I bought a carton of 12 different Satya (Mumbai) incense, and a carton of 12 different Satya (Bengaluru) to look into the differences in the products of the two brothers. This is part of Nagarj Setty's (Mumbai) "Oriental Series".
The sticks are plain bamboo, of a consistently decent quality, hand rolled with a fine dusting of fragrant masala ingredients. The stick has a volatile aroma of essential oils - tending toward coconut and orange with an underlying musky warmth and a hint of woody sandalwood. Very appealing without reaching up into dreamy.
The same scents emerge on burning, though the sandalwood tends to come to the fore, and overall the impression is a little sharper. This is an incense best burned as background, than something you waft toward yourself to explore. It's kind of an average masala incense - the sort of thing one expects - and it doesn't deliver any more than that.
Date: May 2019 Score: 35
It's a lovely scent on the stick. Fairly modern. Quite sweet, with notes of fruit, musk, and sandalwood. Really good. When burned it is sadly a little lighter than it could be, so lacks impact. But it is a gorgeous scent!
Date: Jan 2030 Score: 37
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