Van Cleef & Arpels

Encens Précieux Unisex Niche Perfume

As old as mankind itself, incense is part of a shared cultural heritage that is at once hidden and known, natural yet complex, straddling the worlds of the symbolic and the sacred. Incense is even at the root of the Latin word from which our word “perfume” derives. “Perfumum” in Latin literally means “through fumes” and describes how the smoke of this rare and legendary ingredient was used to purify air in ancient times. In a tribute to this queen of perfume ingredients, Collection Extraordinaire presents: ENCENS PRÉCIEUX