Encens Flamboyant 2007 Eau de Parfum

Encens Flamboyant (Eau de Parfum) by Goutal
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Encens Flamboyant (Eau de Parfum) is a popular perfume by Goutal for women and men and was released in 2007. The scent is smoky-spicy. It is being marketed by Amore Pacific / 아모레퍼시픽. Pronunciation
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Main accords

Smoky
Spicy
Woody
Resinous
Oriental

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
FrankincenseFrankincense Black pepperBlack pepper
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Frankincense resinFrankincense resin CardamomCardamom NutmegNutmeg
Base Notes Base Notes
Church incenseChurch incense Fir balsamFir balsam MasticMastic

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7.8303 Ratings
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7.4236 Ratings
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6.5220 Ratings
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7.4204 Ratings
Value for money
7.230 Ratings
Submitted by Seglein, last update on 01.08.2023.

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Floyd

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Floyd
Floyd
Top Review 29  
Substance for the expansion of consciousness
Substances for the expansion of consciousness open up many strange associative spaces. Wildly undulating floods of ecstatically dancing hippies, wandering in the mud of Woodstock, hugging trees, people and sounds, as a disciple of Albert Hofmann's self-dissolution meeting himself in the light of orgiastic music, staggering in the fog of perception. Changing colours and intensifying sounds, nature experiences and feelings are just a few of the other aspects associated with consciousness-expanding substances. Here the philosophically unanswered question arises as to the border between reality and reality, as to the right degree of externally supplied stimuli, in order to create a reality for oneself which shapes reality as positively as possible, since it is our own thinking and acting which determines our perception and thus also our reality.
As PureNeugier aptly stated in her commentary, "Encens Flamboyant" radiates devout calm from the very first moment. Cool, spicy incense lies on the skin like a thin, fine-meshed fabric, through whose pores dark and amber-coloured resins shimmer, has a decelerating effect like an inner contemplation. In herbal medicine, mastic resin is said to have a meditative effect, incense even an almost sedative calming, mood-lightening effect. The incense acetate is even said to have a psychoactive effect, it is said to alleviate anxiety and depression and to give a pleasant warm feeling. The top note also reminds a bit of the smell of brown, fine-grained, slightly oily hashish, which brought me to the original association with psychoactive drugs.
After some time the fir balsam, which with its contained cis-bienol strongly resembles the scent of ambergris, becomes more established, gives the scent more woody-dry and balsamic-tobacco-like notes, while the incense decreases somewhat. This minimally warmer, at any time however rather unsweet impression remains to the smell over many hours, always well perceptible and thereby very closely.
"Encens Flamboyant" can help to switch off the inner autopilot of stressful everyday life, to stop the carousel of thoughts in order to be conscious in the here and now and thus to expand one's own consciousness to the extent that one directs the focus on oneself and one's own sensory perceptions in order to attain the necessary peace, to realize the beautiful things of life more consciously.
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Serenissima

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Serenissima
Serenissima
Top Review 15  
"The Abbey in the Oak Forest"
Annick Goutals fragrances fascinate me again and again; also because they tell stories.
Sometimes also because they tell me my highly personal stories.

"Encens Flamboyant" I got to know because FvSpee made me aware of it after my comment on "Ambre Fétiche". At this point, many thanks for that!
First I wanted to be satisfied with a filling of the fragrance - to get to know that's worth it.
But then it turned out that my "favorite" perfume mail order on the Internet offered a large batch of it and I could so for little money a flacon at auction.
FvSpee almost had a guilty conscience when I mentioned this purchase to him; that does not have to be!
We both, "Encens Flamboyant" and I, are very happy with each other.

In contrast to the "Ambre Fétiche", this fragrance first appears "gray".
It lacks the golden glow that ambergris always brings with it; also, this fragrance holds a certain sacral note: the memory of an empty church is not quite wrong here.

This perceived "gray" led me directly to Caspar David Friedrich and his painting "The Abbey in the Oak Forest".
Friedrich, one of the famous German painters of the Romantic period created this work in 1809.
As with the counterpart "The Monk by the Sea", the muted mood dominates: the remains of the Eldena monastery, the open grave and winter are also here symbols of transience.
I remember very well how I got to know the works of this painter as a young woman in the early seventies.
The entire area around Charlottenburg Palace had finally been restored; so had the so-called Schinkel Pavilion.
This summer house was built by Karl Friedrich Schinkel in 1824/25 for King Frederick William III of Prussia and his second wife Auguste Princess of Liegnitz, who was married in a morganatic marriage in 1824, on the edge of the palace park, located directly on the Spree River. This is still today a beautiful place.
It already had its sense to choose this place; Potsdam, for example, would not have been quite so suitable, despite the many lakes.
For the Berliners idolized Queen Luise, who died in 1810, and did not quite agree with a remarriage of their king, who was very bourgeois.
I think at that time the hype about this woman must have been close to the "star cult" of Lady Diana of England.
Just the name "Queen Luise" still makes many people, especially women, rave.

In this airy, classicist building, the works of C. D. Friedrich always seemed a little out of place.

There, the paintings of Eduard Gärtner, Franz Krüger (also called "Pferde-Krüger": because of his huge pictures of parades with a lot of people) and also Karl Friedrich Schinkel were much more appropriate; it is just a summer house.
Meanwhile, they hang almost all in the Old National Gallery on the Museum Island with the other Romantics; there, the Friedrichs pictures seem to feel much more comfortable.
I am already impressed by the work of this man, only the general choice of themes does not suit me so much; actually, I would like to head it with "Bonjour Tristesse".
Only this is once again something I must not say aloud; quickly falls the nasty word "art philistine"!

Although "Encens Flamboyant" just reminded me of this painting that I have almost forgotten, this fragrance has nothing gloomy or sad, but rather something contemplative about it.
Incense in many variations forms the basis here; I love incense and thus we already understand each other very well.
Church incense brings me to contemplation and through him I realize clearly that a fragrance must not always spread cheerfulness and happiness. He may also invite to reflect, to reflect!
Sharp, freshly ground black pepper and its aromatic pink companion set certain light signs: they light a fire in this total work of art!
A fire that burns warmly and without flickering and so the spice of the different resins and fir balsam only come to life.
These yet quite powerful components make this fragrance vibrate quite easily.
A not small pinch of nutmeg provides an additional aroma boost; thus "Encens Flamboyant" is completed skillfully and round.
The result is a fragrance that allows to come to rest, invites you to linger; in which the thoughts can wander, to then become quite light at the end. (Whether they are now "on golden wings" on the road, I unfortunately do not know.)

With "Encens Flamboyant" Isabelle Doyen and Camille Goutal (who, by the way, took the pen name of her mother Annick) has succeeded in creating an unusual and also extraordinary work of perfume art.
This fragrance is not for every day and certainly not for every person. You need a little courage to be, surrounded by a slightly sacral touch of smoke, on the road.

Sillage and durability also correspond here to the experiences made with most fragrances of this house.
Also "Encens Flamboyant" becomes lighter and finer over time, until only a delicate nuance of incense (as it hangs in the clothes after a visit to church) remains.

I have worn this fragrance frequently in the last, yet quite hot days; I just felt comfortable with him.
I will not question this sympathy; too well I know myself not to know that I find here in a certainly unusual way the inner peace, which I often lacked in recent times. And that's a good thing!
For this reason alone, I am very grateful to FvSpee for his recommendation and also believe that the 100 ml, which encloses the classic clear glass flacon, will accompany me "to the bitter end" (how do I now Johannes Mario Simmel?).
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Stella73

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Stella73
Stella73
Top Review 18  
Enjoy the Silence
Now I have you in my hands, a fine cylindrical bottle I open you up, smell you, and relaxation passes through me.
After a rehearsal I needed a little time to understand you, it was not love at first sight. I had expectations of you, opulent, sacred. But then you were not the big cathedral in the sea of houses I had expected, but the small chapel in the forest, far away from any hustle and bustle. And that's how you got me. Discreetly, shyly, tenderly you smooth me, free my thoughts, relax me You're not wild, Intense, Extreme, Absolute, no number 1, you're no bang for the buck, no oops, here I come. You're just there for me. And that's what I love about you.
With you I walk barefoot through dry grass in the abandoned abbey. A gentle breeze blows from the nearby forest. And yesterday it was the small village church on the coast. You take me to many different places when I carry you. Places far from the hustle and bustle. Peace, tranquility, contemplation. You have achieved something that no perfume has ever achieved before: you touch me, calm me down, comfort me. You build me up, inspire me, give me new strength in these hectic times. On some, your radiance could be a little greater, but no, you're actually perfect like that. It's in the tranquility that the power lies. And if one day was especially exhausting, you come with one or two sprays on my pillow, gently lull me to sleep, accompany me in my dreams and let me wake up in the morning relaxed, curious about where you will take me on the new day
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Sherapop

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Sherapop
Sherapop
Helpful Review 7  
Women have no business smelling like the inside of a medieval cathedral, damp from the rain. Or do they?
There seem to be tons of incense perfumes by now. I have the Comme des Garçons Incense series, which covers a lot of dry incense ground. Annick Goutal ENCENS FLAMBOYANT offers a new twist on incense: dampness. Never has a perfume reminded me more of the scent of the inside of a medieval cathedral after a rain.

So, yes, I'd call this a novelty scent. Do I want to smell like the inside of a medieval Catholic church all damp and musty, like cold concrete and stone mingling with purple smoke? Not really, to be honest. Perhaps ENCENS FLAMBOYANT would work better for the gents, although I wonder whether it might morph into some sort of body odor scent. Probably depends on the guy. Try before you buy.

In any case, I enjoyed the memories elicited by this perfume, of my trips around small towns in France where I invariably dropped in for a visit to the local church or cathedral and often smelled something like this scent lingering in the air. It's odd, I suppose, that an agnostic should enjoy visiting the cathedrals of France. I also like cemeteries and catacombs, perhaps for the same reason.
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Missk

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Missk
Missk
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Smokey aromatic
Encens Flamboyant is supposed to be the most incensey fragrance in the series, however I'm not feeling it.

This fragrance is much more subtle than Myrrhe Ardente and Ambre Fetiche. Despite its lack of incensey goodness, this fragrance makes up for it with its unique blend of pepper, woods and smoke.

I totally get the 'Christmassy' feel that some reviewers have pointed out. The combination of spice and fir, is like scent recognition for me, it's Christmas in December all over again with every sniff.

In some ways, Encens Flamboyant is musty, but not in a bad way. Its mustiness is what adds to its mystery, like an old, forgotten room, locked up for decades.

Encens Flamboyant often strikes me as being an aromatic, as I sometimes find myself dazing off into space when I casually smell it every now and then.

Although I do find this fragrance unisex, I'm more likely to recommend this fragrance to men more than women, however I haven't managed to pin-point what makes this fragrance more masculine than feminine to my nose.

Being mostly dry, yet occasionally musty and damp, Encens Flamboyant is a very unique fragrance indeed. It is certainly worth checking out, even if you don't think it would be your type of scent. These Les Orientalistes fragrances are masterpieces that will hopefully be sold for many years to come.
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BielwenassBielwenass 3 years ago
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Cold-ish incense with an extreme amount of spices. Even though I love incense, the spices were a bit much.
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