Smoke is not what you might think given the name, there's many different ways to evoke the feeling of smoke but niche and trendy perfume brands will try to bombard you with overly smoky birch, cade and guaiac fragrances. That's cool if that's what you like but the overdose for me often seems like it's covering for the fact it's not a very good perfume. Anyway.... This is a cool then warm, breezy incense affair which doesn't follow any kind of trope, but also without being anything too out there. It has a wafting, underlying sense of smoke, and that's what makes it a winner for me. I suppose I get the resins, olibanum, labdanum, galbanum listed here but in truth this is a true accord of incense, without a one of those being too prominent. I honestly went into trying this brand with the usual bright eyed enthusiasm I normally display and even a touch of bias because I find Lyn Harris to be a very good perfumer indeed. There's always a respect for the composition, knowing what's best, complexity and depth but with a less is more and a great sense of knowing when a perfume is finished. I thought it was excellent, shame the price point is so high (again not a critique) because they are a little out of my price range and this certainly wasn't my favourite of the three I managed to try.