Deepika White Sage Masala Cones

 

Attractively pleasant masala cone bought from Amazon as part of  a package of five plus a Satya for £7.  I got it as an add on to make up a £20 purchase in order to get free delivery. Sadly the Satya is a crude fake. The quality and scent is OK, but it's not Satya Nag Champa - it's a pleasant, sweet, flowery cone, so no worries about it. But it's not top drawer. 

I have not found out much about Deepika. The company is called Deepika Fragrance, and there is a website listed on the boxes, but it is not active, and some attempts to reach it have led to spoof sites, so be careful!  I found out that the company is based in Bangalore, and is run by a Hindu family, headed by Harish Gupta, with the contact person being  Ajay Gupta. I also found some photos of the shop on 1st Block, Rajajinagar: 

The Deepika White Sage cones appear to be made from a masala paste and formed in a mould, then dried firm, during which the top sometimes droops. The scent on the cone is quite herbal, fresh, and cleansing with notes of cologne (plum, musk, patchouli, alcohol). Very nice. These scents return on the burn, though mildly blurred with minor off-notes from smoke and hot charcoal. On the whole a pleasant everyday masala cone. This is not top drawer stuff, but is perfectly fine for an everyday burn, creating a decent slightly woody/musky scent with some herbal awareness of sage. Nice.  

 

 

Date: July 2022   Score: 29 

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Deepika Fragrance

White Sage