I'm not sure how they did it, but Etro's Messe de Minuit managed to perfectly capture the scent of incense wafting in the air of a cathedral after High Mass. But it's the details that are so amazing. This is not just another "that smells like church incense" scent.
Many fragrances use an "incense" note, but only so-called because it happens to smell both smoky and sweet at the same time. Real incense, the kind used in actual churches, is a bit more complex. I still remember serving as an altar boy and curiously examing the box of Will & Baumer's "Pontifical Incense" blend, with its multi-colored little granules all dusted over with a light, white powder.
Real incense smells wonderful even when it isn't burning, and it's this authentic smell that Messe de Minuit has recreated. To that scent, they also added the smell of wooden pews, concrete steps, old stone altars, and musty pages from decades old hymn books.
This fragrance isn't just incense. It's incense in full context, gorgeous and detailed, stunningly accurate.
10/10 stars.
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