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The importance of balance; sometimes we realise it other times we are oblivious to it. In distilling balance is key, it influences the heat distribution, location in the pot where the water boils and where the steam rises and returns in the convection cycle. This is the begin of a project...

Smelling When sniffing a flower, odour molecules from it are drawn to the top of the nose. They then dissolve in a layer of mucus membrane known as the olfactory epithelium. This ‘drawing in’ of air is aided by the turbinates; bony cushions inside the nose which not only help direct the...

‘Samarqand - Fragrant Novel' "I opted for the name Samarqand for this composition because it is the balance of strong, opulent and rich ingredients pairing flawlessly with their floral, green and silky counterparts. SAMARQAND is your bottle of world history, stills of the cross road of cultures...

Thank you to all our friends, clients and followers on Ouddict and social media platforms, we had a wonderful 2019. We have spent the last part of 2019 planning an exciting line up for you with an aim to introduce to you another dimension of the Al Shareef Oudh olfactory experience. To welcome...

As a perfumer I have benchmark samples for most my ingredients, these are the samples that I compare every new batch to, it is like ground zero. These samples are what I consider to be the best of that particular ingredient based on my individual experience and in most cases the collective...

‘LUBAAN - Ancient Resin' Lubaan is the Arabic term for Frankincense, Frankincense is an aromatic, congealed, resinous sap from a specific variety of trees in the genus Boswelia. Most of the trees in the Boswelia genus are aromatic, and many of them produce a scented resinous sap, but only one...

‘HEKAYAT - Noble Tales' "I receive many queries from enthusiasts asking how we prepare our ingredients - here is your chance to experience both the sandalwood oil and the macerated musk. What we are offering is a maceration pack; 2.5ml of Mysore Sandalwood Oil and 2.5ml of the Siberian Musk...

Since our Al Ghaliyah (Click to read more) ran out, I have been getting a large number of requests for some more and my answer has been the same; I simply cannot source those same ingredients again, but that hasn’t stopped your persistence. What I am about to present to you today is a fragrance...

Questioner: Does it contain Ky Nam? ASO: Yes ~4.46% of the total oil is pure Ky Nam extract. Questioner: Does it contain wild Chinese Sinensis ASO: Yes, some of the oldest wild Chinese Sinensis wood that money could buy has been added to this distillation. Questioner: Oudh heads love...