Bois d'Encens

Armani/Privé · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2004

≈ $290 · 100ml · approx. retail

A serene, meditative incense built on smoky frankincense wrapped in dry cedar and resinous labdanum. The founding fragrance of the line, it feels quiet and reverent, like cool smoke drifting through a stone cathedral.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterEveningSpecial Occasion

Perfumer

Michel Almairac

French · 29 in collection

Born in Grasse in 1953 and trained at Roure Bertrand Dupont, Michel Almairac is a master perfumer long associated with Robertet, credited with shaping the olfactory signature of Chloé. He later co-founded the family house Parle Moi de Parfum with his son Benjamin.

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