Auphorie is a small perfume house based in Malaysia; it’s run by two brothers: Eugene and Emrys Au. Recently, many bloggers have written (excitedly) about Auphorie’s limited edition Miyako1 so, of course, I had to try it.
Miyako goes on smelling like a rich fruit syrup, not an ‘ordinary’ syrup, but one concocted (with secret ingredients) at a lavish Parisian restaurant for use in over-the-top desserts and cocktails. Miyako’s syrup is made mostly of ripe stone fruit — heavy on peach and apricot. Miyako’s fruit accord begins to dry rather quickly and the perfume becomes a tad talc-y before the arrival of moist osmanthus blossoms and a smooth leather aroma…