Description
Comme des Garçons has launched the project Parfums Series 2000. Fragrances of each of the lines are united around the common topic.
Series 3 Incense was launched in 2002 and was devoted to the five main spiritual teachings of the humanity:
Avignon – Catholicism
Ouarzazate – Islam
Zagorsk – Orthodox Christianity
Jaisalmer – Hinduism
Kyoto – Buddhism and Shintoism
Each of the fragrances is named after the cities significant for those teachings.
Avignon is Catholicism, named after the city of Avignon in the south of France, the Provance region. It was a very influential Catholic centre in the 14th century. This is a smell of gothic cathedrals, their vast and high halls, gobelins and tapestries that were absorbing the sacred frankincense smell for centuries.
The top notes open in distinguishing frankincense and myrrh scent, which lead to the mysterious heart of solemn smoky and balsamic notes. The dry vanilla and soft French (Roman) chamomile notes tame and make this inscrutable mystery closer to us.
The main notes are several kinds of incense, chamomile, vanilla, patchouli, rosewood and ambrette.
The nose behind this fragrance is Bertrand Duchaufour.
ivan2varna – :
“I’m not religious, but I feel so moved. I’m not religious, makes me wanna pray…” – Madonna.
Exquisite, love at first sniff, forever favorite.
* Learned my lesson to never wear it outside during summer, it is a bee magnet. Too bad, because the warmer the weather the sweeter and juicer the perfume becomes.
dispetcher111 – :
My absolute all time favourite , love it
EndareeIndill – :
I feel like this and L’Air du Desert Morrocain ate the quintessential incense references fragrances for the millennium. While LdDM is much more complex and dusty, this seems to focus in on it’s obvious Arabic influences. It’s definitely dusty, powdery and almost ruthless – but somewhat one dimensional. I don’t say that as a bad thing – its incense through and through with a strong labdanum kick.
ismayil – :
This the incense used at a High Mass in a Catholic church Lovely fragrance, but brings back memories I would rather not visit.
nog099JeomiWogkig – :
ظاهرا رایحهء فضای کلیسا رو بازسازی کرده که بوییدنش خیلی ها رو به ملکوت می بره و احتمالا روی خوشی که به این عطر نشون دادن به همین خاطر هست
اما تو این بو واسه ما خبری از اون معنویت نیست و بیشتر رایحه کندر سوخته میده
همون یه ربع اول تبدیل به یه چیز خسته کننده میشه
denkhal – :
Divine, but triggering if you’re raised Catholic. Wish I’d been wearing this when I met the Bishop of the Moon (Diocese of Orlando, I’m serious–Google it)
rewat – :
I was so curious to try this masterpice and I have to admit now that is so different from the mainstream line.. There is no comprimise to please a sweet taste for anyone, just pure burned incense. I would say though it’s more like a smell to me than a perfume.
I would give it a 9 for originality and 8 for scent.
mustang-76 – :
I tried this a few times on paper before on skin. I am pro-incense, but this felt a bit odd. While interesting, I find Avignon a little dry with a slight odd sweetness. Sillage was OK, I could smell it on my hand for a few hours. I was trying Jo Malone Incense & Cedrat on the other hand at the same time which I prefer 100 percent over Avignon – however like most JM perfumes it was quite weak and easily dominated by the Avignon. I guess I’ll look into some other Incense options!
petro1975 – :
Avignon, like its brother Kyoto, is a light incense fragrance. Unlike Kyoto, Avignon has a distinct catholic church vibe, but it still manages to be light and airy, without being choking.
It could be worn on a mild summer day.
It does last long, whereas projection is moderate, though I consider this to be a very good thing with deep, smoky fragrances.
4erepOK – :
Pure Sweet Incense Deluxe 10/10
Maratello – :
After reading so many reviews of this, I was curious about it. The reviews mostly stated that this reminded them of Catholic service. Well I don’t know what my priest used, but I would never want to smell like that. CDC Avignon does not remind me of church service. This is very nice, incense yes, but not terribly strong. I was hesitant to wear it, but it does not give the stinky vibe from my catholic church days. I have actually been complimented on this, however, I do have the Egyptian oil that SJP used over this also. It is not strong, no major sillage, but does have staying power. If your curious about it I do recommend it. This will be worn by itself, and/or with the oil layered. I can say I am well pleased with this fragrance. If your tired of all the sweet, fruity scents that are so popular right now, this is the way to go.
евгений2580 – :
It smells like Catholic incense. Dense and beautiful. I wear CdG Black more often, but this pure scent is wonderfully comforting, interesting and well-done. Slightly synthetic, but that does not detract from the experience.
аид – :
So this is Morrissey’s veil of protection from humanity? Nice choice! It indeed smells like burning incense in an old abandoned building. I admire the strength of this. Even a little bit is extreme. This scent will announce your arrival for you, and certainly repel those who don’t love incense. I like this a lot. I wish it had no or less cedar, as too much will give me a headache when all the local allergen levels are up. Lasts for ages, and fills the room. Test before buying a FB, unless you’re a hardcore incense fan.
greenapple88 – :
There is a god and his name is Bertrand Duchaufour.
Avignon is just that incredible. I have been looking everywhere, so long, for my holy grail, and it turns out this is the one. (There is ONLY one.)
It’s liquid Mass but WAY less expensive than going to church, and the guilt from spending so much money on a fragrance is absolved with just a few Hail Marys!
Catholicism is great at showmanship and I wish the package for Avignon reflected that in the form of a tongue-in-cheek reliquary or something, would enhance the perfume ritual, but then it would probably be more expensive to manufacture and the package serves its purpose, so whatevs. Maybe a limited edition bottle would be cool. Bring on the Catholic gilt!
Anyway, it is gorgeous smoky wonderful perfection. Luckyscent and Surrender to Chance both have samples online and it’s at least worth trying once if you like incense fragrances.
wwwua – :
This became a favourite fast. It’s been mentioned in these comments and I remembered hearing whispers previously that Morrissey wears this. Morrissey is one of, if not the greatest artistic influence I’ve ever had, and I’ve always called him the great love of my life. A self-indulgent part of me was excited to find this at first at the possibility of having a little piece of him for my own. Maybe it was the initial association I had with it already that made me feel like I was being swathed in a realm of safety and familiarity. The description of this sounded harsh but to me it is not harsh on my senses, and it reminds me so much of my old Catholic school which was a little half-falling apart building in the middle of a vast field in rural South England; the comfortable solitude of sitting among empty pews and the heavy scent of old wood and incense.
EnollaSaint – :
I’m on record as saying I prefer Cardinal by Heeley over Avignon. But I’m gonna need a little wriggle room here, becuase I’ve fallen in love with Avignon recently.
It’s absolutely incredible stuff. Yes, it smells similar to Cardinal, it’s a whole lot less expensive (50ml vs 100ml), plus it’s available in my country and Cardinal ain’t.
Here’s the thing. I’m turning into a total incense nut, so you’ll understand I had to have Avignon in my inventory. There’s no doubt that I will acquire Cardinal in the future because it’s simply exquisite.
Until then, I can assure you I will be loving each and every wearing of this magical incense creation from Comme des Garcons, my favourite from their Incense Series.
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Update: 3 days since buying Avignon, 2 days since posting above
I’ve been on an Avignon bender. Been wearing it constantly now for three full days and nights. I keep reapplying to get that fantastic first intro salvo. Can’t seem to stop myself. Must’ve put quite a bent in my bottle already.
This might be my first actual fragrance addiction!
svekarda – :
Unbelievable! This really does smell like a church with all the mysterious, deep and dark associations I as a non-Christian get from it. I definitely want to smell it again, but here’s the thing — why not burn some real frankincense and myrrh in your home instead to enrichen your olfactory environment, and as your mystery scent wear some kind of an original composition, which doesn’t convey as straightforward associations as Avignon does? Wouldn’t it be more mysterious if the scent was more undefineable? Same thing with some woody and leathery fragrances out there. Yes, it smells like the real thing, and yes, it smells nice, but so does chicken curry. Why wear a photograph, if you can wear an abstract expressionist painting? But nosewise, it’s really an impressive fragrance, so I might just cave in one day. I guess you know the feeling.
ALEKS197 – :
This is a beautiful scent, if not masterpiece if you love the religious aspect of incense.
Frankincense and Myrrh are a driving force in this fragrance, but there is also the notes of cedar and peppery spice. Focus and you’ll pick up some slight sweetness, which I assume is from the vanilla.
I need a full bottle of this, hands down a winner!
gamerzzz – :
High mass frankincense. Lovely and delicious – I can see why it gets so much praise heaped on it. One of the most pure and beautiful frankincense fragrances I’ve smelled. The patchouli brings a realistic impression of being in a musty, ancient church. A transparent and very spiritual fragrance, I find this quite calming. While at first I wasn’t sure if I wanted to smell like a church, as beautifully done as it was, but the feeling Avignon evokes is just captivating. Esoteric and profound.
blondo – :
I have pure frankincense resin incense and wanted that exact scent. This is it. It’s just a shame it disappears within the hour on me.
Katya Bykina – :
I was torn between this and Zagorsk, I ended up getting both and then sadly sold Avignon shortly after. Its an incredible scent, it transported me back to my youth visiting Cathedrals with my parents however I found it too difficult to wear. I may revisit this in the form of a candle.
Update:
After a reading a few suggestions I have now purchased a bottle of Montale Full Incense. Very similar indeed but I feel it’s more wearable. Kudos to CDG nevertheless
kowboy – :
Received free sample, my take: Weak incense, not unique,I’ve had better. Sillage and longevity poor. I appreciate the sample but will not be buying a bottle.
vyargyffzaz – :
A strikingly accurate Catholic church incense; sharp and a touch sweet. Frankincense, myrrh and some cedar. I can almost smell the cold church marble that usually accompanies this scent. Much like the incense used during mass Avignon has a meditative quality about it.
Unisex, maybe masculine; more mature and for cooler weather. I can’t think of one particular occasion this would be especially suitable for. Church maybe? I think if someone smelled this on you they might think you were religious. Not sexy at all and maybe a little strange for work. You might come off as cold and aloof wearing this. Projection and sillage were good. Lasted around eight hours on me. Interesting, well executed concept and high quality. Wear this one for yourself. Pricey but I just may have to pick up a bottle!
Carl Wheezer – :
I FOUND THE BEST COMBO. If you use Body Shop’s White Musk Smoky Rose body lotion and then spray Avignon, it will smell AMAZING!!!
It makes it slighly sweeter smelling, but still smoky.
DB30101980 – :
I am familiar with three incense-forward churchy fragrances–Avignon, Cardinal (Heeley), and Fille en Aiguilles (Serge Lutens). Of course, there are many others with incense, but these three remind me strongly of the frankincense I carried as an altar boy.
Avignon stands out for me as the best because of its combination of the incense with an underlying sweet note. To my nose, this makes it a bit less dry than Cardinal. This underlying note reminds me much of cranberry. It adds just enough juiciness and sweetness to mellow out the incense in the dry down.
If you need an accompanying sweetness and juiciness with your churchy incense, Avignon is the winner.
carpinteyrocwx – :
The entire series is a must have for incense lovers. This church based incense offering is the favorite in the line. Incense mixed with myrrh, balsamic notes and dry vanilla. The end product is a true beauty. Mystical and haunting. Moderate projection and sillage.
sja2008 – :
Avignon is a remarkable olfactory illusion of a beautiful old wooden church. I’m not religious myself, but I have spent a fair amount of time in High Anglican churches, which share many of the trappings and traditions of Catholicism – altar railings, incense and mass. To me, Avignon isn’t so much the smell of burning incense as its lingering presence – the aroma of velvet drapes, wooden pews, and old floors and ceilings infused with decades of incense smoke.
The most prominent note is myrrh – bubbly, rich and resinous – set against a woody backdrop of cedar. There’s a certain sweetness to the myrrh, traditionally a bitter note, which makes me suspect unlisted opoponax at work, along with vanilla. Avignon isn’t a particularly smoky incense, nor a dense one, despite its bucket list of resinous ingredients. It has all the hallmarks of Bertrand Duchaufour’s touch of transparency, which tends to add a certain lightness to even the darkest materials. Longevity is good, while projection is soft.
I’m still on the hunt for my perfect incense, with Heeley’s Cardinal next on my test list. But so far, Avignon could very well be the winner.
roma1961 – :
For me this is not an “incense” scent but an “idea of incense” scent (if that makes sense). All the spices and notes combine to recreate the idea of burnt/stale catholic church incense rather faithfully, without smelling of the incense usually found in perfumery. So even though it makes one think of church incense, it’s more of a very clever combination of spicy/balsamic notes tricking you into thinking of incense. Superbly done.
linux86 – :
SWEET incense that really is about the myrrh. Reminds me of Lush’s Karma.
veresk_47 – :
Avignon pays homage to the preeminent and most ephemeral emblem of liturgical service: incense. The effect is so faithful to the authentic “religious experience” of a hallowed cathedral imbued with frankincense and myrrh that many will simply recognize the scent instead of discovering something new. In fact, the only thing that distinguishes itself from a somberly swinging thurible at high mass is a pleasantly common soapy (aldehydes?) note. Although this is the olfactory equivalent of giving the slightly fusty frankincense and myrrh a tawdry make-over à la daytime talk show, it is surprisingly effective in its attempt to update the antediluvian basenotes with more modern appeal.
As you would expect, Avignon is a bold enough fragrance that it should be avoided during the day or at the office. Its vespertine and unorthodox (ironically) nature dispose it well to making dynamic impressions on the strangers-who-are-just-friends (or more) you haven’t met yet. Indeed, it makes as memorable a statement whether 10 feet away in a crowded room on Saturday night or within the embrace of someone special on Sunday morning – just in time for Church.
STANDLEO – :
Intoxicating incense, cedar, and added spices make this a truly unique fragrance. The “church” vibe, nearly everyone comments on, is immediately evident upon first applying. I don’t find much development from this one; it stays fairly linear throughout the wearing with only perhaps the vanilla coming out a little more towards the end.
My main problem with this luxurious scent is not finding a good occasion to wear it. The myrrh and incense are so strong, it will be off putting to some. That being said, if you’re a fragrance enthusiast and even mildly love the note of incense, you will most likely love wearing it for your own enjoyment!
Svetlanciks – :
After trying Interlude I discovered I have a rather large soft spot for frankincense.
I never was a churchgoer so I’m able to enjoy frankincense without what seem like for some to be distracting associations.
Avignon has a nice twist to it compared to other frankincense fragrances. It has a warm/cool duality which is very pleasurable. You get a dusty warmth, but at the same time a slight medicinal coolness. It seems like they’ve added a subtle spiciness to compliment the frankincense. That aspect is gorgeous and very well done.
Where the quality of the frankincense is concerned it is a shade cooler than what you’d find in Full Incense which is brighter, sweeter and more of a straight frankincense fragrance.
I pass on pretty much any cologne that has musk in it though because I feel like it competes with the other notes. I typically have a sense that it detracts or obscures. I had the same type of experience with Avignon where I felt like the musk was competing a little too much with the frankincense.
The musk becomes the star of the show in the drydown, but despite my dislike for musk in general I have to admit it still smells very nice. I might have to make an exception!
Anirer – :
To my nose, this is a spiritually beautiful and mystical scent. It is quite a linear perfume from beginning to end, and always smells damp and cold to me and does not develop into anything else. I only ever wear this scent when I sing in the church choir (one dab on each wrist, so only really I can smell it) or sometimes just before I fall asleep at night. It helps me to meditate, pray and dream….I think of it as my own private perfume and I would not wear it to work or in a social setting as I feel like I want to be alone with my thoughts when I wear this one. I absolutely adore it and the scent of frankincense is like balm to my soul…I have only ever had tiny phials of this scent so I have no idea if it smells/develops differently if you can give yourself a hefty spray.
stas82 – :
Woody and smoky incense. A lot like Heeley’s Cardinal, but Avignon is less soapy and thereby more pleasant. Unfortunately it’s lacking in strength: the longevity is moderate at best and the projection is quite minimal.
It smells really nice, but not FBW for me because of the performance issues.
Mater-N57 – :
ottimo accordo a base di franchincenso e mirra che ricorda, per me più di ogni altro, l’odore di incenso da chiesa. prescindendo dagli ovvi richiami cattolici, che per me sono tutt’altro che positivi, questo profumo mi ricorda l’ascesi delle cattedrali gotiche, il misticismo di certi rituali… la persistenza è ottima, l’assestamento molto lieve su una bella nota di camomilla, ma il cuore è pesantemente resinoso. splendido e molto evocativo.
Aerohoplenerinft – :
The Raising of Lazarus
Rembrandt 1630-32
198922 – :
This type of incense does not resonate well with me .
I find this tangy.
The smell is similar to opening a bottle of Coke, slightly fizzy too.
Linear as well with minimal development,wished it developed a bit more and by time I wished the incense rounded up a little more.
Performance is mediocre for me as well 4~6hours
Probs one of my most disappointing blinnd buy. Don’t get me wrong,i have plenty other oud and incense frags,but this just disappointed me.
I had a chance to try Kyoto found the incense note used in Kyoto more of my liking.
I was hoping for something less tangy.
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alekkgerra – :
Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense Avignon, a fragrance I affectionately call Old Church.
Pretty much what everybody has said, it smells like the incense at an old Catholic church. In other words, it smells awesome.
The longevity is 12+ hours and projection is huge. Every time I wear this, my wife can smell the incense from rooms away.
Not a huge compliment magnet, but it will get notice. I do wear it to church and hear some people mention they must have had incense at an earlier service. Funny.
10 of 10.
traveler2552 – :
It really smells like an old Catholic church around Easter or Christmas 🙂 Apply only a little, because it’s quite strong and long lasting.
deadpool113 – :
Avignon it’s a evocative fragrance!! It has a ”contemplative” vibe that I like very much. But sincerely it seem me very few versatile. Although, I admire the ”concept”.
Avignon it’s a french commune and city. Was a papal residence on XIV century and a important center of western Christianity on that century.
On summary, a interesting fragrance with a ”spiritual” atmosphere but with few versatility. For me it’s only suitable for Autumn and Winter.
Scent: 10
Longevity: 8
Projection: 8
Sillage: 7
Uniqueness: 10
Versatility: 4
Overall: 7,83
thorse – :
This is easygoing, floral and soapy, and leans feminine to my nose, a bit like a synthetic reproduction of dried potpourri and incense in a dusty old antique shop. It’s also a bit head shop-ish. My vote in the light, liturgical incense category goes to Heeley Cardinal, which smells a bit fresher and less obtrusively soapy, and lacking (or suppressing) the strident synthetic notes. For something ashier, darker and natural, try Unum Lavs.
Still, Avignon is easy to wear, iconic in the incense category and worth a try. 7.5/10.
dedel1944 – :
Bright summer morning in a deep pine forest – sun warmed the powerful old trees bodies, and it’s aroma fills the air around. Calming scent, close to nature and the childhood memories…
maximus3150 – :
It was such a creepy scent. I felt like I was wearing the funeral scent on me. Not simply the church scent (maybe my personal experience is to blame). It felt kind of blasphemous. Not recommended for superstitious or serious, devoted catholic.
alexSTgtv1 – :
@shadycat: I also experienced this fragrance first time in a Morrissey concert! He threw his shirt in the crowd and after the concert some girls next to me were sniffing a piece of it (it was only a piece because people had thorn it so badly while trying to catch it). I asked if I could smell it and I fell in love with the scent immediately. For days and perhaps even weeks it was all I could think about. It took me few years to find out that the scent he was wearing was Incense Avignon (I have no idea why I didn’t just google what Morrissey wears right after the concert). After that it became my “signature” scent for years. I’ve never been a huge Morrissey fan, but I’m glad he introduced me to this fragrance, which feels like a second skin to me nowadays. And actually, I think this was the scent that really threw me into the world of perfumes.
VexendeantDon – :
Many years ago, my friend Lam and I went to a Morrissey concert together. We were both huge Morrissey/Smiths fans for many years and extremely excited…
I had heard rumors that this is what Morrissey wore, and sure enough, when the concert started, it was like there were 17 bottles of this being pumped through the speakers along with Morrissey’s gloomy yet magnetic voice. It made for such an intense concert experience – Morrissey singing about things like being the end of his family line, and how there is a place in hell for he and his friends, and asking how soon is now? All the sadness of my teenage years were encapsulated in those songs..This scent seemed to perfectly underscore the heaviness of Morrissey’s song material, and the scent! The scent was so true to it’s name..
There is an old Catholic Church called Immaculate Conception in Old Town, San Diego (my hometown) that I love to visit periodically when I am feeling particularly lost, and Avignon smells like it – the old wooden pews, the resinous incense, the slight dustiness, the candles burning, the Bible pages…
Incense Avignon is a unique, beautiful and evocative scent that will always carry meaning for me because of the weighty associations I attach to it.
@militanttihintti – Wow, how interesting that we both shared the same scent experience!! It’s also very cool to hear that this scent was the one that started it all for you. You know, I think Morrissey may have done the same thing at the concert I went to. What a cheeky bastard. 😉
kvadrosoft – :
this is one of the perfumes i somehow find incomplete on it’s own. i feel it could do with a bit more meat on it’s bones. while beefing up either the chamomille or vanilla could easily have pushed it into tea/cookie land something else could have been added.
wearing it i feel somewhat naked, unintrusive. it has a nice air of celibacy i’d prefer to smell in a space rather than on a person.
i used to layer it with costume national’s scent intense as my signature. it added an edge of austerity to the sleek glossiness of the latter, creating a very appealing marriage on my skin.
andrameda – :
Thanks to Katie Puckrik for her YouTube review of L’Artisan fragrance, “Seville at dawn”, where she mentioned this fragrance, Avignon.
I’m a born again Christian, raised Catholic, and have been a frag enthusiast for 3 years. I’v been interested in the subject of Incense in the Bible. In the old testiment book of Exodus, God gives Moses a reciepe to make the Holy Incense used in the temple worship. I know two of the four ingredients were Galbanum and Labdanum, I could guess frankincense and Myrrh may have been the other two. The bitterness of Galbanum was to remind the people of how their sins smelled to God…
One of the names of Jesus in the Bible is, ” Rose of Sharon “, named after the Rock rose bush/ tree from which Labdanum is made, a beutifull ingredient in the Incense used by Moses.
I love Duchaufour’s work, my favorite perfumer. His frag Sartorial, he replicates masterfully, cloths and a textile shop in England. With this fragrance he is able to replicate that Catholic Incense smell, that particular sour, ashen smokiness. I get the soothing chamomile, and a metallic , stoney note that makes it reminiscent of cold, wet stoney walls of an old Gothic cathedral.
In the opening of Avignon, you get that Catholic Incense, in the mid-drydown, not so much. Other nice notes and accords appear, a chocolatey Amber, an earthy patchouli…
Don’t be shy with the sprayer, this needs a generous application, so from the mid-drydown you can get the full aromatic richness of the Incense. Avignon is great for warmer weather, as the richness is more noticeable, as it’s not a heavy scent.
Incense Avignon is a bit sweet, and has nice aromatic nuances, to make it more wearable and enjoyable, than just wearing Catholic Incense, which may be gloomy, although somber. It’s more novel and interesting, than being a great Incense fragrance, but it is a very good one regardless…
Update:
I miss judged this at first, I thought it was a cold Incense, without aromatic richness. I’v tried looking for an improvement, trying “Full Incence”, and ” La Liturgie”. I thought they were better than Avignon, Full Incence has better longevity.
I revisited Avignon today and was wowed by the balsamic richness, and the churchy Incence is the most authentic of those three. And it is a warm Incense, I would say now after trying the others.
Update: Now that Spring and warmer weather has arrived, the aromatic nuances are really popping, whereas in the cold of Winter, was a bit flat.
Rating: 9/10
God bless you. John 3:16.
RedTc – :
Oh my goodness!
I put this on, took a deep breath and sat there stunned for a moment. Because Avignon manages to exactly reproduce the scent of the little abbey church at the Episcopal Benedictine Abbey in Three Rivers Michigan. There’s the cedar that makes up the building itself, old and weathered. There’s the incense that is used every day at the Eucharist and that lingers through all the other daily offices. There’s even the slightly chilly scent of the stone floor and of the snow and dark outside. It transports me perfectly.
For me it’s an incredibly warm and comforting scent, but that’s because of my associations with that place. It’s just spicy enough for winter and feels intimate and close enough to my skin to wear JUST for me. Perfection.
essemethiff – :
the best smell ever smelled .10 / 10 but for performance 0/10without sillage.5 / 10
Keniya – :
Kiliselerde turist olarak gezdim. Evet ibadete açık olan bazı Avrupa kiliselerinde tütsü kokusu aldım. Ama o tütsü kokusu soğuk ve urperticiydi. Bu ise başlangıç dışında daha çok ağaç ve hafif sekerimsi. Kısacası parfüm hikayesini ilk 5 dakikada doğruluyor, “evet ben bir kilise gibi kokuyorum” diyor ama sonra “tabiki bunu abartmamak lazım, siz papaz değilsiniz ki” diyor. Bu aşamadan sonra yaklaşık yarım saat güzel güzel farklı notalar sergiliyor. Ben tabiki labdanum ü almaya çalıştım. Baskın bir labdanum yok ama sanki patchouli ile sarmaş dolaş olmuş bir labdanum var. Çok keyifli bir saat sonunda etrafı güzelce paketlenmiş bir ağaç kokusu olarak ilerliyor. Kesinlikle keyifli , ilk yarım saati etrafınız kalabalık ise büyük ilgi çekebilir ama sonrasında kimseyi rahatsız etmeyecek , ağırbaşlı bir parfüm olarak devam ediyor. Kalıcılığı ve koku dağılımı ortalama. Zaten güçlü olsaydı bu parfümü kullanmak zor olurdu. Bu da az önce hakkında yazdığım Hinoki gibi üzerinde iyi çalışılmış bir parfüm. Keyifli, kaliteli ve farklı bir parfüm.
KPEMEHb – :
Comme des Garcons Avignon is a fragrance I find myself reaching for a lot.
Avignon is a relatively avant-garde fragrance, yet somehow is incredibly wearable.
Performance wise, it lasts an entire day (I am quite generous with my sprayer) and has great sillage. I often get compliments when I wear this fragrance.
Avignon is a fragrance which provokes deep thought and emotion. CDG really is genius in creating a line of fragrances, dedicated to the ancient ritual of incense burning, that genuinely reflects the spiritual force of incense.
Avignon is based off the smells one would find at a Catholic mass, specifically, in a church in Avignon, France. I myself was raised in a catholic family, and attended a Catholic highschool for the majority of my schooling career (until I finally made my mother give in to sending me to a non-religious school for my final two years). Although I do not associate with any one particular religion, and definitely do not fit the Catholic requirements of your typical male, I am deeply intrigued by Catholic imagery, practices, and the very nature behind religion. Avignon caters to this fascination of mine. It smells like the frankincense the father would burn when I would go to church with my conservative yet somehow bohemian grandmother as a child.
Aside from my own personal and emotional connection with Avignon, the beauty behind this Incense Series is that even if you aren’t familiar with the particular religion each of the fragrances is derived from, it does not lessen the pleasure one can take in wearing them. The fragrances demand a certain sense of contemplative reflection and respect, the two aspects most beneficial to humans that religions help to promote.
My partner wears Zagorsk, which again is taken from a particular religion, Orthodox Christianity, and much like Avignon seems deeply spiritual and emotionally charged.
I look forward to exploring the entire line, many of my friends where the various fragrances from this series and they all smell fantastic.
You can also buy candles & incense sticks scented with the fragrances which are fantastic.
Avignon is a creative masterpiece that will stir emotion within you, which is what any great piece of art should do. Avignon is most certainly a piece of art.
klihsch – :
Avignon is one of the four fragrances of incense series dedicated to CDG.
It represents the Catholic religion and the smell felt in cathedrals.
This blend of incense, spiritual, smoky make the fragrance is ethereal and makes it look like you feel flying, elemi gives that I lemony touch so nice and pleasant, myrrh, other balms, cedar and musks do the rest to produce a cloud effect.
The fragrance is very successful, Duchaufour got it, Avignon is really a good fragrance.
However, being critical, I encounter a big problem:
As you defend smelling go inside cathedral, censer, processional step ??
I do not know!! I use it coerces me because it makes me think about these issues, and that the smell of incense like but otherwise where incense not feel so religious and austere:
Within this company I prefer man CDG2 where besides leather incense there, 7 Odin or Encens Chembur.
Rating: 5
borinec roman – :
Simply a masterpiece, wonderful tenacity as well. The best and most realistic catholic church incense ever created!
tagil123124 – :
This smells like the wooden pews in church. Take an old Roman Catholic Church and walk in. Walk in when there isn’t mass going on. This doesn’t smell like Palm Sunday or Christmas mass. I don’t get the smoke of incense. I get the Church smell right when they open the doors in the morning. It’s cold dark, European marble cathedral smelling. It is beautiful. I don’t think it carri