Vedavyasa Parimala Works Sree Chamundeshwari Perfume Dhoop Cones

Picked up for £1.50 at Popat Stores as a casual purchase to put into our cones bowl which we use as an everyday room freshener. This is the second Sree Chamundeshwari I've reviewed - the other was Sree Chamundeshwari Sambirani Sticks, which didn't impress me. They are made by Vedavyasa Parimala Works, a little known Indian incense company, though some of their products are on sale in America.  

The cones are a little larger, drier, and cruder than average. They are handmade from what appears to be natural products, and there is a fragrance oil added somewhere in the process. There is some volatility on the cones which suggests the fragrance oil was added after the cones had been made - a process known (often dismissively) as "perfume-dipped". 

The fragrance on the cone is quite green, fresh, citric, with some light floral notes - mostly in the direction of rose. The burn is steady, producing a volume of smoke and fairly assertive fragrance. The scent resembles that on the cone, though - as is typical - warmer and deeper as some of the top notes are lost in the heat. It is a fairly mineral and marine type scent - reasonably pleasant without lifting into anything special. On the whole, a top average sort of scent. 


Date: Oct 2024   Score: 27 

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