Oud of the Day
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Mr.P
oud<3er
@mesOUD TrangQuil at the moment, still feeling like I am getting to know this one. For whatever reason I am struggling to come up with adjectives or connections. I think part of this is a lack of previous experience with good quality wild crassna - I'm still developing the vocabulary to describe what I'm experiencing.
Clearly reminds me of VietKing and Soul of Laos... this is just off the top of my head I haven't smelled those oils in a while but based on my memory I think you could probably trick somebody into thinking one of these was one of the others with some ease.
For some reason the texture of its top notes remind me a little bit of Leyte Reverie from @AlHind Oud. I'm not saying you would mix one oil up for the other but there's a certain quality, a kind of unified engaging warm sweet slightly pungent woodiness, with a bit of a freshly cut timber quality... something like that. I find this oil to be unusually hard to describe...
Clearly reminds me of VietKing and Soul of Laos... this is just off the top of my head I haven't smelled those oils in a while but based on my memory I think you could probably trick somebody into thinking one of these was one of the others with some ease.
For some reason the texture of its top notes remind me a little bit of Leyte Reverie from @AlHind Oud. I'm not saying you would mix one oil up for the other but there's a certain quality, a kind of unified engaging warm sweet slightly pungent woodiness, with a bit of a freshly cut timber quality... something like that. I find this oil to be unusually hard to describe...
Karim Collects
Oud Connoisseur
EO Nha Trang LTD
Showstopper (or should I say ‘Sense-stopper’) nuclear piercing fumes. Very beautiful!
Showstopper (or should I say ‘Sense-stopper’) nuclear piercing fumes. Very beautiful!
SteveE
Oud to Joy
FP Oud de Soleil
Thought I posted this? Lasted all night on my hand…. Universally liked by the ladies in my life (seriously they are now at the eye rolling “again??” Stage when I have an Oud and want their perspective hahaha).
I will admit to positioning my arm so I could periodically sample the air as I fell asleep.
My tiny sample is going a long way. Ended up biting the bullet - Faisal is sending the larger vial soon.
Thought I posted this? Lasted all night on my hand…. Universally liked by the ladies in my life (seriously they are now at the eye rolling “again??” Stage when I have an Oud and want their perspective hahaha).
I will admit to positioning my arm so I could periodically sample the air as I fell asleep.
My tiny sample is going a long way. Ended up biting the bullet - Faisal is sending the larger vial soon.
Dr B1414
True Ouddict
I've been postponing my Hindi cravings for far too long. So I decided to go big:
EO/SQ Meghalaya 1977
EO Oud Nuh
77' smells as ancient as it can get. Dusty leather, smoking wood chips, and the most decadent plum liquor. A very dusty and dark oil, yet clean and devoid of any familiar Hindi twang. A Purple Hindi oud oil, the only one I recall that smells vividly purple to me.
Nuh is like a lesser-aged, lesser-resinated version of 77'. A tad bit of twang, shares some of that dusty leather accord, but more red in color, more berries rather than liquor. Not as smoky either, yet still a dark oil. A dark-red hue I smell.
Really in the mood for Hindis these days. I feel that the Summer heat really brings out some beautiful facets, like the hay and the leather, as well as those raunchy barn-like and fermented facets that I do enjoy. Speaking of which, I realized I have no "Barny" oils in my collection, nada, not even samples. I guess I figured there's no need for them since I can easily get that kick from spray perfumes or attars. But now I find myself deprived of those also🙂). Dang...
Oh, wait, just remembered I still have about 0.3 grams of Sultan Pasha's Cheval D'Arabie. That should last me years lol and definitely enough to satisfy the Barn crave. I need to upgrade my Barn game...
EO/SQ Meghalaya 1977
EO Oud Nuh
77' smells as ancient as it can get. Dusty leather, smoking wood chips, and the most decadent plum liquor. A very dusty and dark oil, yet clean and devoid of any familiar Hindi twang. A Purple Hindi oud oil, the only one I recall that smells vividly purple to me.
Nuh is like a lesser-aged, lesser-resinated version of 77'. A tad bit of twang, shares some of that dusty leather accord, but more red in color, more berries rather than liquor. Not as smoky either, yet still a dark oil. A dark-red hue I smell.
Really in the mood for Hindis these days. I feel that the Summer heat really brings out some beautiful facets, like the hay and the leather, as well as those raunchy barn-like and fermented facets that I do enjoy. Speaking of which, I realized I have no "Barny" oils in my collection, nada, not even samples. I guess I figured there's no need for them since I can easily get that kick from spray perfumes or attars. But now I find myself deprived of those also🙂). Dang...
Oh, wait, just remembered I still have about 0.3 grams of Sultan Pasha's Cheval D'Arabie. That should last me years lol and definitely enough to satisfy the Barn crave. I need to upgrade my Barn game...
Edgaras.G
Oud Beginner
First sunny day after a week of heavy rains where I live. For a walk in the woods, I swiped on @Habz786 Pursat Maliki on one hand and @YusaAromatics Pursat Encense on the other. These two are quite far apart on the spectrum, but for my taste both are exceptional combodi's.
Pursat Maliki, with its sunny bright, fruity tobacco and a faint wet cellar petrichor in the background, brings images of late summer in my mind’s eye. Pursat Encense, by contrast, is a much thicker oil. Its medicinal, bitter top notes settle like a frost over jammy tobacco and dried fruits.
Pursat Maliki, with its sunny bright, fruity tobacco and a faint wet cellar petrichor in the background, brings images of late summer in my mind’s eye. Pursat Encense, by contrast, is a much thicker oil. Its medicinal, bitter top notes settle like a frost over jammy tobacco and dried fruits.
EO Oud Sultani: Surira
Still new to describing oud and my perceptions, but Surira really pulled me in. It smells like fine incense: smooth, quiet, almost meditative. No barnyard at all (not that I mind barnyard). I catch myself going back to smell my arm throughout the day, which can't be a bad sign.
Still new to describing oud and my perceptions, but Surira really pulled me in. It smells like fine incense: smooth, quiet, almost meditative. No barnyard at all (not that I mind barnyard). I catch myself going back to smell my arm throughout the day, which can't be a bad sign.
Joe
Resident Artisan
Which Malle from the gems collection should I splurge on? Saks is having 15% off today.
I know it's summer but I don't care. Today I'm wearing EO Sultan Black Rose.
Still early in my oud journey, but this one continues to evolve every time I wear it. Today I was hit with a boozy slap of dark roast coffee and fresh cut rose. Bitter, rich, and smoky. There's also a spicy edge that emerges, maybe from one of the deeper resins. Definitely intriguing. Compared to something like Surira, this one is bolder and more layered. Less meditative, more commanding, although the incense is still there for me.
** It just came to me as I was writing this. I know where I've smelled something like this. I believe it was a rose incense (which would have included frankincense) I purchased from an orthodox monastery for use in a traditional censer. **
Still early in my oud journey, but this one continues to evolve every time I wear it. Today I was hit with a boozy slap of dark roast coffee and fresh cut rose. Bitter, rich, and smoky. There's also a spicy edge that emerges, maybe from one of the deeper resins. Definitely intriguing. Compared to something like Surira, this one is bolder and more layered. Less meditative, more commanding, although the incense is still there for me.
** It just came to me as I was writing this. I know where I've smelled something like this. I believe it was a rose incense (which would have included frankincense) I purchased from an orthodox monastery for use in a traditional censer. **
Xerohome
True Ouddict
Nice reviews bro!
I think these are perfumes and the should be posted in the perfume of the day thread, so an ouddict staff could help moving these to the correct thread.
Dr B1414
True Ouddict
Been super busy today and didn't have the peace of mind to wear perfume, never mind applying oud oils. Getting a short breather before bed, and decided to retire yet another sample from my stash.
Went with EO Yunnan Royale. I remember this one being smokier the first time I tried it freshly decanted, which I didn't like. Now it tamed down in the smoke department. It smells like Bhutan oil in the opening and shares some ground with an oil like Bhutan Red, but instead of honey and honeybush tea, here you get more of a smoky lapsang tea accord, spices, a peach that has been heated over the stove, some indescript creamy florals, and a dusty and slightly barny wood. It has some oomph to it, that slight barn and musky aroma that many Chinese oils have, but nothing crazy, I'd say a 4 on a 1-10 scale. Not a bad oil, not memorable either. It's an ejoyable last time wear.
Went with EO Yunnan Royale. I remember this one being smokier the first time I tried it freshly decanted, which I didn't like. Now it tamed down in the smoke department. It smells like Bhutan oil in the opening and shares some ground with an oil like Bhutan Red, but instead of honey and honeybush tea, here you get more of a smoky lapsang tea accord, spices, a peach that has been heated over the stove, some indescript creamy florals, and a dusty and slightly barny wood. It has some oomph to it, that slight barn and musky aroma that many Chinese oils have, but nothing crazy, I'd say a 4 on a 1-10 scale. Not a bad oil, not memorable either. It's an ejoyable last time wear.
Yes I just realized that. Mods please move as necessary! Thank you.
Sipy
True Ouddict
Habz zamarad3 in the morning and santal&oud barisan hills in the pm.
The sumatran oil when I first received it was rather sharp, vaporous, gingery and spicy. Great things actually. Most of that has disappeared in the past few weeks and mellowed leaving behind a sort of earthy tumeric sensation and a sweet woodiness bordering on maple syrup. More pleasing to the general population but I sort of enjoyed the brashness I was picking up on when I first got the oil. 😜
The sumatran oil when I first received it was rather sharp, vaporous, gingery and spicy. Great things actually. Most of that has disappeared in the past few weeks and mellowed leaving behind a sort of earthy tumeric sensation and a sweet woodiness bordering on maple syrup. More pleasing to the general population but I sort of enjoyed the brashness I was picking up on when I first got the oil. 😜
Joe
Resident Artisan
Sounds relaxing.
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