Seajewel Report post Posted March 16, 2023 Sweet myrrh, frankincense smoke, Damascus rose resin, ambrette seed, winter mosses, and ambergris. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
forspecial_plate Report post Posted March 29, 2023 This is heavy on resins, very frankincense & myrrh, but the other notes do make themselves known, especially the mosses and a touch of rose. Overall it's close to soapy and if you can't do mosses or rose, this might not work out for you. I believe the ambrette seed and ambergris are making this smell "perfumey" and chic, but not standing out a whole lot. It reminds me of a classic, old-school chypre. I had to check the notes because later in the dry-down, I thought I smelled patchouli as well. Not sure where that came from, maybe the mosses? I haven't tried them side-by-side, but I can say with some confidence, this reminds me of OLLA Eve. This one is smokier and a little darker, but they do share a similar vibe with the resins, mosses, and rose. When I first got this I thought it was almost ALL frank & myrrh, and I would like that, but I am glad the other notes came out more after a few days of resting. : ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samanare Report post Posted April 17, 2023 Resin, ambrette seed, and frankincense/myrrh. The incense and resin notes dominate on me, along with a healthy dose of ambrette seed. There's just a little bit of Damascus rose in the background. But overall, very much a heady resin and incense scent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HerbGirl Report post Posted June 28, 2023 (edited) I was recently sent a bottle of this by accident (gift!) and decided to give it a try. This is lovely. It is what I have wanted from every Frankincense/Myrrh blend and where they have all failed, this one succeeds. Over the hour that it takes to settle, I smell every note! And it settles as mostly ambergris, ambrette seed and frankincense, which I love. Nothing harsh, everything mellow: a warm, comforting scent. I keep reapplying to repeat the journey. Love. What a wonderful accidental gift. Still a love on 19 July '23 Edited July 19, 2023 by HerbGirl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cali Report post Posted April 15 (edited) How have I not left a review here yet! I've had this sitting around since I got the christmas order in, and i absolutely love this wet: soapy incense, applied it directly morphs to something deeper, and more realistic. It really evokes the art it's based on; a creepy, dark monastery looming in the distance with inexplicable strong waft of incense and myrrh coming from it's direction, luring you nearer to it. You, perhaps a weary traveler alone on a snowy night, looking for a place to stay. I can smell mosses and trees, and the cold snow. Dried, it's more like you're already inside the monastery, or at least just stepped in the door, as I get a slightly more stone-scent(?) later, and wafts every so often of the "forest" aspect of it. (The scent is not creepy neccesarily, that's what my brain, paired with the art makes of this, it is a very wearable, beautiful thing. Nor is it super heavy on anything, everything is mixed gorgeously and even the frankincense, while being the strongest, doesn't go crazy like it did on my skin with many other scents). Beautiful!! Edited July 21 by Cali Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoseThornAndOak Report post Posted Sunday at 05:53 AM Heavy resinous frankincense & myrrh with powder and ambrette. It goes weird on me and reminds me of the inside of a vintage velvety box from our Christmas decorations that, wait that's not right. My Dad has a little wooden log cabin incense burner that is super cool, and this reminds me of that, but I prefer the smell of that. This is nice in a way, but so heavy and strong and powdery. I prefer Rose Cross. Room scent! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
