Encens Copal

Always a pleasure to spend a day wearing Encens Copal, such a surprising and uplifting perfume. The brand write up and perfumer's notes lead you to expect a fresh fragrance, but what you get is an unconventional freshness with the incense notes front and centre. I'm not knowledgable enough on resins to differentiate well between the white copal, mastic and benzoin but from start to finish there is a beautiful crisp cooling backbone with a slightly piney bitter balsamic undertone, a rounded phantom fruitiness and a nonspecific background warm spice. I do also pick up the mandarin top note, particularly in the first half hour or so, but the incense is the focus from the start rather than an explicit citrus top. The hazelnut I get adds a bit of a savoury bite and comes across more green and raw, perhaps lightly roasted, than a sweet hazelnut spread like accord. With it all there's a good balanced sweetness that never veers gourmand, and of course there's the wonderful multifaceted and always developing incense accord that never veers smoky. I've owned my bottle for a bit over a year now and in that time I don't think I've worn anything more than Encens Copal. Without me realising it's become a bit of a go to both on days where I don't want to (or don't have time to) think about today's perfume choice and on days where I specifically want something that'll put a smile on my face. Light and brisk but warm and comforting, I find myself wanting to wear this on any given day any time of year. Can't recommend enough.

Encens Copal is a unique blend of freshness and balsams. I wear it daily since I got it and works every time, no matter what, even in scorching temperatures or freezing weather. I thought it shy, but people are commenting on it, hours after I believe it gone and always positively. Works equally well for men, it is spicier on my husband's skin, although I don't share it with him - I want it only for my self. I love it.

A surprisingly lovable scent. Spicy yet a lot of newness in it. Reminded me of Grand Soir in many ways. Has the same scent profile.

A very very unique scent, huzelnut , bergamont on top balanced with cedar and sweet notes, highly reccomend it

Beautiful and very unique fragrance