Al Shareef Oudh
Master Perfumer
This my brother is Leen, pure oudh check it out on the website.
Oud of the Day
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Maunamoku
True Ouddict
It is exquisite!
Kabir Attars
OudSufi
I concur brother!
Kabir Attars
OudSufi
ASO's Leen got me going for a Oud to me that's very similar so out came Lindaraja by Al-hashimi bright sweet fruity almost candied, Wonderful.
Ahmaoud
True Ouddict
Due to a bit of craziness at work, I haven't been able to post as often as I've wanted to, so here's the wrap for the last several days!
Two Days Ago: HabzOud's Tipu Sultan on the left wrist and Hindi X on the right. Having enjoyed both recently I wanted to wear them side by side to compare the development, and also to tease out some of the more barn-y notes in Hindi X. A delightful experience, I kept re-swiping both when I felt the top notes had started to fade, and it almost felt like I was layering the top notes with the heart as they came through, offsetting the normal balance of the scent, but also a new way to experience the scents! Suddenly you'd have both the top and heart available at the same time, and bask in the interplay! Later on that evening I swipe some of Habzoud's Nangarhar rose oil, an experience that completely changed my perception of what a rose could be! I imagined it a bit like Tabeer Oud's Ward Yaqoot, but substract all the red from the scent profile, which was perfectly because I've never been keen on that aspect of rose. Green, tamed citrus and a scent which almost felt crystalline. Worked outstandingly well with the dry down of Hindi X!
Yesterday: Sulaym's Wild Bengal which I wore after the end of the work day, simply to relax and to enjoy. Wild Bengal doesn't have the chocolatey nuances that Bandarban has, which makes sense because it's a different region, not to mention the latter is organic. Here the focus is on cooling tea and spices, it's a very tamed scent, but actually it's development is unique. If Bandarban is a long bow, then Wild Bengal is a cross bow, somehow in the heart you'll be greeted with a punchy barn, which then vanishes as the scent settled into the full dry down. Not as coolingly camphorous as Bandarban but not devoid of it either, and that could be the smoky cacao notes chipping in that one. It's almost symphonically loud, gently rising in amplitude, where as Bandarban is more like a death metal concert. Didn't wear it long enough to share more about the scent, but I do feel it's more easily enjoyable. I'm starting to focus more on the green spiciness in the Hindi region ouds, and that aspect is superbly well done here.
Two Days Ago: HabzOud's Tipu Sultan on the left wrist and Hindi X on the right. Having enjoyed both recently I wanted to wear them side by side to compare the development, and also to tease out some of the more barn-y notes in Hindi X. A delightful experience, I kept re-swiping both when I felt the top notes had started to fade, and it almost felt like I was layering the top notes with the heart as they came through, offsetting the normal balance of the scent, but also a new way to experience the scents! Suddenly you'd have both the top and heart available at the same time, and bask in the interplay! Later on that evening I swipe some of Habzoud's Nangarhar rose oil, an experience that completely changed my perception of what a rose could be! I imagined it a bit like Tabeer Oud's Ward Yaqoot, but substract all the red from the scent profile, which was perfectly because I've never been keen on that aspect of rose. Green, tamed citrus and a scent which almost felt crystalline. Worked outstandingly well with the dry down of Hindi X!
Yesterday: Sulaym's Wild Bengal which I wore after the end of the work day, simply to relax and to enjoy. Wild Bengal doesn't have the chocolatey nuances that Bandarban has, which makes sense because it's a different region, not to mention the latter is organic. Here the focus is on cooling tea and spices, it's a very tamed scent, but actually it's development is unique. If Bandarban is a long bow, then Wild Bengal is a cross bow, somehow in the heart you'll be greeted with a punchy barn, which then vanishes as the scent settled into the full dry down. Not as coolingly camphorous as Bandarban but not devoid of it either, and that could be the smoky cacao notes chipping in that one. It's almost symphonically loud, gently rising in amplitude, where as Bandarban is more like a death metal concert. Didn't wear it long enough to share more about the scent, but I do feel it's more easily enjoyable. I'm starting to focus more on the green spiciness in the Hindi region ouds, and that aspect is superbly well done here.
PersonelHigh
True Ouddict
The exclamation CALYPSO from Maunamoku!! I had to sample it hearing the story. And here it is seated in this little vinaigrette. For my purse, when I'm out & about and need to be reminded of beauty. Or insulated from traffic. Under the grate, in cotton just 2 drops. It reminds of bookstore ouds that never deliver those notes, on the verge of tobacco but not quite, thankfully. Some oils inexplicably make me shiver. THIS ONE has a husky musky masculine breathe. Have reserved a full bottle. Even the soft pouch it came in, is fine and will protect from scratch.
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Dehnal oud Hindi Tripura from Mesoud. There is a note in this one that I absolutely love but struggle to know how to explain it. It is like this fuzzy woody animalic smell but combined not seperate. There is also a fruity resinous slight floral background that makes this one well worth a try. If I could would definitely get a backup bottle of this as it has a note I have not smelled in anything else. Good performance too.
Simla House
True Ouddict
Oriscent Nha Trang
Special solstice / shab-e-yalda treat this eve, as we head towards longer and brighter days.
Special solstice / shab-e-yalda treat this eve, as we head towards longer and brighter days.
Omar from An Najwa. It took a few wears of this one before I really got my head around it. The opening I get a wet forest and a ripe apple orchard, the apple note seems to be replaced with a cherry in the background and a woody animalic with some spice, maybe a hint of cinnamon And pepper. The dry down is a warming woody animalic forest with a small hint of dried fruit and spices. It is really a very nice oil!
Mr.P
oud<3er
I just swiped some after reading this review - fascinating to examine a scent with respect to another’s observations. I can very much relate to this description (although in my case it brings other ouds to mind). I get the same mixed woody fuzzy animal vibe as well as the fruity resinousness. I like the way the animalic notes are merged with the main scent and not like a distinct added layer.
oudstronaut
Banned
Krishnai Char - Rising Phoenix Perfumery
Dark, sweet, resiney and smooth.
This is a Hindi oud with JUST the right amount of fermentation to me. There is a prominent sweetness that really balances this profile out and a sweet, dark, chocolatiness with tons of “oudy” depth.
There are also some whisky notes like an earthiness and some toffee notes. Something JK calls a “whisky profile”. It’s noticeable but you don’t need to be a whisky drinker to appreciate this oud at all. One of JK‘s stand-out hindis in my opinion for its intense sweetness, darkness and, for a lack of a better word, general “oudiness”.
Dark, sweet, resiney and smooth.
This is a Hindi oud with JUST the right amount of fermentation to me. There is a prominent sweetness that really balances this profile out and a sweet, dark, chocolatiness with tons of “oudy” depth.
There are also some whisky notes like an earthiness and some toffee notes. Something JK calls a “whisky profile”. It’s noticeable but you don’t need to be a whisky drinker to appreciate this oud at all. One of JK‘s stand-out hindis in my opinion for its intense sweetness, darkness and, for a lack of a better word, general “oudiness”.
Mr.P
oud<3er
I had a similar experience - like what I smelled the first time was just the surface layers, and it took additional wearings to figure it out. I wrote a while back that it seemed like “an oud within an oud” as I came to understand it. I especially enjoy this oil - your description of the dry down is spot on~!
An Najwa
Resident Artisan
Glad to hear this from you.
Omar is the 2nd Oud oil that I offered in the starting of our journey and has aged beautifully with us since then
It has now become a 4year old Oud.
Mr.P
oud<3er
I tuned into an additional residual note now that some time has passed that I missed at first. Sometimes I’m very sensitive to this note, and sometimes not so much. If we are talking about the same thing, it almost smells like the tail end of a composed fragrance - some kind of familiar dry cedar- woody-amber note, i have picked up to different degrees in a handful of ouds from different regions: India, E. Borneo, N. Borneo. Definitely distinct from the typical balsamic-“oudy” dry down and a very pleasant scent.
Merauke oud from Mesoud. When I take a deep sniff it takes me to deep in the forest at night with a fire warming my leather boots, almost pitch black around me. The notes I am thinking is rich thick almost black treacle leather. there is more going on but haven't been able to pick out the other notes yet! nice thick strong smell from this one.
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