Paropakaram – Sandalwood Paropakaram offers both sandalwood incense sticks and cones. Sascha, the owner of Indiaroma, has sent me samples of both. The… Continue reading “Paropakaram – Sandalwood”…
Paropakaram – Patchouli I received this sample in August 2024 from Sascha, the owner of Indiaroma. A pack contains 10 sticks and costs… Continue reading “Paropakaram – Patchouli”…
Happy Hari – Pratyahara Sutra vs. Temple Of Incense – Perky Pandit According to Mike from ORS, Pratyahara Sutra are now sold by Temple Of Incense under the name Perky Pandit, which… Continue reading “Happy Hari – Pratyahara Sutra vs. Temple Of Incense – Perky Pandit”…
Happy Hari – Dhyana Sutra This is one of the last two samples from the Happy Hari sample set from Padma Store that I bought… Continue reading “Happy Hari – Dhyana Sutra”…
Boy Vienna – 11:11 I received these incense cigarettes (yes, you read correctly) from Nathan, who in August 2025 sent me, alongside a small… Continue reading “Boy Vienna – 11:11”…
Lavender, Mugwort and Wormwood: Incense Spirals and Sticks from Temu All three varieties come from Steve (Incense in The Wind); he bought them on Temu and sent me samples in… Continue reading “Lavender, Mugwort and Wormwood: Incense Spirals and Sticks from Temu”…
Vinasons: Special Sandalwood, Wild Sandal I received these two Vinasons samples as well from Ashok Kapur, of Padma Store. Previously, though, I’d already had some… Continue reading “Vinasons: Special Sandalwood, Wild Sandal”…
Vinasons: Special Hina, Musk Hina I received one stick each of these two Vinasons varieties from the ‘Hand-Dipped’ category from Ashok Kapur, the owner of… Continue reading “Vinasons: Special Hina, Musk Hina”…
Vinasons: Kesar Hina, Kesar Chandan I received these two sticks from Ashok Kapur, the owner of Padma Store. Kesar Hina A 20g packet of Kesar… Continue reading “Vinasons: Kesar Hina, Kesar Chandan”…
Bhagwan – Magical Vetiver This packet was part of a selection of new samples that Eugene Andrushchenko from Bhagwan Incense sent me in mid-2024.… Continue reading “Bhagwan – Magical Vetiver”…
Balaji – Luxury – Vetiver I bought this pack at the end of 2024 from Ephra World Shop for 2,75€. It contains 15 sticks (0,18€… Continue reading “Balaji – Luxury – Vetiver”…
Gonesh: Cedarwood, Cherry Blossom, Black Cherry, Nag Champa Steve sent me these Gonesh samples.Gonesh incense sticks aren’t something I’d buy myself, but since it’s a very popular brand… Continue reading “Gonesh: Cedarwood, Cherry Blossom, Black Cherry, Nag Champa”…
ONEIRONAUT: No 09, No 10, No 13, No 25, No 28 I received these samples from Steve (Incense in The Wind). Here is his article about Oneironaut, in which you can… Continue reading “ONEIRONAUT: No 09, No 10, No 13, No 25, No 28”…
Balarama | Zam Zam, Spiritual Sky and others Balarama is an incense producer in Thailand that makes ‘room fragrance products’ for companies in the USA, Canada and Europe.… Continue reading “Balarama | Zam Zam, Spiritual Sky and others”…