Hari Om Sugandha Mala Incense Sticks

Second review - scroll down for earlier

"Treat Your Senses To Royalty". Not quite. Have a clear out of my incense stash - deciding to keep, chuck, or put in the outhouse. This is a fairly crude perfumed-charcoal incense. Very chemical. The scent is fairly sandalwood with some ladies knickers rose on top. This is possibly inspired by Sugandha Shringar - the incense that is possibly the first to blend a floral incense with a sandalwood incense.  My dislike of this is likely due to my dislike of synthetic rose perfume.  Anyway - this is a poor incense, though fine for keeping the cat's company in the outhouse. 


Date: Nov 2023  Score: 21

First review

The first thing I noticed about this incense is the similarity to Sugandha Swarna by Aparanji Industries.  This is something that companies in all industries do - copy successful brands. Hari Om seem to do it quite a lot. In a way, it is saying: "If you like XXX brand then try this, it is similar, and you may like it as well". On the whole, when Hari Om do it, the comparisons are at least as good, and sometimes better.  Considering, though, that Aparanji Industries have copyrighted the design of their Sugandha Swarna, I'm surprised that Hari Om get away with such an obvious copy, because they must be taking business away from Aparanji.

Similar box design to Sugandha Swarna

This is a highly scented perfumed-dipped charcoal stick. I may not like all the scents in the Hari Om range, but fair play, they do use strong scents. This one is a combination, for me, of burning rubber and butter with rose petal and jasmine perfume. It is not a scent I find hugely attractive, but it is stronger than the fairly similar scent of Sugandha Swarna. If someone likes Sugandha Swarna, they may well like Sugandha Mala even more.

For me this is a highly scented low end everyday incense. It's OK, and will fill a room with scent quite quickly, but the chemical notes hold it back from being a scent I'd burn when having friends or guests in the house. Each to their own. Others may like the quirky burning oil notes that vie with the floral notes for attention.


Date: Dec 2017   Score: 25

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