Scrying Smoke

Absolutely Fantastic! Solstice Scents makes outstanding incense fragrances! Scrying Smoke is the most realistic, true-to-form “burning frankincense” fragrance I have ever encountered. It’s magickal, truly. It accurately and realistically captures the entire bouquet of the ritual of burning frankincense resin on a charcoal tablet. It has the very very faint and quick-fleeting citrusy top notes...entwined with tendrils of smoking tears of Hojari grade (top Sultan quality) frankincense. I have many incense fragrances (see my profile) and even the great “niche” houses can’t do it this well.....with the exception of perhaps Sahara Noir. Most of the niche houses have a very very slight...and very fleeting Dr.Pepper /Mr.Pibb/ Coca Cola undertone after the drydown... (Montale Full Incense & CDG) and lacks the “real smoking incense “ note that is highly sought after by the incense fragrance aficionado. Solstice Scents exacts that mastery in this fragrance and in many many others. It appears to be one of their signatures. It is *NOT* the ‘barbecue’ or ‘ashtray’ smoke note you may have experienced in other smoky fragrances.....this is a very smooth and very realistic & accurate olfactory portrayal of the scent of smoke. Very Very Impressive! I have ordered, and re-ordered this fragrance because it is so realistically true-to-form. THE VERDICT: MASTERPIECE!

My initial fantasy thoughts about this before reading the notes, were; 1) Feudal Japan. lone samurai riding thru a forest, and 2) there's something wet ink about this, hiding in the background. The initial smokiness clears pretty quickly, allowing the frankincense and cedar to come forward, but then I really get this strong backbone of hinoki and some rosewood/pettigrain weaving in and out. Really pleased with this. Another winner from Angela St John!

Resin of olibanum, labdanum, cedar and trees and smoooke... a lot of smoke from these "burnt" resins (including Oman) with a light sweetness of vanilla and tonka bean. A very magical and astral scent for me. I really like its changeability in reception over time during the day - especially when it is colder, even cold and still windy. Longevity and projection good.

no reviews yet? how is that possible? Scrying smoke is an excellent woody-smoky scent. Initially I get mostly cedar & frankincense, later on the resins join the party. It smells more or less like sitting on a wooden bench in the church when they burn incense. This scent is on the drier side though and not shy either. Due to the dryness and herbal aspects, I believe it is leaning slightly toward the masculine side.

Opens very metholated and medicinal, cold. Herbal, sharp, camphor... Starting to settle a bit, becoming slightly sweeter with a citrus note slowly morphing into frame. The dry down, on my skin, is simply carmex medicated balm and orange oil. Not bad, not great, not what I look for. Bright, could be considered fresh. It never smooths out. Still going strong at six hours. Review of official PERFUME EXTRAIT sample purchased directly from SolsticeScents.com