Lavabos

Labs is everything you are looking for in a Catholic Mass fragrance. Wears moderately close to the skin, but it is perfect for this type of fragrance, incense can easily become cloying if it is too strong. Longevity is solid. Overall the scent is ethereal and feels personal if you grew up going to Catholic Churches. The experience of this fragrance feels like a reflection of Catholic guilt.

I find this scent to be relatively simple to a point I'm not reaching for it. It has a very clean laundry like scent, but in a way that you'd find in an old motel/hotel where they use too much soap and it lingers in the air. Judging by the artist it is certainly hitting the mark of its intention.

Beautiful packaging and heavenly scent.

One of my favorite parfum

The absolute benchmark for classic incense. Probably the best out there, but it's so flawless that it actually gets a bit boring. Still, it's a great, highly wearable scent.

This is a beautiful piece of art. I looked more into the reasons behind this scent and learned about how two popes have used it as a fragrance for their vestments. That makes it even more interesting and special.

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Lavs brings backs memories of the church my family attended when I was a child. While I've read online reviews calling it "dark" or "solemn," for myself it's the opposite. It reminds me of walking out from a wintry rainy morning and into a warm, smoke-filled cathedral; being surrounded by loved ones and familiar faces. It's not a fragrance I would personally wear outside, but in the comfort of my own home.

Harmoniously combines things that don't typically go together. Like a dark beautiful creature stretching wings on the stairs of cathedral. Or maybe that's what the wind of change from the "Chocolat" movie smells like. Even though it doesn't mention frankincense, the whole combo reminds of it. A true masterpiece for days when you need your strength and power.

Dark. Spiritual. Resinous. Ultra-realistic liturgical incense. Not an everyday scent for sure, but beautiful nonetheless.