Beautifully smooth, cozy, incense amber for a cold day like today in the Northeast. A little loud and a little too sweet late in its development but I love it nonetheless. The performance is really strong if that’s your thing. On previous wears, I’ve sometimes wished it would chill out a bit in the late dry down.

Encens Suave is one of the best incense fragrances on the market, while simultaneously being one of my favourite ambers at the same time. Right from the first spray you’re blasted with a powerful incense note which is strong, smoky, dark and slightly bitter. The incense persists as the star of the show here yet develops a beautiful amber accord in the base to sweeten things up - vanilla, benzoin and labdanum are used to create this classic accord. While coffee is listed, it’s not detectable at all, I find it likely adds to the smoky bitterness of the incense and that’s all. The incense isn’t old, churchy or dirty at all - it’s dark, brooding and dry but the sweetness of the other notes balances this perfectly. Matiere Premier presents a main singular note in all its glory with each of his releases, and he has perfected incense here while also releasing a fantastic Amber into the market.