Series 3 Incense: Avignon by Comme des Garçons

Comme des Garçons

Series 3 Incense: Avignon

Oriental Woody · 2002 · Bertrand Duchaufour

IncenseMyrrhChamomile

Longevity

Moderate

Sillage

Moderate

Occasion

Romantic/Evening

Seasonality

Winter

Cool church incense sits at the center, softened by resinous myrrh and a hint of chamomile. It smells of stone, smoke and quiet ritual. Meditative and dry, it stays contemplative.

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The Known Lane

You know exactly what you like and wear it for yourself.

You know your lane and you're happy there. The comfort of familiarity is special and should be honoured. A memory in waiting.

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How Series 3 Incense: Avignon smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Series 3 Incense: Avignon reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory, and keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere.

Warmthwarm, close0.82

Series 3 Incense: Avignon reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory. That is 91st percentile for warmth across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Projectionmid-range0.46

Series 3 Incense: Avignon sits mid-range on projection, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle. That is 37th percentile for projection across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Riskmid-range0.60

Series 3 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 5,322 scored fragrances.

Texturemid-range0.66

Series 3 Incense: Avignon sits mid-range on texture, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle. That is 90th percentile for texture across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessdry0.20

Series 3 Incense: Avignon keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 13th percentile for sweetness across 5,322 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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