D'Orsay Incense Crush Extrait

Description

Incense Crush is built around quiet intensity: a private moment where smoke, warmth and skin merge. Perfumer Julien Rasquinet centers it on frankincense, which he calls "generally perceived as a mystical raw material" but finds "incredibly sensual" here, paired with cardamom, clove, leather and oak. Fans of resinous, church-incense fragrances like Comme des Garçons’ Avignon or Le Labo’s Encens 9 will recognize the register, though the leather note and oak-cedarwood base give this one a drier, more masculine-leaning edge.

Scent Character

• Woody (oak, cedarwood, vetiver): 43%
• Spicy (cardamom, clove): 28%
• Smoky & Resinous (olibanum/frankincense): 29%

Translation: a spicy-woody-incense fragrance. The resinous depth is olibanum (frankincense), not agarwood, despite the intensity.

Fragrance Pyramid

Top: Cardamom, Clove

Heart: Leather

Base: Olibanum, Oak, Cedarwood, Vetiver

Performance

• Longevity: 10+ hours
• Sillage: Strong, loud projection
• Projection: 3+ ft for the first hour, then settles to arm’s length

Best Occasions & Season

• Fall and winter
• Night out, date night, and special occasions
• Unisex

Concentration & Provenance

Extrait de Parfum
Perfumer: Julien Rasquinet
House: D’Orsay (founded 1830, revived 2015)
Launched 2024, part of the “Initials” collection.

Try Before You Commit

Sample the cardamom-incense opening before committing. A 1mL sample is $5.99.

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FAQ

Is Incense Crush for men or women?
Unisex. Though the leather and oak base leans drier and more masculine-coded than most of the collection.

Is there real oud in it?
No. The smoky depth is olibanum (frankincense), oak and cedarwood, not agarwood.

How loud is it?
Strong and long-lasting: 10+ hours with noticeable projection for the first few hours.

Best occasion to wear it?
Evening: it’s built for a quiet, intimate intensity rather than daytime wear.