Incensi

This brings tears to my eyes its so good. You know the feeling when you walk in a cemetery and there is this peaceful, overwhelming feeling of eternal life, truth, genuity and peace touching your soul deep down....? To me its like that. Its not a perfume with notes to me, its the breath of eternal life...there is a very old ruin of a catholic church in Tourmakeady County Mayo, Ireland. I was there once, its a ruin with a graveyard attached but its not sad, or dark nor has it any negative vibe about it. Its just there, for so many centuries, peaceful, eternal and heavenly. Just like this fragrance.

Balsamic king. Like a shimmering song, it transports you ton an enchanting place were peace and beauty surrounds you. Stays close to the skin, almost confidential, comforting, enchanting. Good job, well done. Classic and timeless, close to aromatherapy in its own way. A absolutely must for those who like balsamic fragrances.

How original, never smelt anything like this. Very orig inal "incense" version... european one? Definitely will buy a bottle. 8/10

A game of two unequal halves: a rather bitter-green-galbanum open which doesn't play well for me, followed by a rich, warming, long-lasting session by an open wood fire, which I enjoy a whole lot. There's nothing wrong with the idea of a green-tinged incense - Piguet Casbah does it with angelica, Tom Ford Vert d'Encens inflects it with pine and fir, and I love both of those ... so I'm not against the idea per se. But Incensi's take on it has a particular accord which, to me, is more redolent of very slightly sweaty feet than of holy calm, and is a little bit of a turn-off. Maybe it's the galbanum, or the sour apple, or the styrax or mimosa, but there's something almost cut-grass-vegetal and earthy-bitter about it to me, which somehow makes for an uneasy mix. Yet, Incensi is also beautifully, fiercely, long-slow-burningly glowing with heat right at its heart, a really impressive effect of smouldering coals, almost as lovely as Rouge Bunny Rouge's heartstoppingly gorgeous Embers (one of my all time favourites.) This sweeter, throbbing-orange-red aura does give it a really huggable winter feel. So this is a distinctive thing with a character of its own; its projection is discreet but longevity solid; it's reasonably priced, if not a bargain. Incense is a crowded field, though, and this one doesn't quite set itself apart firmly enough on any measure to be truly distinguished. If you love warm resins and find this at a reasonable price, dive straight in; if you're specifically looking for an unusually galbanum-heavy incense mix, well here it is. But for my money it adds up to nothing more intense than a strong like.

A very interesting perfume! One of the driest and bitter Incense around. I really love this one as it's completely different if worn by somebody else, it totally morphes mantaining its own characteristics. It's quite hard to describe it but when I first tasted it on paper I almost got disturbed by its tremendous harshness and severity. I tried it on my skin anyway as it's not so easy, nowadays, to find something really capturing you attention (whether in a good or bad way). Everything seems to get levelled and I got sick of sport-perfumes. Incensi is another world, a very special one made of cinnamon, ginger and mimose (I totally get mimose in this one just like I get Camomille in Avignon) surroundend by an immense dose of dark incense and labdanum. Not an everyday fragrance, but absolutely great to wear once in a while. If you'll have the chance to taste Incensi, make sure to try it on your skin and don't be scared by the opening...let it works! Rating: 7-7.5/10