What is a good housewarming gift?

A good housewarming gift is Looshi The Forest Edit, because it makes the new place smell like theirs with three scents for a day in the forest: Vivacity for the bright morning hillside, Rewild for the rain-soaked woods and Calm for the warm gold of dusk. Looshi is artisanal incense, rolled by hand with real ingredients, with grounding scents from across the world.

The Forest Edit makes a new home smell like theirs

The Forest Edit is the housewarming gift to give because it hands them a scent for each part of the day, in three boxes of 20 hand rolled sticks. It's the set to start with for any gift: the three best scents in one set.

Vivacity is fresh and awake: lavender, petitgrain and cedar, clean herbs with the green twig of the orange tree and dry wood. It makes the room smell like a morning walk on a cedar trail.

Rewild is earthy and quiet: vetiver, musk and redwood, wet earth and old trees, so the room becomes a forest after rain. Calm is warm and enveloping: labdanum, vanilla and amber, a dim room at the end of the day, for the evening the last box is unpacked.

Our guide to incense that makes a home feel like somewhere goes scent by scent.

Which set to give, by who they are

The right housewarming gift depends on who just moved in, so match the set to the person.

If they	Try	Why
Moved into a house and love the outdoors	The Forest Edit	A day in the forest in three scents: fresh, earthy and warm
Just signed the lease on a first apartment	The Apartment Edit	Calm and Rewild: warm and cozy, or deep and earthy
Plan to host a housewarming party	The Social Duo	Bright, celebratory energy or a warm, magnetic intimacy
Want to try every scent	The Complete Set	Eight boxes, one of each scent
Love quiet, warm evenings	Calm Incense Set	A box of Calm and a ring to hold it

The Social Duo is for the friend who'll fill the new place with people: Euphoria is luminous and full, with rosemary, tuberose and amber, and Allure is rich and close, with rose, aloeswood and musk. Browse every bundle in the bundles collection.

For a first apartment, the Apartment Edit is the pick

The Apartment Edit is the housewarming gift for a first apartment: two boxes of 20 hand rolled sticks, Calm and Rewild, made to be the apartment's new signature scent.

Some days call for warm and cozy, and Calm turns the room into a warm, lantern-lit riad. Other days call for deep and earthy, and Rewild brings wet earth and old trees.

The Apartment Edit puts both moods in one set. If they're unsure about lighting a stick in a rental, can you burn incense in an apartment walks through it.

A holder makes the gift ready to light on day one

A holder makes a housewarming gift ready to light on day one, because nothing in a half-unpacked kitchen is where it should be. Looshi makes two holders, the round Ring Of Serenity and the Wave Of Senses, and which one is a matter of taste.

The Ring Of Serenity is a hand-thrown ceramic circle and the Wave Of Senses a long ceramic tray with a wave pressed in, both food-grade ceramic and safe under a burning stick.

Keep a plate or heatproof surface under the holder too, since a stick or its ash can fall. Add the Ring Of Serenity to either edit and the gift is ready the day they move in.

If you don't know their taste, the Discovery Set comes last

The Looshi Discovery Set is the last resort for a housewarming gift, for a buyer who can't guess what the person likes. It holds four of eight scents, two sticks of each, and you choose the four at checkout.

There's no gift version of the Discovery Set, so the person who receives it can't choose their own scents. That's why a full set makes the better housewarming gift, even when you're unsure.

For most new homes, start with The Forest Edit.

Frequently asked questions

What is a very nice housewarming gift?

A very nice housewarming gift is one that makes the new place smell like theirs, something towels and tool kits can't do. The Forest Edit is that gift: three boxes of hand rolled incense, Vivacity, Rewild and Calm, fresh, earthy and warm, with a scent for each part of the day.

What is a unique housewarming gift for new homeowners?

A unique housewarming gift for new homeowners is the smell of the home itself, since most gift lists stop at the kitchen. The Complete Set goes furthest: eight boxes of 20 hand rolled sticks, one of every scent, so they can try a different scent in every room.

Is incense a good gift for someone in an apartment?

Incense is a good gift for someone in an apartment when they can burn it in an open, well-ventilated room with the stick secured in a holder. The Apartment Edit suits that home, with Calm for warm and cozy days and Rewild for deep and earthy ones.

Do they need an incense holder?

They need something that holds the burning stick secure, either a holder or something heatproof that keeps it upright, with a plate underneath to catch the ash. The Ring Of Serenity and the Wave Of Senses are both food-grade ceramic and safe under a burning stick.

What if they are sensitive to home fragrance?

Choose a different gift if the person is very sensitive to home fragrances, because Looshi isn't made for them and its scent is never as faint as a reed diffuser's. For someone who loves scent, burning a stick in an open, well-ventilated room, in a corner, lets the scent come to them.