Oud of the Day

[-Renton-]

Pontianak by Mesoud. Like my 3rd time to wear this in the past few days because I swiped it randomly before bed a few nights ago and got nothing but patchouli. So I've been re-testing it a few times to see if that still happens...and yup. Earthy, damp patchouli.
On a walk during a lunch break it did change a bit, went more sweet and non-patchouli like (lol) but now it's almost 12hrs later and just, well...patchouli. Anyone else experienced this with this oil?

I also swiped on something else from him but can't even remember what now 🤣 so inattentive

haven't posted in here for a while but still wearing 2 oils a day during the working week but no writeups. It's such a passive hobby to me, mad to think of the tens of thousands that I've spent 😂

I went and searched for this out the samples and I get pure patchouli notes off the applicator. Weird...

 

[Fragdoctor]

A girl in work always tells me that I smell like a wooden floor/varnish/museum whenever I go to her desk and have recently swiped oud, no matter the oil region.
It's interesting - when I started out in 2018 I got "into" Hindi oils and very quickly acustomed to that barnyard stink. I went a long time without wearing any and stuff that I thought was pretty tame was now super strong, fecal and pretty hard to wear
I get the same with red wine - I hardly drink it (or any other alcohol really) but I've had periods where I was drinking it often and could handle the taste easily. After a long time without any then it becomes really sharp and tangy, like a sip is overwhelming and I need to sorta close my eyes and smack my lips together type of reaction

My secretary today described a sandalwood oil as mehndi (henna) and was surprised to learn people use pure oils as perfumes. Now I’ve got requests from work to bring something which is floral on Monday 😂

 

[Mike Jonez]

@mesOUD - Qirose

 

[Mike Jonez]

BEWARE - First Impression of a complex yet simple noted oil 😂:

This is so true & one of my fave things about Gyrinops. They seem simple yet so complex at the same time.

 

[Dr B1414]

Doing a side-by-side comparison today of two amazing Malaysian oud oils, as one of them reminded me strongly of the other.

EO Oud Mahmoud and SQ Purple Malay. Swiped both on each forearm and they are very, very close overall. Not identical of course, there are subtle differences but overall sniffing one of them reminds me of the other. It doesn't surprise me much though, as both are vintage Kelantan oils. I LOVE this Malaysian DNA. As far as oud oils go, this is my "go-to". Oud Mahmoud is gorgeous for those who missed Purple Malay. Man, the PM was fantastic for the price. Malaysian wood was something else back in those days. I need to resist the urge of buying every single Malay oil in this vein. Good thing Mahmoud ain't cheap.

 

[Escentually]

Habzoud - Raja Hijau

Tropical fruits soaked in gasoline. Lemon-lime cola and guava skins. An earthy cooling soil mixed with a spicy clove like incense smoke. Sri Lankan gas and fruits meet Indonesian earthy richness and a slight Borneo incense diesel. Very happy to have this one!

 

[Mike Jonez]

Habzoud - Raja Hijau

Tropical fruits soaked in gasoline. Lemon-lime cola and guava skins. An earthy cooling soil mixed with a spicy clove like incense smoke. Sri Lankan gas and fruits meet Indonesian earthy richness and a slight Borneo incense diesel. Very happy to have this one!

Fuck ! You almost had me until you mentioned clove , overall sounds like a fire profile all the way up my alley...besides the clove lol

 

[Escentually]

Fuck ! You almost had me until you mentioned clove , overall sounds like a fire profile all the way up my alley...besides the clove lol

I really think it’s incredibly subdued in this oil. It’s the silani gas taking on a woodier smokier spicier profile throughout its life I think that’s coming off as that Borneo type diesely spice. I think the fruit ethereal soil and cooling nuances balance it out tremendously well though. I’ll have to get you a swipe of this one day

 

[McOudtrade]

Fuck ! You almost had me until you mentioned clove , overall sounds like a fire profile all the way up my alley...besides the clove lol

It's definitely not clove heavy or forward if you're on the fence, didn't actually make it into my notes even. Don't let it scare u!

 

[Mr.P]

I just put on the tiniest dab of Habib, Mesoud's recent indonesian chef-d'oeuvre, and will post more about its stages and notes later when it has had time to go through it's development. The opening is of the rich sweet saturated bittersweet Indo/Malay (still sorting those out) type, of the very full sugary custardy kind.

I have no idea how similar they will turn out to be otherwise, but two oils are brought to mind when I smell this more than any others. One is an Aceh from agarwoodindonesia - the very first oud he sold which was a labor of love if I recall and made from very fine wood. On a certain level Zamrad II shares that same sweet first impression, though that oil is quite different and more in the umami / brothy / salty direction if I recall correctly.

The aceh oil is the closest one I have to this, but that oil is little lighter / more top note oriented than the Habib (and 20ish years older)

I am wondering what the significance of this very direct sweetness is? Is it a particular species? A particular approach to soaking or not soaking? ecological conditions like wild old trees versus plantation? Incense grade vs. lower grade?

i'm also wondering if this is a common profile that I just happened to miss, or if it really is something that pops up rarely? There's a gap in there where I was not paying as much attention to oud - for all I know this was more common at some point and I just happened to miss it.

Anyway this one is a treat - like smearing yourself with a drop of condensed subitism vapors.

 

[Mike Jonez]

Hikayat - Seri Karas v2 🖤

 

[Escentually]

mesOUD - Koh Chang

Just as beautiful as the first time I swiped. Cleanest smelling Thai malacenssis. Crazy top notes of wood varnish over jammy Thai fruit with a cooling non minty menthol earthiness. Dries down to a fruity sweet Thai. Needs more studying, full gram worthy easily

 

[McOudtrade]

mesOUD - Koh Chang

Just as beautiful as the first time I swiped. Cleanest smelling Thai malacenssis. Crazy top notes of wood varnish over jammy Thai fruit with a cooling non minty menthol earthiness. Dries down to a fruity sweet Thai. Needs more studying, full gram worthy easily

I got major hydrating cucumber vibes from this one that I haven't got from any other oud

 

[Escentually]

I got major hydrating cucumber vibes from this one that I haven't got from any other oud

I can see it! It’s not a note that’s really active in my database, not a frequent consumer of cucumbers here haha. But that cooling freshness does have a melon/cucumber tone to it. Maybe a leather and cucumber😅

 

[McOudtrade]

I can see it! It’s not a note that’s really active in my database, not a frequent consumer of cucumbers here haha. But that cooling freshness does have a melon/cucumber tone to it. Maybe a leather and cucumber😅

Totally, if you've ever had cucumber water that's soaked a long time you'll know the note

 

[Mr.P]

mesOUD - Koh Chang

Just as beautiful as the first time I swiped. Cleanest smelling Thai malacenssis. Crazy top notes of wood varnish over jammy Thai fruit with a cooling non minty menthol earthiness. Dries down to a fruity sweet Thai. Needs more studying, full gram worthy easily

If this is the same one I smelled, this resembles some artisanal crassna oils from olefaktory pretty closely and my nose picked up cassie, wintergreen(ish), marzipan(ish), violet in the top/mid notes. A good reference oil for those who are curious what good plantation thai can be like. My impression was have a very active and lively quality.

My memory of this is a little fuzzy and I hope I am talking about the same oil, but this felt like one of those quality careful distillations that I believe will age nicely (based on some of the feel oud thais i got back when he was first getting started with distillation). Those have definitely settled down and improved.

 

[Escentually]

If this is the same one I smelled, this resembles some artisanal thai oils from olefaktory pretty closely and my nose picked up cassie, wintergreen(ish), marzipan(ish), violet. Memory is a little fuzzy. This one really felt like one of those quality careful distillations that I imagine will age nicely

I’ve been wanting to try some of Ejays work so that’s fantastic! I heard he’s busy with contracts now but his sandalwoods have been praised so highly. Hopefully I can get my hands on some of his oils too, but Mehmet has me covered for a long time

 

[Sproaty]

Hikayat - Seri Karas v2 🖤

ha, I wore that last night, quick swipe before bed. Great oil!

 

[Mr.P]

I’ve been wanting to try some of Ejays work so that’s fantastic! I heard he’s busy with contracts now but his sandalwoods have been praised so highly. Hopefully I can get my hands on some of his oils too, but Mehmet has me covered for a long time

Jay produced some very clean fresh floral thais - not sure if this reflects the wood, the equipment, the soak... i'm not saying it's a dead ringer but it's in that same category.

 

[Mike Jonez]

ha, I wore that last night, quick swipe before bed. Great oil!

Dope ! Word bro I love it 10/10