Pushkar is a temple town in the northwest of India. There are three incense outlets in the town - Nityam, Shiva, and Om; though it seems likely that all three outlets get their incense from the same source. Pushkar incenses are sold by Pilgrims Fair Trade as "Pushkar Temple Incense Natural Hand Rolled Masala Incense", and these are referred to in the West as "Pushkar Temple".
Nityam sell their incense in packets with a smiley face and the phrase "Keep Smiling", and these are sold in the UK by Mystic Soul. Inside the Keep Smiling/Mystic Soul envelope is a tissue wrapped packet, the same as the "Pushkar Temple" packets.
Nityam sell their incense in packets with a smiley face and the phrase "Keep Smiling", and these are sold in the UK by Mystic Soul. Inside the Keep Smiling/Mystic Soul envelope is a tissue wrapped packet, the same as the "Pushkar Temple" packets.
I've talked a fair bit in my previous review (Pushkar Vanilla) about my attitude toward these Pushkar incenses, especially in relation to ORS who rate some of them as amongst the best Indian incense they have experienced. I find them variable, of general poor quality, cheaply made, yet some have been pleasant and enjoyable. I'm aware that by now I am viewing them quite negatively; I am trying to keep an open mind, though am aware of the glass half-empty potential which will occur after repeated negative experiences. The scent on this stick is heady, volatile (very icy on the nose!), and very floral. This is in the Flora style, where lots of fragrance oils are generally blended with DEP/agarbatti oil to give a big, sometimes crude, hit of heady fragrance. I like the scent. There's jasmine, lily, lemon, soap, forest, crammed together in a car freshener card. Hugely synthetic, but also rather appealing due to the sheer bold weight of the smell. It's kind of like a floral clothes conditioner on acid. It's sharp and spiky - quite punky. I like it. I'm not a fan of florals, so this is unlikely to be a favourite of mine. But I like the punky attitude.
The scent on the burn is quite big and sharp, but less spiky and punky than on the stick. There's a warm musky note that embraces the florals and keeps them in place. There's wood - not creamy nor dark, but edging more toward the dark. I like the woody, musky warmth, which for me is now quite dominant. It is fairly common in incense that top notes, like florals, will burn off quickly when an incense is lit, while the heavier, slower, base notes come to the fore. And I think that's what is happening here. And I like the heavier, slower, darker, sexier base notes in any incense. I gravitate toward the musks and the patchoulis. Especially when there's some sharp, cool, or wild contrasts. Which is what we have here. This is the first Pushkar incense I've really liked. Not deliriously, but enough to push a little against that glass half-empty potential. :-)
The scent on the burn is quite big and sharp, but less spiky and punky than on the stick. There's a warm musky note that embraces the florals and keeps them in place. There's wood - not creamy nor dark, but edging more toward the dark. I like the woody, musky warmth, which for me is now quite dominant. It is fairly common in incense that top notes, like florals, will burn off quickly when an incense is lit, while the heavier, slower, base notes come to the fore. And I think that's what is happening here. And I like the heavier, slower, darker, sexier base notes in any incense. I gravitate toward the musks and the patchoulis. Especially when there's some sharp, cool, or wild contrasts. Which is what we have here. This is the first Pushkar incense I've really liked. Not deliriously, but enough to push a little against that glass half-empty potential. :-)
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