Attar/Mukhallat of the Day

[Proust Madeleine]

Mitikinya 4k has grown on me and I am starting to love it. My girlfriend loves it a lot. She loves wine and thinks it smells like the best wine in the world with woodsy notes.

That’s great... I definitely get a purple/wine/wood vibe from it too!

 

[Taesik Yun]

4 sprays of RPP musk rose EdP. I think I over-sprayed because I can smell it clearly even I wore a mask.

Musky, fruity, rose-y, apple-y
Hina, rose, champaka, and many more...

 

[Proust Madeleine]

4 sprays of RPP musk rose EdP. I think I over-sprayed because I can smell it clearly even I wore a mask.

Musky, fruity, rose-y, apple-y
Hina, rose, champaka, and many more...

Love the Attar, how’s the edp

 

[Philip]

Mélange Priveé [sic] SQ

This is an impossibly luscious and well-rounded rose. I normally dislike Taifi rose as I find it too citrusy, peppery and heady, but 40 years of ageing has rendered it smooth. Rose tends to dominate in any blend, and does so here. Nonetheless, the very heavy dose of oudiness from Oud Royale 1980 adds richness to an already rich rose. To me, this is a show-stopper. I am enchanted, and this has vaulted to my top 3 all-time favorite purchases from Ensar Oud.

 

[Taesik Yun]

Love the Attar, how’s the edp

I haven't tried attar version. so I can't compare but EdP smells fantastic

 

[Sproaty]

Areej le Dore - Oud Zhen. Loving this one, I had a sample of the original 2017 release and it's very similar (going off scent memory from 2 years ago though!)
Very strong, resinous and rich. I wore Ottoman Empire 3 yesterday and was a bit disappointed, it seemed quite thin

 

[Castingshadows]

Vanilla Paradise by Jinkoh Lounge

This lives up to its description. It opens with an intense blast of bananas. Ripe, creamy banana on steroids. This intensity gives way to another form of intensity and this times it’s tobacco. It’s strong, pungent cigar tobacco with heavy mentholated camphor aspects. Dark vanilla and coffee join the tobacco to form a brooding gourmand’ish accord that rounds the perfect “Russian Cream Backwoods” accord. If you’re unfamiliar with a Russian Cream Backwoods it’s a spiced vanilla cigar that smells absolutely stunning. I always wanted to smell like a backwoods and now I can. If you’re a fan of tobacco this is truly it. Don’t let the name fool you. This is all about the tobacco.

 

[Himanshu Sharma]

Areej's Oud Zhen

After listening to people talk about it on FB, I was expecting a stank bomb.
This is a sweet beautiful, myrrh loaded amber with a hint of smoke to me. At moments, it reminded me of Ambre Sultan from Serge Lutens or Bortnikoff's Oud Monarch.
I understand it needs to settle down a bit and all that. This one is a my favorite from this release after Russian Musk, which I find lacks longevity on my skin in this hot weather.

 

[Taesik Yun]

Vanilla Paradise by Jinkoh Lounge

This lives up to its description. It opens with an intense blast of bananas. Ripe, creamy banana on steroids. This intensity gives way to another form of intensity and this times it’s tobacco. It’s strong, pungent cigar tobacco with heavy mentholated camphor aspects. Dark vanilla and coffee join the tobacco to form a brooding gourmand’ish accord that rounds the perfect “Russian Cream Backwoods” accord. If you’re unfamiliar with a Russian Cream Backwoods it’s a spiced vanilla cigar that smells absolutely stunning. I always wanted to smell like a backwoods and now I can. If you’re a fan of tobacco this is truly it. Don’t let the name fool you. This is all about the tobacco.

added it on my ever growing wishlist 😋

 

[Castingshadows]

added it on my ever growing wishlist 😋

Marius is an excellent perfumer and I was totally surprised at how well blended this is. I think for most it’s a winter time scent but I love tobacco/vanilla in the dry heat of summer.

 

[EJayB]

Cali-fresh ( Olefaktory)
Just can’t seem to get enough of this,
Even my wife loves it !!

 

[Bryan-I]

Blue Vanille by Henry Jacques. I always wanted to try HJ and heard that this was a great one. Honestly smells like an oil version of Intense Cafe. I don't get any tobacco as others have mentioned. I am glad I got a decant and not a full bottle.

 

[Castingshadows]

Cali-fresh ( Olefaktory)
Just can’t seem to get enough of this,
Even my wife loves it !!

This is aging beautifully!

 

[Taesik Yun]

Sultan Pasha sample set No.3 Irisoir

Violet, Iris, Heliotrope dominates the opening. Tons of powder... 🤔 I think the quality of the iris note is fantastic. Though the iris used in Elixir Attar's Iris Chypre smells smoother to my nose. Every element used in this blend is there to complement the iris's innate characteristics. Such as powdery, chocolatey, peppery, flowery facets.

Too many synthetics that make me think they suppress its potential. Very French, classic, gourmand-ish, feminine.

Sultan Pasha utilizes synthetics like no other and I appreciate that. But I prefer without those elements. So far every attar from Sultan Pasha chokes up my throat due to those facets. Feels very stuffy and subdued.

 

[Proust Madeleine]

Sultan Pasha sample set No.3 Irisoir

Violet, Iris, Heliotrope dominates the opening. Tons of powder... 🤔 I think the quality of the iris note is fantastic. Though the iris used in Elixir Attar's Iris Chypre smells smoother to my nose. Every element used in this blend is there to complement the iris's innate characteristics. Such as powdery, chocolatey, peppery, flowery facets.

Too many synthetics that make me think they suppress its potential. Very French, classic, gourmand-ish, feminine.

Sultan Pasha utilizes synthetics like no other and I appreciate that. But I prefer without those elements. So far every attar from Sultan Pasha chokes up my throat due to those facets. Feels very stuffy and subdued.

You may be using too much... if you use just a pinhead worth and rub in all around you may find the Attar opens up better. I know Sultan tries to encourage people to use smaller amounts than they are used to.

 

[Taesik Yun]

You may be using too much... if you use just a pinhead worth and rub in all around you may find the Attar opens up better. I know Sultan tries to encourage people to use smaller amounts than they are used to.

got it. I'll try that 😉

 

[Proust Madeleine]

got it. I'll try that 😉

It might still be too synthy for you! Just thought I’d pass along the tip he gave me when I first bought his sample set and complained about them being too much. Haha

(now they’re my fav)

 

[Castingshadows]

It might still be too synthy for you! Just thought I’d pass along the tip he gave me when I first bought his sample set and complained about them being too much. Haha

(now they’re my fav)

I feel like you can swipe your ankles with his stuff and it’s the perfect sweet spot for how strong it projects.

 

[Kabir Attars]

Kabir Attars Ward Rose Musk
Hind Rose Marcerated in Mongolian Musk
This is beautiful citrus with a spicy vanilla hue slightly sweet with a powdery musky back note, not over powering but tenacious.

 

[Tauhid Shaikh]

Ruh Khus from An Najwa !!! This and the Ruh Khus from Tabeer Oud are the best two Khus for me.
Both from Aligarh, top notes, no earthy and mossy scent.