Thurga's Sunrayn Champa

  

Sunrayn is the incense  brand name for Thurga's Industries of Malaysia. The sticks are Asian in appearance, but distinctly Indian in style. Bright, floral, and heady. Champa is tricky to pin down, as it is a name applied to a number of flowers, and is sometimes just a generic name for flower. If an incense is simply named Champa it will generally be plumeria (or frangipani); while if an incense is named Nag Champa is will generally be magnolia champaca (blended with sandalwood). The image on the cover of this Sunrayn Champa is the Golden Champa, which is a magnolia champaca. This, however, does not smell like a Nag Champa, it has a floral scent, somewhat glossy and creamy, and more - to me - in the direction of plumeria than champaca, though there are jasmine elements which are more champaca than plumeria. Sigh. That is part of the problem of naming a scent after a scent, we tend to go hunting for the named scent, and when we find that the scent is different to what we expect, we are a little disorientated. But, of course, the maker wants to give us some idea of what the incense will smell like - and I suppose, given the vagueness of the term "champa", that this scent does fall within that broad spectrum. It's floral, slightly waxy, and with jasmine qualities. There's an element of acidic coal dust smell which doesn't sit well with the floral notes. 

On the whole I like it for being bright and floral, but I'm not enamoured by it.    

Date: May 2025   Score: 25

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Thurga's (Sunrayn) Incense

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