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Olibanum 2006

7.8 / 10 328 Ratings
A popular perfume by Profumum Roma for women and men, released in 2006. The scent is resinous-smoky. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Resinous
Smoky
Spicy
Woody
Green

Fragrance Notes

FrankincenseFrankincense SandalwoodSandalwood MyrrhMyrrh Orange blossomOrange blossom
Ratings
Scent
7.8328 Ratings
Longevity
8.1261 Ratings
Sillage
7.1256 Ratings
Bottle
7.6214 Ratings
Value for money
6.778 Ratings
Submitted by DirkDS · last update on 11/25/2025.
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Reviews

16 in-depth fragrance descriptions
Smora

155 Reviews
Smora
Smora
Helpful Review 6  
Solitude
Scentrack: Fleetwood Mac - Dreams

Great scent, but not perfume. Realistic smell of resins, pine wood, cedar with a little bit of burning incense.
Very dry, semi-dense, rustic, rough and intimate.
The smell of a place with no materialistic civilization rules. The smell of the fireside inside the wooden mountain house in deep dark forest. The smell of the personal catharsis ongoing. The smell of problem solving. The smell of broken dreams and new ideas.

Rating: 7/10
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Alabaster

3 Reviews
Alabaster
Alabaster
6  
Take me to church
A masterpiece.
Resinous, spiritual and warm almost oily in consistency, projection is very good and silage a good 12 hours or more.
true frankinsence .
love at first sniff however, I liked this so much I deliberately waited a good 9 months to purchase as I enjoy the anticipation of the scent grail.
on my 2nd bottle.
Bravo Profumum.
Amen.
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ClaireV

969 Reviews
ClaireV
ClaireV
3  
Piney frankincense
Quite wonderful! Olibanum skips the high-pitched lime peel notes of most renditions and focuses almost entirely on the material's rooty, medicinal sootiness. There are some very fine Omani frankincense varieties, like Hojari, that display a soft creamy-tangy orange note up top instead of the usual lime leaf, and this is what Profumum has cleverly chosen to mimic here with its brief splash of orange in the topnotes.

Rather than resin, I get the impression of dark, shiny, polished woods - an ancient armoire maybe, carved from a single trunk of pine felled in some cold North clime. It smells like what I'd imagine that that almost ebony-black wenge smells like - the hidden underbelly of wood, closest to the core, where no light penetrates. A particularly mineralic, earthy myrrh deepens this impression.
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Amberley

4 Reviews
Amberley
Amberley
4  
The smell of woods remembered that fell before I lived.
This is exquisite. This is holy as I learned the word : set apart and yet connected. Strong, multidimensional, transcendent. The frankincense washes you down like a cat tongue, then the sandal and orange blossoms snuggles you up in fur. I tested Olibanum last year in May, in the U.S. North West. It was rainy and sunny by turns and often scents on the skin seem to sleep if I don't warm up a little. This is one of those. I had sampled Battito d'ali from this house, which was lovely but too soft for my need at the time; with isolation I found a leaning toward harder, more bracing scent. At first application it was harsh, astringent, almost like nail polish remover. I like that myself. Sharing my vial with a couple of dude friends, one of whom I inadvertently doused, they also caught that opening abrasive power; the dousee messaged two days later to tell me how much he enjoyed it on his clothes as it mellowed and that it was still going strong, if subdued. My experience is this - it smells natural, medicinal, woody, ever so slightly blossomy; for personal intent but not unfriendly; it sinks into my skin and after about an hour develops (or simplifies) into a tonic of cool, light smoke that carries into a gently retreating veil of gauzy comfort. To say that Olibanum warms up would feel misleading as it always feels rather neutral in spirit to me, like gin being neutral as opposed to tequila feeling hot or vodka cold. As it works more into my skin with work or exercise, however, it does bloom in a dignified, unselfconcious...just rather pure and clean while still human way; I get no sense of artifice or pretense, I wouldn't worry about smelling my own sweat through and around it as I do with some others that I also love. This is different. I very much enjoy that it's a woody incense without spice. It doesn't last forever on me as the Patchuly and Confetto have, though it does linger long in whisps and twinkles. It also is so simple in elements (while complex in effect) that it layers exceptionally well with any other perfume including incense or sandalwood that I've tried, adding a smooth, clean backbone to softer works or an extra sparkle to heavier. I could go on. Personally, once past that initial blast -which, again, I enjoy- it is to my nose what rising smoke is to the eyes that watch it : mesmerizing.
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BobbyGee

230 Reviews
BobbyGee
BobbyGee
2  
Profumum Roma / Olibanum
Olibanum ... that's right - I position the fragrance among the most beautiful 'friendly incense' and which I do not associate only with church climates.
The fragrance is a beautiful blend of incense-myrrh mixed with orange blossom. A great and unique combination. We also feel resins and sandalwood (a similar note to Santalum). It is a dry and warm fragrance for me - there are no monumental and cold temples in it. Many times I have wondered what reminds me .... apart from the closeness to Olivier Durbano's Rock Crystal and I know what. Well, as a person who played many years ago playing various instruments - reminds me of the smell of a wooden, dusty and incensed organ, and also .... bellows accordion. This association is interesting. The fragrance also attracted many positive attention of people (mostly women). Durability is many hours: 10-12 hours, moderate projection (veeery good because it would probably strangle the owner). For me, a beautiful perfume that may have one drawback for some - it is not changeable, it is not a chameleon.
And now I invite you to a game for two hands - on an old, slightly dusty, wooden piano on which myrrh crystals smolder and around it is warmed by the light of many lit candles. Time to start the show.
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Olibanum is myrrh and frankincense. The scent is oily, resinous with a woody drydown, spiced with cumin. Relaxing fragrance for colder days.
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Sweaty bag of frankincense, slight play doh background
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2
Sweet orange blossom and santal with slight smoky incense and amber. Very beautiful release, my favorite Profumum Roma.
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2
High quality incense-centric scent, zestier and less dark than others. Uncomplicated, linear and powerful, like all Profumum Roma.
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1 month ago
An incense lover's dream. Pine/conifer (not listed) joins in on the dry-down. Does not smell like 2 Man to me despite sharing some notes.
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Freshly built wooden church in Scandinavian woods. Delicate but convincing. Beautifully honest. Deep and resinous dry down.
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11 months ago
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Frankincense with very fresh resin, green and gently sour smokiness - a magical brew is being concocted! The whole thing comes on cedar.
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Resins envelop
Dewy green branches
Wood fibers and threads
Like glue residues
Sweating trees and crackling bushes
Underbrush in the light smoke
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5 years ago
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A bit too much green in Turibulum, a one-note scent, not really smoky but more like the meandering of green fragrance clouds.
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I'm thrilled once again. A magnificent scent with subtle notes. Sandalwood and incense dominate, creating a rather green impression overall.
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