McOudtrade
True Ouddict
A combo of Sweet Trat by Mesoud on the wrists, and antique Mysore sandalwood along the outside of the forearm.
I'm surprised I don't eat myself...
I'm surprised I don't eat myself...
Oud of the Day
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Mike Jonez
True Ouddict
I gotta sample that one. The couple oils I own from Sam are top notch ! Got a gram of Balayong on the way it's my first experience with a Filipino oil , excited af
-Renton-
True Ouddict
Sam is awesome!!! His new gens are insane. Try out Hirta Deadwood, amazing oil, just so confusing at times for me as I need a little more experience with other New Gens he has like Tigerwood. And new gens in general, they require refining your nose even more than traditional ouds.
-Renton-
True Ouddict
Koh Kong 2015 by CraftOud.
This is an absolutely BEAUTIFUL Oud!!! I got it for £97-98 including shipping for 1 gram (I think it is just little over a gram? Yay or nay, anyone? I also got a sample of some Pursat too). I am pretty sure this is wild or MOSTLY wild anyway, Prasun was saying it could be like mostly wild and some wood maybe from a cultivation in Koh Kong. I am leaning towards more of the fully wild tbh, as it is a quite complex oil and, from taking the descriptions of top, mid and base notes, it is not linear at all, and notes will come out somewhat differently each time (I guess, I need to wear it again to see, I am only going based on the description, which is accurate but in slightly different order... but not at the same time, they are in order but the notes that are described are strongest at different points for me).
(This may not be 100% of the experience and it is a first impression, the more I use this oil and post about it there may be differences, I am going off of 5-6 hour journey with this oil and its now only starting to go into the base and dry down) Everything about these notes are CLEAN, no dirty smells or anything even if it sounds like it would be Notes start off with a lovely resinous note, with a burst of sweet red fruit and berries, soon after a sweet and sour cherry note comes along, so not fully sour and maintaining that sweet, gourmand-ness of the scent, there is then some slight notes of wood and trees kinda like a jungle after it rained or as it is raining, but I was also getting notes as if it wasnt a full jungle but like a tropical forest park instead, hitting off concrete walks. As it develops, you get a strong, but soft, "kinamic"-like mintiness throughout (until the base notes and dry down) that is expected from a good wild Koh Kong or most Cambodi's, notes of wood got stronger, and it the mintiness became rather strong (in a great way), notes of agarwood incense but very clean and hardly smokey, more sour cherries and sweet red fruits and berries coming along and eventually becoming a "jam" note, that is described and is perfectly put. Clean earthy notes with florals and beautiful very strong pristine florals on their own, coming and going every so often... powdery and non powdery florals too. Sweet red fruits grow stronger, darkish red, sour cherries march along and create this minty, sweet, sour, resinous, wood (sometimes) and rainy full on jungle notes now as it develops even further (around 2.5-3 hours in) with amazing florals coming in and out like I mentioned, staying like this for a few hours, some minor notes here and there of sweet candy and sour candy and sweet/sour candy. Then after 5-6 hours in you get to the base and dry down where it is mainly a beautiful woody agarwood note, resinous, some sweetness and fruity, powdery florals.
All in all, great experience first time!!!
This is an absolutely BEAUTIFUL Oud!!! I got it for £97-98 including shipping for 1 gram (I think it is just little over a gram? Yay or nay, anyone? I also got a sample of some Pursat too). I am pretty sure this is wild or MOSTLY wild anyway, Prasun was saying it could be like mostly wild and some wood maybe from a cultivation in Koh Kong. I am leaning towards more of the fully wild tbh, as it is a quite complex oil and, from taking the descriptions of top, mid and base notes, it is not linear at all, and notes will come out somewhat differently each time (I guess, I need to wear it again to see, I am only going based on the description, which is accurate but in slightly different order... but not at the same time, they are in order but the notes that are described are strongest at different points for me).
(This may not be 100% of the experience and it is a first impression, the more I use this oil and post about it there may be differences, I am going off of 5-6 hour journey with this oil and its now only starting to go into the base and dry down) Everything about these notes are CLEAN, no dirty smells or anything even if it sounds like it would be Notes start off with a lovely resinous note, with a burst of sweet red fruit and berries, soon after a sweet and sour cherry note comes along, so not fully sour and maintaining that sweet, gourmand-ness of the scent, there is then some slight notes of wood and trees kinda like a jungle after it rained or as it is raining, but I was also getting notes as if it wasnt a full jungle but like a tropical forest park instead, hitting off concrete walks. As it develops, you get a strong, but soft, "kinamic"-like mintiness throughout (until the base notes and dry down) that is expected from a good wild Koh Kong or most Cambodi's, notes of wood got stronger, and it the mintiness became rather strong (in a great way), notes of agarwood incense but very clean and hardly smokey, more sour cherries and sweet red fruits and berries coming along and eventually becoming a "jam" note, that is described and is perfectly put. Clean earthy notes with florals and beautiful very strong pristine florals on their own, coming and going every so often... powdery and non powdery florals too. Sweet red fruits grow stronger, darkish red, sour cherries march along and create this minty, sweet, sour, resinous, wood (sometimes) and rainy full on jungle notes now as it develops even further (around 2.5-3 hours in) with amazing florals coming in and out like I mentioned, staying like this for a few hours, some minor notes here and there of sweet candy and sour candy and sweet/sour candy. Then after 5-6 hours in you get to the base and dry down where it is mainly a beautiful woody agarwood note, resinous, some sweetness and fruity, powdery florals.
All in all, great experience first time!!!
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Xerohome
True Ouddict
A very genrous friend gave me a swab of the best hindi oud i ever smelled.
I'm not big fan of hindi oud, but this one is the cleanest oud i've tried from the area.
opens up with juniper, honey, yellow flower and woody notes. heart is mainly woody and slightly leathery, no barnyardy or any off putting notes whatsoever. and now we come to the drydown, the most gorgeous tea note you can imagine. if this was available at "someone" hand it could be called Maharaja Kyara : )
I asked this friend to part with me some, and he generously agreed.
I'm not big fan of hindi oud, but this one is the cleanest oud i've tried from the area.
opens up with juniper, honey, yellow flower and woody notes. heart is mainly woody and slightly leathery, no barnyardy or any off putting notes whatsoever. and now we come to the drydown, the most gorgeous tea note you can imagine. if this was available at "someone" hand it could be called Maharaja Kyara : )
I asked this friend to part with me some, and he generously agreed.
Mike Jonez
True Ouddict
Indeed he is ! That one is on my list for sure along with Kedah Soilwood & a few others. Agreed , they're so delicate & the complexity is insane ! New gen got me by the balls lol I'm never going back
Olfactory Nomad
Smells so Oud
Oud of the day for me an unreleased sample I was generously gifted by @An Najwa called Arakan Classic Burma. My first time smelling a Burmese oud and I have to say I'm loving it and keen to get more. Makes me feel like an explorer in deep Asian jungles. Ancient vine covered temples, rare birds calling overhead amongst cloud covered forest giants. Cloyingly sweet top note leading into the deadly darkness of the body. Six hours in and no end in sight. I'm lost and off the map.
Mike Jonez
True Ouddict
Nothing better than a couple swipes at work.
Jinkoh Store - Grand Emperor Hue & Emperor of Pursat
Jinkoh Store - Grand Emperor Hue & Emperor of Pursat
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Abu Imran
Oud Fan
I tested some of their products and oddly enough, an oil that I really like, constantly gives me headaches to the point where I started to doubt the purity of their oils...
Did you have a good experience with this house? And if so, which oils do you recommend?
I did, yes, no issues for me, at all. F11 was a recent experience I remember being superior.
Kolalid
True Ouddict
AHO - Oud Al Aqsa
Opens with a green blast of woody, herbal, and antiseptic notes. When you hear antiseptic you may think of this as a challenging note but not at all in this case. There is nothing fermented or sour here; imagine if you took only the clean and enjoyable facets of some kind of cleaning products and removed any harsh chemical smell. That is what is meant by antiseptic.
The early phase of this oud is really characterized by the herbal notes I mentioned above. There is a lot going on here. It has an effervescence to it, like some kind of natural herbal tonic or soda. There’s the cooling facet of mint, but not the actual scent of mint.
Soon the classic earthy and Smokey notes of the traditional maroke profile shine through. Beautiful wet earth jungle vibe. A hint of clean leather and hay. Some coffee. But nothing swampy or muddled. This is extremely clean and clear especially for a 20 year aged traditionally distilled oud.
These woody and Smokey notes continue into the drydown but I find that this oud gets sweeter as it goes on. Sweet creamy incense smoke. In the late drydown it somehow becomes lighter and airier without losing its deep resinous character.
Really enjoying this one. Definitely one of the best Meroke/Papuan ouds I’ve tried so far. I’ve been looking to add this sort of profile to my collection and happy I went for this one.
Opens with a green blast of woody, herbal, and antiseptic notes. When you hear antiseptic you may think of this as a challenging note but not at all in this case. There is nothing fermented or sour here; imagine if you took only the clean and enjoyable facets of some kind of cleaning products and removed any harsh chemical smell. That is what is meant by antiseptic.
The early phase of this oud is really characterized by the herbal notes I mentioned above. There is a lot going on here. It has an effervescence to it, like some kind of natural herbal tonic or soda. There’s the cooling facet of mint, but not the actual scent of mint.
Soon the classic earthy and Smokey notes of the traditional maroke profile shine through. Beautiful wet earth jungle vibe. A hint of clean leather and hay. Some coffee. But nothing swampy or muddled. This is extremely clean and clear especially for a 20 year aged traditionally distilled oud.
These woody and Smokey notes continue into the drydown but I find that this oud gets sweeter as it goes on. Sweet creamy incense smoke. In the late drydown it somehow becomes lighter and airier without losing its deep resinous character.
Really enjoying this one. Definitely one of the best Meroke/Papuan ouds I’ve tried so far. I’ve been looking to add this sort of profile to my collection and happy I went for this one.
AbuTominaga
The Oud Alchemist
Ambroxaaaaan. Ethyl Maltoool....
Whyyyy... Why let those be near an awesome Merauke oil brother. 💔😆
Zazu
True Ouddict
Are those the chemicals used in synthetic perfumes? They made me my head hurt just above the eyes, somewhere in the middle and also made me nauseous. 🤮
I found an article about this perfumer.
‘If you use only natural products, in two hours they will die on your skin and you will have no aura, no power’ (click for full article)
How come I can smell oud in a non-sickening way even twelve hours after applying a tiny dot?
-Renton-
True Ouddict
Dont say never lol, all oud styles are beautiful, if done right 😉. Yes, even CO2s.
-Renton-
True Ouddict
There is multiple synthetics, and I may get hated on for this, but, some GOOD synthetic perfume oils that are actually made well by a very good perfume dedicated chemist, can smell great. Poorly made ones though, ehh... not so much. I believe there is 2 good synthetic sandalwood oils, and around 3 good synthetic oud oils used for oud, but they can actually be quite expensive for synthetics, especially cheap synthetics that give you a headache and make you feel sick.
When you hear of a famous brand of perfume, say, Hugo Boss... Hugo Boss don't actually make their perfumes, they have a thing called, "noses", in France that the company, "Hugo Boss", will go to them to make a perfume that smells like, say, "a jungle monsoon with hints of florals", or even as simple as, "upper class New York", or even as simple as "Africa" or "Rainfall in Dubai with Oud" and the "noses", will come back with a fragrance and Hugo Boss will give them a shit ton of money so they can sell it as their own fragrance.
Mike Jonez
True Ouddict
I hear ya. New gen , traditional I love it all the same. When I say new gen I just mean on the cleaner side in general whether that's minimal or no soak at all as long as it doesn't reach the point of ferment. I'll choose the truest essence of the wood above all any day , imo ferment has no place & never should've in the first place. Haven't smelled any CO2s yet but Im open minded to trying.
-Renton-
True Ouddict
I think fermenting was used for countries like the Gulf and, especially, India (I could be wrong though), so that they could still smell them with the immense heat in the deserts.
But overall, I do agree, as clean as possible!!!
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