 |
| Second review - scroll down for earlier |
The fragrance in most dragons blood incense sticks are composed of a blend of oils, often synthetic, such as a recipe of orange, rose, saffron, clove, sandalwood, amber, and patchouli to create the idea of dragons blood. And that appears to be the case here. The scent on the stick is pleasant, dry, woody and spicy, with light citric orange, saffron, and clove notes. Some mild volatility. It doesn't turn me on, but it's OK.
The scent on the burn is quite dry and gourmandy - a little bit smoky. Some chalk, some plastic, some earth and tree bark. It takes a while to settle, but then some sweet notes come along, suggestive of raspberries, quite attractive. Burned at a decent distance there is a generally attractive accord, though tempered with odd notes that disturb me a little as they are borderline interesting/offensive.
The scent on the burn is quite dry and gourmandy - a little bit smoky. Some chalk, some plastic, some earth and tree bark. It takes a while to settle, but then some sweet notes come along, suggestive of raspberries, quite attractive. Burned at a decent distance there is a generally attractive accord, though tempered with odd notes that disturb me a little as they are borderline interesting/offensive.
Date: April 2026 Score: 25/50
 |
| First review |
I still have stocks of Happy Hari incense in my collection. This is some Dragon Blood incense Paul Eagle, the owner of Happy Hari, imported for Holly Paige of Cultures of Eden, who no longer sells incense, but continues to sell cool things via her FoodForConsciousness website. The label is a little faded with age, but the incense is still fine.
This is quite a dry incense. I have burned two of the sticks previously, though I can't remember when, and I didn't do a review, so I'm not sure if they were always quite so dry. There is a sharp volatile aroma on the stick, indicative of a perfume or oil. The scent, though, is fresh, crisp, quite mineral, a little bit marine, neutral but uplifting. The colour of the paste is Dragons Blood red, though quite dark, almost black.
To be fair, I think the bulk of the scent on these sticks are carried by the perfume or oil, and because the packet had been opened, some of the finer aspects of the scent has evaporated. On the burn the scent is not as crisp or fresh as on the stick, indeed, it is a little smoky. However, it is still a fine scent, and still carries enough of the significance of dragons blood to make it a worthwhile if not exactly transcendental burn.
Date: Dec 2022 Score: 28/50
.jpg)
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please leave a comment: