Encens Flamboyant Goutal 2007 Eau de Parfum

Encens Flamboyant (Eau de Parfum) by Goutal

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7.8 / 10 326 Ratings

A popular perfume by Goutal for women and men, released in 2007. The scent is smoky-spicy. It is being marketed by Amore Pacific / 아모레퍼시픽.
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Main accords

Smoky

Spicy

Woody

Resinous

Oriental

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Frankincense

Black pepper

Heart Notes

Frankincense resin

Cardamom

Nutmeg

Base Notes

Church incense

Fir balsam Mastic

Mastic

Perfumers

Isabelle Doyen, Camille Goutal

Ratings

Scent

7.8326 Ratings

Longevity

7.4254 Ratings

Sillage

6.5238 Ratings

Bottle

7.5220 Ratings

Value for money

7.142 Ratings

Submitted by Seglein, last update on 03/23/2025.

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Reviews

11 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/24/2013

7.5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 6
Scent

Sherapop
1239 Reviews

Sherapop

Helpful Review 8

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.

03/22/2012

5
Sillage 5
Longevity 6
Scent

Missk
1357 Reviews

Missk

Helpful Review 5

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.

05/28/2014

9
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 8
Scent

Fanny
66 Reviews

Fanny

5

Encens Flamboyant

An incense perfume, with a thick and peppery opening.
Somehow I expected it to be sweeter. Not so. This is a lovely brooding incense with fir, cardamom and -o bliss !!- a sweet hint of red berries.
For once I am happy a scent -which I really love- is not at all heavy in sillage (be sure: I sprayed and sprayed again). It probably would have been too much if it were. Being as mild in sillage as it is, I find it absolutely delicious and bewitching at the same time.
A combination of two adjectives quite applicable in general to Les 4 Orientalistes.

09/15/2015

MasterLi
375 Reviews

MasterLi

Helpful Review 2

Interesting incense...

This one is very nice. An incense which has a lot of "forest" type notes. I can pick up birch wood and fir balsam and a host of other notes. This really reminds me of the very good incense perfumes I've smelled before. I really enjoy it. I have enjoyed many of the perfumes in the Les Oreintalistes series from Annick Goutal. This one is no exception. Recommended for lovers of incense fragrances.

12/22/2023

8
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 8
Scent

Marieposa
50 Reviews

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Marieposa

Top Review 45

Silent night

Can you see how heavy the snow weighs on the branches of the fir trees? They bend under its glistening weight and the night air smells of the harsh frost that is yet to come. Even the little bell on your sleigh rings in a strange tone as you make your way through the little forest outside the village, where even the river flows very slowly, ice crusts forming on the banks of the Salzach.
The scent of pine follows you from the snow-covered mountains to the steps of the village church. You know that when you open the door, the congregation will already be gathered. Just push the door open and see how the icy wind extinguishes the candles at the entrance. Follow their delicate veils of smoke into the nave, which is so cold that people's breath condenses into clouds. The flickering light of the candles is reflected in the flaking gold of the ornaments, white wax drips from the Christmas tree onto the straw stars made by the children, who are now sitting on the sparse wooden pews with their hair tightly parted and their braids in the least holey shoes. You can smell that there is more coal than incense in the golden censer that the oldest altar boy claims for himself as he does every year, but the scent of countless masses has long since crept into the beams, the stone walls and the sparse hangings of the pulpit.
Just as you are about to tighten your coat around your shoulders, two men with guitars step forward. The organ has long since been eaten away by mice, but the young priest has promised that there will actually be music at this Christmas mass in the poor boatmen's church. Reverently, Pastor Mohr and Teacher Gruber exchange a glance before letting their fingers glide over the strings of their instruments. Their melody floats through the peaceful silence like a golden light, glistening on furrowed faces and tired eyes, wrapping itself softly around thin shoulders and suddenly the incense becomes sweeter and the air warmer, despite the clouds of breath and shivering fingers.
Something has stepped into the room, sits contemplatively and silently in the wooden benches and smiles out of moving eyes. Soon they will join in the song, unite their voices and be part of a whole for a moment.

Silent night, holy night ...

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This is roughly how I imagine Christmas Eve 1818 in Oberndorf and I am sure that it must have smelled of Encens Flamboyant when Joseph Mohr and Franz Xaver Gruber sang "Silent Night, Holy Night" for the first time.
Encens Flamboyant is a cool, light and transparent incense fragrance with a snowy metallic note that could come from black pepper and cardamom, although I can't smell either separately. Due to its fine texture, the filigree fragrance is present, but its silvery shimmer is so diffuse in the room that its source is difficult to discern. Sacred echoes here are less reminiscent of the heavy, warm, ambery wafts of incense from the High Mass and more of a breeze lingering in cool church walls, mingling with the smoke of extinguished candles. In addition, the light tree needle note that incense has by nature is supported here by fir balsam and mastic resin moving from bitter to sweet, giving the impression that the church door has opened and is letting in a breeze of forest air.
Although Encens Flamboyant does not reveal a striking change or even a pyramid structure, the fragrance warms up over time, relaxes irritated nerves, directs the gaze inwards and, for me at least, gives a moment of calm and a warm smile.

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