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andreyhost – :
Too light for me. I have never smelled copal but have read that it is resinous. It must be the softest resin ever as it sits very close to the skin. Even with that being said the olibanum must have been toned way down as it is usually heavy in most scents such as the Dev Series by Olympic Orchids and TF Amber Absolute. At over 100 bucks for 1 oz I just don’t see many folks buying this one.
CASSPER – :
Piedra de Sol is a simple and light perfume, stays really close to the skin. At first it’s strange (btw ive never smelled Copal), like very soft like Olibanum and what seems to be like some.. melony smell, guess that could only be Copal mixed with other ingredients i don’t know. Later i get a certain.. don’t know how to describe it, a smell of like i just got out of the sea water on a fresh summer day (salty freshness), and it stays like that till the end. People who would go for this juice definitely want light, unusual and soothing perfume. Definitely suited for folks who sometimes want to wear something so light as to not impose (at all) It seems best suited for summer. The only quibble i have is the price for 30ml.
krezy_robokop – :
I don’t know about the scent factor of churches, but I do know something about the ceremonial & non-ceremonial aspects of copal in all it’s derivatives. There are the leaves, the wood, the root, and the various stages of resin (sap, semi-green, and dried for use on a hot fire or charcoal brazier.) The latter has various stages of aroma, and it is the sap and semi-green aspects I detect in Piedra del Sol (“Stone of the Sun”). I had the very good fortune to assist in gathering copal resin while in Copan, Honduras. This perfume has ignited some very lovely and humbling memories. The title of the perfume may refer to the glowing crystalline quality of the resin when fully dried, but the scent I detect is the luscious, and unremitted rain-forest sensation derived from a semi-dry, semi-soft nugget of the resin, freshly gathered from the Copal tree. It is a deep green, yet earthy & husky scent… with an edge. What little “smoke” quality I perceive is more likely from the Bosellia Carterii oil (an East African form of Frankincense), as well as olibanum. I’m not sure what is meant by Copal Blanco, unless the name refers to the first foamy, white emission of sap. The wood and roots of the tree are a stark white, and used by artisans to create offering bowls, as well as images of fantastical beings. But again, herein lies the green aspect of this perfume. As a hard resin (“stone”), white & gold in color, it’s smoke (lit by the sun’s flames) carry entreaties to the Gods (sol). To my mind (and nose) Piedra del Sol embodies all this, on every level. Fueguia 1833 is one of the few houses where, within sampling, I have found several perfumes which occupy my wardrobe, and I have many more on my “Want” list. Fueguia never ceases to astound me in its use of unique, indigenous components along with the traditional. The results are, for the most part, creative expressions previously unvoiced and unimagined.
levvys – :
Piedra de Sol is the scent of Easter morning in an Italian duomo. Normally the church is cold, but on Easter it is a bit stuffy, packed with the warm bodies of church-goers, pink and purple decorations, and thousands of glowing candles. I can even picture the faded frescoes of Michelangelo.
The scent reminds me of Italy in general–walking through the cobblestone streets of Venezia to begin the foggy morning with a croissant and cioccolata. Oh how this perfume makes me miss Italy!
Copal (a cousin of frankincense and a resin I burn at home on occasion) is the strongest note, as I smell its subtle sweetness, making this church incense perfume seem much brighter than others I have sampled. There is a beautiful harmony and balance in the notes.
This perfume smells completely true to the resins. It may contain synthetics, but I don’t get the annoying iso-e-super effect that other incense perfumes have.
I keep saying it–Avignon and frankly any of the CdG incense series is way overrated. THIS IS IT for church incense with an other-worldliness. I erred on the side of caution and bought a sample, but this would have been worthy of a blind-buy.
biwkek – :
I really enjoy PdS for its strangeness. The bright, clear incense notes smell true and beautiful but what keeps drawing me back (for hours and hours on my skin) is the strange oiliness that dangerously rocks the boat without capsizing it. It’s like the pristine resins were delicately distilled and then poured into stale sunflower seed oil. This would obviously turn some people off, but that dirtiness is precisely what makes it, to me, remarkable. A beautiful and pleasurable experience is lovely, but if it leaves you feeling just slightly ashamed, well, then it becomes memorable.
anuto4ka4 – :
The previous review needs to be taken with a grain of salt. First of all, this fragrance lasts a lot longer than an hour and fifteen minutes. In fact, I could easily smell it on myself after 12 hours. Also, it smells nothing like the cedar bedding in hamster cages. The previous reviewer complained that it goes from top notes to drydown in only 45 minutes, which is a description I can’t agree with. It’s pretty linear in my opinion.
This perfume is brilliant and unique. I’ve burned copal resin, but I’m not entirely sure what the absolute smells like. I have smelled plenty of frankincense and myrrh, and I smell more of the latter here. However, there’s an otherworldliness to this perfume that must have to do with the copal note.
di201i – :
Hampster wood shavings anyone? I mean that in the most complimentary way possible but here lies my beef with Sunstone: When I reach for wood frags, I don’t want wood chips; I WANT A LUMBERYARD!! This perfume is waaaaaay too light for my likings. Piedra wastes no time going from the opening to the drydown(45 minutes). Total duration is about 1hr and 15min. I don’t wanna summarily dismiss this as a forgettable fragrance because I do believe there is real value here. The woodsy notes aren’t overbearing and giving its light nature, I think it’s possible that Fuegia’s new offering would be better suited for a woman’s body chemistry.
Update: @drkool_phd….You wrote more about me than the actual fragrance. Sounds like you want to meet me in real life, just let me know.