Olibanum Profumum Roma for women and men

Starts out very balmy and resinous at the top. Fierce with smokey incense and wood. In time the resinous quality calms down and the sweet sandalwood shows it's face more. Very well done fragrance...love it! I was told I smelled like a burnt tree :-)

Hmmm. I smell peppercorn in the head, intense olibanum (frankincense) in the heart, and pine in the base. At first I was astounded- and intrigued- by this one; it is delicious at the onset! The drydown, however, left me smelling of turpentine which I did not find particularly pleasant. Like Thundra, I wish they had chosen different woods for the base. I love some of the creations of this house very-much (Arso is completely divine, for example), and others- like this one- sadly just miss the mark- sad because I adore this ancient resin.

Olibanum, olibanum… my lovely fragrance. It inspired me to start lovely journey to the scents world. My first niche fragrance. I was collecting money to buy it for very long time. I remember for how long I was impressed that this is the best fragrance ever made. Heaven in the bottle. Since that time I never found better incense fragrance. I bought African olibanum to compare the smell and it is exact interpretation of it. There is no other fragrances that are full, deep mix of both olibanum resin and olibanum fume. Now I have my second bottle for special use… only for intimate time in my life.

This is a real alternative to seminal scents like Avignon or Incense Extreme. Olibanum is great if you like smoky incense based fragrances but it's quite different form the well known antagonist scents of the same family. Together with the usual liturgic vibe Profumum introduced a sealing wax effect that make Olibanum irresistible. While the opening is still quite severe and chilling, the drydown turns dry-and-warm, meditative and comfortable. A terrific woody-green option. Highly recommended!

Rating: 7.5/10

Incense lovers, rejoice! This scent is a dry, heavy, lovely, and yet somehow still sheer incense for the skin.

The opening is a bit sharp, when the fragrance hits your skin there is an immediate and strong note of orange and myrrh. The orange, which I assume is from the orange blossoms, calms down and becomes a background note on me within maybe five minutes, which is how I want it with this one. (It should be noted -- I do NOT normally turn orange blossom into heavy orange, this is unusual and unwanted, but the stage is very fast).

I had worried when I saw "orange blossom" in the notes that this scent would become very sweet, and it would end up being a sweet, or even sugared, incense. I needen't have worried. It is one of the smoothest and driest I have tried. The deep and resiny base is intact, it's all the myrrh a myrrh lover could wish for, and the incense note gives it a whiff of smoke and chil that is perfect.

Sillage is good, but not huge. For this scent I think it is perfect, enough to be noticeable but not at all "headshop-ish" and not aggressive with reasonable application. You could even wear it to work without concern, or on a hot day, which is unusual for an incensey blend. Lasting power is above average, but the latter half of the experience is resin-heavy and less nuanced. If you are a resin fan, this won't be a dealbreaker because this is some of the best myrrh around.