Incarnate
A vanilla like you’ve never smelled before. Or an incense like you’ve never smelled before. Incarnate is both outright carnal and charmingly flirtatious; sexy and innocent all at once. Flamboyant vanilla is supported by creamy sandalwood, white pepper, metallic violet leaf, and olibanum, plus a hefty dose of ethyl maltol, which gives Incarnate a chewy, bubblegum-y sweetness. So yes, it's sweet, but it's a comfortable sweet, and not too-too sweet. Nobody can decide whether it’s masculine or feminine, we’ve heard both reactions. We think it sits perfectly unisex.
From Scout Dixon West
Maybe it’s an uncommonly flirtatious incense. Or maybe it’s an unusually dark and lustrous vanilla. Either way, this fragrance feels like that moment when fantasy becomes reality, when an anticipated touch becomes the sweetness of incarnation. You hoped, you prayed—but now, it’s better than you could possibly imagine.
Originally, the inspiration for this perfume was Scout’s psychic great aunt Rose. But the perfume came out sexy, it didn’t feel like a great aunt perfume anymore. It reminded us of the moment when fantasy becomes reality, as when a romance is consummated. Hence, Incarnate was born, as in “incarnation.” Churchy and sexy implications both intended. As Wallace Stevens once wrote: “Beauty is momentary in the mind, the fitful tracing of a portal, but in the flesh, it is immortal.”
Perfumer
Yann Vasnier
Notes
violet leaf, white pepper, amyris, olibanum, vanilla, cistus, patchouli, musk, sandalwood
Fulfillment & Shipping
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| Order type | Shipping Method |
Cost |
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Standard Shipping (orders under $75) |
USPS Ground Advantage* or UPS Ground (depending on destination) | $10 |
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$0 |
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Variable |
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Complimentary Samples
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I am truly eating this up. This scent makes me smell as if I’ve been up to something deliciously sinful straight after mass. Gorgeous work.
I came here to support my girl Scout Dixon West! And she is truly so talented!
I've been looking for a "naughty church lady" scent for a while now, and this is it.
It's sexy, and dark with the incense notes, which is right up my alley! It's like I'm a nun in a church, but I'm wearing red lingerie underneath my nun outfit.
Can't get any better!
A fragrance that reminds me of Christmas midnight mass. It embodies warmth, depth, and a hint of sweetness, Incarnate should be at the top of your list.
We bought the sample pack after smelling incarnate I will be immediately be buying the full size it smells like a Lana del Rey song that you can’t stop singing I’m obsessed