Mikado Bark Parfum
$300
Grounded · Fastidious · Gestural · Immutable
A mountainous arrangement of paper and unfamiliar books. Dense cedar, thoughtful parting words, a reminiscence of dry oil paint.
Autumn Dew, Sage
Cinnamon Bark, Clove
Patchouli, Virginian Cedarwood
Description
Tact • Grounded Fastidious Gestural Immutable
A mountainous arrangement of paper and unfamiliar books exude distinction and literary prowess. This, paired with gestural hand movements, autumnal hues of corduroy, stubble and amber coloured drapes leads to an infectiously upholding presence. A musk assembled of dense cedar, thoughtful parting words and a reminiscence of dry oil paint.
Family
Woods, Series One
Top
Autumn Dew, Sage
Heart
Cinnamon Bark, Clove
Base
Patchouli, Virginian Cedarwood
Concentration
30% Parfum, on Australian Organic Sugarcane alcohol
Wear
8 to 12 hours on skin
Sizes
100ml, 30ml, 10ml and 2ml
Made
Hand filled in Melbourne, Australia. Vegan, cruelty free and genderless.
Further reading
The Neuroscience of Scent and Memory
What 30% Concentration Actually Means
Ingredients
Parfum: Alcohol (Australian Organic Sugarcane), Parfum (Fragrance), Santalum Spicatum Oil (Australian Sandalwood), Piper Nigrum Oil (Green Pepper), Pinus Sylvestris Leaf Oil (Pine), Agarwood (Oud), Eugenia Caryophyllus Leaf Oil (Clove), Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil (Bergamot), Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil(Patchouli), Juniperus Virginiana Wood Oil (Virginian Cedarwood), Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Bark Oil (Cinnamon Bark), Salvia Officinalis Oil (Sage), Benzyl Alcohol, Cinnamyl Alcohol, Cinnamal, Citronellol, Eugenol, Limonene.
Concentration
Perfume Concentration
All Mihan Aromatics parfums are made at a 30% perfume concentration. This determines their classification as Parfum, placing our collection within the highest quality of fragrances available worldwide. Parfum is renowned for its longevity, aroma projection and exceptional quality. Apply to the advised pulse points, and it will stay with you for 8 to 12 hours.
Vegan and Cruelty Free
Mihan Aromatics is a true product of Australia. Each scent is designed and developed, hand filled and assembled in Melbourne, Australia. All parfums are cruelty free and vegan certified.
Australian Organic Sugarcane
Mihan Aromatics parfums are distilled using Australian Organic Sugarcane, procured from sustainably-practising farms across Northern Queensland. Grown without pesticides or harmful chemicals, this sustainably sourced ingredient anchors every formulation in the land and the story that made us.
Shipping
Mihan Aromatics ships Australia wide. For overseas orders please refer to our Stockists page.
The founders' inspiration
Edinburgh Gardens, late autumn.
This scent represents an autumn day in one of Melbourne’s most beloved parks, Edinburgh Gardens. The founders have fond memories of escaping the hustle and bustle of the city and spending late afternoons in the park. Throwing a frisbee to their dog, picnicking with friends, riding their bikes through the parkland. That feeling of golden autumn light warming the skin, admiring the autumn colours of the leaves.
How it wears
From first spray to evening
On first spray
Autumn Dew, Sage
The first minutesAs it settles
Cinnamon Bark, Clove
The hours that followInto the evening
Patchouli, Virginian Cedarwood
What lingers, 8 to 12 hours onPerfume concentration, which classifies every bottle as Parfum.
On skin, from a single application to the pulse points.
Designed, developed, hand filled and assembled in Melbourne.
Questions
What does Mikado Bark smell like?
Mikado Bark is a woody parfum from Series One. The top notes are sage and autumn dew. The middle notes are cinnamon bark and clove. The base notes are patchouli and Virginian cedarwood.
It smells like a mountainous arrangement of paper and unfamiliar books. Dense cedar, dry oil paint, the warmth of corduroy and amber drapes. Stubble, autumnal hues, an infectiously upholding presence. Quietly distinguished. The scent of someone who listens more than they speak.
How long does Mikado Bark last on the skin?
Mikado Bark lasts between 8 and 12 hours on skin. At 30% parfum concentration, the cedar and patchouli base settles deeply into skin and lingers well into the evening, softening into a close, skin warmed trail after the first three to four hours.
Apply to pulse points. The wrists, behind the ear, the hollow of the throat. Reapplication is rarely needed.
Is Mikado Bark unisex?
Yes. Mikado Bark is genderless by design, as is every Mihan Aromatics parfum. It sits as naturally on a woman as it does on a man. The question is not who you are, but who you are becoming when you wear it.
When should I wear Mikado Bark?
Mikado Bark is built for autumn and late afternoons. It works in any season but reaches full character in cooler weather, when the cedar and patchouli have something to push against.
Wear it for a first meeting that matters. A goodbye that lingers. The hours when light slants low. It is a parfum that holds the room without raising its voice.
Who does Mikado Bark suit?
Mikado Bark suits the reader. The architect. The professor who cycles to work. Anyone grounded, fastidious, immutable. Its Tact words are Grounded, Fastidious, Gestural, Immutable.
It suits the person who listens more than they speak, and when they speak, everyone listens.
What inspired Mikado Bark?
Mikado Bark was inspired by an autumn day in Edinburgh Gardens, Melbourne. Late afternoons throwing a frisbee, picnicking with friends, riding bikes through the parkland. Golden autumn light warming the skin, the autumn colours of the leaves.
It belongs to Series One, which captures the founders' Melbourne memories made liquid.
What does cedarwood smell like in Mikado Bark?
Cedarwood is a dry, warm, slightly resinous wood note with a faint pencil shaving quality. In Mikado Bark, Virginian cedarwood sits at the base alongside patchouli, anchoring the composition and giving it weight. It reads as refined and considered rather than rustic or sweet.
This is cedar used as architecture. The wood that holds the room up.
How does Mikado Bark compare to the other Mihan Aromatics parfums?
Mikado Bark is the most cerebral and restrained of the Series One scents. Where Sienna Brume is summer leisure and Guilty Story is night intensity, Mikado Bark is autumn intellect.
Within the broader collection, it sits closest in character to Munlark Ash, which is also a woody, grounding parfum, though Munlark Ash leans drier and more arboreal. If you are choosing between them, Mikado Bark is the city scent and Munlark Ash is the bushland one.
What sizes does Mikado Bark come in?
Mikado Bark is available in 2ml, 10ml, 30ml and 100ml parfum sizes. The 10ml is designed to travel. The 30ml is a daily companion. The 100ml is a long commitment. The 2ml is a way to live with the scent before committing to a full size.
Can I try Mikado Bark before buying a full bottle?
Yes. Mikado Bark is included in our Discovery Set, which contains 2ml vials of all seven Mihan Aromatics parfums. Wear it across different days and seasons. A 20% discount code for any full size parfum is included with every Discovery Set.