From what I can understand this is made in Pondicherry by the local cottage industries under instruction from Naturveda for the French shop Aromandise. Naturveda incenses have the same character and style as other incenses made in and around Pondicherry - they are natural, traditional, and somewhat dry and serious - this is thoughtful and spiritual incense rather than pleasant fragrances for fun and comfort. They are good. And they are worthy. However, they don't excite me or give me pleasure.
Ingredients are given as "Wood powders, labdanum gum, bitter orange essential oil, geranium essential oil". Labdanum is frequently used as a source for the amber fragrance. I like amber fragrance. I'm OK that it's a constructed fragrance, though I wonder what people who are looking for natural scents and purity think about this brand creating a substitute scent. The Rose in this series was also non-genuine, as the scent was created out of geranium oil, and the Tiare is made of various oils, none of which are from the tiare plant. It kind of reminds me of the Simpsons episode where the film crew are painting a horse to look like a cow, because cows don't look like cows when filmed.
Ingredients are given as "Wood powders, labdanum gum, bitter orange essential oil, geranium essential oil". Labdanum is frequently used as a source for the amber fragrance. I like amber fragrance. I'm OK that it's a constructed fragrance, though I wonder what people who are looking for natural scents and purity think about this brand creating a substitute scent. The Rose in this series was also non-genuine, as the scent was created out of geranium oil, and the Tiare is made of various oils, none of which are from the tiare plant. It kind of reminds me of the Simpsons episode where the film crew are painting a horse to look like a cow, because cows don't look like cows when filmed.
The scent on the stick is mild, perfumed, pleasant - with mint, florals, a hint of bubblegum, and a wee touch of soft citrus. It's an attractive fragrance, though very soft - like a scented drawer liner that has faded. It's OK, but not exciting.
The scent on the burn is mild. And it falls into the same character as the other Naturveda incense - indeed, the other Pondicherry incenses. It's predominantly dry, woody, peppery. There's some lemony citrus, a light floral, and a mild sweet resinous caramel which hovers around a sort of general "amber" scent. It's pleasant, but it doesn't give pleasure. It's herby, smoky, peppery, woody. Quite narrow. And quite brown.
Available from Aromandise, or Padma Store, or other outlets.
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