Sunday Service is an aromatic spicy fragrance that launched in 2022. Created by Jacques Chabert and Argeville. Described on the website: As he slipped into the pew, he noted how soft the wood felt beneath his fingers, polished and worn from so many years of human touch. But the music was the same. The cool, oaky air of the church was the same. The smell—ageing paper, freshly mown grass—just the same. As much as time was hurtling by, it felt in the moment that nothing had changed. Slip into a quiet, contemplative reverie. A return to old surroundings, respectful tailoring, and formal introductions. The worn leather of an heirloom wallet touched by divinely feminine antique rose, enlivened by old-world pepper & spice and carried by the rich resin of ancient frankincense. The fragrance of a ponderous stroll in wildflower season at the golden hour. The essence of eyes gazing across a vast burnt saffron horizon, feet planted in the aged earth. Sunday Service features top notes of saffron and pepper; middle notes of rose and patchouli; and base notes of cistus labdanum, frankincense and gurjum balsam. It is an eau de parfum, edp.
Fragrantica: "So many incense-based perfumes take you away to the great cathedrals; cavernous, vertical stone spaces that inspire contemplation and patience. Sunday Service instead takes me to provincial churches, dappled sun bleeding through open doors; dark, old polished wood and wafts of rose, with the patchouli and labdanum giving a lovely, dark, earthy - almost carnal - undertow. The rose is very much present from the first spray through dry down, as it moves from a softly spiced incense into a gentle floral fuzz, nestled on the frankincense. It's unique in its approach to incense - to me - and absolutely evocates its name."
