La Liturgie des Heures

I'm kind of crushed. I'm in love with this perfume, but it only lasted about an hour on me and didn't project at all. It's a lovely frankincentric fragrance, certainly a churchy scent. I see a lot of comparisons to Cardinal in particular, but you could easily compare it with tons of other similar churchy fragrances. They all have their subtleties. This one is delicate and serene, like a bright, cozy chapel rather than a huge, cold cathedral. For me, the feelings and imagery are along the lines of Relique d'Amour and Plein Jeu III-V. Those are more lemony, I'm just talking about the ambience, not that they are identical fragrances. In La Liturgie, the frankincense is sharp and piney. Definitely has a green feel to it, like mass held in a forest. I notice a pleasant sweetness. I like that this sweetness isn't creamy, it's more along the lines of fresh sap or fresh maple water. Clean and clear. The only other time I have smelled this beautiful note is in Guerlain's Winter Delice. I would still be very tempted to purchase a bottle. It might perform better with a strong spray. It's rare that I say this, but I love the scent so much that I might actually be ok with frequent reapplication.

Parfümümüzün ismi Fransızca'da "saatlerin ayinleri" anlamına geliyor. Koku yapısı itibariyle benim tenimde en azından şu an itibariyle 4 saati doldurdu. Ancak performans olarak ilk 2 saat iyiyken sonrasında tene yaklaşmakta ve 4 saat sonunda da zaten dip notalarını sunmakta. Açılışı oldukça güçlü şekilde açılan selvi ve tütsü ile bana biraz HdP 1740'ı anımsattı. Ancak sonrasında oldukça dumansı bir halde ilerledi. Uzun bir süre gerçek tütsü hissini yaşadım. Koku olarak gerçekten tütsüyü sevenler için oldukça güçlü. Ben pek bu şekilde kullanılan tütsüleri sevmesem de açılışını beğendim. Orta notalarda hoşuma gitmemeye başladı. Selvi kendini iyice gösterdi. Bana karanlık bir hissiyat veren bu nota ile kokumuz bana yanan bir ormandan gecenin bir vakti ve bir başıma kaçıyormuşum hissi ile yayılımına devam etti. Sonlara doğru ise, oldukça kremsi oryantal notalar ile kapanışı yaptı. Kapanışı da selvi olmasa sevebilirdim. Ancak selvi(cypress) ve tütsü(incense) notalarını tanımak için oldukça referans yapıda. Koku güzelliği:6,5 Farkedilirlik:7,5 Kalıcılık:6,5 Yayılım:7 Genel Puanım: 6,88

I bought this flavor(perfume) during my passage in bets in the new perfume shop Jovoy, I tested some big flavor(perfume) but that there transported me there where the description plans him(it)! I really travelled, the promise had! A feeling of presence without overflowing(brimming) strength! I am not enough affuté for descrire the various note olfactive present (I invite to make him(it) for the "noses" of the site!) but for those who likes(loves) the sparfums with a soul, an almost religious sense(direction), me I was then touched why not you? French version: j'ai acheté ce parfum lors de mon passage à Paris dans la nouvelle parfumerie Jovoy, j'ai testé plusieurs grand parfum mais celui là m'a transporté là où le descriptif le prévoit! j'ai vraiment voyagé, la promesse était tenue! Un sentiment de présence sans force débordante! je ne suis pas assez affuté pour descrire les différents notes olfactives présentes (j'invite à le faire aux "nez" du site!) mais pour ceux qui aime les parfums avec une âme, un sens quasi religieux, moi j'ai été touché alors pourquoi pas vous?

Picture this: You've grown tired of devotion, yet, it seems comforting. It's never truly left you, so you've never truly left it either. Even now, as you sit in a far away house, not remembering how you got there, you still find yourself looking out at the forest, at the fields, praying. Exactly like you used to. You still wear the same necklace, with the same religious symbol. Your room still has so many pictures from years ago, you still care for the plants you were given as a gift, you still read from the same prayer book before you sleep. People find you fascinating. A bit unapproachable, yes— but fascinating nonetheless. You still smile, but it's now hollow. Just another something you never really stopped doing. And you still let the rain and wind mess up your hair. Yet, it's all changed. You're not where you grew up, and don't remember how you got away. Yet your spirit is there, still there. Always there. (UPDATE: im so done with travel sizes, will be purchasing the 100ml in abt a month.)

La Liturgie des Heures by Jovoy Paris can be summed up in two words: church incense. It captures the solemn, smoky stillness of an old cathedral—cold stone, whispering silence, and drifting trails of frankincense. But unlike warm, cozy incense scents, this one feels distant and detached, almost austere. There’s a coolness to it that makes it feel more meditative than inviting. It’s not a scent that draws people in—it creates space, solitude, and a quiet sense of reflection. Projection is moderate to intimate, staying fairly close to the skin after the first hour, which suits its introspective nature. Longevity is decent—it lingers gently for several hours without overwhelming. This isn’t a scent for everyday social wear, but it’s perfect for moments when you want to be alone, to focus, or to disconnect. La Liturgie des Heures is incense for the soul—dark, quiet, distant, cold and contemplative.

La Liturgie des Heures from Jovoy was my recent purchase after re-testing a sample I had. This smells exactly like in catholic church when they burn incense and I love the smell since little kid. This perfume is “one of those” that bring me back to childhood memories when I was visiting church with my grand-parents during Xmas (dark & snowy outside) and there was a special process when they burn incense a lot and walk all around the church. After initial spray you will spot Cypress that is followed immediately by all resins (incense, olibanum & myrhh). That’s it – just dry churchy incense 😊! I don’t need more. Projection is strong but after 30min it settle down. Longevity is intense 3-4hours then it became more skin scent. I personally love the fragrance and it’s closes to church incense to me and bring all the memories. Definitely masculine and cold weather fragrance.

There's something so wonderfully austere about incense. It's rich and somehow pure, and I love how La Liturgie des Heures has managed to hold on to that. It has captured a sense of austerity without feeling simple or without depth. I immediately fell in love with it when I first discovered incense fragrances for myself, but I kept getting distracted at the time by a bunch of bells and whistles. Having come full circle I now appreciate it all the more for its clarity of thought, straightforwardness and wearability. La Liturgie des Heures is an introspective, contemplative companion, rather than a piece of performance art. Which isn't to say it lacks character. Rather the opposite is true. But it's not trying to embellish incense, and instead clears your palate. It's a place of meditation you can carry with you.

Wow! Love the opening of this fragrance straight up cypress and olibanum and you pretty much know what you're going to get for the remainder. Yes it's a gorgeous incense fragrance along the exact same lines as Heeley Cardinal, Montale Full Incense and CDG Avignon. If you like any of the aforementioned fragrances then this will float your boat too, luckily I have samples of all four and have tried them side by side to identify differences and there are some very subtle differences. I have to say I might be imagining it but find this a touch fresher and has a different opening too notes. LLDH is of extremely high quality. Non of these have huge lasting power on the skin but do very well on clothing(as most scents do) I found this one to be much the same. I love it...but then again I love the others too!

Oh my. I had avoided this fragrance based on the descriptions. Coming from a Catholic heritage I confess (pun intended) that attending mass was probably not highest on my list of "exciting things to do" when I was growing up. So deliberately dousing myself with something that reminded me of a full-on Latin mass with the frantically swinging incense seemed to be a little perverse. I was wrong. Yes this perfume immediately transports me back to those days in churches and cathedrals, but it evokes a feeling of spirituality and peace. A far cry from the ennui of my youth indeed. LdH is simply magnificent. A fabulous incense fragrance that I get glorious and evocative wafts of throughout its 5 to 6 hour lifespan. A very surprising big love from me.

On first spray this is my Catholic grade school, Wednesday morning weekly mass, dark wood confessionals. Or a somber Easter service with morning sun highlighting the plumes of smoke coming up the aisle, spring chill in the air. Both scenes are cold to me, despite the incense being so warm. This perfume softens considerably and becomes a skin scent on me after about an hour or so, but that initial hit... Oh boy, it’s addictive to me. Somehow both comforting and a little sexy even? Probably something to unpack in there, lol. I can’t really imagine wearing this in too many public spaces, but I’m going to wear it to bed until my decant is gone.

How I love the opening of this beautiful creation by Jovoy... This is one of those fragrances where it’s not really worth focusing on sillage and longevity—those are outdated concepts here and don’t quite apply. Liturgie is a (short) olfactory journey that opens with a FANTASTIC, ultra-realistic clerical incense: beautiful, deeply evocative, almost meditative. Gradually, it evolves into resinous nuances with greener facets, before settling into a soft, barely whispered musky drydown. On my skin it doesn’t last more than about 3 hours. Still, it’s one of those perfumes that feel genuinely good for the soul. Recommended.

Smells exactly like decompressing in an empty confessional after the incense thurible has swung by. Absurdly realistic and familiar Catholic church scent. This is a safe blind buy if you love incense scents and Catholic churches but otherwise it might be disconcerting. The opening is a bit odd on me. I get this strange sour note but it quickly mellows into the familiar incense. I personally love this scent. It's a bit spooky and haunted, which I love. My Catholic dad loves this scent. He thought it would remind him of all the funerals he attended as an altar boy but he finds it really uplifting.

This gives me a combination vibes of a gothic church alongside with a moroccan spices market. Super elegant.very deep and conceptual.non linear, beautiful and dark. Mild amber and woody notes mixed with smokiness and spices is what I get from it.Spiciness and smokiness is overpowered here.perfectly blended. A real piece of art made by J.F You may not receive many compliments but believe me many also will not realize mozart and chopin.Its nocturne 9 in perfumary. Scent:4.6/5 Longevity:+6hrs Projection:4/5 Age:+40 Occasion:formal and casual Season:autumn and winter evenings

After 4th successful fragrance from this house, I decide to blind buy "La Liturgue". It's strong like from the start and love after that. When you pay $100 for this kind of quality, you must be happy. I don't want my incense fragrances to have huge projection and longevity. It's average in terms of performance and ideal for me. opening is green and little bitter Mid is solid, great myrthh and incense. Cypress is also very noticable, but not dominant. Sadly I can't smell any Labdanum. Drydown smells just like church on sundays

I have been looking for the smell of the wooden benches and structures we can find inside a church for quite a long time and this is it! To me, this one is the most photorealistic church you can get. I prefer Diptyque’s L’eau Trois that I find more pleasant and wearable for the outside world, but this one is a wonderful intimate fragrance that brings me back to the inside of an old European Catholic Church, with a focus on the incense-infused wooden furnitures. A perfect bedtime fragrance.

My partner bought a travel spray of La Liturgie for me a couple of years ago. I've been saving it because I hate to see the end of this lovely fragrance. But La Liturgie does not last long on me, and we have both Avignon Comme des Garcons (a bit more woody than La Liturgie) and Cardinal James Heeley (a bit more spicy than La Liturgie). I've decided to use up my travel spray over the next few days while I know it's not expired. I will be smelling amazing the whole time. 🦋🧡🦋

A fantastic lemony frankincense fragrance, that I rank on par with Heeley Cardinal and Armani Bois d'Encens. Unfortunately it will become a tad too sweet for my tastes after a couple of hours, probably because of the myrrh, labdanum and for sure some fir sap. Still, a great option for a churchy incense, but I personally would rather stick to my Montale Full Incense, that stays on the dry side, performs better, for less than half the price of the Jovoy. Colder days, 30+

Fragrance that evokes remote mystical pagan, rarefied, and mythological atmospheres, nothing to do with perched remote monasteries and dusty Gothic sacristies. This enigmatic fragrance takes us back to ancient temples on whose sacred altars solemn incense, Jeddah frankincense and enveloping myrrh resins burned, exposed to the air and to the freshness of green notes. A reassuring, clean and mystical fragrance that comforts the spirit and soul.

Initially I picked up a fruity note with incense. But after 20 minutes it mellows, and I find myself loving both phases. I pick up a sweetness throughout. On my skin this is a strong performer. The only thing left to say is that this is the most beautiful incense perfume I have ever smelled, I simply love it. My sample is from lucky scent, a dauber vial. I can only imagine how wonderful La Liturgie des Heures is when sprayed.

I've been sniffing my wrist incessantly after few sprays of the tester I received from Oli Marlow at Jovoy. The opening is incredible. Dried fruits, incense - and is a combination makes me weak at the knees every single time. Furthermore it is a long lost twin to Serge Lutens' - Fille en Auiguilles, one of my favourite ever scents. I will be buying a full bottle.