Filippo Sorcinelli - LAVS

LAVS by Filippo Sorcinelli is a transcendent, liturgical-inspired fragrance that captures the sacred atmosphere of the Atelier of Vesti Sacre. Revered by perfume connoisseurs as a masterpiece of incense artistry, LAVS (also known as UNUM LAVS) envelops the wearer in a mystical, meditative aura.

Available in 2 ml, 5 ml, or 10 ml sizes, it is ideal for discovery, travel, or experiencing the composition before committing to a full bottle.

This fragrance Extrait de Parfum (100 ml) captures the exact scent of a papal vestment atelier: cold incense smoke, resinous elemi, spicy cardamom, and dark labdanum over a warm amber-opoponax base.

Scent Profile

Top Notes

Black Pepper, Cardamom, Jasmine

Heart Notes

Elemi, Labdanum, Cloves, Coriander

Base Notes

Opoponax, Oakmoss, Rosewood (Palisander), Amber, Tonka Bean

Fragrance Character

A unisex fragrance decant with a resinous, spicy, and deeply incense-driven personality. Sharp black pepper and cardamom over jasmine in the opening, a complex heart of elemi, labdanum, cloves, and coriander, and a powerful base of opoponax, oakmoss, rosewood, amber, and tonka bean. Sacred, smoky, and immersive, LAVS truly smells like high church incense woven into woods and warm resins.

Performance

• As a true extrait, LAVS delivers beast-mode longevity (7+ hours) and confident sillage.
• The spicy–floral opening gives way to a thick incense-resin heart that projects clearly for several hours, before settling into a warm opoponax, oakmoss, amber and tonka base that lingers on skin and clothes well into the night.
• It’s a fragrance that can easily fill a room in the first phase, so light application is usually enough.

Best For

• Autumn and winter, and cooler spring evenings
• Churchy incense lovers, meditative moments and evening wear
• Anyone who enjoys rich, resinous incense fragrances with spice, woods and amber
• Unisex fragrance wearers looking for a solemn, mystical signature scent

Why Choose Filippo Sorcinelli LAVS Decant

• A refined way to experience one of Filippo Sorcinelli’s most iconic and spiritual creations before investing in a full bottle
• Ideal for collectors and fragrance lovers who appreciate complex, church incense-style compositions with resin, moss and tonka depth
• Lets you feel how LAVS moves from a sharp spicy-floral opening to a dense incense-resin heart and a smooth, mossy amber-tonka dry-down
• A strong option if you enjoy opoponax, labdanum, oakmoss and tonka wrapped in a rich, liturgical incense aura

If you love incense and resinous scents, try Tauer Perfumes - L’Air du Désert Marocain or Nosomatto Afgano. They come with pure, arid frankincense-and-myrrh smoke with a leathery edge.

Official Notes

Black Pepper · Cardamom · Jasmine · Elemi · Labdanum · Cloves · Coriander · Opoponax · Oakmoss · Rosewood (Palisander) · Amber · Tonka Bean

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