Incense takes center stage in Adorem, where it is used in overdose. Perfumer Fabrice Pellegrin chose a specific type, Vulcain incense, which has a smoky profile. To make it more accessible, he wrapped it in a cocoa absolute, which gives it roundness and softness, and a vanilla infusion, which adds a delicate touch. For the top note, he used the freshness and potency of SFE incense (a CO2 extract), along with pink pepper and elemi to bring tension to the composition. All this rests on a woody base, dominated by patchouli and cedar. Adorem is an eau de parfum, edp.
LuckyScent: This is a well crafted fragrance that has excellent longevity on the skin. It smells exactly like Catholic Church incense. Exactly. Was disappointed to not experience any of the cocoa absolute; however, if your scent memory journey has you hankering for that Sunday morning ritual of going to mass and you really enjoy that billowing smoke perfume used on special occasions at the church (if you know, you know) this is It.
Fragrantica: This is a well made fragrance from NEZ that'll satisfy your hankering for the smell of Catholic Church incense should you have one. It has all the scent trappings of the voluminous plume of smoke the priest would fill the church with on special occasions when purification was the desired effect. Incense of the highest order.
