have unexpected surprises inside as well.

Translated into "Mirror of Vanities" this fragrance features, “Bubbly citrus accords enliven and mingle with the warm, subtle bitterness of cinchona bark and vetiver,
heightened by the black intensity of licorice.”

This is really lovely I smelt it in London heathrow airport it reminds me of his mugler colonge only slightly fruitier and quite heavy on veviter