Etat Libre d'Orange Rien Intense Incense Eau de Parfum

If Comme des Garçons Avignon is taken as the prototypical church incense, Rien is the crepuscular but pearly glow emanating from a witches sabbath on the Moon, with a cosmic expansiveness and metallic chill. It is “sterile” and “clean”, but only insofar as the Moon is — unable to sustain infection due to the lack of a viable host. Incredibly special, an etude on aldehydes.

This one is known as a 'beast mode' fragrance - one that will project, turn heads and linger. Great for a night out. Olibanum is a note that I equate with ritual, mystery, calmness, and darkness. This fragrance ramps that up with a slightly whiney animalistic angle that is less cosy and more confronting. Not quite as complex and nuanced as Mancera's olibanum and nowhere near as complex and cosy as Piguet's Casbah - but very much a great raw 'night out' frankincense regardless. A solid buy.

[Review of Rien Intense Incense Sample Vial]

The name 'intense incense' fits very well here which is strange because usually the names of Etat Libre d'Orange's fragrances give zero indication of what the juice actually smells like. I love this fragrance, I don't feel I have the personality to pull this off but I just can't keep my nose away from my elbow. Will I buy the full bottle? Probably, if only because it has the staying power of a small nuclear explosion.

Rien Intense Incense EDP:

The name 'intense incense' fits very well here which is strange because usually the names of Etat Libre d'Orange's fragrances give zero indication of what the juice actually smells like. I love this fragrance, I don't feel I have the personality to pull this off but I just can't keep my nose away from my elbow. Will I buy the full bottle? Probably, if only because it has the staying power of a small nuclear explosion.

This is one of the strangest perfumes I have ever smelt in my life. It’s intense but supple. At the opening, you can smell the unsweetened leather and bold incense. As it begins to settles you then start to smell a beautiful blend of woods, pepper and a touch of rose. This is definitely a bold fragrance. It really takes a bold character to pull it off. Don’t buy it if you can’t handle the responsibility that comes with wearing this master piece of a fragrance.