Incensi fragrance notes
Head
- green notes, elemi, galbanum, Apple, Lemon, Bergamot
Heart
- cinnamon, labdanum, ginger, Juniper, Mimosa, Pepper
Base
- incense, benzoin, myrrh, styrax, tolu, Opoponax, Sandalwood
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Latest Reviews of Incensi

The heart is soft. The spices are silky smooth as they are tamed by mimosa. I get hints of pepper & juniper but, not tons like I had hoped.
Incense is a lot tamer than I thought it would be, considering the name. It is like the "idea" of incense; not enough substance.
The base is a recipe of oriental-styled proportions. Mixed, mingled, mashed together. Styrax and opoponax stand out for me. Perhaps I got a bad sample - this frag is just not very strong on me. I wanted more.

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After some hours it takes a turn towards the harsher side of things: with a nigh burning leathery harshness that reminds me of the eternal Cuir de Russie by Creed, which also combines this with citrus top notes. Woodsy undertone with opoponax and a styrax that, surprisingly, lack a significant waxy component are fleshing out the base further, to slowly peter out under a gently woodsy veil until the end.
I get moderate sillage, excellent projection and a stupendous longevity of fourteen hours on my skin.
This is a complex autumnal creation of high beauty, exceeding well blended of high-quality ingredients and quite original - an incense composition that is bright and elegant whilst being complex and colourful. 3.75

It just doesn't have that bite or character that i like to have in my resinous/incense scents.
Basically a resinous woody slightly cinnamon-spicy scent that smells very natural...and that's where it ends really.
The drydown is a faint predictable semi-sweet bright incense accord hovering very politely close to the skin.
For someone who is a hardcore resins/incense freak, this sits rightfully in the "deja vu" ordinary category.
But for someone who is looking to add along his Avignon bottle something more interesting, this would be a choice worthy of consideration.

Incensi does not start out promising. The top notes are a harsh, scrambled brew of soapy (unlisted) lavender, bitter greens and spices, and it takes several minutes for the scent to sort itself out. Once it does, it lays down a warm cinnamon, woody incense, and benzoin accord that's as smooth and serene as the opening is hectic. Ginger lurks quietly in the background, but it's much quieter here than in Bvlgari's ginger bomb Blv. It's to Villoresi's credit that the ginger, cinnamon, and benzoin don't turn Incensi into a comfort food desert. I believe that it's the firm and mildly astringent combination of myrrh and labdanum that does the trick.
The leathery labdanum note blooms as Incensi evolves, but the sweet spices and a powdery-soapy undercurrent prevent it from behaving like a "leather" scent. Cinnamon becomes more and more dominant the longer I wear Incensi, but it never manages to overwhelm the incense at the foundation. The scent lasts reasonably well and projects powerfully. You'll most certainly know you're wearing it, and if you use too much, so will everybody else in the room.
When I consider Incensi, it strikes me as a very likeable, warm, and complex winter scent. I recommend it especially to anyone who enjoys cinnamon in a personal fragrance. You just need to give it some time to put its house in order.


The shock is thankfully, transient, with the fragrance settling down to a more palatable blend of dry resins and salty leather. Unfortunately for me, the smelly fish dude still haunts my memories long after the drydown is gone.
Notes:
pepper, cumin, cardamom, cinnamon, elemi, galbanum, cinnamon, labdanum, ginger, incense, benzoin, myrrh, styrax, frankincense, tolu.




