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Incense of the Day
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I will pimp out my new vials for the incense sticks collection tho! Just in and they are perfect!
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-Renton-
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What sticks are in them? They look nice, thick and black. Cool looking sticks!!!
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Gyokushodo - Saidaikoh - 4 sticks. Lovely notes of sweet, but tangy, sour and slightly spicy aloeswood, resin as if chips are bubbling, red berry like notes, notes of greenery, foresty note, like oak moss notes for example, and a musky note. Very oudy and lovely, woody, and kinda like an all natural perfume. There's this yellow curry note that gets more pronounced as the stick burns down more and more and reminds me of the aloeswood sticks in the premium Shoyeido range. Notes kind of similar to confectionary, like sweets. Quite fruity as well. Sandalwood takes a backseat for most of this burn,and is really only there in a more woody way, the sandalwood note, I guess it does come out with some creamy, sweet milkiness and buttery, sweetness, but this is a primary aloeswood dominant stick.
Overall, nice experience and lovely sticks, and the cost is very good for 150 sticks.
Overall, nice experience and lovely sticks, and the cost is very good for 150 sticks.
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It’s the vintage shoyeido shokaku. I broke them in half but use 1/4 stick at a time even half a stick is too much for me. 1/4 stick I enjoy the aroma perfectly for a whole day in the house and even the next day I smell it lingering when I pass by certain spots where the smoke was probably drifting to and touched. Also I feel if I burn one stick whole it will smell for a week easily and that’s not bad but I also like heating kyara and woods so I want my rooms to be neutral of any aroma
-Renton-
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Yeah, I burn so many incense sticks now that my house actually smells of a mixture of sticks lol. I can't smell it normally but when workers come in they can smell it a mile away, a mix of incense sticks is just the scent of my house now. I can only smell them when burning.
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this is exactly what is bad for heating precious woods AND nose power
-Renton-
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I've calmed down on burning as much sticks now. I used to burn them more before I was into raw aromatic woods because they were the only thing I had back last year when I started this journey. I can smell woods quite well 🙂
But because I did burn so much for so long, the scent sticks to the walls, I cant smell them but others can, so doesnt impact my power to smell other things. Also, my veranda door(s) is open most of the time, even during some nights.
Every house has a specific smell no matter what you do. Even if you dont use anything that is aromatic, every house smells different no matter what and has a natural smell to it that is unique for each house.
-Renton-
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And another reason I calmed down on burning as much sticks for background usage is because I noticed that I wasn't able to smell the sticks anymore even if they were different sticks. So, I am more cautious. Weirdly enough though, people talk about going nose blind to oils, I have only went nose blind to sticks, oils usually I dont go nose blind to AT ALL, or very rarely, and a 5-15min break from sniffing and its back again in full force. I can put an oil on and sit and smell it and go into a meditative type mindset with oils and smell it for 2 hours with only a couple 15-30 min breaks, 30 mins is a rare break at that, even. After 2 hours of ANY oil though, I take breaks of 25-30 mins regularly, and jump in and out of a 15 min meditation session with the oil.
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-Renton-
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How is Kukai? I am planning on buying it at some point.
iori
親月
i would say in general sharp, spicy, musky
-Renton-
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What notes from the aloeswood did you notice?
Olfactory Nomad
Smells so Oud
I didn't realise there was a silk box version? Would you mind posting a pic? Edit..sorry, was still on the last page so hadn't read the remainder of this conversation. Carry on.
Mousse de Chene
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Prof. Incense - Fusen Red Soil.
Early morning session. A sweet red profile - Agarwood resin, dry fruits, vanilla, dusty woods, soft spices.
Last night before bed, Baieido - Byakudan Koubunboku. When it comes to incense sticks, I think I actually prefer to use Sandalwood over Agarwood. Something about the way in which the smoke delivers the aroma is far more pleasing. On the sub, Agarwood all day!
Early morning session. A sweet red profile - Agarwood resin, dry fruits, vanilla, dusty woods, soft spices.
Last night before bed, Baieido - Byakudan Koubunboku. When it comes to incense sticks, I think I actually prefer to use Sandalwood over Agarwood. Something about the way in which the smoke delivers the aroma is far more pleasing. On the sub, Agarwood all day!
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Smells so Oud
I'm still going with the Dark Body round Leaf. It's insanely good. I've now tjust thrown in a sprinkle of the Quintis SA chips on top. What a combo!
Mousse de Chene
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How does the Dark Body to the Black Shin Kyara? I love the sweetness of the Black variety of Kangiiten’s CK.
I heated the White Shin Kyara on Friday night, it’s good stuff, probably my favourite of all 4 colours. The cinnamon note is very pronounced.
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I haven't made the time to make that comparison yet but I'll make a point of doing that next. The white from Kangiiten is the one colour I didn't manage to get my hands on. No idea when they'll get that back in. I do remember thinking when I first got the black that it was a firm favourite but that was a while ago.
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