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Encens Lumière 2023

6.7 / 10 23 Ratings
A perfume by Kenzo for women and men, released in 2023. The scent is spicy-floral. It is being marketed by LVMH.
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Main accords

Spicy
Floral
Smoky
Sweet
Oriental

Fragrance Notes

FrankincenseFrankincense Saffron blossomSaffron blossom FreesiaFreesia

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Ratings
Scent
6.723 Ratings
Longevity
6.118 Ratings
Sillage
6.020 Ratings
Bottle
7.521 Ratings
Submitted by TheBladi11 · last update on 12/25/2025.
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The fragrance is part of the Memori collection.

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midaramadara

59 Reviews
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midaramadara
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sadly, it's unimpressive.
in theory, it should be love at first sight (smell) - delicate and sweet freesia with incense.
in practice, there is a lot of smoke, the floral notes don't go into any particular direction, definitely don't remind me of freesias, and the staying power is minimal.

out of all the incense-based perfumes out there i will confidently say that la religieuse by serge lutens is more like something what i was expecting from this one and it's just superior.
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Scentalist

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Designer gone niche!
In my humble opinion, this is niche quality in a designer bottle. Kenzo and Gucci are one of my favorite designer houses because they ever more than often tend to think outside the box and actually come up with something of their own instead of just copy pasting what other designer houses are doing.

It's gorgeous and has so much more going on. The notes pyramid does not do it justice. It is a bit light but totally persistent, unique but also very likable. Sensual and warm, has an earthy undertone with the florals backing it up just beautifully. Smoky and leathery with slight animalistic nuances just to make it interesting enough to keep sniffing it, it's an addictive type of scent. Semi-sweet with a little freshness. The smoke is just done very right here, just the right amount. It's balanced and of good quality. Performance is decent.

To make it even more interesting, I had women test it and they all said it is on the masculine side but when I had the guys test it almost all of them told me that it leans more feminine. Which makes this fragrance completely UNISEX just based on the reaction I've seen so far.

Brilliant release by the house of Kenzo, bravo.
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9 short views on the fragrance
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A pretty floral scent with a hint of incense in the background. Very delicate, maybe a little too much for me.
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Unfortunately not as expected. Too little incense, instead the spicy-floral notes dominate. It's too tame and conventional for me.
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Incense-scented saffron blossom
Amazing beautiful smoky top note
Spicy and fine
However, it fades into a bland, boring floral brew...
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Starts with incense and powder. Becomes sweet-floral-smoky. Later, I also smell wet sand. Like a beach walk at ...
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4
First a strong incense. Dark, masculine.
Then freesia blossoms join in, dripping with liquid benzoin resin. Feminine.
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Wonderful winter scent that is brighter and less bitter than "By the Fireplace." I'm already looking forward to next winter.
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Not my thing at all. Super smoky with a gummy bear note. Only bearable from a distance. Increasingly synthetic (dusty polyester).
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2
Saffron kisses bergamot
in a smoke-filled bar in Japan
It crackles
a harmonious blend
H/S sl.
Summer variant of L'Autre Ôud
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2 years ago
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Sugared incense fades away
It leaves a plastic flower
What a pity
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