Note
Incense
Incense suggests resinous warmth and smoke, sometimes with lemony, woody, or church-like mineral facets. It usually deepens the heart and base, combining naturally with woods, spices, and amber.
In 519 perfumes. Usually found in the heart.
- Opening
- 21%
- Heart
- 43%
- Drydown
- 36%
Most popular with incense
The best-known perfumes carrying it anywhere in the pyramid.
Spicebomb Dark Leather
Viktor&Rolf
Papyrus Moléculaire
Maison Crivelli
Athalia
Parfums de Marly
Herod
Parfums de Marly
Delina Exclusif
Parfums de Marly
Above the Waves
Etat Libre d'Orange
Archives 69
Etat Libre d'Orange
Spice Must Flow
Etat Libre d'Orange
The Afternoon of A Faun
Etat Libre d'Orange
Hermann à mes côtés me paraissait une ombre
Etat Libre d'Orange
Delphinus
Creed
Fourreau noir
Serge Lutens
Encens et lavande
Serge Lutens
Serge noire
Serge Lutens
Often paired with
Notes that show up next to incense more often than chance would predict.
How it reads
Woody and sweet above all. Reaches for smoky and balsamic far more often than the catalogue as a whole.
- woody
- sweet
- balsamic
- smoky
- citrus
- vanilla
- amber
- warm spicy