Mea Culpa
Incense and frankincense open dry and smoky from the first spray, with a churchy resinous quality that sets the entire mood immediately.
The scent fingerprint
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- Warm Spicy50
- Balsamic50
- Woody
The note pyramid
- Incense
- Frankincense
- Birch
- Cedar
- Patchouli
- Benzoin
By the editors · 2 min readIncense and frankincense open dry and smoky from the first spray, with a churchy resinous quality that sets the entire mood immediately. There's no fresh top to speak of — the smoke is the introduction.
Birch in the heart darkens the smoke into something tar-edged and slightly leathery, while cedar and patchouli build a wood scaffolding that holds the resin steady. The development stays linear and contemplative, the smoke deepening rather than evolving.
The base of benzoin and vanilla finally adds a soft sweetness underneath the incense, balsamic and warm. Musk closes the seams. The whole thing reads as a meditation-style smoky resinous fragrance, lasting long and projecting modestly, with leather as a quiet undertone.
Scent twins
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