HEMCelestial Incense Variety Sun Moon Star Planet Galaxy, 100 Stick

This is the second time I have purchased this incense, to go with my fancy new wireless headphones and crystals I have just ordered for meditation, and they have not disappointed! I purchased these mainly because of the low price, however, these are a few of my all-time favorites from HEM, including "Moon" which has been a favorite incense of mine since the early 2000s!Each box contains 20 incense sticks. Each stick is handmade in India as stated on the box, and these sticks are approximately 9 inches (23 cm) long. The BURN TIME is a whopping 30 minutes or so (approximately) per stick.It is very difficult to describe fragrances in writing, however, I shall do my best:Planet: Smells a bit like sandalwood and sage, with a hint of cedar in the back. It is actually very "earthy" for a celestial incense (get it?) but this one is AWESOME and I love burning it.The Sun: Extremely relaxing!! I love to use this while I'm meditating. Again, very earthy, but smells of real incense resins such as Copal, Frankincense, and Dragon's Blood. There is another note in the background I simply can't place, but it is sharp and fresh along with the scent of Copal, and possibly Frankincense and Dragon's Blood - it is very musky in a great way. I HIGHLY recommend this scent, my second favorite in the set after "Moon".Moon: My favorite incense for over 20 years, and one of the very first HEM incense fragrances I ever smelled, this one remains my all-time go-to for meditation incense. It is a very mysterious, white-musk type of fragrance with mellow undertones. There is almost a sea-spray type of fragrance in the background. It's very fresh and uplifting and works wonderful for meditation and relaxation - or just to make the room smell nice!Galaxy: This is the kind of scent that a person will either love or hate, it is VERY heavy on the florals, especially rose. It has perhaps a faint whiff of sandalwood and jasmine in the background, but it is predominately rose. I am not a fan of floral incenses, so this is probably my least favorite, but I have a friend that I know that would LOVE it as a Yule present!Star: This is easily another favorite of mine - and probably the most difficult to really be able to describe. I can say that out of many friends and family of mine who have had the opportunity to smell it, not one person did not love the fragrance of this incense. Not overpowering at all, but certainly smells WONDERFUL!!! My best guess at a fragrance is cedarwood, sage, and perhaps a hint of white musk with lavender. It easily ties for my favorite one from this set!I hope this helps you decide whether to purchase these or not, and I certainly enjoyed them and thought the value for the money was really good. Also makes a wonderful gift. Some of the fragrances also work very well when being burnt together such as Star and The Moon or The Moon and The Sun. None of them have the scent of burning wood, or burning leaves, and have nothing but pure fragrance - the smell of smoke is literally barely discernable! I highly recommend this set of incense sticks from HEM. Never disappointed after 20 years!

HEM delivers some truly intriguing and thematic scents. This box is no different. I've ordered it two times in recent memory, and the degree of quality-to-quantity is fairly consistent across the board.Space and astral bodies are a hard thing to "capture" by normal means, but these incense are very classic and distinct-- serving, in functionality, as very nostalgic and captivating smells. The aromatic achievements on display here are at the very least noteworthy, and at most awe-inspiring.I'd say objectively, these remind me of a public library or an older relative's house. Now that I've got the objective opinions out of the way, here are my subjective descriptions.The sun is warm, bright, and suitably spicy. The moon is pungent, sultry, and smells like smooth jazz or a sweet cigar. The star is curious, not evoking anything in specific, but remaining weirdly familiar: notes of old paper and amber dance about within the smoke. The planet is a grounding, naturalistic scent. One that is probably ideal for a laundry area or wash room. Lastly, the galaxy is a grand and idealistic kind of incense. It tries at achieving a wistful, ethereal aroma that definitely isn't for everyone.

This pack smells amazing I love all the scents in this pack the moon has been a long time favorite, but the others are new favorites, I can’t even pick which one to burn they all smell so good , very earthy and some floral , very regal and fancy , mixed with a little mystery and magic ✨💕😊

I haven't used incense that much; it's more of a recent thing. I'm more of a fan of simple nag champa or wild berry brand incense that I can buy locally but wanted to branch out and try something new.This variety pack is a good value. For about the same price I can go down to a local store and get about 60 wild berry sticks and I can mix and match any type/qty.I bought two of these. Each set of 5 smaller boxes came in their own bigger box. They were both inside of a larger amazon box with other items. Both bigger boxes of the incense were crushed and crumpled; it couldn't have happened during shipping... Either way, the integrity of the incense wasn't compromised. I think I saw one stick so far that had some of the incense material coming off of the stick at the very end.Now for the scent. Upon opening the variety pack I was met with a mix of what I'd describe as an EXTREMELY pungent mixture of perfume, baby powder, more perfume, more baby powder, more perfume, and a perfumed lotion, and perfumed soap. Each of the 5 scents smelled one at a time I have a really hard time telling any of them apart. I can tell a slight difference but not much. The difference shines through a little more when they burn.Overall, the scents are not my cup of tea. Like I said they are all very perfumey. Some of them I like more than others but I lost track of which ones I burned and when since they all smell so similar in their boxes.Burning, they are equally as pungent as they smell in the box. Very strong scent. Very very very strong. I can't stress how strongly these smell. If you aren't cool with perfumey smells they might be a little overwhelming to you.In conclusion, I'd say I will not be purchasing again because of simple personal preference in scents. Though anyone looking to try out a variety of new scents or if you DO like perfumey scents, these are a great price for the quantity. I will definitely be buying and testing out other scents in HEM's product line in the future.