Thurible

[Thurible] ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚪️ Soft incense and clary sage. Picture your local church in the winter; icy flint walls and marble floors. The experience parallels the sensation of walking into a medieval cathedral. A sense of awe overcomes you and despite your religious affiliation, an enchanting sense of a greater power. Labdanum feels like the material I pick up the most. The green and mossy faucets of Labdanum are accentuated by the use of oakmoss and a green rose note. Ambergris is certainly creating the waxy texture I get when I wear Thurible. It’s a bit of an unsung hero I feel as Incense and Ash seem to be the most present notes perceived by other reviewers. I don’t get any patchouli to my nose, however I’m sure it’s adding to the depth of the fragrance and maybe assisting in the green herbaceous side of the perfume with the moss and clary sage. Again, I’m in love with the whole Rook line and I’m not ashamed in the slightest. Beautiful creations, a very transparent and friendly perfumer and a dash of great value for money means Rook Perfumes is a winner.

Just had this for Valentines day and am delighted with it! It is not a linear incense such as Cardinal or Avignon, it twists and turns and is quite enchanting to my nose. It starts off as a cool aroma which made me think it was more a warmer weather scent but not long afterwards it begins its magic. It is now 6 hours later (6 hours!) and is now smokier and deeper but as I turn my head I get a whiff of the cool topnote. I am going to get a sample set to try the others. I have become disenchanted with my Lutens and Malles lately and am so glad I hinted about this for Valentines. I am also working my way through Francesca Bianchi samples and feel these are my new loves.

Probably my favorite incense fragrance just in terms of how good this smells. The rose and spices highlight the nuances of incense really well. It opens with a sort of cola candy smell in a good way, before settling down to a light rose and airy incense. Performance is pretty good too. Leans slightly masculine in the opening and fairly feminine in the mid notes. Overall more towards a mature woman scent. It's in the same ballpark in terms of gender as Portrait of a Lady by Frederic Malle. I don't think I could pull off wearing this myself, but if you have a gothic/old school style guy or girl or an older, sophisticated woman this would probably suit you well.

One of my top three from this house (along with Faqqua Iris and Forest). Really a beautiful scent. Mysterious, sexy, sacred. Put it on today at 11 am, it’s now almost 11pm and it’s not as strong but still definitely noticeable on my skin. Edit: this one has been sitting on my shelf for maybe two years and is starting to have some particles floating in it. I’m layering it with Liam Grey today so it’s hard to tell how much the scent has changed. Great layer, though. I shook the bottle up and that seemed to help mix it back together. I’d hate it if this one went bad, especially after only a couple years.

Spot-on re-creation of the smoke from the ornate siver thurible used at the High Anglican church I attended growing up. I was in the choir, and one of the highlights of hanging about in the vestry waiting to go on was watching the thurifer light up the disc of charcoal that sat in the base, blow on it until it glowed red, and then put some incense on top.The ash note makes this totally photorealistic for me. Same sort of school of thought as CdG Avignon, but less aromatic and ethereal.