ENCENS ROI is a tribute to the resin of resins. From the aromatic shores of ancient India to the magnificent, smoke-filled naves of Gothic basilicas; from the coronation of the Babylonian kings to the birth of Christ; from the peaks of Oman’s Hojar to the desert plains of Somalia; from Cleopatra to Alexander, from Odysseus to Salome, from the pharaohs to the centuries waiting to be fulfilled, incense is the crossroads of peoples, the intersection of civilizations that time, language, and war have long kept apart.
Drawing on the historical and legendary aspects of this mother resin, ENCENS ROI begins with the raw material and evolves into an allegory that unites the incomparable clarity of olibanum with the addictive creaminess of white cocoa, embraced by an ascetic and regal framework of oud and saffron. An introspective and modern prayer, a smoky vault of heaven and the salt of the earth, the Promethean ENCENS ROI completes a narrative from the time before history and captures the perfume of the gods to make it the perfume of princes and monks.
Fragrance description: Amid the fruity and herbaceous rays of Roman chamomile, the mineral and sparkling radiance of olibanum meets the woody and almost salty freshness of Schinus molle, which together evoke the crackling bark of the frankincense tree and its resin, which exudes its resinous secretion in the scorching desert wind. Drawn by an uplifting yet carnal Atlas cedarwood, saffron unfolds the richness of its leather and tobacco undertones, its brilliance and temperament, illuminated by turquoise-red splashes of the spicy embers of allspice. Olibanum and saffron, the divine and the profane, the Abrahamic and the Babylonian, each enriching its song. One with the mystical, ecstatic, mystagogical darkness of oud and the balsamic warmth of cistus; the other with the decadent and over-the-top accents of white cocoa and vanilla, regressive, irreverent, and gourmand.
Intertwined waves of sweet and cold clouds of smoke; a path of pleasure and a path of enlightenment; the resin of gods and princes: ENCENS ROI gathers the tales of a humanity that has never ceased to hope.
