Fumino Cinnamon Apple Clove

Second review - scroll down for earlier

Fluffy perfumed masala style incense stick. Scent on the stick is perfumed - floral and woody, fairly generic for this style of incense. It has a nostalgic feel that reminds me of incense in the 70s. This may be made by Satya or more likely by some other incense house in Bangalore for the UK based Fumino brand, but it is certainly in line with a Satya incense. The burn if you get too close is a little smoky and dry with a little too much sense of burning rather than fragrance. At a respectable distance the scent is cleaner and sweeter with modest elements of the named scents. This is an OK everyday room freshener. A little mild and a little perfumed for my taste, but it will eventually gently inform the room with an acceptable everyday room freshener scent. 

Date: June 2025   Score: 28

First review

A Satya style incense from Fumino, an incense and home decor brand owned by Inbound To Anglia Ltd, a one man company currently based in Southampton. The incense is made in Bangalore by an unnamed third generation company, a description which matches Satya.  Six pack deals on Amazon are available for under £10. 

This one is functionally named Cinnamon Apple Clove, which seems typical of cinnamon apple scented incense, such as Hari Darshan Red Apple Cinnamon and HEM Cinnamon-Apple. There is a perfumed fragrance on the stick, which leans more on men's cologne than apple or cinnamon. It's a warm, woody, mineral, marine, aroma, quite appealing and mildly sexy and seductive. 

The blurb on the back

The scent on the burn is vague, woody, mildly smoky, though has elements of the fragrance on the stick. It's a modest, though attractive, scent, and makes a pleasant, warming room freshener. I'm not getting a sense of any of the named ingredients - this is not a fragrance to "bring to mind the comforting smell of a freshly baked apple pie". It is a decent scent from a decently made incense stick, the sort of thing that Satya do, though perhaps not to the same quality or strength. This is a decent enough, modest, gentle, relaxing, warming everyday room freshener at a good price. Perhaps a bit too much smoke in comparison to scent, but that's not a major complaint. 

Date: April 2024   Score: 29 

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