The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Perles de Myrrhe arrived in 2024 from Awshal, a perfume house presenting a fragrance centered on myrrh. Bruno Jovanovic composed it around myrrh, a resin drawn from a small thorny tree and mentioned in connection with incense and medicinal use. The featured notes also include peach, jasmine, Damask rose, cardamom, patchouli, and cedarwood. Together, they give the composition a warm, sweet, floral, resinous, and woody character. Myrrh anchors the idea, while the other notes add fruit, flowers, spice, earth, and wood around it. The result is a polished yet grounded fragrance in which the resinous center remains closely surrounded by softer and brighter elements.
The interesting part is the company myrrh keeps. Resinous and balsamic notes can pull toward incense smoke, while peach, jasmine, and Damask rose introduce warmth, fruit, and floral polish. Cardamom keeps the opening lively, adding a lightly spiced lift beside the peach, while jasmine and Damask rose soften the transition into the heart. Patchouli adds another earthy dimension as myrrh takes prominence, and cedarwood gives the base a steady, woody edge. The result is not a study in austerity.
The evolution
The opening begins with the lift of cardamom and peach, warm and lightly sweet before the composition gathers its depth. Jasmine and Damask rose then bring a white floral glow, with rose giving the middle a velvety, more intimate shape. As those notes settle, myrrh, patchouli, and cedarwood take over, shifting the scent toward warm resin, earthy woods, and balsamic spice. The drydown is the part that lingers in the mind: a soft, woody trace that feels like incense after the room has gone quiet. Over time, the brighter fruit and floral notes recede, leaving a close, resinous center shaped by patchouli and cedarwood. The composition remains gentle rather than stark, with a warm, woody finish that continues to define its final impression.
Cultural impact
Perles de Myrrhe can be understood through its composition rather than through an attributed cultural movement or documented social impact. Myrrh is the defining material, accompanied by peach, jasmine, Damask rose, cardamom, patchouli, and cedarwood. The fragrance begins with warm fruit and spice, develops through jasmine and Damask rose, and settles into a resinous, earthy, and woody base. This structure invites exploration of how a central resin note interacts with fruit, flowers, spice, earth, and wood.
The House
AwshalAwshal is a Riyadh-based perfume house that connects contemporary fragrance composition with stories drawn from the Arabian Peninsula and wider regions encountered along historic trade routes. The house is associated with Oman through its collection narrative and presents its fragrances through evocative names such as Bois d'Aksum, Fou d'Amour and Caravanes d'Encens. Its first documented fragrance portfolio consists of ten releases introduced in 2024. Public information about the house remains limited, so its identity is best understood through this initial collection and the recurring themes of resin, wood, spice and atmosphere that give the perfumes their sense of place.
The Creator
Bruno JovanovicJovanovic works toward a signature formula that communicates with clarity and instant recognition. He limits the number of raw materials he uses, preferring fewer bases that do more work.
