Cheap ‘Agarwood’ Incense from AliExpress / Temu These reviews cover a selection of incense sticks sold as ‘agarwood’ that I’ve either bought myself or received as samples.… Continue reading “Cheap ‘Agarwood’ Incense from AliExpress / Temu”…
PremaNature – Sweet Mother I received this pack from PremaNature as a sample at the beginning of 2025. The main article about PremaNature you… Continue reading “PremaNature – Sweet Mother”…
Calmveda: Habana Cinnamon, 1960’s Patchouli, Fresh Lavender, King Champa I received these samples from Steve (Incense in The Wind), who bought them as part of the ‘Om Meditation‘ set… Continue reading “Calmveda: Habana Cinnamon, 1960’s Patchouli, Fresh Lavender, King Champa”…
Monsoon Incense – Indian Myrrh I ordered Indian Myrrh together with a few other varieties from Monsoon Incense while replenishing my stock of Monsoon Sandalwood.A pack of Indian Myrrh… Continue reading “Monsoon Incense – Indian Myrrh”…
Prabhuji’s Gifts – Devotion – Gokula (Myrrh, Vanilla & Tulasi) After my interest in Tulsi – or basil in general – incense was piqued last year, this pack became part… Continue reading “Prabhuji’s Gifts – Devotion – Gokula (Myrrh, Vanilla & Tulasi)”…
Shroff – Saffron This is one of the sample sticks I received from Ashok Kapur, the owner of Padma Store. Unfortunately, Ashok no… Continue reading “Shroff – Saffron”…
Baieido – Ensei – Gallant I got this tube of Gallant in late 2024 as part of a lot of… Continue reading “Baieido – Ensei – Gallant”…
Nippon Kodo – Meiko – Eiju I bought Meiko – Eiju as part of a set of second hand incenses, also including Shibayama on Kleinanzeigen. As with… Continue reading “Nippon Kodo – Meiko – Eiju”…
Nippon Kodo – Meiko – Shibayama I was curious about Shibayama because it’s one of the few Japanese incense sticks where musk can be found in… Continue reading “Nippon Kodo – Meiko – Shibayama”…
Shoyeido – Overtones – Vanilla I was able to snag five of the seven Overtones varieties second-hand at the beginning of 2025, including Vanilla. The… Continue reading “Shoyeido – Overtones – Vanilla”…
Bhagwan – Balsamic Amber I already received a few sticks of Balsamic Amber back in late 2023 when Eugene (the owner of Bhagwan Incense)… Continue reading “Bhagwan – Balsamic Amber”…
Nikhil’s – Aaradhya Another “Premium Incense” from Nikhil’s. Aaradhya had been on my ‘curiosity list’ for a while, and after someone from Brazil… Continue reading “Nikhil’s – Aaradhya”…
Koya’s: Rasta, Nirvana These are the last two sticks from Steve (Incense in the Wind) out of our first 2023 sample exchange. He… Continue reading “Koya’s: Rasta, Nirvana”…
Holy Smokes – Long Line – Halmaddi This is another pack from Arkanum des Lichts, a low-priced online retailer that I unfortunately cannot recommend. In fact, these incense… Continue reading “Holy Smokes – Long Line – Halmaddi”…