Description
“Light filters into the temple in luminous shafts. The sound of running water connects this moment to the outside.
A plume of incense smoke signals a timeless, wordless peace. But whilst tranquility reigns, the rush of bergamot and pink berries reminds us of all of Life and its pulsing beat. The sacred resin Oliban blends into one with the omnipresent incense and a milky-skin deep accord. Garlands of Himalayan Jasmine, God’s own flower, hang ready outside, for the wedding festival to adorn the heads of guests. The jasmine, blends with the incense and lifts with light the sombre vetiver and the fragrant Indian sandalwood. Another sign of the sacred, and of Life” — press release of the brand. Agarbathi was launched in 2017.
zlb091Diobtetty – :
Sweet milky sandalwood.
I was surprised that it turned to a milky sweet blend from spicy shout-out olibanum! Milk milk vanilla milk and milk is what i got first with drenched in sandalwood and i think it’s palo santo type of woods cause i can sense “Palo Santo” by Carner vibes quite clear! In short, a spicy vanilla milk with some woods in.
I have tried it before and i wanted to test it again to be sure about my review.
What’s weird is that i am lately enjoying Penhaligon’s new releases after giving up the brand few years ago because of their weak creations, they are becoming quite impressive & strong now.
Edit (18th Aug 2018) The colder it goes the milkier it gets with sweet creamy spice like cinnamon, nutmeg, and creamy sandalwood. I believe i can classify this as a gourmand.
gexHeaday – :
Agarbathi (Hindi meaning – Incense stick), is as close to we are going to get to capture a royal Indian masculine vibe in modern Western perfumery (although as the reviewer below notes this can easily pass off for a unisex fragrance). It is a mostly a wood incense affair as expected with the central notes being olibanum and sandalwood. These are surrounded by citrus, bergamot, frankincense, a nice milk accord, jasmine and vetiver. Moderate in sillage, projection and longevity and beautiful blending. This is probably as close to how an Indian Hindu Maharajah smelt like. Some may find this a bit overbearing, but I liked it. Suited for strong personalities. Enjoy!
hakhaku – :
went into the store to purchase Halfetti, then caught the aroma of this bad boy and I was hooked. I’ve been wrist to nose all day…
Reminded me of something that i’d smelt before but couldn’t put my finger on it, then it came to mind…..Gianni Versace, which was a compliment magnet from both men and women!
I love it!
RU_1960 – :
I won’t waste my time on attempting to explain all the notes in this fragrance and how appealing (or not) it is to me.
What I will say is that I was given a sample of this to take home, in the Edinburgh store of Penhaligon’s a few weeks ago and I have been liberally using it since.
Before smelling it in store, I engaged in conversation with a very lovely, knowledgeable, polite staff member about how I love Penhaligon’s and how many fragrances I have bought from them over the years.
I mentioned how many of their perfumes are incredible yet suffer from poor sillage / longevity. He agreed.
We then talked about their ever-increasing ‘discontined’ fragrances. I spoke of how many of their best fragrances (IMO) were now sadly unavailable – he agreed.
I also mentioned that my all-time favourite was Elixir. He then, rather excitedly gave me a sample of Agarbathi, saying that this was ‘the one’ which replaced Elixir in the Penhaligon’s discontinued fold.
I immediately sprayed some on my wrists. Very nice.
It certainly didn’t have the WOW factor of Elixir although I could see where they were going with it, for sure.
After 20 minutes of chatting, I left the shop and walked around the city, constantly smelling my wrists, waiting for the dry-down.
Yes, it’s a very beautiful scent and it has a wonderful incense kick. However, the longevity was quite poor and projection very weak compared to the beast that was Elixir.
As a *replacement*, it doesn’t even come close.
Not even as a some kind of 2nd-rate flanker would.
OK, I admit, I am biased, Elixir was / is one of the best smells ever – for me.
I own three bottles of the stuff and now use them sparingly, knowing that sometime soon I won’t be able to buy any more.
Agarbathi: I welcome thee into the world of Penhaligon’s with open arms but you will always be nothing more than a shy, retiring younger sibling of Elixir; forever living in the shadow of your big brother.
Amen.
вова888 – :
I waited for a cool day in London to test this fragrance simply because I want to test the incense cord of the fragrance. Also, I burn incense almost everyday, (either) sandalwood, jasmine, opium, or rose, so I do know my oriental/floriental scents.
11am- cloudy, cool, day.
First two sprays – I could barely detect anything. A waft of something woodsy notes.
Four sprays – woodsy or shall we say sandalwood scent? Im already doubting if this perfume is any good. I waited for it to settle.
An hour after while I was on the bus I was trying to decipher (shall we say) how good the incense notes are….and for my nose it is a weak incense, not even close to deep sandalwood. I was trying to figure out on how I can describe it and I found how this perfume smells like….
Old books! It smells like pages of old books. So is there any incense notes detectable—- honestly – NO- is there any sandalwood — barely — is there even jasmine? Barely. But are there books? YES YES YES!
after two hours it stays very close to the skin and 8:45PM I can still smell book pages on my skin.
I think this fragrance has been sent out in the market for the sake of putting a ‘new’ fragrance from the house of Penhaligon’s. This lacks creativity and inspiration. A complete disappointment for me.
qdu494Negeltzex – :
First thoughts were like a good fragrance with longevity issues. Anyone can confirm?
And please how obvious Jasmine in this?
sfk944InsuffBooni – :
Agarbathi is the hindi word for incense