Velvet Incense, from EPC Experimental Perfume Club was released in 2020. The perfumer behind this creation is Emmanuelle Moeglin. The notes are Amber, Ambroxan, Bergamot, Iris, Juniper Berries, Labdanum, Myrrh, Olibanum (Frankincense), Patchouli, Tea, Vanilla.
Experimental Perfume Club's Velvet Incense is giving the melted-down essence of an entire perfume collection in a cauldron - harmonized, reduced, cohesive. Waterhouse's The Magic Circle, that vaporous pillar of smoke rising from glowing depths, flames crackling with magic and power. In my book The Art of Fantasy, I admired this work, noting the conspiracy of ravens looking on with menacing curiosity from beyond the symbolic ring, the landscape glowering claustrophobically with ominous intent...but inside the circle, equilibrium. Ambery cedar exhaling cool, crisp pepperiness; not "spiced" heat but sharp, bright, almost mentholated edge cutting through resinous warmth. Muted, velveteen ambery-sandalwoody sweetness, thick and plush, wrapping around that cedar spine like soft fabric pulled taut. Everything finds its place in the spell. My perfume cabinet already smells like this, which means I don't need this fragrance... but also means I absolutely understand its appeal.
Experimental Perfume Club's Velvet Incense is giving the melted-down essence of an entire perfume collection in a cauldron - harmonized, reduced, cohesive. Waterhouse's The Magic Circle, that vaporous pillar of smoke rising from glowing depths, flames crackling with magic and power. In my book The Art of Fantasy, I admired this work, noting the conspiracy of ravens looking on with menacing curiosity from beyond the symbolic ring, the landscape glowering claustrophobically with ominous intent...but inside the circle, equilibrium. Ambery cedar exhaling cool, crisp pepperiness; not "spiced" heat but sharp, bright, almost mentholated edge cutting through resinous warmth. Muted, velveteen ambery-sandalwoody sweetness, thick and plush, wrapping around that cedar spine like soft fabric pulled taut. Everything finds its place in the spell. My perfume cabinet already smells like this, which means I don't need this fragrance... but also means I absolutely understand its appeal.