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Encens Asakusa 2017

7.7 / 10 122 Ratings
A popular perfume by L'Orchestre Parfum for women and men, released in 2017. The scent is smoky-resinous. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Smoky
Resinous
Powdery
Floral
Woody

Fragrance Notes

FrankincenseFrankincense MyrrhMyrrh IrisIris White muskWhite musk CypressCypress Pink pepperPink pepper VioletViolet

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Scent
7.7122 Ratings
Longevity
7.4104 Ratings
Sillage
6.9102 Ratings
Bottle
8.187 Ratings
Value for money
6.644 Ratings
Submitted by OPomone · last update on 01/21/2026.
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Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions
Anasto

7 Reviews
Anasto
Anasto
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Heavenly Iris
From the very outset I get a big dose of iris with incense, accompanied by the sweetness of berries. As it dries down you begin to detect Cypress as well as the powderiness of the musk and iris with the incense accompanying the fragrance all the way. The longevity is amazing as well as the sillage. The bottle is pretty nice as well with the wooden cap.
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Mogg

5 Reviews
Mogg
Mogg
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Miss Hugues from Downtown Abbey
This is the perfume of a dignified lady, she's in her late 40', she knows what she's doing and people respect her. She's a bit firm, don't smile so much, but you know you can count on her whatever trouble you go through. She goes often to the graveyard, you don't know why but you suspect she lost her husband. Hence why she doesn't smile so much.
It's not exactly her story but it could be the perfume of Miss Hugues from Downtown Abbey.
To talk about the perfume itself, it opens on a sharp cypress note, but it goes away quickly. Then a pencil shaving iris and incense appear hand in hand and stay there for a while. The scent is linear which I like. It becomes a bit more fruity or sweet with time, improving the scent even more.
It's a beautiful perfume for those who don't like heavy incense like me. Encens suave chokes me for example. It's not a joyful scent, it's a bit serious, like someone with bright blue eyes looking straight at your from afar, making you a bit uncomfortable. It's mysterious, makes you curious and you want to know what that person sees in you that keeps her eyes on you like this.
I'm not so full on metaphors for other perfumes reviews, but that one is special.
Updated on 02/27/2025
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AutumnChild

1 Review
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AutumnChild
5  
Calm...
This fragrance has a calming and grounding effect on me. I love incense, and the iris is also beautiful! It feels mystical, and I actually feel transported to a temple in winter! Unfortunately, the sillage is not as pronounced as I usually like, and it is not present all day, but I had to have it anyway. Because in love. :D
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50 short views on the fragrance
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Heavy incense and a sweet myrrh and iris drydown reminiscent of Bois d'Argent.
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2
A Basic, Incense Scent, yet quite authentic. On the Light side. Quintessentially Niche( ...or left of center)
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For christian orthodoxes this smell is a memento mori. Funeral vibes.
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4 months ago
Basic powdery iris, what am I missing?
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go through!
Morning light bright gray lilac silver
Threads of incense through iris powder veils
Temple sounds sparkle
violet soft musky gentle
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I dream floating
in an iris field,
protected by delicate incense.
Please tell the world
it must wait,
until my dream lasts.
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With frankincense, you can almost always win me over. A very bright, almost silver-tinged frankincense scent with a delicate floral undertone. A....
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The orchestra plays me the
incense a bit too musty ...
The myrrh is probably to blame!
Later, there’s the sonata a la
Silver Forest by VC&A :)
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The Myrrh Orchestra offered a clear, delicate interpretation of Dior's Bois d'Argent and played the piece with almost Chanel-like elegance.
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Stone temple on dry forest floor. Sweet silver iris veils wafting incense. Gently glowing, mineral sparkling. Fine!
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