Myriada delight

Myriada Delight opens on a thread of warm saffron that quickly hands over to the star: a deep, dark, beautiful rose, Bulgarian and Grasse rose stacked rich and almost jammy. The oud arrives soon after, but this is refined, cleaned-up oud rather than the barnyard kind, playing nicely with the rose in the way that makes the original so wearable. The drydown rounds out with soft ambrette, a whisper of cacao and clean white musk. It is a faithful nod to Louis Vuitton's Myriad, the rose-oud extrait known for presenting everything at full strength with beast-mode longevity. Reviewers find the PP version convincingly close, some calling it nearly identical; as a budget oil it reads a fraction more balanced and a touch less deep than the extrait. Performance is good for the price, a warm rose-oud bubble that lasts well. Sophisticated, sensual and confident, it is a cold-weather rose-oud for evenings, dates and dressier occasions.