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Copal Azur Aedes de Venustas 2014

8.1 / 10 438 Ratings

A popular perfume by Aedes de Venustas for women and men, released in 2014. The scent is smoky-spicy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Smoky

Spicy

Resinous

Aquatic

Fresh

Fragrance Notes

Frankincense

Copal resin Myrrh

Myrrh

Ozone

Resins

Salt

Amber

Cardamom

Patchouli

Tonka bean

Perfumer

Bertrand Duchaufour

Ratings

Scent

8.1438 Ratings

Longevity

8.0371 Ratings

Sillage

7.2372 Ratings

Bottle

8.5333 Ratings

Value for money

6.8152 Ratings

Submitted by Franfan20 · last update on 01/22/2026.

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Reviews

29 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/08/2024

Mlleghoul
474 Reviews

Mlleghoul

7

a dream of following the path of the setting sun

Copal Azur from Aedes de Venustas is a prophecy rustling on the wind, woven from copal and frankincense fumes that billow from temples guarding secrets older than gods. Meditate on these vapors of incense and antiquity, and you'll find it's a salty, bittersweet paradox, a wisp of sacrificial smoke laced with the unexpected sweetness of caramelized ambers. A sacred offering – a glistening, balsamic lacquered glaze burnishing a forgotten feast, a tang of something primal, both savory and sweet. A taste of eternity, a sticky fever dream forgotten ritual, clinging to your ribs long after the final swallow. The jungle itself seems to hold its breath as explorers, trespassers who believe they understand the weight of the past, navigate its sun-dappled heart toward the source of the scent. The air hangs heavy with it, a fat, golden sigh that twists through the foliage--which, wary of the intrusion, whispers not of secrets but of warnings from the dusty pages of history, hinting at unknown chapters these interlopers were never meant to be a part of. A golden condor soars overhead, its wings brushing against this intoxicating residue; it, too, is aloft on a dream of following the path of the setting sun.

Updated on 03/08/2024

11/14/2014

9Scent

RVB
1 Review

RVB

Helpful Review 3

Tropical incense

Copal Azur by Aedes De Venustas and created by Bertrand Duchaufour is a new and fascinating take on the incense genre. Bertrand Duchaufour has created many memorable incense perfumes including Aedes's own eponymous scent and the famous Avignon by Commes des Garcon.Here he creates a new genre.I'd call it "Tropical Incense" or "Oceanic Incense".

Too often these days are the launches of perfumes accompanied by marketing drivel and florid descriptions that rarely live up to the hype.Descriptions of exotic locales, rituals and rare ingredients fall flat as the reality is far different from the promised journey.Copal Azur is one of the few perfumes I've found that indeed does take you on the promised journey and what a journey it is.

Designed to recall the juxtaposition of the scared Mayan incense Copal,the lush oceanic locale of Tulum,and the verdant Mayan jungle,Copal Azur starts with a powerful blast of incense apparently constructed from 3 different extractions of Frankincense as Copal itself is not used as a perfumery ingredient.The opening is eye- wateringly strong.Behind the incense lurks a marine like ozonic note but don't worry aquatic phobes there's no Calone like note here.Because of that the incense has less of a Catholic or liturgical feel. It's more of a dry/bitter green ozonic note,almost chlorine like with a salty element.It has an airy and crisp feeling like staring into the depths of a deep blue cenote.Since cenotes usually occur at a fresh and salt water interface this makes perfect olfactory sense.Think of it as a salty fresh note,maybe Floralzone?.

After a few minutes a tropical note begins to creep in.This is the note of the Mayan jungle.It is the scent of a distant jungle rot with a spicy sweet green accent provided by the Cardamom.Bertrand Duchaufour used a similar note in his excellent Aurore Nomade for The Different Company.In Aurore Nomade the floral element was turned up and accented with rum and spices.Here it's much drier and airier.It'se the distant humid veneer of the jungle made drier by the incense and ozonic notes.At this point Copal Azur really does provide a remarkable realistic feeling of being on the beach in Tulum surrounded by a cloud of burning copal resin.As the perfume reaches it's middle stages it becomes slightly sweeter as the notes of Tonka bean and Amber make an entrance. The amber is meant to represent the fire that burns the sacred Copal. That sweetness is tempered by the patchouli and the Myrrh and the resinous smell of the Copal still swirls like a sweet smoke holding everything together.As Copal Azur dries down the notes meld seamlessly into each other into a resinous salty/fresh tropical blur.With a polite sillage and excellent longevity this is a must try for incense lovers and those that enjoy fresh tropical salty scents.It'sew and daring take on incense.I truly enjoyed the journey.Bravo Bertrand Duchaufour and Aedes De Venustas!

08/12/2025

9Scent 10Longevity 10Sillage

MrsC
7 Reviews

MrsC

1

Certainly an experience

I love this fragrance a lot. It is definiteley not for everybody. I wear it solely for myself. This is no wallflower by any means. The frankincense is uplifted by the cardamom and the salty and ozonic notes make it a fragrance for a contemplative mood. I haven't smelled copal before so I can't say anyting about that.

Wearing this conjures up the image of sitting near a sea, a temple of some sort in the vicinity and just being there, overthinking your life, meditating and being content while feeling the salty breeze around you. I love the addition of cardemom. It somehow makes it more positive and bright. Without the cardamom it probably would have felt heavy and gloomy. Sillage is great and lasts a very long time.

Updated on 08/12/2025

10/28/2025

10Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

MauWitch
6 Reviews

MauWitch

1

Scent of Nostalgia

It's the closest thing to a temazcal or a shamanic ceremony. It reminds me of energy cleansings, rituals in Tulum, a spiritual retreat in the mountains, or traveling back in time to the pre-Hispanic era during the splendor of the Aztec empire. Fresh yet smoky, resinous, and spicy.

One of my favorites from the brand.

07/03/2017

9.5Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

Meggi
1018 Reviews

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Meggi

Top Review 37

The Best Comes Last

This will be a quick comment today, meaning: I’m not giving the text any maturation time. It’s urgent.

I tested Copal Azur in the store last Saturday. Although I also had a sample at home (many thanks to Gerdi!), I could have tried something else in the big city, but the matter just couldn’t wait…

The scent didn’t make it easy for me at first. I’m picky about clove, and I catch a decent portion of it right after application. Something eugenol-like or related, in any case. So, the Venus(tas) wants to be conquered, at least as far as I’m concerned. However, within the first half hour, it becomes clear that the prickly clove is limited to the opening, as it slowly drifts away.

In any case, the clove was by no means alone. White pepper plays a nearly equally strong role. Soon, it fully exploits its proximity to incense, and even before it recedes, a distinct shifting begins: The smoky-resinous faction shows, on one hand, cool-sour true incense facets, and a secret, sour support from vetiver seems conceivable, while anise additionally freshens things up. On the other hand - and with gradually increasing weight - a beautiful amber note spreads. From dusty-resinous to spicy-smoky to sweetly-cozy, it carries the entire palette without giving me the impression of being served by forced crafts from a resin construction kit.

It remains still and close to the skin until, after several hours, softer and balsamic components gain significance, which I, of course, missed on the day of the store test and could only catch up on today: Warm-spicy myrrh with its twist of smoked or better charred caramel. A gentle, latent effervescent sweetness, which must have some contribution from coumarin. Additionally, from the afternoon onwards, there’s a bit of wood as a distant base, which may be of artificial (but not DIY store) origin. This could be my only point of slight nagging, but it’s acceptable after a good six hours when the rest is superb and at least fundamentally well-behaved (though quietly) continues to smoke and amber.

I was quite surprised to note that “maritime and ozonic notes” are supposed to be involved. I would have never guessed that. Sure, it’s always subtly airy-fresh, and in retrospect, a thought of “vetiver-salt” might make sense now. However, it doesn’t seem mandatory to me.

Whatever. I constantly had to stay engaged, sniffing again. First struggling with the clove, then catching all the smoky-resinous variations completely, and long, long before the - as I now know with a delay - stylish finish, the chic Bembel was due.

1. My wife liked the stuff. An incense lover! Like hitting the jackpot in the lottery.
2. The scent cost only half of the once proud price at the Hamburger Hof.
and
3. Three more boxes were still there on Saturday evening.

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Merlotsupern

2 months ago

7Scent 7Longevity 5Sillage

9

Sadly the beautiful copal intro morphs into a slightly balsamic tonkatastic squiddy core. Meditatively close to skin.

PerfumeAl

1 year ago

8Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

3

Really nice fresh incense fragrance. Not church like, just really well done. Will get a decant to try it out through the summer.

TimoF

1 year ago

9Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

2

Incence surrounded by marine notes. It is fresh, zingy and dry with restrained sweetness and light smoke.

Redrot

7 months ago

8.5Scent

1

Bright copal, balsamic, bit musty dusty yet sexy. inhaled long. Smells a bit like a sauna

AlexD76

1 year ago

9Scent 7Sillage

1

Hypnotic and spiritual fragrance. It opens with a burst of fresh, ozonic notes that give way to a warm, spicy heart.

Holscentbar

1 year ago

8Scent

1

Smoky resins with fresh and airy nuance

fragwhims

3 days ago

9Scent 8Longevity 6Sillage

Beautiful airy copal with a sea spray and air. Almost sparkly. Slightly cold but still spicy thanks to cardamom. Dries down to be more sweet

Axiomatic

1 year ago

9Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

58

53

Naked soul awakened by copal
Naked body sweet cardamom
Night water greets them
Freed, they swim
Cool spray protects*

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Eggi37

1 year ago

7.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

49

84

Duchaufour smokes Copal resins
Sharp-spicy-warm dark sacred incense
from the church
Drifts over the ocean
Connecting with cool
H2O molecules

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ElAttarine

1 year ago

10Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

39

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Ritual place by the sea, salty spray brightens
Copal smoke opens your heart, do you see
the divine already? Have no
fear anymore, you have reached your goal.

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