Oud of the Day

[User]

That final sentence Jame is both incredibly exciting and mildly terrifying!

The line I wrote about this oud being perfume complex was more for a mental reminder to myself. Prior to joining, and receiving my first order I couldn't have fathomed the world I was about to enter! Throughout this past week, I kept thinking to myself, this is a complete fragrance, not merely a note/accord as people refer to in the commercial world of fragrance. I guess the issue now is, I'm a believer but expressing that to others (outside the forum) is nearly impossible, it just needs to be experienced!

Yeah, absolutely. I passed through the niche to pure oud pipeline as well, and I was surprised to find that real oud doesn't literally smell like shit. I couldn't imagine all of the scents I would end up experiencing. Welcome to this world.

 

[Dr B1414]

EO Hainan 2005
EO Chugoku Naya

The complexity in 2005 and the profile are something else. I can see this as something that might need some getting used to for many, but once you get used to it, there's so much to enjoy and discover.

 

[The Scent Guru]

@Al Hashimi Prachin 2014

Thicker than snot, sweet, sharp with herbal nuance.

 

[Ahmaoud]

@mesOUD 's Malaysian Premium

Walking on dewy grass on a crisp spring morning, as you inhale the scent of slightly damp leaves on a branch. A back and forth between an almost green, citrus leafiness and a subtle petrichor, for a while they bring out a coolness but then diving down into a woodiness, with wisps of all that came before.

After typing this I started getting the scent of blossoms, and started thinking of the bitterness as the waxy, green rind-yness of citrus fruits.

 

[oudstronaut]

Manila 1976 - Rising Phoenix Perfumery
The vintage oud the just keeps going

The first time I ever got up-close and personal with a pre-90s vintage oud (as far as I know) was in JK’s Anahata attar. I was so fond of this oud-rose that I needed to investigate more… is it vintage oud that I love? Is it oud-rose blends? Truth is, it all smells amazing.

Manila 76 is a traditional distillation from the Philippines. Almost 50 years old… I would have expected this stuff to smell very dull and simple. But cracking open the vial, I can only imagine how much life this oil must have had in it half a century ago.

Right after applying you get those fermentation notes along with a BLAST of aroma. It is also green, woody, cooling and slightly peppery. It reminds me of a mezcal. There are also musky tones in here. The oil is multi-faceted and very powerful.

Manila 76 radiates off the skin for hours. It goes through phases of being very dark and “woody” to spicy and slightly sweet. Over time, it gets more and more leathery, which very slowly transforms into a milk-chocolate note. That peppery note of gyrinops drydown emerges at the end. It also comes and goes. One minute you think it’s into the drydown, the next you realize it still has some of that life in it. This stuff was still noticeable on my skin at the 8-hour mark. And this was without bringing my nose to my arm. It’s a performance BEAST.

The drydown summed up is like mint chocolate liqueur with those green tones and the chocolatey notes found in some aquilaria drydowns.

I believe this must have some gyrinops in it as well as aquilaria. Either way. THIS is the type of wood they were pulling down nearly 50 years ago.. and my impression is that it must have been noticeably more aromatic due to the lasting power and the transformations this oud takes on.

For an oud of its’ age it isn’t even super expensive compared to other vintage oils of around this age. When I first sniffed form the vial I didn’t think it would be something I’d consider owning more of. After wearing for the first time, I’m tempted to grab some more. Very nice. Really complex oil. Not just a Hindi profile. So much more and really amazing stuff.

 

[Sproaty]

so much oud lately, just haven't wrote about it here. The time's passed I guess. I'm not too attentive when wearing oils at work

Today was New Global Asia by Feel Oud. The opening is weird. very weird, smells so non-oudy to me - smells of turpentine, acetone and a weirdly sharp/chemically smell greets my nose. Never smelled any oud that smells like this - and it's a co-distill of high quality wood from 3 regions too.

That doesn't last too long thankfully and then settles into its oudy core. Not the longest lasting or the most dense/dark oil there, but I do enjoy it

 

[EJayB]

Ensar oud
Czar Ceylon
Fuel type top note with ouddy core
Marketing aside Ensar’s entry level oils are great value and quality and services are fast and reliable and you always get samples.
Daily wearing oils that you don’t have to worry about breaking the bank when you wear oud like aftershave 😆🤣
Ignore the hype and enjoy the oud

 

[Ahmaoud]

@mesOUD 's Burmese - a great balance between sweet fruitiness and the tart, even on the initial application. Low on the fermented note as well, while still preserving a delectable dried apricot note, comes across more dried rather than a straight up peachy/apricot jam

Found myself reflecting on an interview Sultan Pasha gave on Wafts From The Lofts channel, and he mentioned how when he was working a very tedious job in banking, he would find solace in sniffing his hands or his samples, as a means to uplift his spirit, as an escape from the tedium. Today I felt a tinge of the low mood this morning, and I can say without a doubt, slowly engaging with this oil helped change that. Initially my nose was a bit blocked but after a little while I was able to experience this scent fully and experienced an uplift in my mood!

Declaimer: Your results may vary

 

[c-z]

After thinking about it for months and months on end, I am once again enjoying @RisingPhoenix 's Prome, a 2021 distillation Burmese oud oil.

I first experienced this oud awhile ago, when I bought a small sample on a whim with my first Rising Phoenix order, when I was only just beginning to explore oud oils. Back then, it immediately became a favorite: a sour... pungent... purplish-brown scent unlike any other other ouds I had tried. I blew through my sample and wished I had more.

I got deeper and deeper into oud and fell in love with many more scents. But I never stopped thinking about Prome. Recently, I purchased more of it (only 1g—wish I had gotten 3g... but it's not the cheapest 🙂 ) and today I swiped it for the first time since I first purchased that sample.

The opening is a bit different than I remember: still pungent and sour, yes, but it is a much broader spectrum of notes than I remember. There is an earthen scent, reminiscent of the forest floor. And most interestingly, there is a distinct sweetness—almost marzipan-like ... that I don't remember experiencing at all when I first purchased the small sample. I think my sense of smell has definitely improved since then.

And now, a couple hours later, I'm again reminded why I love this oil so much. As it dries down the pungency disappears almost totally and a soothing, warm, cozy drydown appears ... very "oudy", wood-like, but also gentle and easygoing. It's so nice.

I love this oil. And I love that ... I'm not sure, 8 months or a year later, I love it even more than the first time around.

 

[Ibn Abdillah]

Merauke Wild 2023 - @mesOUD

Opens with the scent of earth and dry leaves, as if the oil tells you where it comes from.
Then the oil makes a transition that reminds me of the smell of suede.
After a while i smell a clear breeze, what is reminiscent of mint, only without the typical mint smell and sharpness.
The dry down is sweet and a bit resinous, and occasionally seems to be mixed with the clear breeze that comes an goes.

From the opening till the drydown this oudh continue to surprise me, because of the various contrasts it possesses.

 

[Sproaty]

I'm loving all the recent reviews here!

Yesterday I wore Vietnam Royale by Feel Oud. A stunning oil, punches hard with a very deep oud core, it has a slight touch of sweetness to it too. As it progresses this sweetness fades away and just leaves that stunning woody oud note lingering for hours. Not sure what part of Vietnam this is from, nor the tree species but it's a great wear.

I too recently wore MesOud's Burmese but swiped it having misread the label as Merauke (it was dark, okay?!) and was very confused upon first smelling it. I like it. Typical Burmese profile as I've experienced in other oils, very brown as noted above, a little damp, earthen, soil-like. I like it a lot

Today I wore Aceh by Imperial Oud - an oil from Indonesia,. Pretty sweet while also glistening, coming over as airy and transparent, light in nature. Underpinned with a good woody oudy backbone through, it's a good wear with good longevity.

Tonight I'm wearing Sumatra Seufi by MesOud - it's nice, quite perfumey but not really to my taste as far as ouds go. It has this astringent, sharp tartness to it and lacks an "oud" backbone. I am only ~30mins into the application so will see how it goes. Waving my hand quickly in front of my nose sends a waft to my brain that brings back a scent memory of cycling through Ibiza, with the smell of aloe and pine in the air. It's an oil that speaks of a warm place

 

[Sproaty]

there was more...

Al Hashimi - Thaqeel 2. This is now turning! Enjoyed this more than previous wearings - a very prominent sweetness lingering in the background. Super thick oil though. Very hard to gauge how much you're swiping (hint: it's probably way more than too much)

Al Hashimi - Al Sukr, a Malay/Assam oil. Before I remember the Assam bit being the main player and that being the star of the show, but that malay greenness is now present adding extra richness and depth to this oil. The Assam gets tempered by the Malaysian too

I was taking very deep whiffs of these 2 which was super interesting as the longer I'd inhale then the more I was detecting nuances to the oils. I should do this to study oils better, I've said it loads how I'm very passive in my wearings which kinda makes me wonder the point of it all. I sit in an office in a row of a few people, they know I'm into my scents and whatnot but sitting there visible to everyone while deeply smelling the back of my hand may be a step too far

 

[JustAscentGuy]

Merauke Wild 2023 - @mesOUD

Opens with the scent of earth and dry leaves, as if the oil tells you where it comes from.
Then the oil makes a transition that reminds me of the smell of suede.
After a while i smell a clear breeze, what is reminiscent of mint, only without the typical mint smell and sharpness.
The dry down is sweet and a bit resinous, and occasionally seems to be mixed with the clear breeze that comes an goes.

From the opening till the drydown this oudh continue to surprise me, because of the various contrasts it possesses.

for me initially this smells woody and after dry down it is out and out vanilla. Sweet profile. Loved a lot right from first swipe and placed another order right away 😉

 

[mesOUD]

for me initially this smells woody and after dry down it is out and out vanilla. Sweet profile. Loved a lot right from first swipe and placed another order right away 😉

Working on your orders 🤣😂🤣

 

[JustAscentGuy]

Working on your orders 🤣😂🤣

add few ml of Ruh Khus as well 🤪

 

[mesOUD]

add few ml of Ruh Khus as well 🤪

İ filled a bottle for a brother,really i thought if this one finish,can i find from same one again

 

[Ahmaoud]

add few ml of Ruh Khus as well 🤪

scratches his head thoughtfully

I know this feeling, made a verbatim request yesterday 😆

 

[Ibn Abdillah]

for me initially this smells woody and after dry down it is out and out vanilla. Sweet profile. Loved a lot right from first swipe and placed another order right away 😉

Glad to read that you like it, walhamdoelillah 🙂
Yes brother, many variables like body PH and odor can let some notes be more prominent and this can change from person to person.

 

[Ibn Abdillah]

𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐮 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 - @𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐎𝐔𝐃

It opens balsamic, then a sudden change to sweet/sour fruits.
Very bright and nice feeling when i smell this oil, i don't know if others have the same experience, but mostly i have this with the Indonesian oudhs.
After a while a licorice scent comes in: sweet, slightly spicy/anise-like. A gourmandish appealing note.
The drydown is sweet and balsamic.
Very nice and attractive oudh for me.

 

[Mr.P]

I put on a swipe of “economy lao” oud i had bought from ejayb. This oil is a pleasant surprise every time I wear it. In this case, I am still smelling it quite strongly this morning after applying it early yesterday evening. The particular crassna residue it leaves is uniquely pleasant to my nose - I am surprised because it was a bargain and in my stash at least it has as nice a drydown as just about any of my other crassna oils. Ejayb - thanks for this and for the deal you offered - you clearly have an excellent nose.