L’Artisan Parfumeur - Natura Fabularis Collection: Mirabilis EDP

Mirabilis is an oriental woody fragrance which is part of L’Artisan Parfumeur’s Natura Fabularis Collection.  With the fragrance, the perfumer melds nature and science with the use of created notes and traditional “mystical” ones.  According to the House, it is a “reconciliation of reason and belief”.

Before even spraying to test, the first thing I noticed is the surprising color of the juice.  Unlike what one would expect from an oriental woody fragrance, Mirabilis glows like a light neon blue beacon.  The shade is intriguing and inviting.  The presentation of a fragrance with this shade also starts the wearer on the path of questioning…What is Man?

Mirabilis opens with a creamy spicy vanilla-tipped musk.  The vanilla does not pull gourmand.  The ambroxan adds a sweetness that walks the line between natural and synthetic.  About thirty minutes into wear the spice, frankincense, intensifies and in comes a smoky and moderate incense. It is here that  nature and science begins to merge.  Through the wear and into the drydown there is a light earthiness without feeling dirty.  Woody notes indistinguishable as a particular “tree” create a base that blends natural creation with Man’s created white musk.  In the end, I feel Mirabilis tells us that Man is both nature and self-created; each being an integral part of the whole.  “What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty! In form and moving how express and admirable! In action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god!” (Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2) 

 Mirabilis wears as a spicy, creamy, woody musk with light projection for roughly 6 – 7 hours on me.    

Notes: olibanum, Ambrox®, incense, woody notes, earthy notes, Vulcanolide® (white musk)

Perfumer: Daphne Bugey