Miller Harris · 2015
La Fumée Alexandrie Eau de Parfum
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
woody
grounded
smoky rose incense, oud wood and sweet spice
Scent Notes
Woody
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About This Perfume
Miller Harris La Fumée Alexandrie smells like smoky rose incense, oud wood and sweet spice. It opens with cinnamon, lychee and Egyptian cumin, moves into Turkish damask rose absolute, Egyptian geranium and incense absolute and settles on Oud, birch and papyrus. It reads unisex.
This eau de parfum is best in spring, fall and winter and is an evening scent. It suits nights out. Released in 2015.
Wearers report that it lasts through a full day, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something woody and grounded for nights out.
- Sample first if: floral is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike woody fragrances.
Around $275.
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The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Night out
The Brand
Miller Harris
Miller Harris is a London niche house founded by British perfumer Lyn Harris. The Miller Harris range on Scendira has 43 perfumes, about $43 at the low end and $275 at the top. Top of the community mentions here: Miller Harris Tea Tonique, Miller Harris Scherzo and Miller Harris L'Air de Rien.
A closer look at the picks
Miller Harris Tea Tonique (Eau de Parfum, 2015) comes across as fresh lemon bergamot tea, green and lightly woody; the notes run from lemon and Calabrian bergamot to birch tar and musk. Miller Harris Scherzo (Eau de Parfum, 2018) reads as sweet rose perfume with smoky oud warmth, opening on davana and tangerine and drying down to oud, patchouli and vanilla. Miller Harris L'Air de Rien (Eau de Parfum, 2006) smells of clean powdery air, damp oakmoss, soft musk, with neroli up top and amber, musk and vanilla underneath.
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FAQ
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It smells like smoky rose incense, oud wood and sweet spice. It opens with cinnamon, lychee and Egyptian cumin, moves into Turkish damask rose absolute, Egyptian geranium and incense absolute and settles on Oud, birch and papyrus.
Wearers report that it lasts through a full day, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is an evening scent. It suits nights out.
It reads unisex.
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