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Smoke & leather

Perfumes that smell like church incense

These perfumes evoke church incense through their resinous heart, where olibanum and myrrh lend a sacred, smoky warmth. Cade oil, elemi, and labdanum add a dry, woody depth that feels like the air of a quiet nave.

The notes behind itincensemyrrholibanumfrench labdanumcade oilelemi
  1. Full Incense01MontaleFull Incense★ 4.13 · 2,263 ratingsWith incense, french labdanum
  2. Black Eau de Toilette02Comme des GarconsBlack Eau de Toilette★ 4.37 · 1,686 ratingsWith incense, olibanum
  3. Ebene Fume03Tom FordEbene Fume★ 4.10 · 3,616 ratingsWith incense, cade oil
  4. Sacred Wood04By KilianSacred Wood★ 4.10 · 1,958 ratingsWith elemi, incense, myrrh
  5. Black Incense Malaki05ChopardBlack Incense Malaki★ 4.25 · 1,033 ratingsWith olibanum
  6. Royal Incense06OmanluxuryRoyal Incense★ 4.22 · 881 ratingsWith incense
  7. Incense 0107Swiss ArabianIncense 01★ 4.35 · 1,002 ratings
  8. La Liturgie des Heures08Jovoy ParisLa Liturgie des Heures★ 4.07 · 1,349 ratingsWith incense, olibanum, french labdanum
  9. Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Avignon09Comme des GarconsComme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Avignon★ 4.35 · 3,685 ratingsWith elemi, french labdanum, incense
  10. Reve d'Ossian10Oriza L. LegrandReve d'Ossian★ 4.19 · 962 ratingsWith incense, elemi, myrrh
  11. Bloody Smoke11Lorenzo PazzagliaBloody Smoke★ 3.93 · 392 ratingsWith incense, olibanum, myrrh
  12. Sacred Scarab12Zoologist PerfumesSacred Scarab★ 3.81 · 926 ratingsWith myrrh, incense, cade oil

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Chosen by matching each fragrance’s notes and accords to the impression, among fragrances with at least 300 ratings, one per line so flankers don’t crowd the list. “Our pick” marks a fragrance our editors add by hand.