Series 3 Incense: Avignon
Oriental Woody · 2002 · Bertrand Duchaufour
Notes carried over from an earlier source and not independently checked.
- Reported longevity
- Moderate
- Reported sillage
- Moderate
- Typical occasion
- Romantic/Evening
- Typical season
- Winter
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
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.
Taste Profile
The Anchor
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.
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.
Reviewed profile. This profile has received a focused catalogue review.
Series 3 Incense: Avignon reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory. That is 93rd percentile for warmth across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Series 3 Incense: Avignon sits mid-range on projection. That is 39th percentile for projection across 5,283 scored fragrances.
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 5,283 scored fragrances.
Series 3 Incense: Avignon feels thick in the air, saturated and physically there. That is 80th percentile for texture across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Series 3 Incense: Avignon keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 14th percentile for sweetness across 5,283 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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