Miller Harris

Scherzo

Amber Floral · 2014 · Mathieu Nardin

Narcissusdark rosepatchoulioudsweet vanillafruits

Notes carried over from an earlier source and not independently checked.

Reported longevity: Long
Reported sillage: Strong
Typical occasion: Evening, special occasion
Typical season: Autumn / Winter

These describe how the fragrance is generally reported to behave. Skin chemistry, weather and how much you apply all change it, so your own experience may differ.

Reviewed profile

Dark rose and narcissus wind through resinous oud, deepened by patchouli and a thread of sweet vanilla. Rich and full-bodied, it projects with confident warmth, its floral heart carried on a dense, faintly fruited base.

The Anchor

The Slow Depth

A rich and warm centre of gravity. Change is part of the journey.

Everything around you may shift but this stays constant. The depth here takes time. It opens slowly and rewards patience. Some things get richer the longer you stay.

How Scherzo smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Scherzo reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory, and carries across a room and announces itself.

Reviewed profile. This profile has received a focused catalogue review.

Warmthwarm, close0.85

Scherzo reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory. That is 96th percentile for warmth across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Projectionroom-filling0.74

Scherzo carries across a room and announces itself. That is 93rd percentile for projection across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Riskmid-range0.42

Scherzo sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is 69th percentile for risk across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Texturedense0.72

Scherzo feels thick in the air, saturated and physically there. That is 80th percentile for texture across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessdry0.28

Scherzo keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 30th percentile for sweetness across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.

How Zenyra measures these five axes →