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Olibanum
Eau de Parfum
by Profumum

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Stone walls, gothic archways, flickering candles and chanting voices– all of these are evoked by Olibanum’s fierce opening salvo of incense. But the single strongest image is that of intense purification – of intricate curls of white smoke seeking out and banishing whatever malevolent spirits have gathered in the shadows. This austere beauty mellows into a calm and soothing scent with soft orange blossom emphasizing the airy, floating aspects of the incense and a base of warm and reassuring sandalwood. Lovely and wearable, but with an undercurrent of power and mystery that keeps it infinitely intriguing.

Olibanum Notes
incense, myrrh, orange blossom, sandalwood

	$240	100ml


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Opens with a strong, sharp, clean green citrus. Drys down to a smokey refined incense. But on the way the citrus and incense seem to trade places a few times creating a very non linear and interesting dry down.

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phil - from Baltimore

It's the hint of orange blossom that makes the scent a year-round one for me. Plus, it has none of the cumin or curry notes that ruin many other incense scents. It feels perfect on me - it smells like nothing else I've tried (and I've tried MANY scents!). While LuckyScent rates this as a masculine scent I think it's strongly a unisex scent. The Olibanum is prominent but not powdery like some other scents. How I wish I could afford a full bottle. Thankfully a little goes a long way with this scent as I have been living off decants and samples for several years. I'll wear it at work and I find patients and coworkers are not bothered by it as it tends to meld with my skin if I keep the amount to a small spray. Large sprays = a large silliage monster. It is much better to keep this to one or two sprays at a time. It lasts a long while (at least 6 hours or more). It's my favorite incense ever. One day I'll have that full bottle!

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Anonymous -medical from NorCal

it took me a little while to warm up to this strange perfume, but now it's my go-to citrus! I get frankincense and nonspecific citrus-rind. it's not one of those seductive niche scents on first application... but it grows on you as one of those scents that is just right for skin! another profumum success story.

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Anonymous -various from LA

This is a nice somewhat smokey, somewhat woody scent. It is fairly linear, so don't expect olfactory revelation to take place after putting it on. It's well blended, which tends to balance out the singular nature of the scent. Portrays just a hint of hot-cold yin-yang aspect as it evolves. It's not bad, I just think there are better alternatives out there.

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Anonymous -designer from Chicago

Turns out incenses aren't really my kind of scent, but I ordered a sample of this anyway because I love almost every one of Profumum's fragrances. It really is true with Profumum that you HAVE to wait about 15 minutes to get a good idea of the scent because most of their scents go on very strong. The dry-down, however, is well worth the wait, and Olibanum is no exception. A very warm, dry, and lovely incense ...almost enough to convince me that I should change my perfume preferences!

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Anonymous -teacher from Syracuse, NY

A lovely, dry, woody incense with none of the (cloying, in my opinion) sweetness of scents like Avignon and Red Palisander. A little too strong and bitter on first application, but it quickly mellows into long-lasting goodness. Like Ichnusa, this perfume holds up beautifully over time.

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Anonymous -teacher from Syracuse, NY

This is a fantastic scent! Similar to Rock Crystal, but without the (for me) unpleasant "sticky", musty notes from cumin and coriander in the drydown after a few hours. Olibanum is "cleaner". The incense note appeared not instantly, but only after half an hour. The price, however... :-(

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Kari - from Brussels

I LOVE this scent and give it a strong FIVE stars. It's warm and clean smelling with just the right air of mystery. This is a real winner.

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Josh - from

Too strong for my taste. It gave off this rich incense-resinous scent which nauseated me. I'll stick to Comme de Garcone's: Avignon.

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D -Bon Vivant from California

I don't know how to describe it but this scent smelled horrible on me. It wasn't bad out of the tester, but once I put it on, it was sickly and strong.

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Melissa - from Northern Virginia

This is a fabulous incense scent. A bit dry on first spritz, but within a 1/2 hour it was giving off this rich lovely incense scent. Definitely FBW!

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Anonymous - from San Diego

Dry, dry, dry. After two hours on my wrist, I am still waiting for those white flowers to bloom. I was hoping that the orange blossom would round out Olibanum's edges, much like the lily does to L'Artisan Passage d'Enfer, but it just isn't happening for me. It's a nice enough scent, but not for everyday. And it smells almost exactly like Olivier Durbano Rock Crystal... though Rock Crystal is a little more complex with its coriander and cumin. Given that Olibanum is twice the price, buy Rock Crystal instead and spend that extra $100 in your wallet on another bottle of perfume.

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Molly - from Arlington, VA

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OlibanumEau de Parfumby Profumum

Olibanum
Eau de Parfum
by Profumum