Incense across eras and lands theme
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Incense is a material or mix that when heated produces fragrant fumes. This could be tree resin (frankincense, myrrh, benzoin, etc.), spices, ambergris, herbs, etc.
Each continent uses its own flora in incense. This edit is a fragrant compilation of beautiful blends inspired by incense fumes from across various places and times: South America, Africa (a recipe from Ancient Egypt; another offered to jungle deities), solemn Catholic church ambiance, or rich smoky air of Asian temples, and even a modern fusion incense you might expect to find at a perfume counter in a department store.
Palo santo (holy wood) has been used in South America as incense for centuries. When Europeans first arrived and observed the local rituals, they proclaimed the wood used in these ‘holy’, turning it into a precious commodity to be traded across the ocean. Palo Santo smells calming, relaxing and sweet, and because of this stands out among other resinous dry incense options.
A fusion of various incenses legacy interpreted by a contemporary perfumer. It’s an incense perfume created for the sake of an incense perfume and it is not adulterated by romantic/historic references. Rien Intense Incense is designed for those whose religion is perfume.
In this formula the house pays tribute to the African continent: the precious materials it gives perfumers, its forests, the art and mystery of totem Fang statues, the rituals. Okoume is a kind of wood native to Gabon, and the perfume unites this material for sacred totems with its rich incense aroma.
Sorong is a geographical reference to Indonesia. The materials in the formula are metaphorical scented references to the rich smoke produced by the kyara (Asian incense oud) and spice mixes burned in faraway temples to honour mystical deities.
Recreating the smell of the inside of an ancient Catholic cathedral: “It’s a mix of something strongly incense-y together with a mineral-like note and wet flagstone, which adds something fresh and chilly.” Avignon is indeed chilly, but also radiant, with its aromatic halo of balsamic myrrh, lemony elemi and punchy patchouli.