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| Third review - scroll down for earlier ones |
I first burned a Mahendra incense in 2013, the year I started this blog. I have burned 12 others since then, the most recent in 2021. Mahendra don't appear to me to be a top level incense house, though some of their incenses were sold here in the UK for a while. I'm looking around, and I'm not seeing their products available in the UK at the moment [Oct 2023], plus their website is currently down (though this does happen). Their products are available on the India Amazon.
The sticks are not quality made. They are 7 1/2 inches, with just under 6 1/2 inches of hand rolled charcoal paste on crudely hand cut bamboo splints. They look messy and cheap. The sticks burn for around 40 minutes. There is a pleasant floral aroma on the stick, not too much volatility. It is a sweet rose scent. When the stick is lit, the flame is firm and steady, with a small amount of black smoke. When the flame is burned out the stick has a steady burn producing a moderate amount of blue-grey smoke. The scent is again pleasant, soft, moderate. Not too heady, and not too faint. It is possible this may be the same box I reviewed ten years ago; though I could have bought another box at some point.
I am OK with this scent as an everyday budget perfumed incense. There's nothing special or interesting about the scent, but it's not a bad one. It doesn't linger, and it doesn't make much of an impression, but it's providing a modest and pleasant scent in order to refresh a room for a low price.
Date: Oct 2023 Score: 25
The sticks are not quality made. They are 7 1/2 inches, with just under 6 1/2 inches of hand rolled charcoal paste on crudely hand cut bamboo splints. They look messy and cheap. The sticks burn for around 40 minutes. There is a pleasant floral aroma on the stick, not too much volatility. It is a sweet rose scent. When the stick is lit, the flame is firm and steady, with a small amount of black smoke. When the flame is burned out the stick has a steady burn producing a moderate amount of blue-grey smoke. The scent is again pleasant, soft, moderate. Not too heady, and not too faint. It is possible this may be the same box I reviewed ten years ago; though I could have bought another box at some point.
I am OK with this scent as an everyday budget perfumed incense. There's nothing special or interesting about the scent, but it's not a bad one. It doesn't linger, and it doesn't make much of an impression, but it's providing a modest and pleasant scent in order to refresh a room for a low price.
Date: Oct 2023 Score: 25
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| Second review |
This is quite a pleasant, above average perfume-dipped incense. It is a gentle aroma, not harsh or hot, and without the chemical intensity that can accompany some cheap dipped incense. There is a relaxing floral display, strengthened by jasmine, and underscored with musky sandalwood. Decent enough.
Date: Feb 2017 Score: 30
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| First review |
Modest charcoal rolled and perfume dipped sticks in an attractive floral designed box. A decent strength and pleasant floral and citric aroma with fresh fruit notes. It's clearly artificial, and a little bit too much of roses, which feels a bit old fashioned, but it is a pleasant and versatile smell. Great as an everyday aroma.
Date: March 2015 Score: 30
***
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| Mahendra Betco - Best of |
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| Best floral incense |
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