Holy Water

Orange blossom is also in this, though not listed above. On my skin, this is a sparkling citrus incense scent. It's soft and inviting. Don't get much rose from my batch, which is fine by me. Great for a dreary day. Natural ingredients are well blended. The frankincense is amazing. I mostly wear this for myself. When worn out the scent vanishes and reappears again. Favorite Dominique Dubrana scent.

I like this very much. The frankincense is beautiful; very uplifting to me. There's a lovely soft rose, and the sandalwood is perfectly blended. I find it very soothing, and I love wearing it when I'm relaxing at home, or in a quiet natural environment, where there's water and trees and quiet. Very peaceful.

To my surprise, this was my favorite of the 10 I tried. The cold frankincense is tenderized by sweet rosewater & orange blossom, making it refreshing yet comforting.

Simple and clean, a beautiful and pure incense. This feels more like a spiritual purifier, offering you an elevated vibration, more than an actual perfume. Having said that, the scent is incredibly wearable for an incense. It starts off almost lemony with a strong and bright olibanum opening. Then the rose shines through a bit, and sandalwood only ever plays a supporting role balancing it all out. The simplicity here is almost genius. However, the performance is extremely weak. It has a subtle projection, but is gone in under and hour. Hence the spiritual purifying quality instead of perfume. If it performed better I'd pick up a bottle.

Dominique Dubran is kind of genius. I like many of his fragrances and dislike others according to my tastes, but they are all well-made. Acqua Santa (Holy Water) is delicious, light but persistant, poetical and spiritual. It's such a soft incense, no churchy heavy smoky thing here. It's a perfume that anyone could wear and enjoy for themselves, men, women, even children maybe. The rose is soft and gentle and the whole blend is a work of balance. very lovely and good for mood-improving.

There is a strong opening note of orange blossom, as many people also write. It quickly dries down and then lightly incense smoky and powdery before it disappears. I have to put my nose on my skin to smell anything at all. I layered it with tangerine oil and it gives a bit of depth to it, then it becomes bright and smoky. It's a skin scent. I think it could be good for summer months, when the heat of the body will open it more. Because it is so subtle, it will be unique but unoffensive. I would not purchase a full bottle of this due to the its disappearing nature. For the price, I would want a bit more sillage and staying power. It could be an interesting addition to essential oils like tangerine, or putting in your hair. I wrote that a week ago. This scent is so comforting. I really wish there was projection and that it lasted longer. I really love it. It is mystic and incense without overdoing it. Elegant and spiritual. I love how it opens and changes. Putting lotion on before trying is important because it lasts longer. It disappears almost completely but I still catch little peeks because i put it in my hair. If anyone knows a similar fragrance that lasts longer, let me know. The only thing I really dislike is that is doesn't last. But it has really gotten my attention.

I love incense and woody fragrances, so I expected this to be a home run. I was therefore shocked when my first spritz launched an immediate assault of sour tea rose and a watery, pickle-woody aspect. Over time, the incense became more noticeable, but the sour rose scent continued to dominate. The overall effect for me is one of bathroom cleanser. I've had success with other scents from this line, but Holy Water smells anything but on my skin.

I did give this a second try and I shook the bottle very well. Still not my favorite; very heavy incense and boy do I know incense having attended innumerable and strictly traditional Catholic masses many years ago. The incense is not smoky for sure, but I definitely can distinguish myrrh and frankincense among others. The rose is very faint on me, and the dry down takes a while for the sharp strong incense to fade. When it does, it is lovely powdery rose. Perhaps there is some other factor at work here, as I have no idea why Mellyhelly experienced Acqua Santa as a light incense. I certainly didn't over apply after my first try. Lucky Mellyhelly! I do definitely agree that Dominique Dubran is a gifted perfumer; I have 8 of his perfumes and while I may not love them all, there is no denying his great skill and the love manifest in his creations.

I love La Via Del Profumo fragrances, but for some reason the incense in Holy Water was not pleasant; it was bitter and very strong. I'm amazed that it could be light and pleasant on anyone! I get no rose at all until hours later, and it is very faint. I will give this scent another try- maybe I need to shake the bottle before I use it? Did I get a funky batch? For now, I'd recommend any other one from Dominique Dubran.

This smells like a bug spray I once had that was made with essential oils. It was a great smelling bug spray, but that’s what wearing this is gonna remind me of so I probably won’t be wearing it regularly. It might keep the bugs away though!