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| Second review - scroll down for earlier |
As with the other Fumino branded incense, this has a typical perfumed-masala scent on the stick - a blend of warm, spicy sandalwood with honey sweet floral notes. The scent on the burn is a little dryer, with more focus on wood and spice, but just as pleasant. I like these Fumino sticks. Made by an un-named incense house in Bangalore - these are typical Bangalore fluffy perfumed-masala sticks as made by Satya, Goloka, Nikhil's, etc They are decently made with little in the way of off-notes. They are not heady - they are gentle yet informative, and leave a polite fragrance in the air for several hours afterwards. This is perhaps the driest and most spicy, and so I'm less inclined toward it than some of the others which tend to be sweeter and richer, though I still enjoy it. I feel I was a little harsh when I reviewed it last year. This is a decent incense.
Date: June 2025 Score: 28
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| First review |
As with the other Fumino incense I've burned, there's a very attractive men's cologne scent on the stick, a little musky, a little Arabian bukhoor, a little bit Old Spice. There's also some coconut and some sharp, light, nutty, sweet, wood, like beech. A little perfumed, but still highly attractive and compelling.
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| Blurb on the back |
As with other Fumino, and indeed, many perfume based incenses, the scent on the burn is not quite as compelling as on the stick. A number of the sweeter, higher notes are weak or missing, there's more deep notes, altering the balance, and there's a smoky element. It remains an attractive room freshener, but much of the appeal and complexity has been lost - it's a narrower, deeper scent, predominantly burning wood. Fragranced wood to be sure, so pleasant enough, but there's little counterpoint. I'm not getting much, if any, cocoa or cinnamon.
On the whole a pleasant room freshener, but a little disappointing after the attraction of the scent on the stick.
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