Incense: Avignon by Comme des Garçons

Comme des Garçons

Incense: Avignon

Woody Incense

IncenseRoman ChamomilePalo SantoElemiLabdanumVanilla

Notes carried over from an earlier source and not independently checked.

Reported longevity
Short
Reported sillage
Close to the skin
Typical occasion
Office/Daily
Typical season
Spring

These describe how the fragrance is generally reported to behave. Skin chemistry, weather and how much you apply all change it, so your own experience may differ.

Reviewed profile

Incense and elemi resin open bright and smoky, with palo santo lending a sweet woody haze. Labdanum and a touch of vanilla warm the drydown while keeping it soft and near the skin. Quiet and prayerful, it stays intimate.

Taste Profile

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How Incense: Avignon smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Incense: Avignon stays close to the skin, worn for the wearer first, and feels thick in the air, saturated and physically there.

Reviewed profile. This profile has received a focused catalogue review.

Warmthtemperate0.47

Incense: Avignon sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber.

Projectionskin-close0.12

Incense: Avignon stays close to the skin, worn for the wearer first. That is among the lowest in the catalogue for projection across 5,320 scored fragrances.

Riskmid-range0.60

Incense: Avignon sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is 96th percentile for risk across 5,320 scored fragrances.

Texturedense0.72

Incense: Avignon feels thick in the air, saturated and physically there. That is 80th percentile for texture across 5,320 scored fragrances.

Sweetnesslightly sweet0.48

Incense: Avignon carries sweetness without letting it define the scent. That is 67th percentile for sweetness across 5,320 scored fragrances.

Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.

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