If

wow.. this is a standout fragrance from the samples from website. Smoky Incense wooded delight

My first experience of frankincense as a fragrance to wear. Also my first gender-bender sampling! I found the aura of incense really comfortable, surprisingly. Normally I associate incense with coldness, vastness, echoing, gloom and solemnity, but this was more warm and understated, although always present. None of the choking harsh clouds of church fumes. More like the cosiness of a corner in a small chapel, near the pages of old music books, seated on aging velvet as the morning sun warms the hues in the oft-polished wood. The other notes in the fragrance took a back seat to the frankincense, but shaped it nicely. (Can't think of a better word than 'shaped' - difficult to describe) I'm finding the fragrances I'm sampling from Bud Parfums to be so beautifully blended. A gentleman's fragrance easily worn by ladies.

The second I've tried. This is better. I like the smokiness, I know I've smelt it before somewhere. Theres the slightest of any citrus accords in there. The way it appears to me is that the frankincense is the main attraction, the citruses are in the background, which is usually the opposite. The resins are the heart and the woods are the base. I can imagine me wearing it, rarely as it's not something I'm used to, and only in cold weather. Call me buttoned down, but I'd find it slightly had to wear by itself, I need to soften it up with some florals to be able to wear it more often.

This is a nice frankincense fragrance, for which I am already a sucker for. I had just recently tried Zoologist's TRex fragrance which is heavily reliant on frankincense and I can't help but recall it smelling this. This is more natural smelling than that, I wont compare the two as they are not similar. 'If' is very tranquil, cool toned, incense-y, a bit smokey, a bit austere and church-y which I always love. It's a really lovely resinous amber that I think would be universally beloved by that camp of fans (myself included). Really pleasantly surprised. 7/10

101)Agrume en tête les premières minutes puis Encens très très boisé-fumé, arrondi par le santal et le labdanum. Avec Satyr c'est mon préféré dans cette collection. très peu de sillage Citrus in head the first few minutes and then incense very smoked-wooded, rounded by sandalwood and labdanum. With Satyr it s my favorite in this brand. skin-scent