This is my review of Stuk! By Mr Nice Guy.
PACKAGING
The packaging has a beautiful design, the name is clever - the fly is caught in the web, "Stuk!" Font is clear, easy to read and they simply state "NOT FDA APPROVED" rather than list the 500 chemicals that they don't use. I like this approach as much as i like triple X's Hi-5's k2 spice method of simply stating "NO ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES CONTAINED". Sadly, this is where this blend seems to go downhill for me. The herbs themselves were fluffy, smelt good, and were very light in colour.
In the packet that i received, i would say almost half of the herbal incense seemed like stalks or "sticks" with the sticks being almost like wood shavings. Since this was a Mr Nice Guy blend, with the prices ranging from around 15-25 dollars for a single gram, i was expecting to be blown away in every category.
AROMA AND FLAVOR
The first whiff smells similar to green tea, incredibly fresh almost like when you bite into a cucumber and take a deep breath. There are several over-riding scents all mingling together with this one, which actually work incredibly well together. The 4 of us that tried this were in agreement that there seems to be an oriental/asian influence in the herb blend. Definitely one of my favorite out-of-the-packet spice scents. When burning the smell becomes more floral, slightly lavenderish and the taste is definitely sweet and perfumed. This was one of two Mr Nice Guy samples i received, and they were both impressively tasty, yet very subtle in scent.
Effects
The effects of Stuk! were at first hard for me to put into words - until i tried another sample (the triple X hi-5).
Stuk! and Hi-5 were very similar in effects, with them mainly effecting your body, if it did produce any effects on the head they were very little and very overpowered by the general inability to move i felt after using this product. The difference between this and Hi-5 is firstly, the amount of "lock" you get from this is much higher. I spent around 30 minutes unable to gather the will to get myself something to drink, which was 5 steps away. Secondly, it doesn't come on in warm waves over your entire body, it seems to creep up from your feet to your eyeballs, and i often found myself wondering why it wasn't working only to realise that it was and i just hadn't noticed the creep.
The biggest disappointment for me with this blend was that the effects lasted all of 40 minutes, which is quite short-lived for most expensive blends.
The biggest disappointment for me with this blend was that the effects lasted all of 40 minutes, which is quite short-lived for most expensive blends.
My wife put it best when she described the Stuk! against the Hi-5. The Hi-5 is like being wrapped in a warm blanket which makes it so you don't want to move, whereas Stuk! you find yourself wondering where it is until you try to get up - and can't. Stuk! makes it so you can't move with any real ease, even if you wanted to.
SCORES
PACKAGING/CONTENT – 7/10 – Too many sticks, too plain in colour to stand out compared to others.
AROMA/FLAVOUR – 9.6/10 – One of the best I’ve tried to date That retains its aroma in its taste
EFFECTS – 8.8/10 – Overall, the effects were disappointing compared to other Mr Nice Guy products I’ve tried in the past, and the second one I reviewed from these samples was also much better.
OVERALL 8.5/10 – It’s a nice one to try if you ever find it on sale(Good News reader(s) Stuk! brand k2 incense is on sale now for $14.72 plus you can take another 10% off of that if you buy from the Herbal Incense Hut with the coupon code "SU10", but I honestly couldn’t recommend it at full price since there are others that provide something better in every category, strength, longevity, content, value for money – there is not one category I can think of that this one holds as its own.
We reviewed this blend before but I like to share reader reviews that are well written and in depth. Stay tuned for some more from this reader.
Related Links:
Buy Mr. Nice Guy Stuk! @ Herbal Incense Hut
Original Stuk! Review
Six Scents Purple Haze Organics Sachet Review
We reviewed this blend before but I like to share reader reviews that are well written and in depth. Stay tuned for some more from this reader.
Related Links:
Buy Mr. Nice Guy Stuk! @ Herbal Incense Hut
Original Stuk! Review
Six Scents Purple Haze Organics Sachet Review
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