Series 3 Incense: Avignon Eau de Toilette

What it is: A powerful and intense fragrance that evokes the medieval city in southern France that surpassed Rome as the power center of the Catholic church.

Fragrance story: It's the scent of gothic cathedrals and papal palaces, of tapestries imbued with centuries of incense, of cold marble steps, holy relics and dark confessions. The recognizable smells of frankincense and myrrh open the high mass of Avignon, giving way to the almost eye-stinging, gloriously smoky and resinous heart. A dry vanilla and soft Roman chamomile dull the edges of this reverent fragrance.

Style: Woody, amber

Notes: Roman chamomile, cistus oil, elemi, incense, vanilla, patchouli, palisander, ambrette seeds