Loving it! Miller Harris L’air de Rien EDP

I stumbled upon Miller Harris fragrances last Summer, when I spent the best part of 20 minutes sniffing each and every scent in the concession found at Champneys Day Spa in Enfield. I had my hands full, so was unable to take note of my favourite scents, promising myself I’d return to jot them down. Due to a busy schedule, I never did and glancing at the website days later did little to remind me which scents my nose had taken a liking to.

It’s not often I smell a fragrance and obsess relentlessly about it until it’s in my possession, but that’s exactly what happened when a friend thrust a mini sample of the iconic Miller Harris scent, L’air de Rien, in my face a couple of months ago.

Created especially for Jane Birkin (she of Hermes Birkin fame), Jane wanted her scent to evoke the nostalgia of dusty libraries and old books. I’m not so sure it captures that (it certainly doesn’t remind me of dusty old books or polished wooden floors), but perfumer Lyn Harris masterfully conjures a beautiful, feminine fragrance with rich notes of oak moss, neroli, amber and vanilla. Neroli amber and vanilla are some of my favourite fragrant additions – so technically this scent had my name written all over it from day one!