Myrrhe & Encens
Myrrh and incense, drawn from the smoke that has soaked into the walls of Braga Cathedral.
The words on the English product page begin in Braga Cathedral, one of the oldest in Portugal, where Romanesque and Baroque meet and the smell of incense has soaked into the stone. From that air of spirituality and contemplation came the decision to put myrrh and incense together, a pairing described as if it were meant to be.
Bergamot opens brightly, with the dry warmth of cinnamon and a note the brand lists simply as Freshness letting air into the start. At the heart, the bittersweet resin of myrrh settles over earthy patchouli and the dry, fibrous texture of papyrus.
The French description speaks of an elusive composition, of amber-tinged woods and a lingering musky base. Tonka bean softens the drydown and holds the smoke of incense, so that elegance and force end up side by side.
