Encens Flamboyant

4 reseñas

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• Maeva

  May 1, 2015

  

  I love incense perfumes, and this one is very realistic. It smells like burning incense on its burner: spicy, mentholated smoke down to ash. The problem is it turns into that quickly. Volatilized smoke and the ash of what once was. A simple memory after just 2 hours. But we can’t deny it’s a beautiful, mysterious aroma. It’s balsamic and warm, yet also transparent, woody, and dry, though it gives an impression of humidity. It reminds me of the smell of a Romanesque church in a rugged area, with moss on the walls. Upon entering, the cold air brings effluvia from the altar incense, mixed with the fresh, green, and damp verdure of the forest. It’s too vaporous and ethereal to be a conventional oriental. Its great contribution is that it results in an aromatic and somewhat fresh scent, surely due to the balsam fir (perhaps also the pepper). In fact, in the Les Orientalistes series, this and Musc Nomade are more for summer, while Myrrhe Ardente and Ambre Fétiche are winter scents. I don’t detect the pink pepper, berries, or cardamom, but I don’t mind. Rather than a feminine or fruity/gourmand touch, what I miss in my EDP is better longevity. Given that… although I like Encens Flamboyant, I stick with Loewe 7 if I want a mystical experience with incense, pepper, and resinous, green, “woodsy” accords. I’ll touch the sky from closer, and for longer 🙂

• uhm

  May 17, 2016

  

  Although the notes suggest otherwise, it has a fresh and airy vibe. The scent itself is good; it’s a spiced incense, but the longevity is moderate. Within the brand’s oriental line, I prefer Myrrhe Ardente, and without a doubt, Ambre Fétiche is one of my favorites.

• Psicostasis

  June 1, 2023

  

  It reminds me conceptually of Loewe 7 (though very little in scent). It’s an official, highly domesticated version of incense. They’ve put it on a leash and guide it to the millimeter without deviating a degree. So, I see very little flamboyance in it. No big deal; I like Apollonian incenses. I’d just wish it were more potent.

• DonCastóreo

  February 2, 2024

  

  It’s one of those perfumes that instantly calms me down, something all incense lovers know. It’s like aromatherapy in a bottle. I feel this connection more with incense than anything else; perhaps it’s due to its liturgical nature or an ancient neural imprint where rituals were central to life and are still transmitted today. Encens Flamboyant conveys that peace masterfully. It opens with a piney, resinous accord that seems distant, behind a veil between smoky and aquatic, rough and clean. Yes, there is smoke, but it’s clean and transparent, almost like the vapor from a freshly extinguished resinous pine bonfire. All day long, you’ll feel as if the green aromas of a winter forest of ancient pines are burning, and the smoke filters through the snow, as if we were seeing the smoking incense reflected in a frozen lake, gazing half-absorbed, half-shocked.