musk grain

  1. S

    Ghaliya Project (WIP) — 1 Month Maceration (Update)

    Been working on a small Ghaliya build and thought I’d share where it’s at right now. Composition: 1g Nepalese musk grains 1g pure white ambergris 8g Non-Soak Karbi Anglong oud (Assam, India) Process: I started by breaking everything down using a stone mortar and marble pestle in hindsight...
  2. Azari

    Yunnan Musk "Moschus Fuscus"

    I am having a tough time finding Yunnan musk (Moschus Fuscus). The goal is to find a non-animalic musk that's floral. Any help or recommendation is truly appreciated!
  3. zarfot

    Can any one suggest good sandalwood oil ?

    Hey guys , Hope you are doing well, I have gotten my hands on some musk grains about 0.5 g and wanted to know where could i purchase good grade Sandalwood oil for maceration (Middle East preffered ) If you could provide me with the brand and a rough price range. If i should mix the musk...
  4. NinjaRobb

    How to store musk pods and musk grains

    It It is often necessary to answer this question in private, with the post a little late So, how to store a musk pod: 1. If you have dried it completely and you cannot push through the skin with your finger, the walls of the pod are quite hard, this means that all the moisture has left the pod...
  5. SULAYM

    Share your experiences with musk!

    After years of working with musk among various other ingredients, I've arrived at the realisation that musk truly stands in a class by itself. Its unique profile, the way it interacts with other oils, and its profound effect on both the mind and body set it apart. It's akin to a profound...
  6. abu junaid

    Kashmiri Musk from Pakistan in transit

    Dear fellow respected Ouddicts, First and foremost glad tidings to all, hope everyone is having an amazing day! Feels good to do my first post😁 I am lucky enough to have bought a gram of Kashmiri musk from Pakistan. Originally my man in Karachi told me he would be able to get Nepalese Musk...
  7. A

    Musk Cleaning (Nepal)

    Musk Cleaning before maceration (Sandal Oil) Hair and membranes are separated, and this job needs proper dedication and plenty of time.
  8. A

    Advice on macerating musk

    After reading some post on here it’s got me thinking on maybe macerating a some batch of musk for myself. Any tips, tricks and pointers would be helpful and much appreciated From what I have understood so far is that I need 10% or 20% musk in either sandalwood or oud. Then leave for about a...
  9. NinjaRobb

    How to dry Siberian and Mongolian musk pods

    In general, only a few methods of drying Siberian and Mongolian musk pods are common. The first and most common method is deeply rooted in the past centuries and has been preserved to this day, this is the most correct method, it is actively used by hunters in Siberia. A frame of sticks (most...
  10. T

    Mongolian Musk

    That is how tiny a 8g Mongolian Musk Pod look. And it smells amazing. It's semi dry, softer than they appear in the picture. The juices are oozing out. I also ordered the Siberian Musk grains to compare it with some that I have. I ordered the Shilajit, yet to try. The Musk Pod is all I have...
  11. NinjaRobb

    Weight Of Skin And Grains In A Pods

    How much the skin weighs in the pod and how much the grains weigh? For clarity, I took 2 completely different pods of 16 and 25 grams. Pod 16.3 grams shows us that inside the grain is 11.6 grams and 4.7 is the skin. This means that 28% of the pod contains skin. Pod 25.8 grams shows us...
  12. Marwan Faruq

    Question Re Musk Grains

    Hey there Ouddicts: Hope everyone is safe and well (and fragrant) during this quarantine. Strange times, but great times to get acquainted or reacquainted with the scented, sensual fragrances and materials we all love. I've spent more time perfuming myself the last two weeks than ever. It's a...
  13. Elixir Attar

    Cohiba - Deer Musk- Saffron Comaceration

    Dear Ouddict members present to you one of my craziest and most beautiful macerations- Saffron-deer musk- Cohiban cigar shavings- The smell is incredible In addition to safranalic notes from the saffron infused with musk- there is a dirty leather jacket cigar smell that comes from the Cohiba...
  14. Elixir Attar

    Alghaliyah-2018 Photos-not Yet On Website

    Dear Ouddict community The Ghaliyah of Ghaliyahs 40% ambergris (Black and White) and deer musk (Nepal and Siberia) Surirankah Naya from Ensar’s Senkoh series. A plethora of very costly floral enfleurages. Some of which are -Freesia enfleurage. -Bulgarian rose enfleurage. -Lily of the Valley...
  15. Elixir Attar

    Our Ambergris

    This is the New Zealand white ambergris (in addition to musk and brown ambergris) used in our Ghaliya-2016, Iris Chypre, as well as Ghaliyah Bulgare Fleuri et Animalique 2018 - 40% of the perfume is pure ambergris/Nepal/Siberian musk Shown here are small bottles of the perfumes ) Will also...
  16. Mgalalz

    Latest Additions

    1-Henry Jacques private collection samples. 2-Teeb sample sent by the generous Mr. Jawad and Mr. Samad- unbelievable balm. 3-4-5 EO-1 a recreation of Sultan Leather Attar into an EDP- the leather packaging is exquisite- the smell amazing too. 6-the amazing Yaqoot by AlShareef Oudh. 7- Kyara...
  17. Elixir Attar

    Al-ghaliyah Bulgare Fleuri Et Animalique

    Dear Respected Ouddict Members As we running low on our AlGhaliyah -2016 which was centered around Nepalese musk, oud, precious spices, and subtle florals. We have the following announcement to make. When we run out of Ghaliyah-2016, the following product will take its place both in the...
  18. Elixir Attar

    Nepalese Deer Musk In Our Latest Alghaliyah

    Dear Ouddict forum member Proud to share photos of the latest batch of Nepalese deer musk we got our hands on from a dear friend in Saudi Arabia. Thanks to him we can still get really good deer musk that smells sensational. This is macerated in an oud-ambergris-frankincense-rosewood-bulgarian...
  19. MzM

    Yaqoot

    Hello everyone, I wanted to give a short review of the musk and Oud powerhouse known as YaQoot. I ordered a sample of it as soon as it was up on the site and I have to say my previous belief that Alshareef Oudh offer the best mukhallats amongst all is intact. I was a stranger to Musk and a...
  20. Mgalalz

    Turath - Tibet Al Arabi

    AlHamdullilah my Turath blend by AlShareef Oudh arrived a couple of days ago What can i say? Thank you Mr. AlShareef Tibetian Musk as never smelt before, I always smelled musk as plasticky notes over sandalwood notes that are very weak and not potent enough, i dont know how ASO did it, but you...
Back
Top