Jovoy Paris

La Liturgie des Heures

Eau de Parfum

Femme
  Unisex
Masc
Main Note

Incense

Fragrance Notes

Cypress, incense, olibanum, cistus, myrrh, musk

Fragrance Style

Smoky, Woody - Dark, Resinous / Balsamic

Scent Bar Staff Video Review for La Liturgie des Heures

Video Transcript

If you are a fan of incense perfumes, you probably already know this one; it has been around a while. This is Jovoy's La Liturgie des Heures, and this is hands down one of my all-time favorite incense fragrances. I absolutely love this. I know I say that a lot, but I mean it every time, and I really mean this with a scent. It is so beautiful.

This is incense and green notes, and I love the combination. You're walking in like a dark and old cathedral with waxed wooden pews and antique furniture, and then there's this lush green forest outside. So, you get this hint of this beautiful naturalistic green note combined with a little bit of varnish, maybe, and those beautiful ribbons of incense wafting in the air.

It's contemplative, it's deep, it's elegant. I find that this wears for actually a pretty long time on my skin. It does kind of wear close, but that's what I love about it. I feel like you can put a lot on, and it just feels so special, and that green softens it a touch.

It's just such a profound scent. I think it's so beautiful—a work of art. You should absolutely check this one out.

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Delicious churchy scent that quickly becomes overpowered by cypress. On my skin it disappears pretty fast, not sure if a spray vs dabber would make a difference. Still, very comforting and wearable if you are into incense.
By   - Bookshop mouse from SF on 2/3/2025
I love this scent! The deep resinous, yet also fresh Cypress blends so beautifully with the smoky (not burning fire smoky but lighter) incense and creates an amazing atmosphere that is so unique and comforting! LOVE~
By   - - from California on 9/16/2023
I just received this perfume today and I really love it I smell like a actual Roman priest I really recommend this perfume for everyone and thanks luckyscent.
By   - N/A from anaheim on 8/14/2021
I can't really say I like this-- to my nose, I get a lot of fern and pine. Some incense notes, but seems chemical.
By   - retired from mount aukum on 12/26/2020
In the monasteries of Mount Athos, sitting on cliffs above the Agean Sea, the wood has been imbued with a millennium of incense smoke and bees wax candles. This fragrance has that same background subtlety of ceremony and rich other-worldly aroma. Another place, another time. A much more interesting time.
By   - Lay about from Boston on 4/20/2020
True beeswax has honey's tartness, and LLdH has the warmth of a freshly extinguished beeswax candle, smoky resin, a bit of a blossomy pucker, and the nearly inexpressible sense of wellbeing that accompanies the end of a candlelit bath, or a cozy dinner with people who put you at ease. It also reminds me of Waldorf school, and I imagine anyone who has experienced some variant of doing crafts with natural, heirloom, fancypants supplies will find this fragrance (in measured doses) to be soothing. It is sophisticated, warming, delightfully unisex, and - on me - not overdone on woods or incense. Note: I dabbed some on my wrists and my pug was gently, hypnotically, transfixed. So, I can state that it may bewitch pugs *as well as* humans.
By   - Bookseller  from Pasadena, CA on 1/5/2017
I couldn't believe how much this reminds me of Mandy Aftel's Amber! (And at a fraction of the price...) Definite aura of a humid bookstore. Lightly sweet with hay &a brown sugar. Subtle and mysterious herbal note, wormwood or possibly sweet fennel. A hint of spilled tea... A personal scent experience, reflective & pleasant.
By   - Bar manager from San Francisco on 4/9/2016
This one was by far the stand out of my most recent sample order. A bit strong at first but once it mellowed out - it's a full bottle worthy candidate 😊
By  on 8/14/2014
I'm in awe of smokey fragrances and this one does not disappoint. With the first sniff I was engulfed with the smoldering heat of frankincense and myrrh. The smokiness never dissipated but it casually lent itself to a slight green scent. On me, I find this perfume to be sultry, smokey, mysterious and quite intense.
By   - Designer from DC on 7/20/2014
On me, this scent is exceptionally complex, has tremendous lasting power, a wonderful opening and projection and does not smell like any other scent. It truly is a stand-out, stand-alone cologne unlike any other I've tried.
By   - from Los Angeles on 7/8/2013
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