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| Second review - scroll down for earlier |
Machine-extruded perfumed-charcoal incense sticks. Bog standard everyday room fresheners, and cheap as chips. I am up and down with HEM perfumed incense. I like some of the scents, others less so, and some I hate. There is no HEM style, no particular character. They are really just the same as most perfume-dipped sticks. Moksh perfumed incense tends to be heady, perfumed, and well balanced. HEM is simply random.
The scent on the stick is sharp, mineral, marine, volatile, cold, clearly synthetic. Not inviting or encouraging.
The scent on the burn is surprisingly attractive. It smells rustic, earthy, resinous, gently, warmly smoky, mild lemon citric awareness. It smells a warm yellow. It's a soft, gentle scent - not harsh or aggressive. It's not a scent that's really ringing many bells with me, but it has its earthy appeal, and is not offensive.
The scent on the burn is surprisingly attractive. It smells rustic, earthy, resinous, gently, warmly smoky, mild lemon citric awareness. It smells a warm yellow. It's a soft, gentle scent - not harsh or aggressive. It's not a scent that's really ringing many bells with me, but it has its earthy appeal, and is not offensive.
Date: Dec 2024 Score: 29
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| First review |
A mild and pleasant scent with leanings toward camphor. Fairly neutral and inoffensive, can be used for several purposes, though as a moderate room cleanser seems most appropriate, due to the slightly antiseptic nature of the scent.
Dragon's blood is the resin from one of several plants, most commonly daemonorops or dragon's blood palm, though other plants and trees may be used. It has been in use as an incense since at least Roman times, and generally produces a woody, spicy aroma.
Date: May 2015 Score: 26
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This is the one that got me back into incense after a few years off. You nailed it with the description...mild and pleasant. Enjoying your blog by the way. Happy censing :)
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