Arabiad07
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Yes I tried it. It’s a true perfume. Sweet. Bright. Woody. Fresh
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Mike Jonez
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Escentually
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@mesOUD - Qirose
@Habz786 - Raja Hijau
Qirose yesterday afternoon, hard to not want to swipe this everyday. More medicinal iodine up front, minty coolness coming along with it. A soapy aspect developed this time, not in the smell, but in taste. I felt a soapy feeling on the tip of my tongue when inhaling this one, very strange. It transitions to a picturesque rainy morning, dew drops falling off the grass blades. You’re sitting in your garden with herbs and rose bushes flourishing their beauty to your nose. A musky white jasmine and citrusy rose make up the floral aspect to me. A real 10/10 for me.
Before bed I took a little swipe of Raja Hijau. You all have heard me praise this oil on here many times before, so I wont go too crazy. Shimmering bright Malaysian blue hard candy florals soaked in gasoline opening. Transitioning to a syrupy lemon lime cola and tropical fruits. An oil worth owning for the rarity of the species alone, the scent quality and price make it a no brainer to grab, if it hasn’t already sold out.
@Habz786 - Raja Hijau
Qirose yesterday afternoon, hard to not want to swipe this everyday. More medicinal iodine up front, minty coolness coming along with it. A soapy aspect developed this time, not in the smell, but in taste. I felt a soapy feeling on the tip of my tongue when inhaling this one, very strange. It transitions to a picturesque rainy morning, dew drops falling off the grass blades. You’re sitting in your garden with herbs and rose bushes flourishing their beauty to your nose. A musky white jasmine and citrusy rose make up the floral aspect to me. A real 10/10 for me.
Before bed I took a little swipe of Raja Hijau. You all have heard me praise this oil on here many times before, so I wont go too crazy. Shimmering bright Malaysian blue hard candy florals soaked in gasoline opening. Transitioning to a syrupy lemon lime cola and tropical fruits. An oil worth owning for the rarity of the species alone, the scent quality and price make it a no brainer to grab, if it hasn’t already sold out.
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PersonelHigh
True Ouddict
Scentsational order from AL HASHIMI. Christmas in July! Just took a swipe of Kambodi Katheef III.
It reminds me of what I adore about Sandalwood X. It's that thick cherry wine, Sauce Bourguigononne; a jammy reduction of dark fruits. Just yum.
It reminds me of what I adore about Sandalwood X. It's that thick cherry wine, Sauce Bourguigononne; a jammy reduction of dark fruits. Just yum.
Ahmaoud
True Ouddict
Isn't it so incredible? Dense yet contrastingly pops off your skin after application, like stewed stone fruit but right at the end something lemon-y or extra tart was added to make everything just pop!
My current conundrum is whether I keep it as is, or add musk to the bottle 🤔
Ahmaoud
True Ouddict
Sulaym - Aqsa (Nagaland 2023) - An oud free day, so I chose this for the evening, after an brief opening of that tree syrup, resinous note, tonight this has gone straight into the fresh cilantro and frankincense phase I adore. Yet that never happens on the applicator, a couple of drops on the skin, and that's where you'll find it. Somedays I've found more animalic nuances but tonight this is clean as a whistle. Smells like a spring evening on my wrists, faint green herbal nuances (I can almost hear the chirping of crickets) with an incense-y woody backbone and heaps of minty camphor, oozing Sulaym's aesthetic through and through! A wonderful nighttime oud as well, if you dare 😜
I definitely agree, I am not keen on overly fruity Cambodi oils but the balance and presentation of the fruity notes are real nice! I gotta say I was a little sceptical before it came as when an offer includes free oils I automatically thinks it gotta be low quality oil but I was definitely wrong as it is a great oil!
Mike Jonez
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Fragdoctor
True Ouddict
after a little chat with Mike, I have decided to swipe a borneo oil An oil I had not swiped since about 2 years.
Borneo Noir by Taha. I do not remember the story behind this oil but to my nose I feel it has a strong reflection of Aquilaria Beccariana species. Its unusual for a borneo oil to look dark but this is a dark borneo oil. Borneos are known for their crystal like clarity so imagine a dark yet clear crystal here. Very smooth journey so far - no dustiness here. Nothing raw or edgy - super smooth. I can see through it if I close my eyes.
Borneo Noir by Taha. I do not remember the story behind this oil but to my nose I feel it has a strong reflection of Aquilaria Beccariana species. Its unusual for a borneo oil to look dark but this is a dark borneo oil. Borneos are known for their crystal like clarity so imagine a dark yet clear crystal here. Very smooth journey so far - no dustiness here. Nothing raw or edgy - super smooth. I can see through it if I close my eyes.
Mike Jonez
True Ouddict
Dark yet crystal clear , sounds interesting !
Fragdoctor
True Ouddict
yeah quite unusual - maybe it was distilled at a very high temperature - sometime high temperature can change color
Mr.P
oud<3er
North Sumatra / Aceh from Al Hind. I don't remember when I got this but this is another heavy hitter. Very much fits the profile of another Aceh oil in my stash. Has some notes in common with Habz's Zamrad II and Mesoud Habib. You would not mix these oils up with one another, but they clearly all have some common chemistry if my nose and memory are not steering me wrong.
This one has a little bit of that kind of bright Indonesian tart aroma that I associate with green colored indo distillations for some reason, and also some really appealing dry peppery spice that comes in and out of the picture.
A lot of the "green gaharu" types leave me cold due to being a little too shrill and pungent, but this has those notes in balance with some nice custardy notes. Very very engaging middle notes... quite a surprise. Tasty oil for sure!
This one has a little bit of that kind of bright Indonesian tart aroma that I associate with green colored indo distillations for some reason, and also some really appealing dry peppery spice that comes in and out of the picture.
A lot of the "green gaharu" types leave me cold due to being a little too shrill and pungent, but this has those notes in balance with some nice custardy notes. Very very engaging middle notes... quite a surprise. Tasty oil for sure!
AlHind Oud
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This is another in-house distilled oil from incense material and I sold it privately to only few folks here and outside the forum. Nice description!
Ahmaoud
True Ouddict
Al Hind Oud - Sheikh ul Oud - Subverts all expectations I had, resides in a region of its own as far as I can tell. Doesn't smell iconically Hindi nor does it really smell like it's a Cambodi, Thai, Malaysian, Burmese or Laosi. In the same realm as my favorite oud of all time, HM Royal Hindi from Sulaym. Neither oud can be compared to anything else I've smelled. The scent development, and the profiles are enigmas, but one's which urge you to surrender to the beauty. In the ballpark, of a scent that makes you so happy, you lose all desire to dig into it deeper, well perhaps more so on a workday 😅 .
Mr.P
oud<3er
That explains it. Excellent stuff - love that tangy note embedded in the custardy aspects. Another whiff now - the space often occupied by a somewhat nauseating pungency in young oils is instead filled with this warm sugary incensy fuzz - very pleasant and calming. It's like the funky pungent edge has been broken down and reconfigured as something complex and beautiful. I like to imagine this reflects the age of the material so that whatever resin / oil is produced has had time to be metabolized and oxidized and develop a more complex mixture of aromatic substances than in young / plantation wood.
Mike Jonez
True Ouddict
Oxford Ouds Hanibali (2022) Pursat. Classic Pursat dry, sweet woody profile.
-Renton-
True Ouddict
Again I am gonna ask, why are their supposed "wild" wood oils so cheap? Like £150 for 3g of a Kedah "wild" oud oil? That seems quite too good to be true. I have accepted the other one Broadlink and I hooked up with them now on WhatsApp and gonna get a 1.5ml bottle, as they have tons of plantations working for them etc and they produce en masse, so I get that, but what about Oxford Ouds?
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