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post #1 of 19
7/3/11 at 9:02am
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Ordered 100 grams of a few different fragrances. I am told they are one of the oldest houses in India. Anyone have experience with them? I am hoping their nag champa has real halmaddi. I miss that smell dearly.

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post #2 of 19
7/12/11 at 8:14am
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Update:
I am incredibly pleased with all purchased products. The nag champa does contain a good amount of halmaddi. The loban smells ancient. Sandalwood is elegant. Definitely worth trying.

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post #3 of 19
7/12/11 at 9:00am
I've been hearing excellent things about shroff and I'm planning to buy from them soon.
Thanks for your input
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post #4 of 19
7/12/11 at 9:26am
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Omer send me your address again. I have some things for you and will send along some incense as well.

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post #5 of 19
7/12/11 at 9:58am
Thanks wooznib.
You've got PM.
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post #6 of 19
7/18/11 at 4:38pm
I've been trying out Amber Royal, for the last few days, and am very impressed. I'm still looking for a UK stockist though...
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post #7 of 19
7/22/11 at 7:06am
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I am unsure if the ship overseas but I bought mine from essenceoftheages.com they seem to carry the entire line. If they do not, I would be glad to order and ship for ya.

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post #8 of 19
7/22/11 at 7:15am
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I am unsure if the ship overseas but I bought mine from essenceoftheages.com they seem to carry the entire line. If they do not, I would be glad to order and ship for ya.

Cheers, wooznib, but that's where I obtained my 25 grams. Their prices are also reasonable but I was just curious more for convenience sake.
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post #9 of 19
8/29/11 at 1:58pm
Shroff is great; love there Mysore Sandal and Jungle Prince. Have you tried 'The Mothers India Fragrance' brand? Close rival to Shroff for the highest quality Indian incense I feel. If you get a chance try Bhakti or Jyoti Nag Champa from Mothers. They still use halmaddi in all there Nag Champa scents.

The American brand 'Fred Soll' also uses halmaddi in all his Champa scents and to be honest almost does Champas better then most Indian brands. Sadly they are NEVER in stock; he seems to be having supply issues with halmaddi like everyone else. If you can find any grab them up if your a halmaddi fan! His Frankincense Champa is one of the strangest mixes but oh so good.. Also Soll has an incense called 'Honey Amber' that actually has ambergris; ( get it "honey ambergris") a rare oddity for incense that's exceptionally good.
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post #10 of 19
8/29/11 at 2:16pm
I've been burning a few more Shroff incenses recently. While it's been a real mixed bag, it's also been a pleasure all the same:

Louban - not for the faint hearted! The first time I burned one of these, I nearly suffocated! Bloody great stuff but the smoke is dense and heavy. I strongly recommend that only half or a third of a stick is burned at a time.

Red Sandal - a spicy sandalwood incense and is currently one of my favourites.

505 Amber and Amber Royal - I've heard that 505 Amber is supposed to be the best Shroff amber but I personally prefer Amber Royal. It's more straight up and offers me more personal satisfaction but both are great.

Green Durbar - The anticipation for this one was fever high... but it left me cold. Earthy, green and very mellow, it's the most discreet offering I've tried so far and only commanded my attention upon the realisation that the incense stick was no more.
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post #11 of 19
11/26/11 at 3:57am
Shroff incenses are soo good they can be perfumes in their own right. Paneer, Red Sandal, Sughand Mantri ( oud based ), Ruby are just WOW!
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post #12 of 19
8/29/12 at 6:35pm
Jungle Prince, Pride Champa are my current favs. Pride has Oud and Musk.
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post #13 of 19
10/16/12 at 11:59am
Sadly, Nag Champs makes me sick. I can't stand the smell of it. Has anyone tried Wildberry incense? They're nice but I get way too much wood smoke from the inner stick and not enough incense fragrance.
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post #14 of 19
3/25/13 at 11:37pm
Sandal Flora, Paneer, Red Sandal, Little Woods are not smoky, especially the first three.
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post #15 of 19
3/28/13 at 2:53am
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This guy has some lovely ones (sticks), batches/stock vary - haven't tried the chips, only sticks.

http://www.pure-incense.com/connoisseur.html

http://www.pure-incense.com/oils-and-wood-chips.html

Anyone know how they compare please?
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post #16 of 19
3/28/13 at 11:41am
They are top of the line, but you have to get their premium line.
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post #17 of 19
3/28/13 at 11:50am
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Thank you, vinramamani09 - yes, I do mainly buy those - just wondering if anyone tried the chips yet?
I've been dealing with them for some years.
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post #18 of 19
3/28/13 at 1:34pm
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This guy has some lovely ones (sticks), batches/stock vary - haven't tried the chips, only sticks.

http://www.pure-incense.com/connoisseur.html

http://www.pure-incense.com/oils-and-wood-chips.html

Anyone know how they compare please?

http://olfactoryrescueservice.wordpr...s=pure+incense
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post #19 of 19
3/28/13 at 1:41pm
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I agree that the samples, although numerous, are generally from the basic ranges, but the top range is excellent imo and not often sent out as samples in my experience unless it's a big order.
Mine have always been labelled to indicate if 'cnsr'.
The popular ones go out of stock quickly.
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