Purple line
Perfumer: Serge De Oliveira
An extravagant fruity perfume in which warm boozy spices (cinnamon and cloves) incite carefree fruit into jammy debauchery in some dense sweet patchouli setting. Check out the crazy banana explosion in the opening.
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The Sniff on Mint's Meek Passion:
"[it] is a scent for those who like their fragrances on the darker, more impolite and dirtier end of the spectrum. It evokes booze and sweat and smoke on the skin in its wear. The way the fragrance begins though is cheerful and totally unexpected making for an interesting juxtaposition."
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a fragrance for close quarters and a slightly unruly mood, when the room can catch the scent’s fruit-and-spice brightness before it settles into something darker and more intimate. It feels made for a wearer who likes their presence to arrive with a grin and linger with a smoky edge.
How to wear
Best in cooler weather, especially when the air can hold its sweet-spicy density without flattening it. Apply lightly at first: one to three sprays is enough, since the fruit opening is vivid and the patchouli-vanilla base can read rich on skin. It wears with above-average longevity and leaves a warm, slightly smoky trail.
Who it’s for
For those who enjoy fruity gourmands with a darker twist: banana, pineapple and vanilla, but tempered by patchouli, vetiver and spice. It will appeal to people who like sweet fragrances with texture, contrast and a slightly dirty, smoky undertone rather than a polished dessert style.
Release year
2016
The nose
Serge De Oliveira is a French perfumer known for a style that balances natural materials with a taste for novelty and vivid contrast. Trained through the industry at IFF and later Robertet, he has built a reputation for compositions that feel expressive, textured and modern rather than merely polished. On Meek Passion, his hand is visible in the tension between a bright, almost mischievous fruit opening and a denser, more shadowed drydown. The fragrance uses gourmand sweetness, spice and woods to create an unusual push-pull effect: cheerful at first, then darker, smokier and more tactile on skin.
Collaborators
M.INT founders Serge and Helen Mints shaped the fragrance concept and collection vision, working closely with perfumers to translate the house’s idea of charismatic, memorable scent into a tropical gourmand profile. Their role here was conceptual rather than technical: framing the brief around a provocative, emotionally charged interpretation of passion.
MINT’s story
M.INT builds fragrances as character pieces: charismatic, memorable compositions designed to appeal both to the wearer and to the people around them. The house emphasizes quality materials, modern perfume technology and a creative identity symbolized by the winged M, suggesting freedom, movement and a distinctly expressive point of view.
Meek Passion’s concept
Meek Passion belongs to M.INT’s Purple line and was launched in late 2016 as part of the brand’s early collection. The concept draws on the idea of “meek passion,” turning it into an oriental gourmand with tropical fruit, spice and patchouli. The result is a fragrance built on contrast: playful banana and pineapple up top, then a sweeter, denser, more sensual trail beneath.
Extra info
Meek Passion is part of M.INT’s Purple line and is still in production. Reviewers often single out its unusual banana opening, and some describe the drydown as boozy, smoky or even candle-like, which has made it one of the house’s more memorable and divisive compositions.
Purple line
Perfumer: Serge De Oliveira
An extravagant fruity perfume in which warm boozy spices (cinnamon and cloves) incite carefree fruit into jammy debauchery in some dense sweet patchouli setting. Check out the crazy banana explosion in the opening.
***
The Sniff on Mint's Meek Passion:
"[it] is a scent for those who like their fragrances on the darker, more impolite and dirtier end of the spectrum. It evokes booze and sweat and smoke on the skin in its wear. The way the fragrance begins though is cheerful and totally unexpected making for an interesting juxtaposition."
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a fragrance for close quarters and a slightly unruly mood, when the room can catch the scent’s fruit-and-spice brightness before it settles into something darker and more intimate. It feels made for a wearer who likes their presence to arrive with a grin and linger with a smoky edge.
How to wear
Best in cooler weather, especially when the air can hold its sweet-spicy density without flattening it. Apply lightly at first: one to three sprays is enough, since the fruit opening is vivid and the patchouli-vanilla base can read rich on skin. It wears with above-average longevity and leaves a warm, slightly smoky trail.
Who it’s for
For those who enjoy fruity gourmands with a darker twist: banana, pineapple and vanilla, but tempered by patchouli, vetiver and spice. It will appeal to people who like sweet fragrances with texture, contrast and a slightly dirty, smoky undertone rather than a polished dessert style.
Release year
2016
The nose
Serge De Oliveira is a French perfumer known for a style that balances natural materials with a taste for novelty and vivid contrast. Trained through the industry at IFF and later Robertet, he has built a reputation for compositions that feel expressive, textured and modern rather than merely polished. On Meek Passion, his hand is visible in the tension between a bright, almost mischievous fruit opening and a denser, more shadowed drydown. The fragrance uses gourmand sweetness, spice and woods to create an unusual push-pull effect: cheerful at first, then darker, smokier and more tactile on skin.
Collaborators
M.INT founders Serge and Helen Mints shaped the fragrance concept and collection vision, working closely with perfumers to translate the house’s idea of charismatic, memorable scent into a tropical gourmand profile. Their role here was conceptual rather than technical: framing the brief around a provocative, emotionally charged interpretation of passion.
MINT’s story
M.INT builds fragrances as character pieces: charismatic, memorable compositions designed to appeal both to the wearer and to the people around them. The house emphasizes quality materials, modern perfume technology and a creative identity symbolized by the winged M, suggesting freedom, movement and a distinctly expressive point of view.
Meek Passion’s concept
Meek Passion belongs to M.INT’s Purple line and was launched in late 2016 as part of the brand’s early collection. The concept draws on the idea of “meek passion,” turning it into an oriental gourmand with tropical fruit, spice and patchouli. The result is a fragrance built on contrast: playful banana and pineapple up top, then a sweeter, denser, more sensual trail beneath.
Extra info
Meek Passion is part of M.INT’s Purple line and is still in production. Reviewers often single out its unusual banana opening, and some describe the drydown as boozy, smoky or even candle-like, which has made it one of the house’s more memorable and divisive compositions.