Myrrh
dry bitter resin, smoky with a medicinal edge. Frankincense's darker counterpart
In 35 of 1747 fragrances here, most often worn in winter
What it is
Resin tapped from Commiphora trees in the Horn of Africa, traded alongside frankincense for several thousand years.
What it smells like
Dry and bitter with a medicinal, faintly mushroomy depth. It is darker and heavier than frankincense, and where frankincense lifts, myrrh settles.
Where it sits
Which layer of the pyramid it is listed in, across every fragrance here that carries it. A base note is one you smell for hours; a top note is usually gone within the first.
What it turns up with
How much more often than the catalogue average. 1.0x would be chance, so these are the things that genuinely travel with it rather than the things that are simply common.
When it is worn
Against the average fragrance here. The line marks that average, so a bar past it means this is worn in that season or setting more than most.
Houses that use it most
Counted across the fragrances here, which reflects what we cover as much as what a house makes.
Amouage (9), Carolina Herrera (3), Tom Ford (3), Lancome (2), Lattafa (2), Paco Rabanne (2).
The description above is written here. The counts, pairings and seasons are measured across every fragrance on this site that lists it. We have not smelled every bottle behind those numbers.
Fragrances with myrrh
The best known of them, each with its full note pyramid and its cheaper alternatives.
Amouage
Amouage Reflection 45
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Amouage
Amouage Jubilation Xxv
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Carolina Herrera
Ch Bad Boy Extreme
Availability may vary
