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Monday, 25 August 2025

Stamford Angel's Touch sticks

 


Basic but well made perfumed incense utilising mechanically extruded charcoal paste. These are not bargain basement sticks - the perfume is held by the charcoal paste, and is slowly and consistently released during the burn with minimal off-notes from the burning.  The scent is mild, vaguely pleasing, with soft floral notes touched with some herb and citrus, underscored by waxed wood and candyfloss.  It's an acceptable everyday room freshener. 

I reviewed Angel's Touch in cone form in 2017 and again in 2019, giving it a score of 29. I generally prefer incense in stick form, and my lower score here perhaps indicates that I currently wouldn't score the cones as much as 29 today, though might also reflect that the sticks are not fresh, and haven't been stored well. I found the box at the bottom of a drawer, with the sticks outside of the inner packet which had got folded up. Overall, these are not bad - just that they lack fresh impact. 

Available from various outlets at around a £1 for 20 sticks


Date: Aug 2025 Score: 27
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