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Incense fragrances, balsamic and slightly smokey
by Johnjssmith | Perfume Recommendations
...Hi everyone,as you can see from my collection, I really love the smell of incense, especially the smokey mix of frankincense and myrrh they burn in catholic churches, but also balsamic, resinous incense in general, and I'm always looking for more.The only fragrances that I think fill this niche very well are Armani Privé - Bois d'EncensArmani Privé - Bois d'Encens and CardinalCardinal, though the first one is expensive enough to put me off from purchasing a full bottle, especially considering it's a designer fragrance, and the second one has underwhelming performance on my skin.I've tried a number of others, the better ones that come to mind are OlibanumOlibanum, EnclaveEnclave, Series 3: Incense - AvignonSeries 3: Incense - Avignon, Full IncenseFull Incense, IncenseIncense, Fille en aiguillesFille en aiguilles, and some cheap ones as well, IkonIkon, Majd al SultanMajd al Sultan, and Supremacy IncenseSupremacy Incense, but I feel like none of them had the right mix of balsamic, dry and smokey incense I'm looking for.Olibanum for example has a supremely realistic smell of olibanum only, with hardly any myrrh and no smoke.Enclave is more smokey, but there's not a lot of incense compared to other, greener notes.Fille en aiguilles is much too sweet for my taste, and the cheaper ones like Majd al sultan and Supremacy Incense feature much more sweetness, amber/labdanum and vanilla than actual incense, so they might be smokey but they're not really balsamic.I've recently found out about another incense fragrance, ShanaanShanaan, a discontinued fragrance of which I'm trying to find a sample before committing to a full bottle, but alas, the only person I found who's selling samples doesn't ship to Italy where I live and reviews are few and far in between, so I'll keep looking for a way or other to sample it, same as La Liturgie des HeuresLa Liturgie des Heures and CasbahCasbah, which seem quite hard to come by in their own right at this point.With these tastes in mind, can you think of any other fragrance that I should look into, be it something of splendid high quality that's worth a steep expense, or something that might not fit the bill 100% but is cheap enough to be a good deal regardlessThanks in advance, and have a good one!
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Johnjssmith
9 months ago
Anyone from Italy?
by Johnjssmith | Parfumo Community
...Heiya, anch'io sono italiano e mi piacerebbe partecipare!
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Omardo
9 months ago
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