Gift from Irene of Rauchfahne, who had herself received them as an ironic gift from a friend. A selection of coloured cones moulded in straight sided pyramid shapes. The perfume is mixed in with the wood powder and binders like modern masala incense, with no cold throw scent on the surface. The scent is locked into the dried wood paste, so will last forever according to Knox: "The incense cones have an almost unlimited shelf life without losing their pleasant fragrance." The box says it has a retro 1972 design - which no doubt would be meaningful to those familiar with Knox over the years. It kinda looks like the designs for toys I used to have as a child, so more sort of 1950s or early 1960s to me. I had some wooden building blocks which were in a box with the same soft colours.
There are six fragrances - Rose, Lavender, Oriental, Citrus, Conifer, and Violet, with the cones coloured accordingly. Irene has reviewed the cones, and patiently described her impressions of the scent on each. I'm not good with wood paste incense, especially when the perfume is used as sparingly as Knox does with these, so I didn't spend much time with them. I got a smouldering paper scent from the Rose. The Lavender has a drying paint and warm wood scent with a hint of vague floral that manages to stay ahead of the smouldering wood. The Oriental is spicy smouldering wood with a gourmand scent quality that is almost attractive. Naming the scent Citrus, same as naming the next scent as Conifer kind of points to where we're at with these cones - there's just an airy wave in the direction of an idea of a scent - they can't even be bothered to pin it down to a particular fruit or a particular tree. The Citrus is vague smouldering wood paste - kinda warm with bonfire tones and fireplace soot. It's a little sharp. And it's oddly not as bad as my description paints it. The lingering scent in the room when the cone has burned down is fairly fresh like lemon. The Conifer is reasonably pleasant, and is somewhat recognisable as a German incense cone, as some form of conifer scent is popular because the cones are associated with Christmas and so Christmas trees. It is mildly citric, and like the Lavender smells of drying wood paint. The Violet does smell sweet, somewhat heady, and with a distinct floral character. It is quite vibrant and pleasant, with some of the least awareness of the base wood paste.
All in all after the disaster of the Rose (I'm not a keen lover of rose scents, so perhaps not a good one to start with), I quite liked this little collection. The ambition is modest - indeed, it says on the box that these cones are intended as air fresheners. And they are not expensive - €3.99 for a box of 40 cones, plus shipping, from Knox.
There are six fragrances - Rose, Lavender, Oriental, Citrus, Conifer, and Violet, with the cones coloured accordingly. Irene has reviewed the cones, and patiently described her impressions of the scent on each. I'm not good with wood paste incense, especially when the perfume is used as sparingly as Knox does with these, so I didn't spend much time with them. I got a smouldering paper scent from the Rose. The Lavender has a drying paint and warm wood scent with a hint of vague floral that manages to stay ahead of the smouldering wood. The Oriental is spicy smouldering wood with a gourmand scent quality that is almost attractive. Naming the scent Citrus, same as naming the next scent as Conifer kind of points to where we're at with these cones - there's just an airy wave in the direction of an idea of a scent - they can't even be bothered to pin it down to a particular fruit or a particular tree. The Citrus is vague smouldering wood paste - kinda warm with bonfire tones and fireplace soot. It's a little sharp. And it's oddly not as bad as my description paints it. The lingering scent in the room when the cone has burned down is fairly fresh like lemon. The Conifer is reasonably pleasant, and is somewhat recognisable as a German incense cone, as some form of conifer scent is popular because the cones are associated with Christmas and so Christmas trees. It is mildly citric, and like the Lavender smells of drying wood paint. The Violet does smell sweet, somewhat heady, and with a distinct floral character. It is quite vibrant and pleasant, with some of the least awareness of the base wood paste.
All in all after the disaster of the Rose (I'm not a keen lover of rose scents, so perhaps not a good one to start with), I quite liked this little collection. The ambition is modest - indeed, it says on the box that these cones are intended as air fresheners. And they are not expensive - €3.99 for a box of 40 cones, plus shipping, from Knox.
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