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Cardinal
Eau de Parfum
by HEELEY

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A mesmerizing incense blend that comes dangerously close to putting us into an actual trance. It conjures up a grand, stone-walled cathedral -- not dark, dank or gloomy, but a place of light, majesty and infinite calm. We can envision the dreamy tendrils of smoke rising through sunlight streaming in the stained glass windows and feel the reassuring warmth of wood and sun-warmed stone. Airy incense and resinous cistus intermingle with the deep, sweet earthiness of patchouli and vetiver, creating a fragrance that is both spiritual and grounded. Fans of Comme des Garcon’s Incense series (particularly Kyoto and Avignon) will want to try this, as well anyone who has been longing for an incense scent without gothic overtones. Warm and reassuring.

Cardinal Notes
incense, cistus, grey amber, patchouli, vetiver

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It's funny how a name can carry so much meaning. Cardinale smells to me like a stuffy old choir practice room filled with musty uniforms. Doesn't take long before I become a little queasy. Your mileage may vary.

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Anonymous - from Los Angeles

On my skin, Cardinal smells exactly like D&G The One Gentleman. Save yourself $75 and just by D&G.

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NFB-418 - from The Brew

I truly love this scent, I pair it with MDCI Invasion Barbare and almost everyone I pass turns and asks what I'm wearing. I even had a small child tell her Mom I smelled better than the church on Sunday. They are the only fragrances I wear now- INCREDIBLE

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Patrick -Forensic Accountant from Los Angeles

This smells EXACTLY like Avignon

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Anonymous - from

It's lighter and fresher than I thought it would be. It's not particularly complex, but it's very nice. It smells a lot like eucalyptus out in the woods after a fresh rain.

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Anonymous - from

It smells just like the fresh interior of a Catholic church. It's clean without being astringent and smooth without being syrupy. The ultimate effect is the nostalgic fragrance of a traditional church without the stale or heavy quality of actually being in one. I think it would make a great cold-weather, outdoorsy, or formal occasion men's fragrance.

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meonls - from

It smells just like the fresh interior of a Catholic church. It's clean without being astringent and smooth without being syrupy. The ultimate effect is the nostalgic fragrance of a traditional church without the stale or heavy quality of actually being in one. I think it would make a great gold-weather, outdoorsy, or formal occasion men's fragrance.

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meonls - from

When I wear this people either love it or hate it, no middle ground whatsoever. Men tend to react more possitively to it than women. Very much a Gothic incense scent. I do have to be in a certain mood to wear it though.

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Chip -Faux Artist from Knoxville

This may end up being one of my all time favorites. It has that odd combination of innocence and decadance, all in one fragrance. I like that, because that is how most of us are -- we all want to be good, most of the time! But, how many of us succeed?! The duality of life, portrayed in a fragrance -- it doesn't get much better than that!

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Dachsowned -Teacher from Southern Massachusetts

Smells like cheap,strong mens aftershave. also smells just like Avignon.

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Anonymous -perfume lover from cincinnati

Enchanting scent, I layer it with Fleur d'Oranger (L'Artisan). It's a powerful duo. Avignon is great but too smokey for me. Cardinal is refined and smooth. Like good malt whiskey.

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Anonymous - from

I find this very sexy! I find it neither masculine nor feminine. It's more of a what IS that smell? sort of perfume - a terrific blend of innocence and desire It makes me think of trying very hard to be pious but not succeeding -- like Loretta's confession in Moonstruck: Twice I took the name of the Lord in vain, once I slept with the brother of my fiancee, and once I bounced a check at the liquor store, but that was really an accident. Priest: Then it's not a sin. But... what was that second thing you said, Loretta? Or Charlotte Flax in Mermaids: "Please God don't let me fall in love and want to do disgusting things." or on seeing a nun: "I wanted to ask her what color her bra was and if she had pure thoughts every second of the day"

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Pepperkorn - from NJ

When I first ordered this, I found the scent too masculine to wear. Several months later, I have returned to this scent, and while it still probably leans more to the masculine, I adore this scent, and am wearing it with more ease. I agree with the poster who said this scent was very Catholic, and very priest. This gorgeous fragrance conjures up images of the Vatican, and is an intriguing blend of the sacred and the seductive. I never want to be without it!

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Anonymous -instructor from Texas

VERY dark,scent. Much too intense for most noses.It does last all day.

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Anonymous -perfumista from midwest

Not bad, but--if one is looking for a deep incense perfume--nothing compares to Etro's Messe de Minuit. It's the best!

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Anonymous - from DC

This smells exactly like Gucci pour Homme.

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Anonymous - from

Smells like a lighter sister scent to CdG Avignon. I think this one will be more wearable since it's not so heavy, I'll reserve Avignon for those cold winter nights.

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Anonymous - from San Diego

I will buy a hundred bottles of this oil! It is totally awesome and gives me super powers.

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Anonymous -technician from Philadelphia

Definitely agree with the other comments; it does have a soapy, cleaning-product note. I am a fan of the CDG Incense line and will stick with those .....Nothing Can come close to scents like Avignon!

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Christine - from Palm Harbor

I really wanted to like this one--I'm a big fan of the Commes des Garcons Incense line. I have to agree with some of the other posters--it does have a soapy, cleaning-product top note that is very difficult to get past. I'mm stick to Avignon, Kyoto and even the moody, difficult Messe de Minuit.

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Anonymous -artist from san francisco

Cardinal is a nice, simple, incense scent. The essential incense note here is similar to the incense note in Etro Messe de Minuit but accompanying it there are no damp and moldy notes; this is lightly smoky, warm and comforting. I'm quite a fan of this line. The scents are clean, modern with an uncomplicated straightforward approach. They all have a simple understated elegance about them that makes them so wearable.

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Victoria - from Southern California

I agree about the cleaning product, I'm afraid. Cardinal has, in the opening, a very clean/soapy/metallic/chilly note, something I associate with certain florals like iris and violet, only there are none listed. After a while on the skin it gets warmer and softer, more like the incense of Avignon and Messe de Minuit, and after several hours (it's very longlasting!) it turns surprisingly sweet, the sweetness of Montale's Wood & spices.

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Anonymous - from

Smells like a cleaning product on me. Bon Ami to be exact. And I really wanted to like this one.

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Anonymous - from tucson

Truly a churchy incense scent. Might be a bit too masculine for some women but a great unisex fragrance. More frankincense than Avignon - lighter

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Celia -Acquisition from Corona

Cardinal is a fantastic fragrance! While Avignon is darker and stronger, this is a tad lighter, as if sunlight were streaming through cathedral stained glass windows, and the smoke were lifting higher into the light. While it is close to liturgy in a bottle, as someone else said about Avignon, it also has lighter elements, light citrus notes and maybe a hint of leather (hymnal bindings?). Probably the greatest Catholic/Anglican incense fragrance to date. John Henry Cardinal Newman would be proud.

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Joe F. -Atty. from NYC

very catholic... very priest.. Very church... very different

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louise kahle -agent from st pete

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CardinalEau de Parfumby HEELEY

Cardinal
Eau de Parfum
by HEELEY