Royal Incense

I blind bought this fragrance, but it has changed the way I see the incense note in fragrances. When I was spraying this fragrance, I expected it to be so dry. But, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that it transforms from the opening till the drydown beautifully. Omanluxury Royal Incense has a very intense yet fresh opening. I definitely smell some fresh-spiciness that is probably coming from geranium and pink pepper. After a few minutes, the incense shows a lot more of its presence and it is accompanied by honey to make it sweeter and thicker, along with some ambery and slight animalic touches, some woods, and a bit of florals. Royal Incense is very complex. The resinous, smoky, and spicy facets are balanced incredibly well with the sweetness, woody and ambery touches, and some other accords. The incense is also very realistic here as it reminds me of a church incense (or other similar incense types). I was scared at first, but it totally changed my mind. I think it is one of the most beautiful fragrances in my collection. The scent itself is very unique, despite reminding me of some other fragrances in the vibe (not in the overall scent). I haven't tried Encens Suave though. Aside from that, it also performs extremely well. Excellent longevity and projection, very inviting sillage. A little booziness would make this fragrance even closer to perfect for me, but then that would change the character of the scent into something that might turn some people off. Again, a solid release. I would love to try more from this house.

You must try this opulence, but never before the third date gentlemen; it demands a certain warmth and intimacy that can only come with a degree of familiarity. Royal Incense is potent, gorgeous, original, rich incense that is all of these things and somehow still quite clean. One spray is all that is needed, don't over do it, allow the blend to invite the object of your desire to step closer rather than smack them in the face. A highly dynamic unisex, Royal Incense will amplify whatever energy the wearer embodies; a woman will be complimented by lily and honey that each accentuate femininity, a man will extoll the leather and wood base that exude a sophisticated, mature, and calm strength. Many reviewers have indicated their preference for wearing in the autumn or winter. I disagree! One can adorn with Royal Incense year round but only in evening or night - it is not a daytime fragrance. Ever. So as not to overwhelm in warmer months it must be used on low fabric or the wrist (remember, just one spray), while in the colder months it can be used higher on the body or shirt. If you are curious about Oman Luxury's various potions, there may still be a few well priced 'explorer sets' available on Fragrance Net as of the date of this review, July 21, 2024.

My full x100ml bottle of Royal Incense arrived. I am in ecstasy! I began re-exploring "blended" incense fragrances, preferring incense when mixed with white florals and other "pretty" notes that "smooth out" the incense intensity. Amouage "Memoir Woman" is a total LOVE for me. And I own/adore Matiere Premiere "Encens Suave." Sebastian "The Perfume Guy" raves about Oman Luxury "Royal Incense." I love Sebastian and his perfume preferences usually resonate with mine. I decided to give Royal Incense a try. I sampled "Royal Incense" alongside a few other incense fragrances. IMHO, Royal Incense is the stand out. Royal Incense blends the perfect amount of smoky, semi-liturgical incense (olibanum, myrrh) with gorgeous florals, semi-sweet honey and creamy woods. The juxtaposition of perfume notes is exquisite, IMHO. Non-indolic lilies, rosy geranium (geranium can be skanky), sweet incense, balanced honey and hazy cedar-wood yield a smooth and perfectly blended, feminine-leaning fragrance. The floral notes-which I assume are lily-are gorgeous against the perfectly sweetened (not cloying) incensed honey. Royal Incense is perfume perfection.

The quintessential Arabic incense. Royal Incense is the closest you are going to get to the smell of burning Arabic incense bottled! It is a witching spicy incense smell, drawn on a woody background, and colored with sweet leather. The incense is smokey and very spicy. The woody notes add depth to this magnificent scent, and the leather with a drop of honey add a sweet, non-gourmand charming warmth to this scent. A wonderful winter scent! The smell of Royal Incense reminds me a lot of a local type of benzoin resin Arabs use to burn to scent their homes. It is as if Philippine Courtière bottled that scent. Royal Incense was used to be called "Samahram", and it came in a black cuboid bottle with a golden cap and writings. The performance of this, like the rest what I tried from OmanLuxury, is ultra. Think Amouage & Tiziana Terenzi performance. A beautiful mature creation for the mature and the cold days. "Love"!

I delayed purchasing this because I read somewhere here that it smells similar to Encens Suave. This doesn’t smell like it (I sprayed them side by side) and I think one can have both without being redundant. For me, the most prominent notes would be the smoky aspect of incense plus the sweetness and stickiness of honey. This has a better honey note than Zoologist’s Bee (which I found to be overbearingly sweet). The sweetness here is not overbearing and lasts a long time. Though the note pyramid mentions that honey and incense are base notes, I can smell them from the opening until the dry down. If you want a Smokey Honey, go for this. If you prefer a powdery approach with hint of coffee go for Encens Suave. Both are full bottle worthy and as I mentioned before, if you like incense, it’s not redundant to have both.