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Escentually
True Ouddict
mesOUD - Sarawak Ateeq
Jinkoh Store - Borneo Qi
One wrist is bubbling with sweet soaked cacao goodness. Chocolatey sweet and a little damp funkiness. Put it on 30 minutes ago and a wet earthy soil is starting to combine with those sweet cacao notes. I know brother Mehmet and others love this oil, so it will get my studying tonight and full attention again soon.
Other wrist is on fire with spicy clove and smoky vanillic diesel. Not sweet at all, woody powerhouse oil. One of my favorite profiles I’ve tried so far
Jinkoh Store - Borneo Qi
One wrist is bubbling with sweet soaked cacao goodness. Chocolatey sweet and a little damp funkiness. Put it on 30 minutes ago and a wet earthy soil is starting to combine with those sweet cacao notes. I know brother Mehmet and others love this oil, so it will get my studying tonight and full attention again soon.
Other wrist is on fire with spicy clove and smoky vanillic diesel. Not sweet at all, woody powerhouse oil. One of my favorite profiles I’ve tried so far
Mike Jonez
True Ouddict
I noticed with BQ that clove note is so intense that if you have any sweeter oud side by side it completely cancels out the sweetness in BQ & amplifies that spicy clove by 100000.
Escentually
True Ouddict
Definitely agree. Although I’m not sure how much sweetness BQ has going for it regardless, but with a deep sweetness like SA it stands no match
Mike Jonez
True Ouddict
@mesOUD - Tarakan Qadeem
@McOudtrade bro I take back whatever I said that day about not liking TQ this oil is fireeee lol I def should've revisited it a few times before saying for sure I don't like it. The 1-2 times I swiped in the past it just wasn't working for me , there were some good parts but it smelled of that smoked BBQ or burnt coffee note you get when they distill oils at high temps. It's possible I had on another oil or perfume that interfered & either cancelled out the good parts or amplified that off note , who knows. Either way idk what has changed since then but this oil is damn good ! I totally understand why it's one of Mehmet's most popular. I will say tho I still get similar nuances to SA , I'm not saying they're identical but they share similarities for sure. I might actually enjoy TQ more , it's much smoother whereas SA could be a bit much at times. Still both are solid oils , I really enjoy em both !
@McOudtrade bro I take back whatever I said that day about not liking TQ this oil is fireeee lol I def should've revisited it a few times before saying for sure I don't like it. The 1-2 times I swiped in the past it just wasn't working for me , there were some good parts but it smelled of that smoked BBQ or burnt coffee note you get when they distill oils at high temps. It's possible I had on another oil or perfume that interfered & either cancelled out the good parts or amplified that off note , who knows. Either way idk what has changed since then but this oil is damn good ! I totally understand why it's one of Mehmet's most popular. I will say tho I still get similar nuances to SA , I'm not saying they're identical but they share similarities for sure. I might actually enjoy TQ more , it's much smoother whereas SA could be a bit much at times. Still both are solid oils , I really enjoy em both !
McOudtrade
True Ouddict
Awesome so glad it's improved for you! It really is one of my favorite oils from Mehmet, and the quality speaks for itself so I haven't done a review yet.
Thanks for getting back to it!
DubOudh
Aster Oudh
Late yesterday evening I decided to apply a tiny sample of HM Sultan Qaboos which I have recently purchased from @SULAYM "The Heritage Collection"
I regard myself as blessed to have gotten this Oudh. It shall be used for just inhaling from the bottle. Even the tiniest drop was fantastic. Lasted even till this morning. Magical is all I can say.
I regard myself as blessed to have gotten this Oudh. It shall be used for just inhaling from the bottle. Even the tiniest drop was fantastic. Lasted even till this morning. Magical is all I can say.
Mike Jonez
True Ouddict
That sounds very special. Are you talking about the Burmi 1979 ? Also have you tried the Royal Cambodi ? I just ordered a .25 yesterday , I haven't seen anyone talk about that one yet.
Seven Hills from mesOud - I put on a full swipe today for Friday, usually I put the tiniest drop on. I am able to enjoy all of its complexities throughout the day with the full swipe. I love this oud so much.
On I side note I made a balsam with some natural butters, beeswax, and oils to try to use as a base for my oud/attars. The idea is to apply a layer of this on the skin a certain time before the oud/attar so the skin not soaking up the oils right away. I am still on the testing phase and haven't noticed a significant difference yet.
On I side note I made a balsam with some natural butters, beeswax, and oils to try to use as a base for my oud/attars. The idea is to apply a layer of this on the skin a certain time before the oud/attar so the skin not soaking up the oils right away. I am still on the testing phase and haven't noticed a significant difference yet.
Escentually
True Ouddict
mesOUD - Tarakan Qadeem
Habzoud - Xiangshui
Decided to test out two different Microcarpa woods today, Tarakan Qadeem, an aged oil from brother Mehmet. Aged and gathered from trees in the North Kalimantan region. And Xiangshui, another aged oil but this time from Sumatra that brother Habzoud was so generous to send me a sample of. These are first impressions as always so please take it with a grain of salty ambergris.
Tarakan Qadeem has a touch of that soaked honey-like sweetness in the opening, dusted by dry and bitter cacao, with hints at roasted coffee beans. Warm and sweet, with slight citrus facets coming out in between those syrupy dried fruit and cacao combination. There is an earthy green moss freshness that I may be switching with that citrus note throughout the profile, but it adds a subtle but nice contrast to the deeper sweetness of this profile. Nothing off or controversial in terms of the scent here, just smooth and complex multi-faceted sweetness. It’s now getting a bit of a chewy leather aroma to it, maybe even a creamy leather if that even makes sense. As it dries a little more there’s some musky aspects that mix with with the leather to create an ambergris type funk too. Loving the way it transitions and changes its character.
Xiangshui is the same species of tree as TQ, but smells very different to me. The smell of ancient dusty leather-bound books and deteriorating paper, long-ago varnished wooden floors, and a light incense smoke similar to entering an Chinese medicine shop. As it opens up there are light teases of grapefruit tanginess behind the extremely loud smell of leather and paper, it almost has that chemical like smell of what I imagine the treatment process of leather smells like. More of a meditative and personal experience to me with the bitter and chemically leather aroma since there isn’t any sweetness to be had.
I read some reviews and saw that a lot of these ancient library notes were prominent in TQ, I feel like Xiangshui delivers that profile much more clearly and without other accompanying notes to me. TQ definitely has that aspect to it in its scent to me, an old leather and wood profile, but it’s smoothed out significantly by the accompanying sweet, citrus, and even sometimes musky/salty/ambergris aspects. Both are really beautiful specimens though and these are just first impressions.
Edit: Realized finally what Xiangshui was reminding me of, Mysterious Oud from Bortnikoff. That castoreum dusty smelling leather that’s animalic af. I get a lot of that challenging dirtiness in this oils heart that I got with that perfume. Very pleasant to a dirty guy like me, but could be a bit too much for those who like softer ouds.
Habzoud - Xiangshui
Decided to test out two different Microcarpa woods today, Tarakan Qadeem, an aged oil from brother Mehmet. Aged and gathered from trees in the North Kalimantan region. And Xiangshui, another aged oil but this time from Sumatra that brother Habzoud was so generous to send me a sample of. These are first impressions as always so please take it with a grain of salty ambergris.
Tarakan Qadeem has a touch of that soaked honey-like sweetness in the opening, dusted by dry and bitter cacao, with hints at roasted coffee beans. Warm and sweet, with slight citrus facets coming out in between those syrupy dried fruit and cacao combination. There is an earthy green moss freshness that I may be switching with that citrus note throughout the profile, but it adds a subtle but nice contrast to the deeper sweetness of this profile. Nothing off or controversial in terms of the scent here, just smooth and complex multi-faceted sweetness. It’s now getting a bit of a chewy leather aroma to it, maybe even a creamy leather if that even makes sense. As it dries a little more there’s some musky aspects that mix with with the leather to create an ambergris type funk too. Loving the way it transitions and changes its character.
Xiangshui is the same species of tree as TQ, but smells very different to me. The smell of ancient dusty leather-bound books and deteriorating paper, long-ago varnished wooden floors, and a light incense smoke similar to entering an Chinese medicine shop. As it opens up there are light teases of grapefruit tanginess behind the extremely loud smell of leather and paper, it almost has that chemical like smell of what I imagine the treatment process of leather smells like. More of a meditative and personal experience to me with the bitter and chemically leather aroma since there isn’t any sweetness to be had.
I read some reviews and saw that a lot of these ancient library notes were prominent in TQ, I feel like Xiangshui delivers that profile much more clearly and without other accompanying notes to me. TQ definitely has that aspect to it in its scent to me, an old leather and wood profile, but it’s smoothed out significantly by the accompanying sweet, citrus, and even sometimes musky/salty/ambergris aspects. Both are really beautiful specimens though and these are just first impressions.
Edit: Realized finally what Xiangshui was reminding me of, Mysterious Oud from Bortnikoff. That castoreum dusty smelling leather that’s animalic af. I get a lot of that challenging dirtiness in this oils heart that I got with that perfume. Very pleasant to a dirty guy like me, but could be a bit too much for those who like softer ouds.
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DubOudh
Aster Oudh
Yes. The Burmi 1979. The others in the collection will be enjoyed during the coming weekend as I am off work. I guess it shows what the ingredient of time can do to an oil.
Mr.P
oud<3er
I wrote some first impression notes on the Cambodi. It's a multi layered and complex Pursat, not the simple sweet kind. That simple sweet layer is there but there's a lot more going on. I have been meaning to share some more notes on these oils
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Mike Jonez
True Ouddict
Sounds good , I'll keep an eye out for those reviews. Thanks.
Kolalid
True Ouddict
EO - Nha Trang LTD
Really starting to see the through line between oriscent oils. Very beautiful oil… Honestly just in the mood to enjoy rather than pick it apart and dissect it at the moment.
Having said that it has many of the classic bitter Nha Trang elements reminiscent to oils such as Nha Trang Ultima. However, it’s layered over the signature vaporous almost diesely woody oriscent signature that I’ve found in this line.
Now I’ll go back to sniffing 👃🏻…
Really starting to see the through line between oriscent oils. Very beautiful oil… Honestly just in the mood to enjoy rather than pick it apart and dissect it at the moment.
Having said that it has many of the classic bitter Nha Trang elements reminiscent to oils such as Nha Trang Ultima. However, it’s layered over the signature vaporous almost diesely woody oriscent signature that I’ve found in this line.
Now I’ll go back to sniffing 👃🏻…
Mr.P
oud<3er
My post was meant to say:
"It's a multi layered and complex
Escentually
True Ouddict
mesOUD - Bulungan
Greensilani_Oud - Revolutionary Silani & sandalwood
Celtics are playing tonight and have the chance to become nba champions! Very big deal for this Boston born American. Decided to swipe a petrichor and earthy soil heavy oud to match this rainy weather with Bulungan. Beautiful ozonic freshness with a damp leave and muddy soil note.
Added both of Ali’s oils on the other wrist because I’m a glutton and wanted to compare how the notes are on these two. A blast of oceanic gasoline and mango skins. I might be getting some copper notes on the opening on this one but I’m not sure as I’ve never really had an some of the notes I get with this oil in others. Possibly due to this being still so young. Added the buttery rich gourmandy silani sandalwood on top to satisfy my sweet tooth. Will be in a cloud of delicious oils as I’m cheering on the boys in green!☘️
Greensilani_Oud - Revolutionary Silani & sandalwood
Celtics are playing tonight and have the chance to become nba champions! Very big deal for this Boston born American. Decided to swipe a petrichor and earthy soil heavy oud to match this rainy weather with Bulungan. Beautiful ozonic freshness with a damp leave and muddy soil note.
Added both of Ali’s oils on the other wrist because I’m a glutton and wanted to compare how the notes are on these two. A blast of oceanic gasoline and mango skins. I might be getting some copper notes on the opening on this one but I’m not sure as I’ve never really had an some of the notes I get with this oil in others. Possibly due to this being still so young. Added the buttery rich gourmandy silani sandalwood on top to satisfy my sweet tooth. Will be in a cloud of delicious oils as I’m cheering on the boys in green!☘️
Mike Jonez
True Ouddict
All Hikayat for work tonight.
Seri Karas v2 on the sideburns , 4 sprays of Purnama on the neck. GAME OVER
Seri Karas v2 on the sideburns , 4 sprays of Purnama on the neck. GAME OVER
Al Shareef Oudh
Master Perfumer
Recently I opened the sealed bottle of Aurangzeb, our 51 year old hindi, sitting and aging since 1973 thinking to release or not. Whenever I wear these older hindis it makes me feel like a warrior. Sometimes i get a mental image of the car in Fast n Furious when they hit that nitrous button. Man what a world our ancestors lived in, you dont need to study Aurangzeb , Aurangzeb studies you.
Faris
True Ouddict
Quite a befitting name for an oil described the way you did
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