Royal Incense BakhoorAmber Resinous Agarwood Incense

The Royal Incense Bakhoor by Oman Luxury is a resinous amber agarwood chip incense, presented in a 48 g format. It is the burnable version of the eau de parfum of the same name.

An Omani house that calls upon master noses

Oman Luxury is an independent house founded in 2012 by Muatasim, Muadh and Ahmed, then relaunched in October 2020 with a new identity. Its approach is twofold: drawing on Omani heritage — the incense route, spices, agarwood — and entrusting the formulas to leading French perfumers, including Dominique Ropion, Marie Salamagne, Pierre Negrin, Maurice Roucel or Emilie Coppermann. One of the three founders, Muatasim Al Hinai, composes two of the fragrances in the collection himself. The bottles incorporate motifs from Omani architecture and textiles.

What this bakhoor smells like

A smoky, resinous amber. The incense brings its dry, peppery gum, the amber a thick warmth, and the agarwood its dark depth. It is the most enveloping of the house's seven bakhoors, and the one whose smoke lingers longest in fabrics.

Bakhoor, and how to use it

Bakhoor is an incense composed of agarwood chips infused with perfumed oils and resins, then left to macerate. It is not burned with a flame: one or two chips are placed on an electric warming plate or on already-whitened charcoal, and the gentle heat releases the fragrance without carbonizing it. A few minutes are enough to perfume a room, and the scent clings to textiles for hours. In Oman, it traditionally accompanies the reception of guests in the majlis, the living room where guests are received.

The house's signature touch

The Royal Incense eau de parfum is built on an inverted pyramid: a single material at the top, seven at the base. The bakhoor takes this logic to its ultimate conclusion, since a burnable incense naturally has neither a top nor a progression — it releases everything at once and lasts. It is undoubtedly the one of the three fragrance formats that benefits most from changing format.

For whom, for what occasions?

For those who love resins and seek to perfume a room in depth rather than refresh it. It is suitable for autumn and winter evenings, and for receiving guests. The Royal Incense Bakhoor by Oman Luxury will appeal to those who want a home fragrance that settles in.