Satya are among my favourite incense makers, so it is always nice to return them now and again - especially to an old favourite like the Natural. This is a soft, relaxing, woody sandalwood, slightly sweet, with some coconut and some vanilla tones, and a whiff of honey. It is a gentle, background incense, that slowly informs and warms a room without being rude or intrusive. It comes in and leaves behind a warm, beguiling and, well, yes, "natural" aroma of ancient promise and delight. Fragrant wood is the heart of this, and so there is a sombre feel to it. Useful for giving a subtle refined woody depth to a room. This is an evening scent. I like it.
Date: March 2017 Score: 40
15g pack of Satya Natural bought on Brick Lane for £1 while out with my daughter. Hand rolled around a yellow dyed bamboo stick by the Shrinivas Sugandhalaya company, makers of Nag Champa and Superhit. The aroma out of the box is divine. Very fruity with a sandalwood perfume. Light and heady and very yummy, quite edible. Vanilla, egg custard tart, cinnamon bread, raspberries - all natural aromas which are compelling and seductive. There are citric notes, a bit of pine, and some eucalyptus. When lit, the initial aroma is of the base sandalwood. A warm, earthy aroma - quite light. And then a gradual aroma of late summer - hedgerow fruits, burning leaves, warm hay in the barn. And then comes the sharper, more elegant, more perfumey notes. The overall impression is of a warm, summer evening, with a heady sweetness in the air. The aroma is calming, cleansing, elegant and seductive all at once.
This is a very, very attractive perfume of the highest quality. All the ingredients are clearly natural, and the sticks have been hand-rolled. The stick burns evenly and slowly, offering excellent value for money.
The Shrinivas Sugandhalaya company was founded in 1964 by Shri Satyam Setty from small premises in Mumbai. It has expanded to employing approximately 2,500 workers in manufacturing facilities in Bangalore and Mumbai, and since the death of Setty in 2000, the company has been run by his two sons.
Date: April 2013 Score: 42
15g pack of Satya Natural bought on Brick Lane for £1 while out with my daughter. Hand rolled around a yellow dyed bamboo stick by the Shrinivas Sugandhalaya company, makers of Nag Champa and Superhit. The aroma out of the box is divine. Very fruity with a sandalwood perfume. Light and heady and very yummy, quite edible. Vanilla, egg custard tart, cinnamon bread, raspberries - all natural aromas which are compelling and seductive. There are citric notes, a bit of pine, and some eucalyptus. When lit, the initial aroma is of the base sandalwood. A warm, earthy aroma - quite light. And then a gradual aroma of late summer - hedgerow fruits, burning leaves, warm hay in the barn. And then comes the sharper, more elegant, more perfumey notes. The overall impression is of a warm, summer evening, with a heady sweetness in the air. The aroma is calming, cleansing, elegant and seductive all at once.
This is a very, very attractive perfume of the highest quality. All the ingredients are clearly natural, and the sticks have been hand-rolled. The stick burns evenly and slowly, offering excellent value for money.
The Shrinivas Sugandhalaya company was founded in 1964 by Shri Satyam Setty from small premises in Mumbai. It has expanded to employing approximately 2,500 workers in manufacturing facilities in Bangalore and Mumbai, and since the death of Setty in 2000, the company has been run by his two sons.
Date: April 2013 Score: 42
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