Yes!! I feel it’s because rather than selling us the viral fragrance of the moment, Sam id just sharing what she loves. It’s obvious she has a passion for fragrance.
Thank you for reminding us that incense is the oldest and most sacred of fragrances. We’ve kind of forgotten how precious they are. It is bound in human ritual and medicine and history.
I agree about Mandala - it’s incredible and unusual and fantastic. Constantly changing. The atomizer is also incredible. The quintessential incense (for me, on my skin) is Passage D’Enfer. Been through 3 bottles already.
A new subscriber, Reasons for subscribing: You know what you are talking about and your pronunciation is lovely. You did not ask for a subscription and I find that to be classy. Now I will have to view some of your older content. A side note, I am new to olabanum incense, and have Babycat and VanaGloria and love them. Thank you. Let's pray for peace for peace in 2024 as the fragrance community is a wonderful group people.
Her pronunciation is impeccable...such a delight!!! I also have and love Babycat and Vanagloria...and I just noticed that my long-discontinued signature scent--the OG Gianni Versace for Women--also has an incense note. Now that I know more about fragrance notes, I think the common denominator of my favorite fragrances is olibanum/incense!
Such an interesting video! Oud and Spice by Acqua di Parma has a really strong incense feel to me, even though there are no incense notes as far as I’m aware. I'm British-Indian and so grew up with incense sticks being lit in the house every morning. Something about Oud and Spice brings back childhood memories of cold and foggy winter mornings watching my grandmother praying and incense burning in the background.
Magie Noir from Lancome is my absolute favorite perfume and is also an incense heavy scent. I came here to discover other scent profiles in that same vein! Happy I found your channel.
Passage d'Enfer is my favorite all time incense perfumes. I think I went through 2 bottles within 2 years. I would carry it with me, to reapply. I’ve almost finished Cornucopia, by Andrea Maack. It’s like a fresh, slightly floral, licorice incense. I especially love this on rainy mornings. I may repurchase this, while I can. I love an airy incense.
I LOVE my incense fragrances. L'Eau Trois is sublime. I first learned of it from Katie Puckrik years ago. It's incredible that was released nearly 50 years ago. Passage d'Enfer, Relique d'Amour, and Avignon are loves of mine, too. Might I add that I really appreciate your use of the stone (or is it wood?) background to display the bottles and the use of the shadows cast from the sunlight-its perfect for the subject matter.
Sogni by Meo Fusciuni, a rice and incense Japan-inspired fragrance, and Città di Kyoto by Santa Maria Novella, an incense and iris scent, are my personal favorites. I also enjoy Maria Candida Gentile's resinous take on incense in Sideris, but you should definitely check out her whole line if you like incense as she uses it quite a lot in her creations. Love your videos. RUclips needs more honest perfume reviewers like you ♡.
I’m an Italian Incense lover. I think that this is one of the best fragance video of all times. You are very talented and thank you for the fantastic selection. Bellissimo video, grazie 🖤
Hello Sam!! Great video! Two of my favorite incense fragrances are Botafumeiro by Carner Barcelona ( waifed incense in a cold , dank monastery) and Dans Le Bleu Qui Pétille by Serge Lutens ( a old , abandoned wooden church filled with dusty books that was dropped in a clear, pristine lake…. So refreshing) I love your videos, keep it up!
I love dans le bleu qui pétille. So evocative, so calming. I feel like being at the edge of a forest by a still lake in a cold foggy morning. The incense is coming from the woods and it feels cold, sharp, peaceful. I see light blue and lilac through the translucent fog and I feel dark green behind me.The incense, the lake, the forest, the freezing dawn, the silence
I just found you...and I love you already, you have such amazing energy and intelligence that is palpable and in no way stuffy. Thank you for spreading your talent and light with the world! Throwing in Odin No 10 Roam, it's similar to Passage d'Enfer and is quite delightful to my nose/skin.
Great choice! I definitely want to try those. From the favorite labdanum scents I would recommend Filippo Sorcunelli - Contre Bombarde and Amouage - Purpose
" sileno cheloni - firmamento " This was one of the last incenses that blew me away ! thanks for the good vibes , love ur videos ! la bise from France ❤
Some fantastic picks, Sam! Thanks for sharing. Several others (in addition to some you've already listed) that I really enjoy include La Liturgie des Heures, Holy Mountain, La Fumee Arabie, Wazamba, Mississippi Medicine, Cardinal, and Incendo.
I’ve been craving incense lately, so this video is just perfect. So many scents to explore i didn’t know about, thank you so much! My personal favourites to date are Bois d’Armenie in the old Guerlain bottle (the new formulation one smells diluted) and Caftan YSL. I also love the incense dry down of Chanel 22, it always surprises me hours later when I think the scent is gone. I remember smelling L’Eau trois at the beginning of my fragrance journey about 10 years ago and intensely disliking it. I would love to revisit, and I think my opinion would be different now (I didn’t like Bois d Armenie either, and now is one of my top scents!) Funny how our nose changes.
I bought many perfumes after watching your videos and I love them all. You have a great taste in perfumes. They are exactly what you described them to be. By the way I am from Zanzibar, Tanzania, currently live in US. Thank you Homegirl.
What an awesome content! My the most favorite note ever is Frankincense ! Thank you so much for this stunning video ! Just going to dive into it and enjoy! 🤤
Thank you so much. I love incense fragrances. Casbah and Encens Suave being two of my favourites. (both by Monsieur Guichard). Oratorio in Italian is the place in a church where a person goes to study Catholicism and pray (from Latin - orare = to pray). Might be the same in French. I adore your videos and I think you are the best ! Grazie mille da Milano.
I must be attracted to that incense and lily combination. I already have Relique d'amour (and I loooove it to death) and I've been wanting to buy Passage d'Enfer for a while but I had no idea there was lily in it. Thank you for this list, I have new things to smell now :D
Hello Sam, thank you for this passionate review. I share with you the love of incense note, since the day I've smelled olibanum in its raw form. I own 2 of the ones you mentionned: "relique d'amour" wich I must say is so ghostly cold and unique I barely know when to wear it, and the beautiful "terrible Teddy". I fell madly in love with this one the first time I smelled it... so classy ... A very simple one I own and wear a lot is from the designers range: Solo Atlas from Loewe (got it realy cheap on vinted after testing it in Portugal). Big burst of orange blossom and orange/mandarin on a very fresh and clean raw olibanum.
Sam! 😀👏👏❤️🙏🙏🙏 Wonderful Fabulous List! There are a couple I’ve never tried & I’m so excited to get sampling! My favs (gosh a hard question) maybe… UNUM LAVS, Nez Adorum, Amouage Interlude Man, Amouage Search has a gorgeous hojari frankincense, Matière Première Encens Suave, there are so many! Love your videos! They are always a welcome treat! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Love CDG kyoto, it was my scent of the day, cool but somehow cozy. So interested in lily in general and trying to find some to try out, so I would love to hear about more lily frags if you had any to talk about! I don't see any lily fragrance lists on youtube at all but it is such a wonderful note. Lovely list today, thanks for some exciting new ideas! (love passage d'enfer!) :)
Hi Sam. Love your videos. An incense perfume I like that's not on your list is Serge Lutens l'Eau Froide. Especially lovely to wear in summer, it also reminds me of a cedarwood wardrobe my mom kept coats in when I was growing up. Thanks for all your reviews and suggestions. Clare in Manchester, UK
I just lit my Feu de Bois candle and opened up YT-- and there you are with just the video I want! Perfect. Passage d'Enfer is one of my top five. Good in every season, every occasion.
Hi, thank you for this brilliant review, I have browsed quite some (niche focussed) channels lately,but you managed to a lot of new fragrances, I didn't know more than half of them and they all are very appealing to me, since I do not like the typical sweet, floral and often female marketed scents, they give me headaches. It would be great if you could do a patchouli top ten two ❤ love also the way how you ranged them, thank you, will definitely hunt for some of the scents 😅
I'm hooked on incense perfumes right now. I wear them to church every Sunday. Today - Shalimar EDP. Thank you for covering this category. La vierge de feu is a great lilly incense, more affordably Zara Elegantly Tokyo is a good entry. In my collection, I have: Encense Suave, Bewitching Jasmine, Nuit de Feu, L'ombre de Mervilles, and the three mentioned before. My husband also loves the smell of incense so I wear it and burn them a lot.
Superb selections and timely, I’ve been on a Myrrh kick for some reason, now I’m now hitting on incense and you nailed my favourite in your first bottle, older version is my preferred. Another oldie which holds up well is CdG Daphne, not so upfront at first, the incense comes through with body heat. Unum Laus is perfect for colder weather, again a joy to wear. Re: Asakusa which is now a tourist area , there’s a popular temple with large incense burners in front of the entrance, just say Asaksa. I’ve only just begun to enjoy Rose and incense fragrances after years of thinking they are not my thing!
Fantastic review and list. Here is another two pretty good once. D&G Velvet Encense and Encense Roi by Histoire de Parfums. Something to think about as well. D&G is pricey obviously but very smooth.
Hey Sam!! You always bring the classics and I love it!! Right now my two favorite are Memoirs of of perfume collector LOST IN THE DESERT & Dries Van Noten Rock The Myrrh!! Lineage by Amouage as well 🤍 Amazing review!!
Thanks for the introduction is so many fragrances I’ve never heard of! You owe it to yourself to try La Liturgie des Heures from Jovoy Paris and Siene by Tiziana Terenzi.
I love Incense in fragrance, but I see there is so much more to discover. Been wearing Avignon and Passage d'Enfer for well over a decade. Need to go find my sample of Bois D’Ascese. Funny enough I’m wearing S.L L'orpheline today. About to go clean the chicken coop and I pick my scent carefully for this as it can be disastrous if I make the wrong choice. Somehow I landed on L'orpheline today.
I tend to gravitate towards the warmer incense variety however I do own Relique D’Amour and love it, but of course I would because I adore lily-Relique D’Amour is cold, damp, camphorous and melancholic. Haven’t tried L’Eau Trois but it is on my list to sample! And I’ve tried to stop blind buying but you’re killlllliiiinnnn’ me with the Naomi Goodsir 😫 splendid video thank you for going through some fragrances in this genre ♥︎ incense is one of my favourite olfactory indulgences 🫶🏻
I instantly heard you say lily and thought, Relique d'Amour. Sadly, it's longevity is abysmal on my skin. Bought the 100ml anyway, it's that worth it. Also, Atlas Fever has a incense undertone to it that one might like if you are into vanillas
I never fail to love your take on anything. Thank you so much for taking the time to research, develop, prepare and present to us in such a happy and informative way.
Yay! Incense is my favorite note. Thanks for sharing your favs! I purchase relique d'amour per your recommendation a year or so ago and love it, though the longevity isnt impressive...as you warned. I lean towards a citrusy incense like TRNP Sanctum or Caron's eau de réglisse. Sacred Ground by trnp is amazballz! Btw love the goth lip, you look gorgeous ❤😽
Great video Sam! You have me curious about Mandala. My incense forward fragrances are from indie perfumers. I have Papillon Artisan Spell 125 and Anubis. My last incense perfume was from Teone Reinthal and it's a plant based perfume called Magdala. You look amazing as always. Have a great day! 💛😊✨
Hey hi! I would love a video where you discuss the various occasions you find yourself reaching across all your categories of fragrances. Maybe it is just that my day to day life is relatively mundane, but I work in schools, have a young child, and rarely find the opportunity to branch out from either subtle or mass appealing fragrances. When and where do you find the time to enjoy the wide variety of scent profiles you own and share with us? I’m interested in hearing your answers even if my own life does not currently present similar opportunities 😊❤
That's a good question - you'd be surprised what actually works to wear in public... I just go lighter with the sprays if it's overpowering and the compliments I receive are sometimes for the most challenging things! I think the first step is confidence because if you wear your scent and not the other way around, it will work. Hope I answered your question... basically I wear exactly what my mood wants 🌹
@@MyWorldofFragrance that does answer my question and makes sense- I probably could branch out and just keep in mind sometimes less is more 🤣 thanks for your response!
Not sure if it counts, but I really like Frankincense by Neals Yard. It’s pretty affordable and always sold out. An even more affordable one is AllSaints Incense City, good as a beginners incense, unisex and a fairly easy wear.
I kinda missed Comme des Garçons Monocle Scent One: Hinoki for a soft incense and for an in your face kind: Rien Intense Incense by Etat Libre d’Orange. I like La Liturgie des Heures by Jovoy a lot as well.
Fully agree with incense scents excelling in temperature-controlled AC environments! My fave has to be Tauer Orange Star although incense isn't listed but it's a good one and soo versatile too.
What a unique video! I am just now developing an attraction to incense in fragrances. I received a sample fragrance with an order, it is Venom of the Angels by Piotr Czarnecki. It has such a divine scent profile. I'm considering purchasing a bottle if I can get my hands on it.
We have a brand in New Zealand called the Virtue. She has a whole range of incense fragrances as well as the rolled incense sticks. My favorite is Holy Smoke. Its like Ensence Sauve from Matiere Premiere but more interesting and not so sweet. Another one I really love is from Givenchy and its Eaudemoiselle Essence des Palais, it smells like a niche perfume and not anything like a designer. Very hard to come by these days. But beautiful incense, myrrh rose leather. Love your videos so much Sam
Thank you for sharing a brand from NZ! I am certain that Eaudemoiselle flanker is fabulous - I can see how they could have played up the original. Much love 🌹
I was never into incense because my mom hated it + I'm asthmatic so incense was a no-no growing up. Even in church, I live in the tropics so incense + heat = no bueno Butttt I tried Allsaints Incense City and I like it. It feels Mysterious. I also love Midnight Stroll by Gucci, I layer it with their A Chant for a Nymph and it's the perfect combo. I don't have access to most of the fragrances you mentioned but I'm interested!
Heeley Cardinal is my fave. A bit sweeter than Avignon. Maack’s Craft is lovely too and along similar lines. So many also where incense isn’t the main player like CDG Daphne.
Every time I watch Ahsoka (the tv show) I think of you Sam. 😄 You totally look like you could be Rosario's sister. 🥰 Actually just tried Terrible Teddy and I think you described it well. Definitely nailed Bois d'Ascese. Great vid!
I really love Magnificat by V Canto. It’s so meditative. It opens with stone powder, rose and Ylang Ylang. It’s definitely a cold incense. It’s dense, slight sweet and powdery. Definite ancient stone church vibes
Fantastic selection! A real favourite style of fragrance for me, with Avignon probably my favourite. Love all your selections that I know of. Will need to check out that Rose et Marius which I've not heard of before 🙏🏻. Another great one I'll recommend is Oriza L Legrand's Reve d'Ossian, a beauty imo 🙌🏻😊. Next stop for me - finally purchasing a bottle of Ma Nishtana!😄
Encens Roi by HdP worth mentioning if you are looking for an Avignon - Full Incense - Zefiro type genre. It's the best out of the four imho. Thanks for the list!
I love Relique d'Amour and Avignon. I am excited to pull them out again since the weather has turned cooler. Andy Tauer Incense Extreme and his Incense Flash are very nice. L'oblio by Meo Fusciuni (I probably spelled his name wrong) is nice too, but doesn't last long on my skin.
I'm very underexperienced when it comes to incense in fragrances, but I love to burn incense sticks. My fave brand is The Mother's India Fragrances. They have so many scents but my faves are Prem, Om and Amrita. Really good quality but affordable if you are in UK
I don't know any of the fragrances you talk about in this video. But of what I have I really enjoy Legacy of Petra by Penhaligon's. It was released in 2022, very reminiscent of Angels' Share by Kilian even though they have very different notes.
Hej Sam! Du favner bredt med din kanal;-) Big fan of pre-reformulated Bois D’Ascèse, and Prin is the new super talented kid on the block. Prin Onthamara is a lovely smoky, woody oud that is leaning towards incense territory. I think Areej Le Dore's History of Indonesian Oud would be something right up your alley.
Aesop's new Ouranon would fit this list very well! It's a very cold fragrance. Quite meditative to me. I love it and have it on my wishlist! 🥰 I literally just received a sample of Bois d'Ascese by Naomi Goodsir 2 days ago and was highly impressed! I used to own Passage D'enfer but ended up decluttering it... I can't remember why 😬 I think I still have a decant of it. I'm going to revisit it. 😏
My prefered incense scents are: L'Orpheline by Serge Lutens, AVIGNON by CdG & MESSE DE MINUIT by ETRO. The last one is beloved by my dad who usually DETEST incense 😂❤
I honestly didn't know Masque Milano did 100ml. Sam, I'm a little surprised by no Amouage in your collection. I guess just not a fan of their offerrings? I could totally see you enjoying epic woman.
I'm new to the world of fragrance. I love the idea of incense but not sure how it would wear in a tropical climate. I'm on the lookout for a warm weather incense.
The ambroxinated ones like Penhaligon's would be an option. Or the warmer incenses. I tried wearing Liquidnight in 30+ celcius and it just didn't hit right 🌹
Again amazing ideo Sam! So inspirational! I would love to try those but i must say i never even saw most of the brands you mentioned in niche stores! Where do you come across these gems? :)
Thank you so much! Well I hunt for niche fragrances wherever I go, so mostly in person at boutiques :) and I'm lucky to live somewhere with a lot of range 🌹
An Oratoire is a small chapel.[not necessarily in a church]...My favorite incense perfume is La Liturgie Des Heures by Jovoy. Reve D'Ossian by Oriza Legrand is nice too.
VAPEUR DIABLOTINE created by Nathalie Feisthauer: I gave it away and NOW I want it back. It was too much for me, but I think I am ready for it at the moment 😊
What is very weird is that cooler incense like Avignon smells of bubble bath to me. I have absolutely no idea why I get that connection. Yes agreed sometimes too incense is cool and cold too. Yesss I do like Mandala yes a unique one. I was very tight I got the 10ml 🤣 Ooo as a lily lover that one does sound nice with incense. I've tried a few of the Oriza L ones. They do them vintage style ones really nicely. Fab list as ever. I'm predictable I think I could reel off half a dozen Amouages but I think maybe my favourite is Interlude "Woman" with the incense
I love that you talk about fragrances that more people don’t talk about!
Thank you 🌹
Yes!! I feel it’s because rather than selling us the viral fragrance of the moment, Sam id just sharing what she loves. It’s obvious she has a passion for fragrance.
Thank you for reminding us that incense is the oldest and most sacred of fragrances. We’ve kind of forgotten how precious they are. It is bound in human ritual and medicine and history.
Absolutely correct. Thank you 🌹
I agree about Mandala - it’s incredible and unusual and fantastic. Constantly changing. The atomizer is also incredible. The quintessential incense (for me, on my skin) is Passage D’Enfer. Been through 3 bottles already.
A new subscriber, Reasons for subscribing: You know what you are talking about and your pronunciation
is lovely. You did not ask for a subscription and I find that to be classy. Now I will have to view some
of your older content. A side note, I am new to olabanum incense, and have Babycat and VanaGloria
and love them. Thank you.
Let's pray for peace for peace in 2024 as the fragrance community is a wonderful group people.
Her pronunciation is impeccable...such a delight!!!
I also have and love Babycat and Vanagloria...and I just noticed that my long-discontinued signature scent--the OG Gianni Versace for Women--also has an incense note. Now that I know more about fragrance notes, I think the common denominator of my favorite fragrances is olibanum/incense!
Yes! I was so relieved when she began speaking 😅.
Frankincense and myrrh are some favorites of mine. It’s always a pleasure when you come through with the best videos and fragrances. 🌹❤️🌹
Thank you, Sarah, just so kind of you. This is just an awesome category for me, I personally love it 🌹
Such an interesting video! Oud and Spice by Acqua di Parma has a really strong incense feel to me, even though there are no incense notes as far as I’m aware. I'm British-Indian and so grew up with incense sticks being lit in the house every morning. Something about Oud and Spice brings back childhood memories of cold and foggy winter mornings watching my grandmother praying and incense burning in the background.
Thank you for sharing this memory... so glad you found it in a bottle 🌹
Love your scent description! You think about perfume as I do. I love it!
Thank you so much, I'm glad they make sense to you 🌹
Magie Noir from Lancome is my absolute favorite perfume and is also an incense heavy scent. I came here to discover other scent profiles in that same vein! Happy I found your channel.
I so appreciate you sharing fragrances beyond what everyone else is talking about!
Thank you 🌹🌹
Passage d'Enfer is my favorite all time incense perfumes. I think I went through 2 bottles within 2 years. I would carry it with me, to reapply. I’ve almost finished Cornucopia, by Andrea Maack. It’s like a fresh, slightly floral, licorice incense. I especially love this on rainy mornings. I may repurchase this, while I can. I love an airy incense.
Thank you for sharing this... must try Cornucopia 🌹
Dear Sam, you deliver every single time! So many samples I need to find ❤️
That is so sweet, thank you 🌹Xoxo
Wow- never knew there were so many! I love that you're covering fragrances that nobody else does x
I LOVE my incense fragrances. L'Eau Trois is sublime. I first learned of it from Katie Puckrik years ago. It's incredible that was released nearly 50 years ago. Passage d'Enfer, Relique d'Amour, and Avignon are loves of mine, too. Might I add that I really appreciate your use of the stone (or is it wood?) background to display the bottles and the use of the shadows cast from the sunlight-its perfect for the subject matter.
Thank you so much for that detailed eye! Ah yes, Katie -- miss her dearly 🌹
Sogni by Meo Fusciuni, a rice and incense Japan-inspired fragrance, and Città di Kyoto by Santa Maria Novella, an incense and iris scent, are my personal favorites.
I also enjoy Maria Candida Gentile's resinous take on incense in Sideris, but you should definitely check out her whole line if you like incense as she uses it quite a lot in her creations.
Love your videos. RUclips needs more honest perfume reviewers like you ♡.
Thank you for sharing these with us - still haven't come across Maria Candida Gentile yet, so may have to order samples! Appreciate the sweet words 🌹
I loved my Sideris sample and have been contemplating a bottle. Citta di Kioto sounds amazing, thanks for the recommendations.
OMG, I've been waiting for this! So happy that you shared your knowledge!
Thank you so much! 🌹
I’m an Italian Incense lover. I think that this is one of the best fragance video of all times. You are very talented and thank you for the fantastic selection. Bellissimo video, grazie 🖤
YOUR videos!!! Peace of ART! So UNIQUE, PASIONATE, SMRT, Knowledgeable, CHARMING! Can't get enough!
Hello Sam!! Great video! Two of my favorite incense fragrances are Botafumeiro by Carner Barcelona ( waifed incense in a cold , dank monastery) and Dans Le Bleu Qui Pétille by Serge Lutens ( a old , abandoned wooden church filled with dusty books that was dropped in a clear, pristine lake…. So refreshing) I love your videos, keep it up!
Oh lovely! Thanks for sharing these 🌹
I love dans le bleu qui pétille. So evocative, so calming. I feel like being at the edge of a forest by a still lake in a cold foggy morning. The incense is coming from the woods and it feels cold, sharp, peaceful. I see light blue and lilac through the translucent fog and I feel dark green behind me.The incense, the lake, the forest, the freezing dawn, the silence
@@lapiccolapaula beautiful depiction !!
I just found you...and I love you already, you have such amazing energy and intelligence that is palpable and in no way stuffy. Thank you for spreading your talent and light with the world! Throwing in Odin No 10 Roam, it's similar to Passage d'Enfer and is quite delightful to my nose/skin.
Great choice! I definitely want to try those. From the favorite labdanum scents I would recommend Filippo Sorcunelli - Contre Bombarde and Amouage - Purpose
" sileno cheloni - firmamento " This was one of the last incenses that blew me away ! thanks for the good vibes , love ur videos ! la bise from France ❤
Some fantastic picks, Sam! Thanks for sharing. Several others (in addition to some you've already listed) that I really enjoy include La Liturgie des Heures, Holy Mountain, La Fumee Arabie, Wazamba, Mississippi Medicine, Cardinal, and Incendo.
Love these.... thank you! 🌹
I’ve been craving incense lately, so this video is just perfect. So many scents to explore i didn’t know about, thank you so much! My personal favourites to date are Bois d’Armenie in the old Guerlain bottle (the new formulation one smells diluted) and Caftan YSL. I also love the incense dry down of Chanel 22, it always surprises me hours later when I think the scent is gone. I remember smelling L’Eau trois at the beginning of my fragrance journey about 10 years ago and intensely disliking it. I would love to revisit, and I think my opinion would be different now (I didn’t like Bois d Armenie either, and now is one of my top scents!) Funny how our nose changes.
I bought many perfumes after watching your videos and I love them all. You have a great taste in perfumes. They are exactly what you described them to be. By the way I am from Zanzibar, Tanzania, currently live in US. Thank you Homegirl.
What an awesome content!
My the most favorite note ever is Frankincense !
Thank you so much for this stunning video !
Just going to dive into it and enjoy! 🤤
Thank you so much. I love incense fragrances. Casbah and Encens Suave being two of my favourites. (both by Monsieur Guichard). Oratorio in Italian is the place in a church where a person goes to study Catholicism and pray (from Latin - orare = to pray). Might be the same in French. I adore your videos and I think you are the best ! Grazie mille da Milano.
Thank you, really appreciate that. Ooo I think I may have Casbah! How could I forget it?! 🌹 Un grande abbraccio a te a Milano 🌹
I must be attracted to that incense and lily combination. I already have Relique d'amour (and I loooove it to death) and I've been wanting to buy Passage d'Enfer for a while but I had no idea there was lily in it. Thank you for this list, I have new things to smell now :D
Thank you for leaving a comment. That combo is to die for 🌹
Hello Sam, thank you for this passionate review. I share with you the love of incense note, since the day I've smelled olibanum in its raw form. I own 2 of the ones you mentionned: "relique d'amour" wich I must say is so ghostly cold and unique I barely know when to wear it, and the beautiful "terrible Teddy". I fell madly in love with this one the first time I smelled it... so classy ... A very simple one I own and wear a lot is from the designers range: Solo Atlas from Loewe (got it realy cheap on vinted after testing it in Portugal). Big burst of orange blossom and orange/mandarin on a very fresh and clean raw olibanum.
Thank you for sharing! I will have to revisit that Loewe 🌹
Sam! 😀👏👏❤️🙏🙏🙏 Wonderful Fabulous List! There are a couple I’ve never tried & I’m so excited to get sampling! My favs (gosh a hard question) maybe… UNUM LAVS, Nez Adorum, Amouage Interlude Man, Amouage Search has a gorgeous hojari frankincense, Matière Première Encens Suave, there are so many! Love your videos! They are always a welcome treat! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you Rachel, fabulous choices! 🌹
Love CDG kyoto, it was my scent of the day, cool but somehow cozy. So interested in lily in general and trying to find some to try out, so I would love to hear about more lily frags if you had any to talk about! I don't see any lily fragrance lists on youtube at all but it is such a wonderful note. Lovely list today, thanks for some exciting new ideas! (love passage d'enfer!) :)
Lily is very rare and difficult to get right... my list would pretty much consist of one true, realistic lily... frederic malle's lys méditerranée 🌹
Hi Sam. Love your videos. An incense perfume I like that's not on your list is Serge Lutens l'Eau Froide. Especially lovely to wear in summer, it also reminds me of a cedarwood wardrobe my mom kept coats in when I was growing up. Thanks for all your reviews and suggestions. Clare in Manchester, UK
I love your scent descriptions! You think of fragrances the same way I do. I love that!
I just lit my Feu de Bois candle and opened up YT-- and there you are with just the video I want! Perfect.
Passage d'Enfer is one of my top five. Good in every season, every occasion.
Wow, a match made in heaven 🌹
You posted!! Highlight of weekend!
You're so sweet! 🌹
Hi, thank you for this brilliant review, I have browsed quite some (niche focussed) channels lately,but you managed to a lot of new fragrances, I didn't know more than half of them and they all are very appealing to me, since I do not like the typical sweet, floral and often female marketed scents, they give me headaches. It would be great if you could do a patchouli top ten two ❤ love also the way how you ranged them, thank you, will definitely hunt for some of the scents 😅
I'm hooked on incense perfumes right now. I wear them to church every Sunday. Today - Shalimar EDP. Thank you for covering this category. La vierge de feu is a great lilly incense, more affordably Zara Elegantly Tokyo is a good entry. In my collection, I have: Encense Suave, Bewitching Jasmine, Nuit de Feu, L'ombre de Mervilles, and the three mentioned before. My husband also loves the smell of incense so I wear it and burn them a lot.
Thank you for these recommendations, I'm so glad you're an incense lover as well 🌹
I have been searching for for parfums with Frankincense! Thank you ❤❤❤😊
Superb selections and timely, I’ve been on a Myrrh kick for some reason, now I’m now hitting on incense and you nailed my favourite in your first bottle, older version is my preferred. Another oldie which holds up well is CdG Daphne, not so upfront at first, the incense comes through with body heat.
Unum Laus is perfect for colder weather, again a joy to wear.
Re: Asakusa which is now a tourist area , there’s a popular temple with large incense burners in front of the entrance, just say Asaksa. I’ve only just begun to enjoy Rose and incense fragrances after years of thinking they are not my thing!
Thank you so much for sharing! I'm glad you came around to the rose and incense 🌹
Fantastic review and list. Here is another two pretty good once. D&G Velvet Encense and Encense Roi by Histoire de Parfums. Something to think about as well. D&G is pricey obviously but very smooth.
Fantastic list Sam ! I’d add also serge Lutens orphelin
Hey Sam!! You always bring the classics and I love it!! Right now my two favorite are Memoirs of of perfume collector LOST IN THE DESERT & Dries Van Noten Rock The Myrrh!! Lineage by Amouage as well 🤍
Amazing review!!
Thank you so much 🌹 Very nice selection.
Thanks for the introduction is so many fragrances I’ve never heard of! You owe it to yourself to try La Liturgie des Heures from Jovoy Paris and Siene by Tiziana Terenzi.
I love Incense in fragrance, but I see there is so much more to discover. Been wearing Avignon and Passage d'Enfer for well over a decade. Need to go find my sample of Bois D’Ascese.
Funny enough I’m wearing S.L L'orpheline today. About to go clean the chicken coop and I pick my scent carefully for this as it can be disastrous if I make the wrong choice. Somehow I landed on L'orpheline today.
Thank you so much for sharing. I hope L'Orpheline worked well in the chicken coop 🌹
@@MyWorldofFragrance it did! 🐓
I tend to gravitate towards the warmer incense variety however I do own Relique D’Amour and love it, but of course I would because I adore lily-Relique D’Amour is cold, damp, camphorous and melancholic. Haven’t tried L’Eau Trois but it is on my list to sample! And I’ve tried to stop blind buying but you’re killlllliiiinnnn’ me with the Naomi Goodsir 😫 splendid video thank you for going through some fragrances in this genre ♥︎ incense is one of my favourite olfactory indulgences 🫶🏻
Thank you so much! Love to hear it 🌹🌹🌹
Fabulous list. I have one and a few samples of those knocking around which I’ll revisit. Always look forward to your videos and rewatch them too! Xx
I instantly heard you say lily and thought, Relique d'Amour. Sadly, it's longevity is abysmal on my skin. Bought the 100ml anyway, it's that worth it.
Also, Atlas Fever has a incense undertone to it that one might like if you are into vanillas
I never fail to love your take on anything. Thank you so much for taking the time to research, develop, prepare and present to us in such a happy and informative way.
Wow, thank you. Appreciate this 🌹
Yay! Incense is my favorite note. Thanks for sharing your favs! I purchase relique d'amour per your recommendation a year or so ago and love it, though the longevity isnt impressive...as you warned.
I lean towards a citrusy incense like TRNP Sanctum or Caron's eau de réglisse. Sacred Ground by trnp is amazballz! Btw love the goth lip, you look gorgeous ❤😽
Thank you so much. Lovely ones you mention there! I am a die hard Caronista 🌹 Much love
@@MyWorldofFragrance 😽💕
Great video Sam!
You have me curious about Mandala. My incense forward fragrances are from indie perfumers. I have Papillon Artisan Spell 125 and Anubis. My last incense perfume was from Teone Reinthal and it's a plant based perfume called Magdala.
You look amazing as always. Have a great day! 💛😊✨
Oh my godness, I forgot to include Spell 125, lol! I have it too. Thank you so much 🌹
Hey hi! I would love a video where you discuss the various occasions you find yourself reaching across all your categories of fragrances. Maybe it is just that my day to day life is relatively mundane, but I work in schools, have a young child, and rarely find the opportunity to branch out from either subtle or mass appealing fragrances. When and where do you find the time to enjoy the wide variety of scent profiles you own and share with us? I’m interested in hearing your answers even if my own life does not currently present similar opportunities 😊❤
That's a good question - you'd be surprised what actually works to wear in public... I just go lighter with the sprays if it's overpowering and the compliments I receive are sometimes for the most challenging things! I think the first step is confidence because if you wear your scent and not the other way around, it will work. Hope I answered your question... basically I wear exactly what my mood wants 🌹
@@MyWorldofFragrance that does answer my question and makes sense- I probably could branch out and just keep in mind sometimes less is more 🤣 thanks for your response!
Not sure if it counts, but I really like Frankincense by Neals Yard. It’s pretty affordable and always sold out. An even more affordable one is AllSaints Incense City, good as a beginners incense, unisex and a fairly easy wear.
Thank you! Of course it counts! Now I must look out for it. And you're right, Incense City is a great introductory incense 🌹
I kinda missed Comme des Garçons Monocle Scent One: Hinoki for a soft incense and for an in your face kind: Rien Intense Incense by Etat Libre d’Orange. I like La Liturgie des Heures by Jovoy a lot as well.
Thanks for sharing these great ones 🌹
Contagiously enthusiastic video !
I love incense as a note--thanks so much for this great, well-researched video! A bunch more for my wish list :)
Thank you so much 🌹
Fully agree with incense scents excelling in temperature-controlled AC environments! My fave has to be Tauer Orange Star although incense isn't listed but it's a good one and soo versatile too.
Thanks for sharing - I can totally see how that would wear well in AC! 🌹
What a unique video! I am just now developing an attraction to incense in fragrances. I received a sample fragrance with an order, it is Venom of the Angels by Piotr Czarnecki. It has such a divine scent profile. I'm considering purchasing a bottle if I can get my hands on it.
Ooo will check some of these out
Also we missed you, thank you for the fun new video!
Thank you, Lisa! 🌹
We have a brand in New Zealand called the Virtue. She has a whole range of incense fragrances as well as the rolled incense sticks. My favorite is Holy Smoke. Its like Ensence Sauve from Matiere Premiere but more interesting and not so sweet. Another one I really love is from Givenchy and its Eaudemoiselle Essence des Palais, it smells like a niche perfume and not anything like a designer. Very hard to come by these days. But beautiful incense, myrrh rose leather. Love your videos so much Sam
Thank you for sharing a brand from NZ! I am certain that Eaudemoiselle flanker is fabulous - I can see how they could have played up the original. Much love 🌹
I was never into incense because my mom hated it + I'm asthmatic so incense was a no-no growing up.
Even in church, I live in the tropics so incense + heat = no bueno
Butttt I tried Allsaints Incense City and I like it. It feels Mysterious.
I also love Midnight Stroll by Gucci, I layer it with their A Chant for a Nymph and it's the perfect combo.
I don't have access to most of the fragrances you mentioned but I'm interested!
Heeley Cardinal is my fave. A bit sweeter than Avignon. Maack’s Craft is lovely too and along similar lines. So many also where incense isn’t the main player like CDG Daphne.
Cardinal is great indeed. Ooo Daphne I don't quite remember, I know it's iconic 🌹
@@MyWorldofFragrance daphne smells a bit like ELDO rien- same perfumer!
love that @@lisaesposito7317
Every time I watch Ahsoka (the tv show) I think of you Sam. 😄 You totally look like you could be Rosario's sister. 🥰 Actually just tried Terrible Teddy and I think you described it well. Definitely nailed Bois d'Ascese. Great vid!
What a compliment! Haha... Thanks for coming by 🌹
You are so, so talented. Loved this and learned a lot.
You are so sweet for this comment, thank you 🌹
Definitely recommend to try: Etro messe de minuit, Anatole Grimoire (a different take on incense with cumin), Sideris too
I want Messe de Minuit so bad :( Anatole Grimoire I have not heard of. Thanks for stopping by 🌹🌹
I really love Magnificat by V Canto. It’s so meditative.
It opens with stone powder, rose and Ylang Ylang. It’s definitely a cold incense. It’s dense, slight sweet and powdery.
Definite ancient stone church vibes
Thank you, sounds amazing! 🌹
i always really enjoy your perfume choices. thank you
Thank you so much 🌹
Fantastic selection! A real favourite style of fragrance for me, with Avignon probably my favourite. Love all your selections that I know of. Will need to check out that Rose et Marius which I've not heard of before 🙏🏻. Another great one I'll recommend is Oriza L Legrand's Reve d'Ossian, a beauty imo 🙌🏻😊. Next stop for me - finally purchasing a bottle of Ma Nishtana!😄
Thanks Marcus - Ma Nishtana really is amongst the best! I do like Reve d'Ossian as well 🌹
Encens Roi by HdP worth mentioning if you are looking for an Avignon - Full Incense - Zefiro type genre. It's the best out of the four imho. Thanks for the list!
Oooo how have I not tried that HdP? Thank you 🌹🌹
I’m becoming obsessed with incense lately so this vid is perfect
Thank you, I'm glad to hear that 🌹🌹
Would be lovely to order everything you mentioned in a scent kit
Oooo, I wish! 🌹
I love Relique d'Amour and Avignon. I am excited to pull them out again since the weather has turned cooler. Andy Tauer Incense Extreme and his Incense Flash are very nice. L'oblio by Meo Fusciuni (I probably spelled his name wrong) is nice too, but doesn't last long on my skin.
Thank you! Ah I do like those Tauers too. Meo Fusciuni can do no wrong to me, will have to try L'Oblio 🌹
Dope video Sam.
Thank you 🌹🌹
EPC - Bergamot incense is stunning ❤
Thank you 🌹🌹
Reliquia by Filippo Sorcinelli & Devotion by The House of Matriarch…great video!
Ah yes, Sorcinelli does good incense.. House of Matriarch is so hard for me to get a hold of - I must one day! Thank you 🌹🌹
Aaaaaw: AVIGNON ❤
I own this and I love it to death!
It is so good and 'reasonably' priced 🌹
I generally not a fan of fragrances by Matiere Premiere, but... Encens Suave is phenomenal.
Fillipo Sorcinelli as a brand- Contre Bombarde 32 as an example is superb.
Mendittorosa- Osang- incredible.
Oh yes oh yes, you're right! Osang I need to try 🌹
I'm very underexperienced when it comes to incense in fragrances, but I love to burn incense sticks. My fave brand is The Mother's India Fragrances. They have so many scents but my faves are Prem, Om and Amrita. Really good quality but affordable if you are in UK
Thank you for sharing these, I do need some new incense sticks 🌹
@@MyWorldofFragrance I've just ordered myself some more 🤗
I don't know any of the fragrances you talk about in this video. But of what I have I really enjoy Legacy of Petra by Penhaligon's. It was released in 2022, very reminiscent of Angels' Share by Kilian even though they have very different notes.
Ah yes, that one has liquorice too as far as I remember. Thanks for sharing 🌹
Hej Sam! Du favner bredt med din kanal;-) Big fan of pre-reformulated Bois D’Ascèse, and Prin is the new super talented kid on the block. Prin Onthamara is a lovely smoky, woody oud that is leaning towards incense territory. I think Areej Le Dore's History of Indonesian Oud would be something right up your alley.
Hejsa! Tak skal du have :) Love the recommendations 🌹🌹🌹
ROJA DOVE AOUD ABSOLUE PRECIEUX - Is hands done the best representation of fine Japanese Incense liquified.
I love every News Video. Would Love to See a Video again with your sister or husband/Boyfriend included😊❤❤❤
Thank you for the suggestion, I will try to bring people back 🌹🌹
It is so beautiful when you speak the french names😍🙈🙊
Not sure if it's strictly incense, but I'm obsessed with Filippo Sorcinelli's Contre Bombarde 32 at the moment
You are so right! Love it 🌹
Awesome list 🎉
Omg please try Wil Germain Passion Victim. New house delicious frankincense, citrus that lasts forever. Would love to hear your thoughts 😊
Fab choices, thank you. If you have a chance to try Loubane - Heritage Berber - my favourite cold incense.x
Oh thanks for sharing!
I Looooooove incense 😈 😇 please recommend some good lily perfumes. Its a hard one to find as a note that is the star
Aesop's new Ouranon would fit this list very well! It's a very cold fragrance. Quite meditative to me. I love it and have it on my wishlist! 🥰
I literally just received a sample of Bois d'Ascese by Naomi Goodsir 2 days ago and was highly impressed! I used to own Passage D'enfer but ended up decluttering it... I can't remember why 😬 I think I still have a decant of it. I'm going to revisit it. 😏
Ooo love the Aēsop fragrances, thanks for sharing! By all means, find the decant 🌹
Bo by the brand Liis. Cool. Mysterious. Gorgeous.
My prefered incense scents are:
L'Orpheline by Serge Lutens, AVIGNON by CdG & MESSE DE MINUIT by ETRO.
The last one is beloved by my dad who usually DETEST incense 😂❤
Messe de Minuit is by Etro 😮
@@Loufi303sorry, right ❤
@@OphelieFontaine 💜
Messe de Minuit... almost got a bottle, then it was sold out :( thanks for sharing! 🌹
I honestly didn't know Masque Milano did 100ml. Sam, I'm a little surprised by no Amouage in your collection. I guess just not a fan of their offerrings? I could totally see you enjoying epic woman.
I'm new to the world of fragrance. I love the idea of incense but not sure how it would wear in a tropical climate. I'm on the lookout for a warm weather incense.
The ambroxinated ones like Penhaligon's would be an option. Or the warmer incenses. I tried wearing Liquidnight in 30+ celcius and it just didn't hit right 🌹
Darren Alan Sacred Smoke a Nag chaplain incense with rose. Amazing.
That sounds absolutely incredible. Thank you 🌹
Incense is my favourite note ❤
One of mine too 🌹 just fabulous
Again amazing ideo Sam! So inspirational! I would love to try those but i must say i never even saw most of the brands you mentioned in niche stores! Where do you come across these gems? :)
Thank you so much! Well I hunt for niche fragrances wherever I go, so mostly in person at boutiques :) and I'm lucky to live somewhere with a lot of range 🌹
Mandala!!! 🥰🥰🥰
An Oratoire is a small chapel.[not necessarily in a church]...My favorite incense perfume is La Liturgie Des Heures by Jovoy. Reve D'Ossian by Oriza Legrand is nice too.
Thank you! Ooo yes, true church scents 🌹
VAPEUR DIABLOTINE created by Nathalie Feisthauer: I gave it away and NOW I want it back. It was too much for me, but I think I am ready for it at the moment 😊
Haha, see I don't wear it often as I have to be ready, but when I am, it's just incredible 🌹
What is very weird is that cooler incense like Avignon smells of bubble bath to me. I have absolutely no idea why I get that connection.
Yes agreed sometimes too incense is cool and cold too.
Yesss I do like Mandala yes a unique one. I was very tight I got the 10ml 🤣
Ooo as a lily lover that one does sound nice with incense. I've tried a few of the Oriza L ones. They do them vintage style ones really nicely.
Fab list as ever. I'm predictable I think I could reel off half a dozen Amouages but I think maybe my favourite is Interlude "Woman" with the incense
Thank you... I can see that! The Amouage incenses are definitely an option for the pricey end 🌹