Copal Azur
Copal Azur opens with a pale, resinous smoke — not the dark church incense of frankincense, but something cooler and almost mineral, like sun-warmed tree sap cracking open.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 10 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Smoky65
- Aromatic50
- Salty50
- Ozonic
The note pyramid
- Incense
- Incense
- Patchouli
- Cardamom
- Tonka Bean
- Incense
By the editors · 2 min readCopal Azur opens with a pale, resinous smoke — not the dark church incense of frankincense, but something cooler and almost mineral, like sun-warmed tree sap cracking open. The copal here feels distinctly New World rather than ecclesiastical, carrying a brightness that keeps the composition from turning heavy or solemn.
As it develops, cardamom adds a green-spiced lift while patchouli grounds the smoke in earth. The incense thread runs through all layers, but it shifts: what began as bright resin gradually deepens into something warmer, touched by amber and tonka. The sweetness never dominates — it simply rounds the edges, like honey drizzled over wood.
This is incense for someone who finds traditional temple fragrances too oppressive. It wears closer to the skin than it projects, making it surprisingly wearable for daily life despite its smoky bent. The overall effect is meditative but accessible, with enough warmth to feel enveloping without becoming cloying.
Scent twins
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