Today I am going to be reviewing Shoyeido Infinity incense sticks.
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The product description says:
Contemplate the deepness of the universe with our wondrous agarwood-suffused Infinity Premium Incense as your companion.
These are supposedly a blend of kyara and agarwood. From what I’ve read on the internet, these are about half kyara.
The Chinese have a saying which says that one needs to accumulate 3 lifetimes of good virtue before encountering true kynam (kyara), and 8 lifetimes of good virtue to be able to use and appreciate it.
Review
These Infinity incense sticks by Shoyeido are an absolute delight. I find the scent rather intoxicating. It almost has a sort of psychotropic affect which clears my mind almost very quickly.
When you’re burning kyara, or even agarwood, it’s recommended to ‘listen’ to the kyara. By listen, I mean sit and pay attention to it’s scent. When you focus your attention towards the fragrance, you will be able to discern more of it’s complexity.
The deep and musky kyara notes are very prevalent. It’s not quite as powerful as the pricier Translucent Path but the complexity is there. The fragrance profile seems to alternate between sweet and dry, reminding me of the everlasting cycle of yin and yang. The fragrance profile seems balanced, with little sourness. An incredible experience.
If you’re into color schemes, I would describe this blend as very blue. Some agarwood can be seen as warm-natured, but these Infinity incense sticks don’t seem that way to me. This is one of the kyara’s properties which, in my opinion, make it preferable over sandalwood. It’s fragrance is almost mystifying and, in my opinion, these deserve every right to be considered premium.
