Oud of the Day

Habzoud Sabah New is my swipe of the moment. This smells quite complex to me - it is a sweet smooth and balsamic oil, i get a bit of powderiness that is adjacent to sandalwood, thick sweet custardy and bitter facets, and a variety of notes i have found in the Indonesian gaharu oils in my collection. Very pleasant across all stages of development. Resinous, sweet, woody, and slightly pungent, i am struggling to come up with better associations/ adjectives

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Grandawood - Revival haven't worn this for a minute. Man this is a strong oud. Insane dark smoky wood notes. Eye watering menthol. I feel this might go better with something else rather than a stand-alone. I might even try it with some Habzoud - Cambodi Smoke.
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Is this Cambodi Smoke 2, you have? I have that oil, it is nice in small amounts, if you add too much I find the opening notes to be a little too charring, but that eventually goes away within 5-30 mins anyway (depending on how much you overdo it), but if you put just enough on, it smells like heating beautiful upper low to mid range Cambodian agarwood on coal, or even a Cambodian oud scent based bakhoor. It is very enjoyable, but not complex at all, but who cares about complex when you want just a good time? Haha. Things dont always have to be complex to be enjoyable, sometime things being too complex takes the fun out.
 
-Renton- said:
Is this Cambodi Smoke 2, you have? I have that oil, it is nice in small amounts, if you add too much I find the opening notes to be a little too charring, but that eventually goes away within 5-30 mins anyway (depending on how much you overdo it), but if you put just enough on, it smells like heating beautiful upper low to mid range Cambodian agarwood on coal, or even a Cambodian oud scent based bakhoor. It is very enjoyable, but not complex at all, but who cares about complex when you want just a good time? Haha. Things dont always have to be complex to be enjoyable, sometime things being too complex takes the fun out.
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Yeah man, that's the one. It definitely has this amazingly strong burnt charr scent and yeah you don't need much that's for sure. It does go well with this other one from Grandawood I'm also wearing. It put's a bit more depth into it.
 
Yusa Harimau Malay Tigerwood is smelling rich, phenolic, saturated, with a unique sleek sweetness peeking out behind the more throaty / dark roast aspects.

I have one older oil of this specific type but have encountered it only that one time before this, in a dark malaysian oud. the dark throaty phenolic opening smoothly slides into a beautiful deeply satisfying delicious bitter resinous base. Superb

Update: getting the most deeply satisfying shifting layers of novel scent notes in the mid and base notes of the oil a few minutes later, as it dries down and interacts with some of the leftover aromas on my skin from other tests. This is quite surprising, it will take me multiple wears to understand what I'm smelling here. Truly an outstanding experience, (not something i say all that often)
 
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HabzOud - Maroke Qadeem

Dark semi sweet resinous, Maroke/Merauke incense notes, with a deep dark jungle wet earthiness, greenery with herbal tones, vanillic sweetness. This is like burning Merauke on high heat or even coal but with no charred notes at all, just some clean, enjoyable subtle smokiness, it feels like the good few swipes I put on my hand could fumigate the room. Dark mint, and leather with a rubbery sort of texture/tone, woodiness is in there but the oil is very resinous just like a Merauke wood you would use to fumigate, semi-sweet, vanillic, dirty (but pleasant), almost bitter swampy kinda of notes combined with a sort of "fresh" oceanic note with some minerals too, perhaps.

EDIT: It also gives off this copper note, it is quite unique in an oil, I do sometimes smell that note when burning KZ's wild double super Merauke wood on coal.

Overall I am enjoying this oud, havent worn it in ages and I only have a sample. I may buy this if there is still some left in stock when I am able to get round to buying 1-1.5g.

Good work @Habz786. This oil is great, and very enjoyable, complex but not to the point of confusion, you can just ride with along with it and it uplifts the mind and mood.
 
Habib by MesOUD

Instant smile upon application. This was my introductory oil to brother mesOUD artisanal distillations and what a beauty it is. I had put it away since I first tried it a couple months ago and it is developing nicely.

Relaxing and mind vibrating cooling like opening. Settles into this beautiful fresh oceanic vibe with green and blue hues. Then some fruity florals, still with that cooling texture. Later, beautiful "kinamic" like nuances, sweet florals and ending in sweet agarwood incense. Lasted over 12+ hours.

Amazing oil and very grateful I was able to obtain some of it.
 
Mr.P said:
Sounds interesting for sure!
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It is interesting for sure. 100% hands down has the dark Merauke notes all the way through. But pretty sure it's from Malaysia from memory. Super dark and minty wood. A little too much some of the time actually. The opening and middle notes imo last a little too long for my tastes as it's the dry down that brings in things nicely but that can take hours to get there and by then I've had enough. It was complimented well with the Cambodi smoke yesterday however.
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Al Taaj ~ Habzound

Definitely has wheels. And the road trip is unfurling these thoughts..

That I can't imagine cohabitating with another ouddict or perfume freak. I'm too much of a controlling odor nightmare. But what I've noticed almost universally from the Habzound collection, is that I would permit a partner to wear these. They would be sanctioned. In fact I would provide them. As they are excessively masculine, elegant, and smell expensive.
 
Malaysian oud and Assam Bouya from Sultan Fragrances
The boys is a greyish brown in color and has a wax-like consistency but it melts when you swipe it. Its scent is resinous, barnyard, very woody but dry wood, like plywood dry, and has a sharp note I can’t describe, like old antique furniture smell. I bought it to have a reference to compare local Ouds to, as many Ouds are either 100% bouya or mixed with it. And ironically I think the best thing Sultan has IS the bouya.

The Malaysian is a deep ruby red with medium viscosity. Strong notes of camphor or menthol, deep jungle wet woodiness . Its projection isn’t that good, but its profile is similar to one I’ve smelled locally at a much higher price, but that higher price came with a more complex profile and more smokiness and sweetness.
I rarely see this vendor discussed/reviews here. So I took it upon myself to order a few samples from him, including ruh khus, Mitti Attar, and two macerations to review..
 

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2 Burmeses from complete opposite sides of the spectrum.

Also I was today years old when I found out Myanmar IS Burma...lol Burma was renamed Myanmar back in 1989 (for those who didn't know) & this whole time I was thinking it was a state or city in Burma. 🤦🏼‍♂️
 
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