{"product_id":"matiere-premiere-encens-suave-eau-de-parfum-100ml","title":"Matière Première Encens Suave Eau de Parfum (100ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe brand calls Encens Suave a pleasure incense, generous in scale, and sums it up as black and carnal. Its central material is incense oil from Oman, and Aurélien Guichard places labdanum, benzoin, Venezuelan coffee and Madagascar vanilla around it. It is an Eau de Parfum of 100 ml, with no pyramid published.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFragrance notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncense oil (Oman), Labdanum absolute (Andalusia), Benzoin absolute (Sumatra), Coffee extraction (Venezuela), Vanilla absolute (Madagascar)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIncense from Oman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncense oil from Oman is the central material, and it sets the tone: dry, smoky-resinous, a little lemony and cool at the edges, as incense oils often are. This is the church-like side of the note, kept dark rather than airy. Everything else on the list is there to warm and deepen it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eResin and sensuality\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLabdanum and benzoin, both resins, deepen what the brand calls the sensual side of the incense. Labdanum brings a leathery, ambery darkness and benzoin a balsamic, vanillic warmth. Together they thicken the smoke into something soft and skin-like, closer to warm resin than to dry ash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCoffee and vanilla\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVenezuelan coffee and Madagascar vanilla add what the brand calls an unexpected warm, gourmand edge. Coffee gives a roasted, bitter-dark note that suits the incense, and vanilla rounds off the bitterness. The result is darker than sweet, a gourmand touch inside a smoky frame rather than a dessert.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to wear it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEncens Suave is generous, so start with two sprays and add a third only in cold weather. Chest and neck work well, because warmth lifts the resins. It belongs in autumn and winter, in the evening or on a quiet dark day, and fits indoor settings where a soft, close scent is welcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLovers of incense who want it warm and sensual rather than austere, and people who like coffee-and-vanilla warmth but need smoke to keep it grown-up. The house calls all its fragrances gender neutral. It suits dinners, theatre evenings and cold weather; less so a hot office or a summer afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy choose Matière Première Encens Suave\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt takes a note that is often austere and makes it approachable without removing the smoke. The list is short and open about origins, from Oman to Andalusia, Sumatra, Venezuela and Madagascar. Matière Première works with one central material per perfume, and here that material is easy to identify.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs Encens Suave only incense?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. Incense oil is the central material, but labdanum, benzoin, coffee and vanilla are listed as well, and the brand points to a warm, gourmand edge inside the smoke.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill the coffee note be obvious?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe brand names Venezuelan coffee as an unexpected edge, not as the main subject. Expect it to add roasted warmth to the incense rather than to read as a cup of coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs it a good first incense perfume?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt can be: the resins and vanilla soften the smoke, and the brand describes it as generous and sensual. Anyone who dislikes smoky scents entirely may still find it too dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat are the concentration and size?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEau de Parfum, 100 ml. That is the house's core concentration, and with this many resins it sits warmly on skin and stays present.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Matière Première","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67658699735192,"sku":"MPR-ENCENS-SUAVE-EDP-100ML","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/1157\/8520\/files\/matiere-premiere-encens-suave-eau-de-parfum-100ml.webp?v=1791360610","url":"https:\/\/nichegems.eu\/products\/matiere-premiere-encens-suave-eau-de-parfum-100ml","provider":"NicheGems","version":"1.0","type":"link"}