Continuing the mammoth Gokula binge - reviewing all the old Gokula samples I have in one session. The samples date from May 2013 so are not indicative of what a fresh pack would be like. Masala incense does last a while, certainly longer than perfumed incense, especially when kept in a cool, dark, airtight space, but some of the higher notes will evaporate over a period of eight years - I am allowing that up to 15 points could be lost per incense. Some of the higher scoring Gokulas I will buy new once I clear my backlog, and see how they behave when fresh. Meanwhile....
This Super Night Queen was part of Gokula's Gaura brand, which is currently sold out. Gokula sell another Night Queen, but that is a Mystic Night Queen, and is a different incense. Night Queen is a fragrant night flowering cactus. As such I was expecting something a little more floral, and a little more heady. This is woody with beeswax and moth balls and shoe polish, which is more attractive than it sounds, but also as grounded and sombre as it sounds. It carries a sort of comforting parental authority. The burn is equally sombre, dry, and grounded, and continues that aura of parental authority, but is more masculine in the burn, with suggestions of cigar smoke. Overall, for me, there is lack of lift in this fragrance, a lack of either exciting and joyful sweetness or sexual wood. And there's little to intrigue or interest. This is a rather plain, and, for me, somewhat dull incense. The best moments are touches of cedarwood and cinnamon, but too faint to recue the overall experience.
Date: Nov 2021 Score: 27
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