Perfumes with Incense
Incense smells smoky, dry, resinous and faintly lemony, a solemn scent that recalls an old stone sanctuary, burning resin and cool still air. In perfumery it is usually an accord that evokes burned resins rather than a single raw material.
Its core is typically olibanum, or frankincense, often joined by myrrh, elemi and synthetic smoky molecules. Incense can be noticed from the opening to the drydown, but it most often sits in the heart and base. It pairs well with oud, rose, saffron, vetiver, cedar, labdanum and leather, and it gives compositions a meditative, austere depth.
Incense appears in 6,538 perfumes in the Fisfis catalogue and is used mostly as a heart note.
Popular perfumes with Incense
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Penhaligon s The Bewitching Yasmine Penhaligon's (2017)
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Calvin Klein CK2 (2016)
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Issey Miyake Nuit d’Issey (2014)
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Dior Fahrenheit Absolute (2009)
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Byredo Oud Immortel (2010)
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Carolina Herrera Bad Boy Extreme (2022)
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Serge Lutens Gris Clair (2006)
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Amouage Dia Man (2002)
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Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Kyoto (2002)
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Tom Ford Sahara Noir (2013)
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O Boticário Malbec O Boticário (2004)
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Estee Lauder Cinnabar Estée Lauder (1978)
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Frederic Malle Vetiver Extraordinaire (2002)
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Lattafa Perfumes Oud Mood
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Montale Full Incense (2010)
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Lattafa Perfumes Khamrah Dukhan (2025)
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Masque Milano Russian Tea (2014)
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Parfum d Empire Ambre Russe Parfum d'Empire (2003)
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Lattafa Perfumes Raghba Wood Intense (2014)
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Elizabeth Taylor Passion (1988)
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Boucheron Pour Homme (1991)
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Comme des Garcons Floriental (2015)
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Amouage Imitation Woman (2018)
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Amouage Gold Man (1983)