Frankincense & Myrrh Kuumba Made

Kuumba Made’s Frankincense & Myrrh is a lovely autumn evening fragrance with a new agey mystic twist— or headshop incense one, or that of a Catholic church— whatever floats your boat. In my opinion it’s more hippie than priest, and not quite the perfect analogue to real frankincense and myrrh. The roll-on oil smells strongly resinous, musky, and quite spicy sweet. It’s warm and cozy with a certain woodiness and a bit of a vanilla note as well. Very light smokiness. And while it’s not distracting nor front and center, it is also slightly soapy. There’s an air of religiosity in the fragrance, yes, but also nonconformity. A Catholic woman runs off to the free-love commune (although I’d also add it works well as a gender neutral fragrance). A tarot card reading behind the curtains at the inconspicuous metaphysical store downtown while you’re on vacation. I like it, but it definitely doesn’t work for every occasion.