I was confused when I first sniffed it neat from the bottle. All I thought I knew about Myrrh was from commercial perfumes with a ‘very prominent Myrrh note’ and it smells nothing like that. It is bitter-ish while still being sweet, hot without making your eyes water, uncomfortable yet cozy and, well, addictive despite/because of all that? I didn’t know what to do with it before diluting, then it made sense. It must be brought at least up to 50% to be fully appreciated (although I like it neat, nowadays). At the 50-50 mark, it becomes sweeter, but still a bit too feral. Around the 30%-25% mark lies my sweet spot, when this material becomes majestic, mystical. This offering is a great introduction to Myrrh since I think other types (like the Ghugul and the Black Myrrh) are a tad more complex and, thus, even more difficult to comprehend. My only gripe here, that eats up one star, is versatility. I love to tweak with scents and Myrrh seems to do what it does and that’s it. It certainly pairs well with other resins, and base notes such as Sandalwood, Patchouli, Vetiver etc, but I couldn’t blend it successfully, yet, with fruits without making a saccharine mess, or with herbs without making it smell like bad medicine or with flowers without feeling like I opened a gate to the land of the dead. The problem, though, lies within my abilities since I’m having a hard time figuring out how to use this sticky and dominant resin properly.
