Oud of the Day
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Mousse de Chene
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Silani Sultan - The Attar Store.
Heavenly Sri Lankan Oud. A pristine & pretty profile. This must be what paradise smells like!
The top notes are ethereal & delicate yet complex. Blue / green aquatic tones , petrichor, mint, a surreal freshness. As it progresses it becomes a touch more incensey & honeyed as the delicious Oud resin begins to emerge. After an hour or so the profile begins to display quite a number of similarities to oils from Malinau. Nuances of soft Vanilla, Sandalwood, forest floor / moss yet remaining oceanic & piercing in the best possible way.
I’m quite upset Hamza is shutting shop at the end of January, it’s a shame & a loss for the community. He has a very good nose for selecting & curating a collection. Pretty much everything I’ve received from him has been of a high quality, his customer service is fantastic & his prices were very fair. It might be an incorrect perception by me, but I feel his efforts haven’t quite received the recognition they should’ve.
Heavenly Sri Lankan Oud. A pristine & pretty profile. This must be what paradise smells like!
The top notes are ethereal & delicate yet complex. Blue / green aquatic tones , petrichor, mint, a surreal freshness. As it progresses it becomes a touch more incensey & honeyed as the delicious Oud resin begins to emerge. After an hour or so the profile begins to display quite a number of similarities to oils from Malinau. Nuances of soft Vanilla, Sandalwood, forest floor / moss yet remaining oceanic & piercing in the best possible way.
I’m quite upset Hamza is shutting shop at the end of January, it’s a shame & a loss for the community. He has a very good nose for selecting & curating a collection. Pretty much everything I’ve received from him has been of a high quality, his customer service is fantastic & his prices were very fair. It might be an incorrect perception by me, but I feel his efforts haven’t quite received the recognition they should’ve.
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Mousse de Chene
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Hitam Qadeem is my favourite oil from Habz. I haven’t tested much of his work, but I received HQ as a sample in an order last year & it was very lovely. Unfortunately, I wasn’t quick enough to purchase a bottle before it sold out.
It was the perfect blend of two different species that complemented each other harmoniously. It’s a complex & rich oil, but comfortable. The Malaysian Oud is beautifully aged, deeply resinous & regal. The Thai adds a playful sweet fruity touch that marries up with the serious austere Malaysian very well.
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Zazu
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Oh that’s such a bummer! It was such a lovely oil and I just got a few drops left. I am slamming my head into my desk for not purchasing more.
By the way, @Habz786 has some other oil for sale that is said (according to the site) similar to Hitam Qadeem. I think it’s the old Thai oil?
If you’ve experienced ‘Hitam Qadeem,’ this oil offers a similar overall experience and quality at half the price
(found it) https://www.ouddict.com/threads/oud-boran-chanthaburi.6568/
Mousse de Chene
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Thanks for the heads up! Very interesting. I’ll check this one out.
These old, dark, syrupy, incensey Thai oils are wonderful. The Oud Lab have several released & unreleased ones in their catalog. In my opinion they’re far more interesting & refined than the playful, sweet, bright red, tutti fruity oils you often see coming out of Thailand.
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Mousse de Chene
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Beautiful blue skies & sunny morning in Melbourne. It’s summer, however the weather has been pretty mild & the consistent heat hasn’t ramped up yet.
This morning I grabbed my sample of Kuang Si by Tabeer Oud. Along with Jibaal by ASO these are my favourite Laotian oils. Both are the old school Arabian aesthetic, regal & classical.
A touch of restrained, well judged barnyard in the top note which progresses into a resinous profile of ripe fruits, spices, leather, hay. A mature well rounded sweetness. It has a lot of similarities to the Hindi profile.
It might be an obscure reference, but I detect a nuance of scented Camellia. It’s not the first time I’ve experienced this note in an Oud oil.
A dense, incensey, warm & glowing Laotian oil done right.
This morning I grabbed my sample of Kuang Si by Tabeer Oud. Along with Jibaal by ASO these are my favourite Laotian oils. Both are the old school Arabian aesthetic, regal & classical.
A touch of restrained, well judged barnyard in the top note which progresses into a resinous profile of ripe fruits, spices, leather, hay. A mature well rounded sweetness. It has a lot of similarities to the Hindi profile.
It might be an obscure reference, but I detect a nuance of scented Camellia. It’s not the first time I’ve experienced this note in an Oud oil.
A dense, incensey, warm & glowing Laotian oil done right.
Ahmaoud
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Adding to Mousse de Chene and Zazu's conversation, I wish I could describe the excitement when I sniffed Oud Boran for the first time. I received a sample with an order, and remember how hard the bottle was to open, but as soon as I did, straight from the applicator, this cooling sort of medicinal incense-y aroma filled my nostrils. It's got a coolness that isn't mint like at all, rather feels like you've got a fan running behind a bowl of ice cubes. Had I been offered it in a blind test, I would have never guess it to be Thai. It's got facets which smell Sumbawa like, without the dry peppered green those oils have, and tinges of Sumatran and even some similarities to regions within Kalimantan/Borneo island. In some ways it's a greater departure from the normal Thai profile, then new gen Hindis are to the traditional artisan distillations. If this is what cooking a mature cultivated tree laced with wild chips can achieve, I think we'll all be alright!
As to what I wore today, AlHindOud's Fiet Nam 2020, sweet incense hiding underneath a carbolic top (which I find immensely captivating, and the only oil I've ever come across which has it). No exaggeration I delayed wearing this oil for so long because I couldn't stop sniffing it from the cap! Alongside some of Royal Bengal Oud's Wild Vietnam, which falls into the more sinensis, or the hydro distilled Hainan style oils aroma wise, a medicinal coating covering the classic freshly snapped green twig aroma. In addition to some of Tabeer Oud's Jalukie, bright pepper-y citrus notes to connect the two Vietnamese oils.
As to what I wore today, AlHindOud's Fiet Nam 2020, sweet incense hiding underneath a carbolic top (which I find immensely captivating, and the only oil I've ever come across which has it). No exaggeration I delayed wearing this oil for so long because I couldn't stop sniffing it from the cap! Alongside some of Royal Bengal Oud's Wild Vietnam, which falls into the more sinensis, or the hydro distilled Hainan style oils aroma wise, a medicinal coating covering the classic freshly snapped green twig aroma. In addition to some of Tabeer Oud's Jalukie, bright pepper-y citrus notes to connect the two Vietnamese oils.
Obada
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Imperial Oud - Nha Trang Ultima
Today was the oud meeting. We had a looong loong session. After testing a bunch of oils, we had a small break and then we tested NTU. I almost had goosebumps and my nostrils were dancing for sure.
It starts right away with a blast of an ethereal clean and yea, if there is Kinam Vanilla. They probably juiced it too😆. It smells like the best Vanilla I ever smelled.
It has a red and white color spectrum which switches later to a less vanillic and more bitter oudy base. But the sweetness stays in a balance with the bitterness. Its like one nostril smells sweet and the other smells bitter.
It was an overwhelming day so I couldnt dive more into it but this is just a journey of emotions
Today was the oud meeting. We had a looong loong session. After testing a bunch of oils, we had a small break and then we tested NTU. I almost had goosebumps and my nostrils were dancing for sure.
It starts right away with a blast of an ethereal clean and yea, if there is Kinam Vanilla. They probably juiced it too😆. It smells like the best Vanilla I ever smelled.
It has a red and white color spectrum which switches later to a less vanillic and more bitter oudy base. But the sweetness stays in a balance with the bitterness. Its like one nostril smells sweet and the other smells bitter.
It was an overwhelming day so I couldnt dive more into it but this is just a journey of emotions
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Mr.P
oud<3er
Oud boran from habzoud - a sample sent along with the zamrad 2 i had purchased. This one is quite unique relative to other oils from Thailand I have smelled. When I sniffed this blind i was not getting a strong sense of where it might be from although there is a certain sweet/sour fuzz in the middle that i can relate back to thai crassna now that i read the info on the website. I am getting some kind of chocolatey type scent which i have smelled in a thai and cambodi from mesoud that should have been another sign but there is something smooth oily dark and resinous in the top note that I haven’t encountered in thai oils and that was confusing to me. Maybe this is the presence of the higher grade wood chips that were mixed in with the plantation chips. Anyway, now that I know it’s Thai of course it’s very clear that it’s Thai and i think this might be the only thai oil I have smelled that wasn’t straight up plantation oil. After the opening settles down, I am getting a scent that has that kind of semi sweet pungency that I associate with thai oils. This is a new a refreshing deviation from the other thais I have collected. The description on the website is spot on I think.
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Mystery Oud by www.pureoudh.com. Got 6mls of this for £100 because he decanted it and didnt know what oud it was, but we worked out it was most likely a Burmese plantation oud, but it is very nice, I do like it a lot, the ending (and even the mid notes go in and out of soft floral notes, its just that the ending is PURE soft, floral and a little powdery) of it is very, very floral, and the longevity is super long, like over 6 hours at least. If anyone wants to help what kind of region this is from I made a post here with the notes I garnered from it: https://www.ouddict.com/threads/wha...notes-of-the-fragrance-notes-if-you-can.7023/
It is a delightful oud. That is definitely over £100 for 6mls, 100%, thats a given. The owner of pureoudh said it is most likely an oil that is £180 for either 3ml or 6ml, but if it is that I would pay £250 easily, its such a nice PURE oil.
It is a delightful oud. That is definitely over £100 for 6mls, 100%, thats a given. The owner of pureoudh said it is most likely an oil that is £180 for either 3ml or 6ml, but if it is that I would pay £250 easily, its such a nice PURE oil.
-Renton-
True Ouddict
PureOudh is a great source. He has many great ouds, and many that are unlisted and yet to be put up. So, keep looking. He has so much great, great wood too, especially his green kinam.
-Renton-
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Wearing KyaraShrine's "Green Kynam" Oil that I got when buying Kynam off her a while ago now, it is basically 4am here lol, it was my first Oud oil I tried. I have hardly used it but it is quite good, I think the past months it has aged a tiny bit, is this possible in just a couple of months? At the start it is extreme cooling, slighty minty, and then after around 20-25mins it turns into a somewhat fruity, combined with cinnamon smell. I will do a proper review on it, not on here as I am only nearly 30 mins into wearing it, but when I have more time and have used it more and at the end of a wear one day/night in the review section. I like this oil, but it is so potent, you cant use too much. It's cool how the PURE a.sinensis oil I have and this oil share similarities.
Mousse de Chene
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Have you tried their Burmese Double Super? It looks very attractive in the photo.
Burmese Double Super Oudh | Pure Oudh
Burmese super oudh has matured 2 Years and developed a earthy musk like scent
www.pureoudh.com
Goodness Nose
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LavishCologne
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Agar Aura's Green Kyara for today, absolute bliss of a oil.
Kabir Attars
OudSufi
Pursat by RBO This Oud hits.
nice to see you post, bro
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