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крот – :
Note to editors:
The official notes from the Goutal-Paris website are: Essence of Frankincense, Pepper, Roseberry, Frankincense resin, Nutmeg, “Old Church” frankincense, Lentisque Absolute, Fir Balsam.
About the fragrance:
I’ve been burning and loving frankincense on charcoal ever since I went on December vacation to Constantinople (Istanbul) in 1997 where I bought a large bag of the yellow resin rocks at the Grand Bazaar. My initial introduction to frankincense was as an altar-boy in Catholic school as a child. Encens Flamboyant by Annick Goutal is an austere, zero sweetness, zero warmth, cold church incense experience. I love it for that very reason. Also, I crave sweetened frankincense fragrances, with other resins like myrrh, benzoin, elemi, or maybe with a flower or fruit to sugar things up, but what I appreciate most about Encens Flamboyant, is that it absolutely refuses to go sweet. I’m totally ok with that. The fir note just adds to the chilly character of this frosty, puritanical potion. I adore Encens Flamboyant by Annick Goutal whatever the weather outside is actually like.
eyl432Diobtetty – :
I recently obtained a 100ml bottle of Encens Flamboyant as part of a much larger order.
This is indeed a challenging fragrance, and I appreciate it for what it is.
This is a strong fragrance that has exceptional endurance and staying power.
You see, I have a penchant for incense, frankincense, myrrh…and orientals.
I will use the word linear, here….but I do so only with respect to the behaviours of this
fragrance on my skin.
Linear in such a fashion, retains the nuances of this fragrance through and through.
I made limited, casual use of this fragrance when I obtained it…..in the warmer months, and since shelved it …..saving it for a second go in cooler weather.
It is not similar to any incense fragrance, niche or otherwise.
I’m not quite sure I detect incense in this fragrance.
It is without a doubt the driest fragrance I have ever experienced.
There is no feminine quality to this scent.
There is nothing sweet about this fragrance.
I remember being excited waiting for you to come, love.
Now that you’re here…I’m not sure it will ever work between us.
No, no….it’s not you…it’s me.
I hope we can still be friends….
.
flomyPall – :
A pretty Western treatment of frankincense. The incense note remains in the perfume from start to finish. In the opening, it is surrounded by pink pepper and red berries. Towards the middle, cardamom and sage appear. Finally in the dry down, one can detect notes of fir and mastic resin. Incense purists may be dismayed at the lack of any flamboyance, others new to this note will revel in the subtle smoky elegant pleasures this one offers. Unisex (feminine leaning) with moderate sillage /projection and good longevity. Very nice, but there is nothing flamboyant about this subtle incensy beauty. Enjoy!
pbrtosqm – :
Delicious. subtle smoke… with a delicate overlay of balsam.
Personally I don’t get incense (of any kind). If you want true incense you need to go to the Arabic Oils say Black Musk….I don’t get spice either. Nor sweetness….yet there is no bitterness.
What a contradiction!
Update.. I had the bottle sitting by my computer and fort he past few day I’ve been trying to think what this reminds me of….Then it hit me it’s a subtle woodier version of Balmain’s Vent Vert.
Tasha_80 – :
If you are a fan of incense fragrances they all start to smell the same after awhile. Either they are “myrrh/amber” dominant and some, like Avignon, are “frankincense/pine” dominant. Encens Flamboyant falls into the latter category which is the category I prefer. This one does a good job blending and softening all of the sharp edges off making it a safe, everyday-wearable, incense-lite fragrance. “Flamboyant” is a misnomer.
miceZipper – :
not churchy encens but smoky of burnt wood.mysterious with a strange old vibe.6/10 not for me.good performance.
cerezar – :
The first time I tried this I was in London at an Annick Goutal Boutique. The two scents that stood out to me were Sables and Ecens! I don’t know what it is but this scent to me exemplifies the heart London. I think of old historic church abbeys and old stone bricks castle buildings, gas lamp posts, mingled in amongst newly built skyscrapers. Its like taking a stroll through history while in the present. To me this is very modern but old fashioned, vibrant but yet calm, trendy but with a hint of Deja Vu mixed in. The way this smells upon first application is very impressive with its quality notes. It’s wreaks of sophistication and class. My only disappointment is after the first hour it seems to shift straight into your typical incense. It goes from reminiscent to Christmas in a matter of an hour. If this scent could just flow like it does in the opening throughout, I’d buy a bottle. Incense fragrances generally don’t intrigue me but this one does. There’s definitely something comforting and alluring about ecens…..it’ll draw you in and you won’t want it to end.
him1k1987 – :
Think I may have found the incense-churchy fragrance for which I have been hankering for what feels like forever!!
This is an intense and transportive olfactory experience for me – not sure what it will be like for someone who stands in close proximity to me, but for a wrist-sniffer such as I, I’m in heaven (or should I say in a worship-like state?)
SanjaCupan – :
I like it but it’s not love. It’s a very interesting fragrance that swirls and evolves around you. I’ve got to admit I’m not keen on the opening but once it has settled I warm to it. The opening is definitely about incense and then again I get the smell of rubber and maybe even fuel. I can see why some dislike it.
If you have patience you start to pick up the aromatic notes and pepper tickles your nose. Curiously the incense now becomes a ghostly impression. The spices finally appear on a bed of mastic. It now has that airy feeling like others have mentioned. You can almost hear conifer needles crunching under foot. Its a wild trip because suddenly the incense returns and has intensified. It closes with incense fading out.
Now I really enjoy it but disappointed about the sillage and longevity. It’s definitely unisex.
Snezhka2 – :
Clear. Clear like water.
Snow, a wintry landscape. There’s a little brook with clear and icecold water running through a woods. The ‘zen’ sound and sight of that water, peaceful, tranquil, clear. That is Encens Flamboyant. It’s water, but not in an aquatic or marine way. I also don’t mean ‘watered down’. It’s just… that extreme clarity. With me not being a big fan of citrus or soapy scents, it’s difficult to find something that smells clean. This is clean, clear and all that, without the citrus, soap or white musk edge.
This was on my wishlist for a while. After finding it, I was initially a bit disappointed. I tend to like warm, comfortable scents. This was not warm. It was icecold. I ended up on my swap list for a while, but no offer convinced me to let go and I gave it another chance. It grew on me. A lot. And I thank my lucky stars that I kept my bottle. It is still beautifully cold, but I did find the comfortable aspect as well. I can’t be too surprised, as I also needed time to appreciate the other Les Orientalists by Goutal. Encens Flamboyant and Myrrhe Ardente are now among my favorite perfumes.
Autumn is heading for winter where I live. We like to sleep with the door open and I love getting little wafts of chilly air. It reminds me of Encens Flamboyant and I now keep a decant next to my bed, to intensify the feeling of those moments. It’s absolutely magical.
nikmen1978 – :
If you get this, hunt down the version with the older, ornate label. It is much more complex, and has greater sillage and longevity. This is a must-try for incense/resin lovers. Yes, it smells like churches and mosques and auto parts. Lovely.
marco – :
A lot says the scents reminds them of church!! i don’t know why but indeed it reminds me of religious men/women.. the perfume is related to religions.. definitely not one since i’m muslim and it reminds me of Masjid or people who goes to Mosques accurately .. very nice and spicy scent its not for young people i believe.. its calm and wise 🙂
WhiteStaff – :
the best dry church incense on the planet
nadyn_07 – :
From the moment I put the sample on my arm and taking in a big whiff, I knew this would eventually be in my collection. My sample is from the EdP (eau de parfum), and it’s performance is difficult to describe since it isn’t a spray sample but dab/splash. The longevity is very good on me, long lasting, but the projection is good for the first 2 hours then becomes a skin scent.
Now onto the fragrance: Granted this is from wearing a sample, but this perfume is incense heaven! It’s the incense that I’ve been craving that sadly Cardinal by Heeley and Incense Extreme by Andy Tauer didn’t fulfill. Both of those fragrances are natural to the point where I feel like I blended them myself with essential oils from the health food store. The frankincense and myrrh are too citrusy and not church burning dark resinous incense. Encens Flamboyant however is just what I wanted. It’s peppery, resinous, light as in not heavy feeling whatsoever, cozy, and sexy. I definitely detect the fir tree and pepper followed by this resin that is akin Copal resin. It’s almost mustardlike but don’t take it that way, Copal seems to have that facet to it but here it’s not very noticeable. The opening is very simple; you get fir, pepper, and incense. The mid smooths out the fir and pepper and reveals more of the incense while the drydown is where the magic really begins. The drydown smells almost exactly like old wood. How do I describe this…it smells like traintracks but it also smells like wood on a harbor or warf. It isn’t fishy or of the sea, it’s just the smell of aged wood and I’ve been searching for a fragrance that captures that smell for years. My days of searching are at an end. I need this in my collection; it brings me such nostalgia that is oh so comforting.
Please give this a try, it’s well worth your time.
magasigareta – :
First impression – incense being burned on hot coals. Resin smoke wafts up, hot and dry, mixed with smoke from woodcoal. But this is not your regular straight-up church incense. There are some herbs and spices mixed in it, and quite a lot of pepper. The pepper gives it a very dry, parched quality, it almost sticks in my nostrils, irritating them like small grains of sand or ash. The overall feel is evocative of desert air – extremely hot, dry and dusty. I find it very original and quite different from other incense perfumes I’ve smelled. I’m surprised that some reviewers find this a cold fragrance; for me, it radiates heat. Perfect for cold, wet days of late autumn and winter.
Evidefrinaife – :
Ashy, dry, burning pine needles. Spicy incense. More spice than pepper. Absolutely no hint of sweetness or fruit-this is a cold, dry, smoke drifting around an empty church. It’s unusual, but it’s definitely not for me. One for the swap/sell pile.
qaamatel – :
secco, pulito, asciutto, si tratta di un accordo incentrato sull’incenso ma sostenuto da sentori di pino e pepe nero. qualcuno magari obietterà che sembra un profumatore di ambienti, ma a me piace proprio tanto, anche grazie ad un lieve retrogusto alcolico che lo rende ipermaschile. bello.
GerSkiper – :
Hallelujah. Church in a bottle. I love the smell of churches and wearing this I can almost feel the cold bluestone slabs under my feet. I am crazy about the orientalistes line of Annick Goutal. All four of them 🙂
Djeen – :
I tried a sample of this in bed last night, hunkered under the covers and took a deep sniff. No,just NO!!
This is a joyless, piney/incense thing that doesn’t ring my bell in any way. As far away from sexy as it is possible to be. It actually made me a bit nauseous.
Sorry to those who love it but I won’t be buying a bottle any time this century.
isa9999 – :
I like it so much but i think this is one of the light incense that you can wear easly. It opens with citrus and aromatic vibe and something is smells like dry herbals. Then it turns smoky-woody incense that you can calming with this effect. But everything is on a light way.
flaniafus – :
I absolutely ADORE this fragrance. It is now one of two signature smells I use (the other being Fragonard by Fragonard) and I have used it faithfully for a number of years. It totally eclipsed Chanel No 5 which had been the scent equivalent of my first true love, and which I received as a gift from my first true love at 18.
As well as the traditional, I’ve always had a nose for the unusual scent – and this totally fits the bill. With burning incense present in every hypnotic layer, its like sitting in the front pew of an ancient old church watching the catholic priests swing the golden incense burner in graceful arcs around the alter. Or what I imagine it must be like trapped on the edges of a pine forest fire. It is warm, dry, woody and resinous. It is my winter go-to perfume, probably more masculine than the traditional feminine scents I like and somehow strangely comforting.
Unlike other reviewers, I get a lot of staying power from this at skin level – its one of those scents that permeates fabric, and somebody sitting close or giving you a hug will definitely get a noseful. That to me defines a classic signature scent – when you can pick up an item of clothing, smell it and get transported to a memory of the last person who wore it.
I won’t lie – for the uninitiated, the first spritz of this will leave you reeling. Even if you do love incense – the power of its almost exclusive top note made my nose buzz the first time I tested it. Sit next to a stranger when you spritz it and they will look at you as if you’d just taken a piece of still-warm charcoal out of your bag and rubbed it over your wrists and neck! But oh boy, the magical drydown is worth the wait.
One tip for those who find the incense a little overwhelming – try layering it with Penhaligon’s Orange Blossom; the combination lifts the sombre smoke with its lovely spicy sweet notes, providing a very sophisticated skin scent not dissimilar to Guerlain’s Shalimar.
лили27 – :
I REALLY like this, but I agree with much of the criticism: longevity and silage are not what they could be, and it suggests the lingering after-effects of incense, rather than freshly burning incense, despite its smokey attributes. Because of this, I’ve been layering it with some Mysore Sandalwood oil which, to my nose, really transforms it and makes it multi-dimensional. If you have some, give it a try.
Burnendurne – :
This is a spicy mysterious seductive and beautiful aroma of pure incense. This is the only fragrance I’ve come across with incense in all three layer notes top middle and base. If you don’t like incense get out of here. You’d think with that much incense you would get too much smoke out of this but it doesn’t behave that way. This is like an invisible and ghost like incense filling your nose and allowing other facets of the fragrance to emerge. There is a medicinal aspect too, balsamic and Oriental with resins, myrrhs, benzoins, frankincense and olibanum. Smells like any typical incense shop. There is also red berries, nutmeg ginger and a lot of wood in the form of fir trees. It smells like a forest fire in a beautiful way. Burnt wood. This is unisex because it’s not flowery at all nor fruity it’s pure incense and woods. It smells serious and ancient like a Buddhist monk in a sagha in the Himalayas. I feel very religious wearing it. Where shall I wear this? I know, to yoga class LOL
olyasweeti – :
This is actually really nice. I don’t know why I neglected my sample for so long, but I’m glad I tried it again !
It’s a really fresh and vegetal incense : the pine and fruits are prominent on me. Doesn’t project much, but I feel like it might be awesome for a summer night, when you want something quite fresh but soothing.
Sereoga32 – :
A note about the name of this fragrance: in common french, “flamboyant” means “blazing” or “flaming”, instead of “exuberant”. It stems from the word “flambeau” which means torch.
I suppose the idea was to translate the smoky, burning aspect of the incense, rather than any eccentricity (It’s also a type of Gothic architecture, but I don’t know if that really was the inspiration behind this fragrance…)
Anyway, just putting this out there to avoid confusions!
PUTINN007 – :
This is one of the three fragrances that the house of Annick Goutal released in the Les Orientialistes collection, the other two being Ambre Fetiche and Myrrhe Ardente. The current nose behind most of the fragrances that come out of Annick Goutal is no longer Annick herself (she died many years ago), but rather her daughter Camille Goutal. In this case, she worked with Isabelle Doyen to create all three scents.
Top notes include incense, pink pepper, pepper, and red berries. Middle notes have nutmeg, incense, cardamom and sage. In the base, there is balsam fir, incense, and mastic (also known as lentisque).
I’m sure I’m not the only one, but there’s something about incense that always washes me over with a feeling of “vieille eglise.” Encens Flamboyant is no exception. When I first spray it on, I find it highly balsamic and camphorous and borderline medicinal There’s also a bit of pine-like smokiness that might be the result of the mastic, a resin from a Mediterranean shrub that has a scent resembling cedar and olibanum. Despite the note pyramid, on my skin the berries are the most prominent in the base of the scent, which lend the one touch of sweetness that I can detect – and it is an extraordinarily subtle sweetness, even less noticeable than the red berry accord that people seems to detect in Tuscan Leather. On the whole, this is an incredibly arid, bone-dry fragrance.
As if the simplicity of the scent were not itself a slight letdown, the sillage is another negative. On my skin, Encens Flamboyant wears almost like a skin scent even from the very beginning, and has virtually zero ability to project. I smelled it at varying lengths from my noise, and could never detect it more than maybe four to six inches from the point of application. Admittedly, the few times that I sampled this were in the winter, so if someone was searching for that ever-illusive springtime or summertime incense fragrance, this might be something to look at. At the end of the day, this sits gloomy and funereal on my skin – perfect if I thought it could stand up to the cold weather I’ve been lucky enough to experience lately. Unfortunately, even in this weather, I find nothing “flamboyant” about this at all.
Neon75 – :
Initially Encens Flamboyant smells very piney, but it quickly dries down and the pine scent mixes in with a smokey sweetness that includes berries, pepper, and a dampness that keeps the scent smelling dewy fresh. It’s a subtle incense fragrance that is just a hair more masculine than feminine, and it stays on for a good 10 hours before fading. What I love about this is how it seems to bring me to a peaceful and meditative state of mind. It’s wonderful.
stason25 – :
Start very pungent,smoky, thanks to incense. I like the middle part when the other notes begin to evolve…The opening is not my favorite part, but after a few minutes begins to get interesting and mystic. After about one hour it proves decisively: Resinous,smoky,almost like I was in a house in the mountains with incense in the distance but always present, with fir trees close reading a good book. This fragrance I like, is well made and long lasting on me. Council to try for lovers of perfumes Annick Goutal.
Sillage: 6/10
Longevity: 7.5/10
Scent: 8.5/ 10
Overall: 7.5/10
smetana – :
This is a really good scent; it reminds me of Fille en aiguilles (Serge) and Sycomore (Channel), but even deeper and smokier. It carries a certain class, but somewhat aged.. unfortunately I don’t think it suits me as well as the other two.
archik-11 – :
VERY smokey, incense and herbally if you like that. It’s almost like a scent experience rather than a personal fragrance. I like incense but this is too much for me.
Madelyn_fromAD – :
Strange, woody incense that is moreish! I smell the greenery of the woods mingled with the incense it’s quite beautiful.
Анна Евгеньевна – :
I need to try this again, but my first impressions are: wow, this is super weird!
This is the saltiest perfume I’ve ever sniffed.The first 20 mins or so are just overpowering brine, with lovely churchy frankincense hiding underneath. I’m not at all sure what it is that my skin is amplifying, perhaps just an aspect of the incense (?), since I smell something similar, though much more subdued, in Dzongkha: briny, pickle-y, seaweedy.
That saltiness remains, but gradually tones down a little, and a really nose tickling pepper bursts through. It seemed to be mellowing out at around the 1hr 30 mark, but I showered and washed it off. So am not fully sure what the dry down contains.
It is really interesting and odd, but doesn’t seem all that wearable to me. I will give it a few more goes and see if my response develops at all.
llatoevace – :
Interesting incense…
This one is very nice. An incense which has a lot of “forest” type notes. I can pick up birch wood and fir balsam and a host of other notes. This really reminds me of the very good incense perfumes I’ve smelled before. I really enjoy it. I have enjoyed many of the perfumes in the Les Oreintalistes series from Annick Goutal. This one is no exception. Recommended for lovers of incense fragrances.
slava.svv2011 – :
This reminds me of Lush Breath of God. The lovely incense bit. I love Annick Goutal (which means I may have to revisit a dislike at some point – Nuit Etoilee) so far. I love incense, heavy and suggested. This is suggested, woody incense. Not heavy resinous burning acrid smokiness…this is the scent of bodies and clothes that have passed through the smoke, not the smoke itself. It is light enough not to sting the nose but present enough for you to smell different. This is what I love about AG, you will smell unique. I love the fresh green feel to this, a summery incense. It soothes, focuses the mind. It is gentle.
GoLDs391 – :
I am again attempting to expand my very small, go-to, Oriental-floral-musk-wood fragrance wardrobe. So, after falling in love with By Kilian Incense Oud at $400/1.7 ml, I decided to try other alternative (and more affordable) incense fragrances. I think that for me, trying to do so is going to be like downsizing from a Ferrari to a Yugo…though I’ve never owned either. But I think you get my point…not an easy transition if you’ve tried Kilian Incense Oud.
So, this is an Encens Flamboyant retry for me and I must say, my tastes have changed. When I first smelled Encens Flamboyant from the bottle (a few years back), I was smitten. Quite sure I had found the Holy Grail of affordable incense fragrances, I sadly became disappointed after applying it and witnessing what occurred during the dry-down and wear.
First time, I loved the opening…complex yet simple and familiar…an identifiable incense with some pink pepper (or some peppery note) and smoke. Not enough pepper to make me sneeze but incense with a real twist and the requisite smokiness. While these pleasant and agreeable notes remained with me for quite sometime, the fragrance seemed to (sadly) morph into a musty, sour balsamic note after an hour or so. Very disappointing. I smelled like a fairy lost in a fir tree forest.
This time ’round, I experienced the same opening notes and pleasant development as I did the first time. As an aside, I have a mixed “like affair” with many of the Annick Goutal fragrances…some are downright weird. Having said that, I found the dry-down to be much less harsh, less fir-tree/wood forest like this time. Unable to stop sniffing my wrist, the landing consisted of balsamic notes that were much less “sour,” more balanced and more spicy than what I previously recall. Several hours in, I still detected a pleasant, albeit faint incense/smoke note.
Linear but lovely. Simple, basic…notes as stated by perfumier.
Still not 100% sure about this one but I’m enjoying it more as the day progresses. Silage is pretty spot-on (no one seems to be complaining) and longevity is great…6-7 hour application today and the fragrance is still going strong.
At this price range, I’m also re-trying L’Artisan “Passage d’Enfer.” Also going to give Jovoy ANOTHER try…La Liturgie des Heures. Sadly, I can no longer locate Etro “Messe de Minuit”…it’s out of production. Out of the many incense fragrances, next to Kilian Incense Oud, Etro Messe de Minuit was my favorite.
Beautsrut – :
if it was common to have a fireplace in a church, that would be it! very smoky incense. it’s a dark scent (the bottle design fits perfectly) and it’s a definite like!
lisik84 – :
this is good! i can smell the incense quite clear with the pepper. kind of chaos and a bit messed up but not as the one that i wouldn’t wear. it’s something i’d wear as a change. not weird, not unique, and never common but i really can’t realize the mixage in Annick Goutal fragrances, like this one for instance, the red berries shows up quit clear in the base note and never on top. it’s an acceptable perfume to me.
and regarding the longevity… it’s quite less than 2 hours! i really wonder if this one is supposed to be stronger than the EDT, then how long would the EDT lasts!! 10 minutes?
Aliko – :
edp感：
这瓶香水让我想起一部电影，《Notting Hill》。
里面那个“暖男”。
那个英国男人，温暖而厚重，带着怯生生的苦涩，
细细来，却又回甘温甜。
留香并没有达到edp的长度，但是喷出之后留在你皮肤上那惊鸿一瞥，
足以让你懂得，
所有美好的气息 都是短暂的。
yyo489JeomiWogkig – :
EDP: it’s quite resinous, and the frankincense/incense comes through thick and heavy. doesn’t give off that ‘minty’ high note that frankincense can sometimes be renown for, so it’s certainly wearable. there’s just not enough background character for me. it’s all base with no mid/top notes. straight to business, which is fine if that’s your thing. could probably do with a bit of floral/citrus sweetness for mine. anyway, it’s certainly nice, just not quite for me…
nuz382speagoessenda – :
Encens Flamboyant is a very interesting incense. It’s not as dark as many. It is uplifted by the balsam fir note which makes this different and fresher than other incense scents. Nevertheless, while I appreciate the notes in the fragrance, it is not for me.
Neuttypayophy – :
Incense comes from nature, and Encens Flamboyant makes it a point to mention this by smelling incredibly balsamic, resinous, and piney-green. In fact, I’d call it the greenest incense I’ve smelled yet. Creed’s Original Vetiver is the greenest, grassiest vetiver scent I’ve ever met, and EF is the OV of incense – fresh, clean, and bright green in a way that is overwhelmingly outdoorsy, yet also somehow overtly synthetic. It’s like a high-class incense and evergreen soap formula, a brilliant concept and execution that leaves the user scratching their head a bit afterward, wondering if any of it made sense. If you’re an incense purist, you’ll have issues with this one, but if you’re a conehead, you’ll really like it. I’m a bigger fan of pine notes than of incense notes, so EF gets a thumbs up from me.
ysa059speagoessenda – :
Nonplussed is a nice word and probably the way I would describe my feelings towards this fragrance. It’s not at all bland but rather a bit stale perhaps? I love incense fragrances and believe they should be heady & rich but sometimes come off as weird and this is one of those occasions. I had expectations of love for this juice but all that I felt was disappointment compared to the brilliant Ambre Fetiche. Will any other Annick Goutal fragrance reach those dizzy heights again? I hope so.
Heavy on the smoke and pepper in the opening Encens Flamboyant doesn’t do much in the way of freshness. The fir becomes apparent and just makes it darker if anything.
I’ll be honest this could be a slow burner and may well require some more time to get my head around.
127293910 – :
I agree with the ‘pine incense’ theme going on here. Very faint projection and didn’t seem to stick around very long on me. Nothing real different going on either. Nice smell though.
JarogreaceLag – :
I would call it simply “Green Incense”. It’s very green after spraying on the skin, I feel mostly mastic, balsam fir and sage. It’s almost bursting with greennes, I’d say. But two hours later the greennes slowly fades away and the incense smoke swoops in. Actually, I really loved mixed those green notes with incense. Later on incense dominates the fragrance and sits on me for the next 9 hours.
Overall longevity is great – 12 hours easilly. Sillage is impressive for the first 7 hours, then fades to the skin scent.
I like it, but I think I prefere “traditional” incense fragrances – I mean woods+smoke+eventually spices(the best combination IMO).
han710 – :
Of the various incense fragrances I’ve tried thus far, this isn’t one of my favourites. Encens Flamboyant perhaps comes across too literal for me, too church-like….it has a very austere, cold feeling about it. The spices and herbal elements give it a serious effect, to the extent that it seems lacking in warmth. The combination of the incense, pepper, fir and other spices unfortunately also gives it a dirty cigarette-butt/ashtray scent once it has worn on my skin a while. This is a unique, unusual incense fragrance, but not something I want to smell like.
bublik2892 – :
Well, hmmmmmm…… this fragrance is very interesting and I do get what others have said about the smokey, ashtray thing. There is a burned pine tar thing going with it and it sort of reminds me of eating a cinnamon roll next to a cold firepit…. as it dries down the burnt tariness subsides a little bit and a sweet balminess steps in. On me, this fragrance is really light though, very little sillage, but it has good longevity. I am glad I had a chance to try this but I don’t like it enough to wear it very often.
litva0604 – :
WARNING!!!! This is not a Oriental fragance…
This is an stile of “Eau de Cologne” but with very light notes of incense and spices.
I was specting a deep fragance (like Ambre Fetiche) but this is too light, fresh and delicated (and booooring in my opinion), with low longevity and projection.
Scent: 4/10
Longevity: 3/10
Sillage: 3/10
lurs – :
Smokey, pinecone on the ground, naturally aromatic
I LOVE pine fragrances but they’re hard to pull off without smelling like a car freshener. Luckily the depth of the this fragrances doesn’t leave you thinking that, it’s terrific!! I paint with this one on all time, because it smells vintage in the most modern way possible. It wears like a fog of sparkling pine, with the enticing roll of the incense underneath it, and pepper to emphasize its role as an aromatic.
An awesome fall/ winter fragrance, Annick’s place well with others too:
Jo Malone blackberry and bay as a top-off.
Creeds Royal Oud as a base prior to putting on.
Hell, go to bath and body works and get the spearmint eucalyptus lotion and use that as a base too!
immunitet – :
It arrived today ! Not what I expected at all . Pretty much I can resume it to 2 notes : frankincense and pine ! I don’t get a lot of smokiness or ashy feeling from it . It smells initially like my Orthodox Church and soon a very fresh pine / Christmas tree takes over , resinuous and woodsy . I find it rather transparent , despite being an edp . Below average silage , good lasting power . Absolutely gloriously beautiful and mysterious , not sexy though . Similar to Fille en Aiguilles WITHOUT the sweetness. Due to its transparency , very wearable . I was afraid it would smell “hippie” but it doesn’t. Luckily no soapiness whatsoever . Very peaceful and serene , as if holding an empowering secret . I feel it was a fantastic blind buy !
kinohit19 – :
One of my favorites, the pepper and fir accentuate the incense notes throughout this dry, smokey, balanced scent.
natrus3 – :
Delightful, warm, with strong incense definition, but also sweet and kinder than most incense perfumes.
Oh, for doxology’s bin (where the sample got thrown) and for Bandit’s cleaning agents – imagine cleaning your house and th