Sanctum Perfume by Béjar
Bottle Design:
Ramón Béjar
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Sanctum Perfume 2014

7.8 / 10 31 Ratings
A popular limited perfume by Béjar for women and men, released in 2014. The scent is resinous-smoky. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Resinous
Smoky
Spicy
Woody
Earthy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
FrankincenseFrankincense
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Incense materialIncense material MyrrhMyrrh
Base Notes Base Notes
BenzoinBenzoin IncenseIncense SandalwoodSandalwood

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.831 Ratings
Longevity
8.025 Ratings
Sillage
6.726 Ratings
Bottle
8.330 Ratings
Submitted by Florblanca · last update on 12/05/2024.
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BobbyGee

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Ramón Béjar / Sanctum Perfume
SANCTUM is a fragrance that I once admired together with WILD OUD by this creator and for me they are the best of his 2 works.
Sanctum is nothing but the scent of an incense-filled Christian church. This incense fragrance is very warm, natural and is filled with the perceptible, above all, all-consuming myrrh.
Apart from her, I feel sweeter resins and sandalwood. There aren't many trees, but you can feel them softly in the background all the time. For some, this smell may be associated with the smell of pompous Christian temples (if someone likes to visit or visit). People who avoid the smell of incense or have negative associations are asked to leave the temple. The fragrance lasts a long time (8-10 hours), the projection is quite high, so dose in moderation. Otherwise, bystanders may start singing 'when the auroras rise in the morning', or prepare candles for rorats.
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Florblanca

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...and above me the nave?
I don't want to pretend to be knowledgeable about incense fragrances to incense lovers; I simply lack the knowledge and comparison options for incense scents. But I do want to whet your appetite, um, your nose...

One thing I could at least research: Incense oil for perfumery is derived from incense resin, which is obtained by making incisions in the bark of the incense tree. Of course, as with many things, there are different qualities here as well. The inferior, first harvest is primarily used for ecclesiastical purposes, where it is still mixed with styrax and anise.

The highest quality incense resin is only harvested during the last harvest; it is almost white and has a very pleasant, almost balsamic scent. It is - similar to real sandalwood - correspondingly expensive and precious, and is therefore only used for the finest perfumes.

Ramón Béjar uses such incense for his fragrance Sanctum Perfume, or "Holy Perfume." The other resins and oils used for this fragrance are of equally high quality.

I have never encountered an incense scent that didn't remind me of church and mustiness, but instead evokes a green plant covered in resin that spreads a green-fresh, resinous-sweet, and slightly smoky aroma. So nothing to do with the nave!

For this fragrance, I tip my hat to Ramón Béjar, because creating something like this and realizing his vision of a beautiful incense scent is truly an art. I can warmly recommend this fragrance to anyone who likes or even loves incense, as I would claim it is worth every cent.

Like all Béjar fragrances, Sanctum Perfume is also rather close to the body, although not as subtle as Secret Sandalwood, which I tested just before Sanctum Perfume. The longevity is very good at about 10 hours.

For the first time, testing an incense perfume truly brought me joy, and that, despite the fact that I actually don't like incense...
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Not unique, but well-done myrrh-centered fragrance.
Green incense at the beginning, then softened by woods and benzoin in the drydown.
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7 years ago
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I think I've found my incense reference. (C)old church in perfection. And the bottle, what a colossal gem!
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Very high-quality, oily yellow substance. Beautiful church incense. Theme well captured.
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8 years ago
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The scent swings between cool incense, smoky resin, and balsamic sandalwood in perfect harmony between S and H, fine and noble.
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4
Wonderful fresh, cool, and clarifying resin scent with a focus on bright, slightly citrusy incense and a delicate smoky trail.
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Tells stories from the crypt. Dark, earthy, good!!!!
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A very likable incense scent. It doesn't stand out much, but it has a solid pleasant smoke; I have lovely winter memories.
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8 years ago
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Like the pyramid, so the scent: Excessively clerical, bright resinous incense with early deviations into creaminess. Too one-dimensional.
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Dark cool incense that sends shivers down your spine!
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Frankincense is very dominant here. Unfortunately, not for me...
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