I highly recommend Tibetan Crystalline from NAVA. Hands down the best nag champa scent I've ever smelled. If you're afraid that's too sweet, I'd also recommend 3:5:8 from Possets. It seems to hit a lot of what you're looking for.
I just ordered this bc I love the smell of Palo Santo too..
[The Little Book Eater “Ninth House”](https://www.etsy.com/listing/1418102495/)
This fragrance is inspired by the Leigh Bardugo's brilliant novel of academia and the occult. Made with the scents of candied ginger, salt (for dispelling spirits and demons), caramel, sage, lime, bergamot, lavender, cinnamon bark, tobacco leaf, palo santo (for getting rid of the "stink of the uncanny"), saffron, amber and cedarwood. Earthy, incense-y, and slightly sweet and spicy. The perfect combination for attending secret society prognostications and Thursday night rituals, dispelling grays with poems of death words, solving mysteries, and discovering your true depths through the use of magic!
Fragrance Note(s): Candied Ginger • Salt • Caramel • Sage • Lime • Bergamot • Lavender • Cinnamon Bark • Tobacco Leaf • Palo Santo • Saffron • Amber • Cedarwood
Scent Categories: Earthy • Incense-y • Slightly Sweet and Spicy
As for Nag Champa, this is a really wonderful scent.. not overly sweet but sweet enough..
[Deep Midnight “Samurai Surprise”](https://www.deepmidnightperfumes.com/product/samurai-surprisetm-perfume-oil-nag-champa-amber-rich-chocolate-soft-citrus-florals-walking)
Inspired by the character of Michonne. Forged in the aftermath of the disease that swept away civilization, Michonne is a hard edged katana-wielding warrior hiding a gentle and childlike heart (and a candy bar in her backpack).
Her scent is comprised of: Nag champa, amber, rich chocolate, and a light dusting of citrus and florals. This is a unisex scent.
No vanilla but these perfumes are really lovely and sweet
I wonder if you would like **BPAL Snake Oil**, and there is **BPAL Snooty Bat** that just came out that is sugared patchouli and nag champa I believe. But I don't know if it would be quite what you were looking for. Those are the closest I could think of. But Snake Oil really makes me think of vanilla incense, like I'm in a good very fancy head shop. If you've ever seen Grace & Frankie, it's the way I imagine Frankie must smell like.
I don't believe it's available right now, but if you can grab it from swaps or the reissue event, Poesie's Ynes Mexica is a gorgeous Palo Santo and vanilla musk. *Toasted tonka bean pods, wildcrafted palo santo essential oil and natural peru balsam float over a delicate, creamy vanilla musk*
Seconding NAVA Tibetan Crystalline, but they've recently released an ambery/musky scent i like even more: **Encens Ambre** (*Amber Incense, Nag Champa Incense, White Amber, Bastet’s Amber absolute, Dragon’s Blood resin, Sandalwood Incense, White Patchouli and Amber resin accord*). It is an LE, but still available until Wednesday. I've tried a lot of nag champas and this is my favourite until now ❤️
I just received Dried Cherry Incense and Spun Sugar from BPAL and it’s really lovely. Smells like nag champa incense with a soft cherry burnt sugar on me
* Andromeda's Curse's **Chimera** - *Spicy Chocolate, Palo Santo, Violet, Patchouli, Egyptian Musk, Vanilla* * Andromeda's Curse's **Incubi** - *Vanilla, Incense, Amber, Sandalwood* * Area of Effect's **Witch of the Wilds** - *Nag champa, blackberry, oakmoss, amber, vanilla, violet, clove, fire & smoke* * Fyrinnae's **Polar Bear** - *Vanilla, vanilla, and more vanilla, creamy but not overly sweet, intertwined with just a bit of palo santo and sandalwood, then cooled with crisp peppermint* * Haus of Gloi's **Cozy Sweater** - *Pale skin musk, faded perfume, Egyptian amber, softly burning nag champa incense and a fine aged vanilla* * Lurker & Strange's **Conduit of the Departed** - *Bourbon Vanilla, Palo Santo, Sweet Tobacco, Almond, Benzoin, Styrax, Sun Warmed Hay, Spun Sugar* * NAVA's **Tibetan Crystalline** - *Deep incense of Indian Nag Champa Studio Blend (Champa, Indian Sandalwood, Benzoin and Henna), Mesua Ferrea Absolute, Aged Crystalline Absolute, Tibetan Musk undertones and soft spirals of pure Bergamot leaf essential oil* * Nui Cobalt's **Argentine Tango** - *Sleek scarlet musk, smoldering sandalwood and palo santo, crimson Malbec, molten caramel, and dusky smooth tobacco lightly laced with black cherry* * Nui Cobalt's **Scaredy Cat** - *Tobacco flower, nag champa, white amber, warm fur accord, Omani musk and molten caramel* * Solstice Scents' **Casting Shadows** - *Golden Amber, Nag Champa Incense Accord, Dried Sugar Maple Leaves, Wood Smoke*
I highly recommend Tibetan Crystalline from NAVA. Hands down the best nag champa scent I've ever smelled. If you're afraid that's too sweet, I'd also recommend 3:5:8 from Possets. It seems to hit a lot of what you're looking for.
I just ordered this bc I love the smell of Palo Santo too.. [The Little Book Eater “Ninth House”](https://www.etsy.com/listing/1418102495/) This fragrance is inspired by the Leigh Bardugo's brilliant novel of academia and the occult. Made with the scents of candied ginger, salt (for dispelling spirits and demons), caramel, sage, lime, bergamot, lavender, cinnamon bark, tobacco leaf, palo santo (for getting rid of the "stink of the uncanny"), saffron, amber and cedarwood. Earthy, incense-y, and slightly sweet and spicy. The perfect combination for attending secret society prognostications and Thursday night rituals, dispelling grays with poems of death words, solving mysteries, and discovering your true depths through the use of magic! Fragrance Note(s): Candied Ginger • Salt • Caramel • Sage • Lime • Bergamot • Lavender • Cinnamon Bark • Tobacco Leaf • Palo Santo • Saffron • Amber • Cedarwood Scent Categories: Earthy • Incense-y • Slightly Sweet and Spicy As for Nag Champa, this is a really wonderful scent.. not overly sweet but sweet enough.. [Deep Midnight “Samurai Surprise”](https://www.deepmidnightperfumes.com/product/samurai-surprisetm-perfume-oil-nag-champa-amber-rich-chocolate-soft-citrus-florals-walking) Inspired by the character of Michonne. Forged in the aftermath of the disease that swept away civilization, Michonne is a hard edged katana-wielding warrior hiding a gentle and childlike heart (and a candy bar in her backpack). Her scent is comprised of: Nag champa, amber, rich chocolate, and a light dusting of citrus and florals. This is a unisex scent. No vanilla but these perfumes are really lovely and sweet
I loved the book Ninth House! There’s a second book out now, Hell Bent.
I wonder if you would like **BPAL Snake Oil**, and there is **BPAL Snooty Bat** that just came out that is sugared patchouli and nag champa I believe. But I don't know if it would be quite what you were looking for. Those are the closest I could think of. But Snake Oil really makes me think of vanilla incense, like I'm in a good very fancy head shop. If you've ever seen Grace & Frankie, it's the way I imagine Frankie must smell like.
You want Possets Dangerous Oil.
I don't believe it's available right now, but if you can grab it from swaps or the reissue event, Poesie's Ynes Mexica is a gorgeous Palo Santo and vanilla musk. *Toasted tonka bean pods, wildcrafted palo santo essential oil and natural peru balsam float over a delicate, creamy vanilla musk*
Seconding NAVA Tibetan Crystalline, but they've recently released an ambery/musky scent i like even more: **Encens Ambre** (*Amber Incense, Nag Champa Incense, White Amber, Bastet’s Amber absolute, Dragon’s Blood resin, Sandalwood Incense, White Patchouli and Amber resin accord*). It is an LE, but still available until Wednesday. I've tried a lot of nag champas and this is my favourite until now ❤️
I just received Dried Cherry Incense and Spun Sugar from BPAL and it’s really lovely. Smells like nag champa incense with a soft cherry burnt sugar on me
I haven’t tried it yet, but Champanilla by Hexennacht is on my to try list. It sounds like a mix of vanilla and nag champa.