Incense of the Day

[Joe]

Dr. Incense Kalimantan

Subtle notes of fruits and wood, vanilla and oud.

So this is the second time I looked on the Dr-Incense website for Kalimantan And it’s still not there. Did you buy this a while ago? They don’t seem to have an Archives section.

 

[skiros]

Sounds great. I love cloves and spices, but not so much turmeric as a fragrant material. I associate it too much with meals and family dinners.

Definitely not a curry vibe, but I guess I picked the pepperiness of turmeric but not the pungent/medicinal parts of turmeric.

 

[Joe]

Definitely not a curry vibe, but I guess I picked the pepperiness of turmeric but not the pungent/medicinal parts of turmeric.

Do you mean like the vegetable pepper? The green pepper, or you mean the spice when you say, “pepperiness”?

 

[skiros]

Do you mean like the vegetable pepper? The green pepper, or you mean the spice when you say, “pepperiness”?

Like black pepper

 

[RexNobody]

Crane”s Descent - Hainan agarwood, Jiangzhen (Lakawood), sandalwood.

A beautiful Chinese incense. Subtle bittersweets smoothed out with sandalwood. It feels alive. This has profoundly calming effects for me and is an excellent example of why I love all of this.

 

[mobyus]

Fawn Horn - Vietnamese oud Incense sticks

Smoky, incense-y, meditative, mellow

 

[Oudamberlove]

So this is the second time I looked on the Dr-Incense website for Kalimantan And it’s still not there. Did you buy this a while ago? They don’t seem to have an Archives section.

Many years ago.

 

[PerfumeAl]

Baieido - Koh Shi Boku - this is a real vibe. Bitter woods, faint whiffs of kyara, even the ocassional floral note (super low key) - this is super elegant.

 

[skiros]

Baieido - Koh Shi Boku - this is a real vibe. Bitter woods, faint whiffs of kyara, even the ocassional floral note (super low key) - this is super elegant.

This has become a regular in my burn roster 🙂

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

Shoyeido - Zukoh powder, Tokusen. Beautiful scent. What a wonderful way to wear incense. A new favourite.

 

[PerfumeAl]

Shoyeido - Zukoh powder, Tokusen. Beautiful scent. What a wonderful way to wear incense. A new favourite.

Wow - totally new one on me! How does it project?

 

[skiros]

Shoyeido - Zukoh powder, Tokusen. Beautiful scent. What a wonderful way to wear incense. A new favourite.

Need to try zukoh powders.

 

[Joe]

Shoyeido - Zukoh powder, Tokusen. Beautiful scent. What a wonderful way to wear incense. A new favourite.

I like wearing powers as perfumes. And I like two of the three Shoyeido offerings in the North American market.

 

[Alamande]

SQ Bakhoor via Oudique

Almost finished this sampler. Throws out a strong floral blast on opening that perfumes the room nicely. I detect a note of mint also (does anyone else get that?) The base smells sweet, woody, oudy.

I love how it transitions from the strong but short-lasting opening to the long-lasting oudy-woody base…like a two-in-one effect. Stuff smells like the Gulf. Wishing for peace to return to the Gulf region soon so I can have more adventures down there.

 

[Ahmaoud]

So this is the second time I looked on the Dr-Incense website for Kalimantan And it’s still not there. Did you buy this a while ago? They don’t seem to have an Archives section.

He does very limited runs of his sticks Joe, I have his processed sinking Tarakan from about 2 years ago and I don't think I've seen them since.

Be warned that even on release day, the pure Agarwood, or honey processed sticks and some of the sticks with Ambergris and Musk usually sell out in the first hour or so.

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

Wow - totally new one on me! How does it project?

Projection is impressive for the small amounts needed. Same with longevity. Can very easily become a personal scent.

 

[Mr.P]

Shoyeido - Zukoh powder, Tokusen. Beautiful scent. What a wonderful way to wear incense. A new favourite.

i have an old packet of this - very fine dust like powder and a strong sweet vanilla facet. quite different from the Baieido zukoh which is a little bit coarser grind and more of an herbal anise / borneol scent. I also make my own sometimes. Sandalwood, aloeswood, Borneol, clove, star anise, cinnamon, turmeric etc.

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

i have an old packet of this - very fine dust like powder and a strong sweet vanilla facet. quite different from the Baieido zukoh which is a little bit coarser grind and more of an herbal anise / borneol scent. I also make my own sometimes. Sandalwood, aloeswood, Borneol, clove, star anise, cinnamon, turmeric etc.

It works really well. I shouldn't think it would be all that difficult to make you're own. In saying that though, these Shoyeido ones are dirt cheap.

 

[Mr.P]

It works really well. I shouldn't think it would be all that difficult to make you're own. In saying that though, these Shoyeido ones are dirt cheap.

getting the fine dust like powder takes patience. I ended up using a Turkish coffee grinder it worked pretty well. unless it's incredibly fine it doesn't really stick to your skin so it has to be thoroughly pulverized, ideally like dust almost.

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

getting the fine dust like powder takes patience. I ended up using a Turkish coffee grinder it worked pretty well. unless it's incredibly fine it doesn't really stick to your skin so it has to be thoroughly pulverized, ideally like dust almost.

True. It does stick remarkably well. Very user friendly, unlike some ouds, i'm positive I could wear this pretty much anywere without causing offence. I also got the ebony zukoh container.