| Regular readers will no doubt be aware that I am not | | | | scent manages to evoke in me. If it had a bit of |
| the biggest fan of Hem incense. The fact that it is | | | | patchouli for a more earthy smell and to tone down |
| charcoal based and is (probably) dipped in fragrance | | | | the top notes just a but it would be a wonderfully |
| oil rather than being made from finely ground | | | | sensual, warm, floral and yet clean scent with a touch |
| ingredients gives it a characteristic odor that I find | | | | of spice. Of course, that is my personal preference |
| very distracting on occasion. Sometimes though, Hem | | | | and penchant for earthy notes talking. Either way, |
| creates something that defies my expectations and | | | | this is a surprisingly good stick and one that I am |
| can truly be classed as something special. That is the | | | | certain will find its way into my rotation of incense |
| case with their Rain Forest scent. I am not certain, | | | | scents in the near future. |
| but perhaps Hem has changed their formulation a bit. | | | | On a more personal note, the memory that came to |
| I do know that the inner packaging is not the familiar | | | | me in a flash when I lit this stick is one of being |
| semi-opaque bag that I have known for some time. | | | | caught by an out of season thunderstorm while |
| Instead is is clear and is sealed differently as well. | | | | walking in Oak Mountain State Park. The air was cool |
| Those things are clues to me that perhaps something | | | | and leaves were falling and the last of the summer |
| has changed at Hem during the production of the | | | | flowers were just about gone. I huddled in the chilling |
| newer scents. | | | | rain underneath a granite outcropping and enjoyed an |
| In any case, the scent is floral but not | | | | amazing barrage of scents released by the rain on |
| overpoweringly so. It is slightly musky around the | | | | the fallen leaves, the rocks and the few wildflowers |
| bottom notes and yet clear, sharp and a little spicy | | | | hardy enough to have lasted this long. It is that |
| near the top. Although the scent is a bit too "bright" | | | | combination of cool air, florals, spice and the tiniest bit |
| to smell exactly like a forest with fallen trees and | | | | of a musky scent that this stick does so well. |
| wildflowers dripping with rain, that is exactly what the | | | | |