Frankincense

I'm glad I tried this. It smells the way the Myrrh Demeter perfume should smell, but that one is soapy piney and weird not like myrrh at all. This opens slightly ambery-sharp for a minute then instantly super sweet resinous and slightly green; a balsamic amber-y and slightly nutty smell with a green vibe reminiscent of the chestnut cashmere wood amber Tonka blend of Pepe jeans Celebrate for her, beautifully aromatic and woody, and becomes syrupy almost caramelized and kinda like licorice aka the way myrrh normally smells. It pairs well with Sawdust, the woody, nutty slightly green perfume. It has the smell in the opening that made me as a child view incense and myrrh in powder like the Turkish delight lokum. It has a strong woody base that becomes more prominent later at the drydown. This becomes deeper gradually and powdery so more mature than the brighter resinous slightly nutty and green opening. It is lighter woody-green and sweet resinous in the opening and the mid phase. It develops into a vintage powdery warm scent, even more balsamic with a heavier amber-y vibe and with a unisex feel to it. The sweetness becomes thick like powdery red roses or red carnations and super balsamic and so it reminds me of the thickly sweet scent of these Indian incense sticks at the later drydown. So it becomes very pungent and heavy, not crazy about the drydown being so heady-balsamic and powdery like these Indian incense sticks, so paired with Sawdust it's slightly less heady/powdery. Sawdust amplifies the nutty and green element in it. Not as smoky though. It's just heavy powdery "red" woody and amber-y resinous like these incense sticks. It is not the incense smell of a Greek church, so I had hoped for a more Greek smelling incense, not the Indian pungent incense scent. The projection is unbelievably good in the opening, mid phase, drydown and later drydown, and it lasts about 6 hours on me and forever on clothes. As I said this is not churchy and super smoky just very woody and thick. Its smokiness is just the heavy powdery balsamic scent of the Indian incense sticks, thickly sweet. It's a dark scent so paired with other woody perfumes is the best route for this imo. I wish the drydown stayed lighter as the opening.

Lovely scent! Reminds me of Catholic funeral processions. I'm not trying to be morbid, it's just a childhood memory of mine. I grew up close to an old cemetery. The smell of the priest's censer brings me back to those days. The frag doesn't last, like others have said. It's nice but not nice enough to spring for a whole bottle.

This was a surprise. It's like walking through an old Cathedral after the priest wafted incense through the antique wooden pews. It's different and I love it. Besides, Frankincense has been known to have medicinal, healing property.

A pretty smelling and strong smell- spray ye not too much. I love the incense smell, a high concentration, smells better after it has left the bottle.

This is the first Demeter spray I've smelled and I really like it! I have a bottle of frankincense essential oil and I've also smelled frankincense in Avignon & L'air du Desert Marocain which is one of my favorites. So I'm pretty familiar with the scent in perfumery but not in church. Demeter's Frankincense begins balmy and medicinal, and while the frankincense is the star, it has a strong dose of benzoin/vanilla (not sure which) that sweetens it up a lot. The effect is a tangy incense that's like an undressed, spiceless version of LDDM's base. For the price point it's impressive stuff, and a great introduction to Demeters. EDIT: This strangely started to smell like a flat cola to me! Light molasses syrup over straight frankincense. That's also probably what gave me the tangy/medicinal impression. I can see myself layering this with wood, vanilla, or spice scents. EDIT EDIT: Smells great layered with orange scents!