As far as authentic myrrh fragrances go, this is pretty good and it's rare to get something showcasing the more off kilter, dry, medicinal side of resins, fitting with the ancient theme of the brand very well I thought. The opening is a bold spice statement from cinnamon but it's nicely tempered into an 'accord' of sorts with a nutmeg note, smelling predominantly of neither, which is a good balance. It's a little chaotic though, disjointed and very 'Indy' like (I mean what else do I expect from an indy?) I didn't have expectations of Peter being Thierry Wasser on his first foray, but let's face it, the guy has talked a big game on his youtube channel and anything less than life changing brilliance is sure to be a disappointment. Dendera is good, don't get me wrong, the way it settles to this opoponax/myrrh orris smell is pleasurable wear, the spicy opening is nicely transient (about 30 mins of top notes) and flows into that main body of the fragrance. I don't really detect the oud overtly (which was another surprise) but I've no doubt it's holding all this other stuff together. The first time I applied it as well as the spicy top I found a sharp, sappy wood/resin(like atlas cedar or olibanum), almost camphorous note but upon the second application it was replaced by more of an outright myrrh from the get go. (that's why you should always sample multiple times if you can) There's lots to like here but something about it doesn't quite hang together and it didn't speak to me personally in the way that I had hoped. It behaves like a 'proper' perfume there's clearly top, middle and base notes and it lasts very well. Worth a sniff but didn't grab me.
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Dendera, from Centauri Perfumes was released in 2019. The perfumer behind this creation is Peter Carter. The notes are Agarwood (Oud), Ambergris, Cinnamon, Labdanum, Myrrh, Nutmeg, Olibanum (Frankincense), Orris Root, Rose, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Vetiver.
As far as authentic myrrh fragrances go, this is pretty good and it's rare to get something showcasing the more off kilter, dry, medicinal side of resins, fitting with the ancient theme of the brand very well I thought. The opening is a bold spice statement from cinnamon but it's nicely tempered into an 'accord' of sorts with a nutmeg note, smelling predominantly of neither, which is a good balance. It's a little chaotic though, disjointed and very 'Indy' like (I mean what else do I expect from an indy?) I didn't have expectations of Peter being Thierry Wasser on his first foray, but let's face it, the guy has talked a big game on his youtube channel and anything less than life changing brilliance is sure to be a disappointment. Dendera is good, don't get me wrong, the way it settles to this opoponax/myrrh orris smell is pleasurable wear, the spicy opening is nicely transient (about 30 mins of top notes) and flows into that main body of the fragrance. I don't really detect the oud overtly (which was another surprise) but I've no doubt it's holding all this other stuff together. The first time I applied it as well as the spicy top I found a sharp, sappy wood/resin(like atlas cedar or olibanum), almost camphorous note but upon the second application it was replaced by more of an outright myrrh from the get go. (that's why you should always sample multiple times if you can) There's lots to like here but something about it doesn't quite hang together and it didn't speak to me personally in the way that I had hoped. It behaves like a 'proper' perfume there's clearly top, middle and base notes and it lasts very well. Worth a sniff but didn't grab me.