Satya products tend to be very well made. The box is colourful and attractively designed, and the sticks are very well made to a consistently high quality. The masala powder is yellowish brown, with a very fine perfume. There are fresh citric notes of lemon and tangerine with a sandalwood base and fruity musky notes in between. On burning I can detect the sharp yet warm and woolly notes of
halmaddi - there is not excessive use of this resin, so it pleasantly informs the incense rather than dominates.
The fragrance is very attractive, though perhaps lacks distinct character. It is a pleasant, welcoming scent, and could be used to prepare the house for visitors. Not being an assertive scent that draws attention to itself, it is quite discrete - lifting and warming a room without being obvious.
A refined, gentle, very pleasing incense.
Date: Feb 2015 Score: 35