Fragrances & Sens Ethnic Vibes White Sage Lavender

 

Bought from Hostenatura.es  - 15gms for €1.64.  The packaging is very attractive. There is a slide out tray, which is becoming quite popular, and the inner packet has a little plastic charm. It's a similar set up to some of Hari Darshan's recent output, particularly under the Tribal Soul and Native Soul brands. The incense was made by a white label incense house in India for a French business woman from La Mure in the south of France. Her company was Fragrances & Sens, and the incense brand was Ethnic Vibes. The company ran from 2015 to 2021, so this is likely to be stock from 2020. 

This is a standard size perfumed masala style incense. Volatile and alcoholic perfumed scent on the stick. Dark fruits, some dust, leather, and tobacco. Cherry liquor. I'm not getting much in the way of either white sage or lavender. The scent on the burn is a little smoky and generally vague. The scent in the room initially comes more from the stick than the burn, though gradually the "warm throw" of the heated fragrance starts to make itself more felt. It is a pleasant scent, centring on warm, dark fruit and alcohol - mulled wine is what I think I'm settling on. It's OK. A modest room freshener. 

Date: Dec 2024   Score: 25

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