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Wednesday 8 May 2024

HEM Gold Rain

 


Typical HEM cheap and cheerful everyday synthetic-perfume room-freshener incense stick. Some HEM scents I like, some I don't. It's as simple as that really. HEM sticks are generally professionally made, no nonsense, and cheap as chips. There's little romance here - this is functional stuff largely made on machines in factories. There isn't a signature HEM scent. They each smell of the perfume. But they make a wide range of scents, and there is likely to be some that people will like, and some they won't. There are some HEM scents I really like. Some which I really hate. And most which are just meh. This is mostly meh. It's clearly synthetic. It's a little sharp, fruity, slightly floral. Mostly top notes, though there is a solid musky base which holds things together. It's not a great scent, but the musk, for me, holds it off from being kinda rancid and off-putting. This is an outhouse incense. OK for keeping that place smelling fresh, but not, for me, something to burn in the house. 

This Gold Rain came in a HEM pack deal on Amazon over a year ago. A similar such deal is this one of 15 different packs for £10.  The wooden incense holder in the photo was sent to me by Aida of IncenseBurnerHolder.com.  


Date: May 2024   Score: 22
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