What's on your burner today?
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a friend of mine passed me this 3 types of Incense sticks with names like Olan Bator, Aoyama and Opera but not much other information. They looked like Japanese Incense sticks and they smelled very much like them; meaning a lot of woody smells (Aloeswood), Sandalwood with a bit of spices. However there was a pronounced difference that made them somehow more western, more floral and even a bit of top end perfumes. I assumed they are in homage to cities even though I don't think they are meant to replicate the smell of those destinations. So I was completely surprised to find out that those sticks were made by a french Company called Astier de villatte. A company that is more known for their beautiful black terracotta handmade dishwares. after a bit of research I found that Astier de Villatte was launched in 1996 by Benoit Astier de Villatte and Ivan Pericoli, who met at the Les Beaux Arts Paris. The initial ideas involved collecting and refurbishing old items found on the street, and the early production revolved mainly around furniture and tableware. In 2000, the team opened a two-story boutique in the heart of Paris. For this Incense and scented candles line their Desiner and perfumer Francoise Caron, worked with a team of perfumers at Takasago. http://www.takasago.com/en/museum/east/j01.html which explains the Japanese tendencies.
Take a look at their cool web site and if interested shop around the web for I have seen their incense prizes fluctuate from $25 to $45 for a box that has 125 sticks (each has a 30 min burn time). enjoy
http://www.astierdevillatte.com/catalogue/catalogue.php?type=166
Take a look at their cool web site and if interested shop around the web for I have seen their incense prizes fluctuate from $25 to $45 for a box that has 125 sticks (each has a 30 min burn time). enjoy
http://www.astierdevillatte.com/catalogue/catalogue.php?type=166
Someone was asking if there was a vendor selling portable car Incense burner a while back. I came across one on this link http://www.gaharu.com.my/shop/index.php?route=product/product&path=44&product_id=76
But it doesn't seem that you can use it while the car is on the move
But it doesn't seem that you can use it while the car is on the move
Burning sweet Cambodian crassna i procured from Edward T. So happy to have sweet wood that has some staying power. Was burning Malaysian that would linger in the air for just a few minutes...very frustrating. I am currently making a home diffuser scent for a client with notes of citrus, vetiver, rosemary, lavender, etc. Just wondering, has anyone ever tried an agarwood home diffuser? I might give that a whirl.
I am just getting my feet wet in this reed stuff, even though it has been around way too long with so much synthetic garbage on the market. Here is a good place to get quality reeds and diffuser. The most important thing besides the EOs is to make sure and use an organic base...not DPG! My friend recommended this resource but it seems different EOs work differently with different reeds and bases. http://www.candlescience.com/reed-diffusers/
Yes, the powder is definitely makko. Or at least this is what I think -- I do not know of any powder one could use as heat supply to make oud and sandal burn like this.
Compare to: http://incensemaking.com/burning-trails.htm. Depicted is a method to use makko for burning powdered or granulated incense.
Compare to: http://incensemaking.com/burning-trails.htm. Depicted is a method to use makko for burning powdered or granulated incense.
The thing about the agarscents cones i notice with the Indian Ocean Ambergris cones is that after the burn in my man cave it smells of harsh smoke...Not the sweet Indian Ocean Ambergris smell while burning,that i wish hung around instead of the harsh burnt charcoal smell :-( Are the NEW!! HINDI OUDH DOUBLE SUPER INCENSE CONES the same? or do they smell of sweet oud after the burn less the nasty damp house fire smell? have you or anyone tried the NEW!! HINDI OUDH DOUBLE SUPER INCENSE CONES?
I know what you mean about the after smell of the cones, it's the same with the Mysore cones, good while burning and burnt after. I had the pleasure of smelling the rose ambergris white sticks and the ambergris is the dominant note. Also the scent lingers for an entire day sometimes two days. I like their cambodi gold sticks nice Oud scent that lingers well after the burn. What i like about agarscentsbazaar sticks is you don't have to burn them for the room to be engulfed with the scent of them!
Assalamu Alaikum Abu Ayoob
Do their sticks smell just like burning chips? Is it a good alternative?
I hope their HINDI OUDH DOUBLE SUPER INCENSE are good. It will be awhile before I try them anyway kinda broke lol
And to all,if anyone tries them or Oudimentary's Oud Louban Jawi blend please give all of us a review let us know how they are please
Do their sticks smell just like burning chips? Is it a good alternative?
I hope their HINDI OUDH DOUBLE SUPER INCENSE are good. It will be awhile before I try them anyway kinda broke lol
And to all,if anyone tries them or Oudimentary's Oud Louban Jawi blend please give all of us a review let us know how they are please
More important (to me) than the accompanying incense that I'm burning, is the fact that I'm happy about the very-nice original copy of this LP that I just received.
Perfect sounds and vibes to go along with some nice incense, though:
[video=youtube;hFDiXszQeVY]www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFDiXszQeVY[/video]
...I'm burning a stick of Meena Supreme, by the way. Perfect. =)
Perfect sounds and vibes to go along with some nice incense, though:
[video=youtube;hFDiXszQeVY]www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFDiXszQeVY[/video]
...I'm burning a stick of Meena Supreme, by the way. Perfect. =)
Thanks YouNight for sharing. Great Album and just like the meena, you got the sittar providing the background and then you got the jazz melodies layering on top. Good choice. For me tonight is Tokusen Karin select by Kunjudo. There is a good write up about it on the ORS site. I find it to be a bit too floral sometimes and much less woody than the description attributes to it though but it's beautifully refined and ridiculously prized.
Great music and great scents. My old neighbor Mr. Ali played drums on this album. He also had his own jazz club for some years in New York. I would see him hanging out on his stoop talking to some guy and I would walk by and it would hit me...holy moley that was Joe Henderson or some other icon from my youth. Nice choice.
Cheers, masstika.
That you dig that record and Meena... I guess I'm indirectly patting myself on the back by saying that you have good taste!
The sitar tone is actually a tambura, which is very similar to a sitar, but it lacks frets and is played opened-stringed (not unlike Alice's harp).
You're spot-on, though; it provides the perfect background tone/vibe for the things going-on in the foreground (not unlike some incense).
I'll have to look into Tokusen Karin. Thanks for the tip.
fumigateur; Wow! Rashied Ali was your neighbor?! Oh, man...
How extremely cool it must've been to see some of the legends (like Joe Henderson) come around.
I didn't really expect the clip to resonate with anybody when I posted it.
Thanks, guys.
That you dig that record and Meena... I guess I'm indirectly patting myself on the back by saying that you have good taste!
The sitar tone is actually a tambura, which is very similar to a sitar, but it lacks frets and is played opened-stringed (not unlike Alice's harp).
You're spot-on, though; it provides the perfect background tone/vibe for the things going-on in the foreground (not unlike some incense).
I'll have to look into Tokusen Karin. Thanks for the tip.
fumigateur; Wow! Rashied Ali was your neighbor?! Oh, man...
How extremely cool it must've been to see some of the legends (like Joe Henderson) come around.
I didn't really expect the clip to resonate with anybody when I posted it.
Thanks, guys.