I've never tried incense, but I've enjoyed its presence when others have used it, so when I saw Ping buying this same combination of incense and... uhm... incense thingy.... for only $.60 altogether, I decided it would be the ideal time for me to give it a shot. Even if I don't use the incense much (or run out), I think the incense thingy looks pretty cool. I picked out the design; Ping picked out the color (she made me choose a color for a purchase earlier that evening, so I took the opportunity for revenge), but she happened to choose the same color that I was thinking of. I bought the same type of incense as she did, but I smelled a couple to make sure I approved. I have no idea what exactly it is.... if anybody happens to recognize the picture, feel free to let me know. I don't know my plants. Perhaps I will update this when I finally try the stuff...