Bois d'Armenie
Bois d'Arménie opens with incense and frankincense — the aromatic resins burning on paper, smoky and spiritual without being heavy.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 3 accords.
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- Patchouli55
- Amber50
- Iris35
The note pyramid
- Incense
- Frankincense
- Pink Pepper
- Iris
- Guaiac Wood
- Benzoin
By the editors · 2 min readBois d'Arménie opens with incense and frankincense — the aromatic resins burning on paper, smoky and spiritual without being heavy. Pink pepper and iris add a slightly cool, spiced floral quality to the opening, keeping it from reading as purely ecclesiastical.
Guaiac wood and benzoin in the heart are the core accord: guaiac brings a smoky, slightly rubbery wood note while benzoin offers warm, balsamic sweetness — together they replicate the feeling of that smoldering aromatic paper more than any single note could. Patchouli and white musk ground the base with earth and skin warmth. A meditation-room fragrance with surprisingly good wear — intimate and contemplative without being oppressive.
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