Oud of the Day

[Mr.P]

Hope you don’t regret it. Some people here have smelled so much more oud than me, I hope my preferences are not too much a product of my lack of experience. I feel like I know good oud when I smell it, and I have been collecting oud for a good 20 years, I just never have the money to buy high-end stuff. Fortunately I have gotten my hands on samples here and there - if someone hadn’t been generous to me with samples I never would have even been aware of this oil. I wonder about the other 500 ouds that I haven’t smelled that have been delivered by the artisanal vendors over the past 5-10 years. If I got to know all of those, would my tastes and preferences now look naive and uninformed in light of that experience?

 

[Oudamberlove]

Hope you don’t regret it. Some people here have smelled so much more oud than me, I hope my preferences are not too much a product of my lack of experience. I feel like I know good oud when I smell it, and I have been collecting oud for a good 20 years, I just never have the money to buy high-end stuff. Fortunately I have gotten my hands on samples here and there - if someone hadn’t been generous to me with samples I never would have even been aware of this oil. I wonder about the other 500 ouds that I haven’t smelled that have been delivered by the artisanal vendors over the past 5-10 years. If I got to know all of those, would my tastes and preferences now look naive and uninformed in light of that experience?

With over 5 years and about 100 oils experienced, I can confidently say that your taste didn’t let you down, and as for preference........that always remains an individual thing.

 

[Dan]

Ok guys ... got tempted to go dab IO Super Hoi-An sample ... I'm still not getting this oil yet [emoji17]

This is exactly why I love Oud.... there is always that special Oud which u connect with jst like P is connecting with Hoi-An

I have a similar connection with Agar Aura - Malaya ... because this oil is sold out and i just have over 0.5gr i just take whiff of this oil thru the vial...





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[Rai Munir]

Ok guys ... got tempted to go dab IO Super Hoi-An sample ... I'm still not getting this oil yet [emoji17]

This is exactly why I love Oud.... there is always that special Oud which u connect with jst like P is connecting with Hoi-An

I have a similar connection with Agar Aura - Malaya ... because this oil is sold out and i just have over 0.5gr i just take whiff of this oil thru the vial...





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Wait! Mine is in transit. I wish it were not a perfume.

If it proved itself to be a perfume, I have acquired Oud Hindi as well, and then this Hoi An will be a subordinate to Oud Hindi into the Hindi Oud bottle.

I placed orders to try this particular Vietnamese oil. Let's see.

I myself got an email regarding port Jaya oil. Read the description. Enjoyed the rhythmic sentence structure and scholarly diction. And then recalled Archipelago Jayapura that is lying in the cupboard, untouched for months. Mono-toned oil, for me. Otherwise this is a legend.
Now I think word epic is going to replace the word legend.

 

[Dan]

Wait! Mine is in transit. I wish it were not a perfume.

If it proved itself to be a perfume, I have acquired Oud Hindi as well, and then this Hoi An will be a subordinate to Oud Hindi into the Hindi Oud bottle[emoji23].

I placed orders to try this particular Vietnamese oil. Let's see.

I myself got an email regarding port Jaya oil. Read the description. Enjoyed the rhythmic sentence structure and scholarly diction. And then recalled Archipelago Jayapura that is lying in the cupboard, untouched for months. Mono-toned oil, for me. Otherwise this is a legend.
Now I think word epic is going to replace the word legend.

No not at all perfume this Hoi-An is.. it's just got a musky opening which I'm unable to get my head around with this Vietnamese oil.

I connect with other Vietnamese offering from IO more .. like the Nha Trang Royale and Nha Trang Ultima ...



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[Oudamberlove]

Wait! Mine is in transit. I wish it were not a perfume.

If it proved itself to be a perfume, I have acquired Oud Hindi as well, and then this Hoi An will be a subordinate to Oud Hindi into the Hindi Oud bottle.

I placed orders to try this particular Vietnamese oil. Let's see.

I myself got an email regarding port Jaya oil. Read the description. Enjoyed the rhythmic sentence structure and scholarly diction. And then recalled Archipelago Jayapura that is lying in the cupboard, untouched for months. Mono-toned oil, for me. Otherwise this is a legend.
Now I think word epic is going to replace the word legend.

Dear Rai, I think you will be pleased with Hoi-an. It is truly oudy, my swipe constantly reminds me of agarwood chips, and I wish I had some of the wood that what used in the distillation. Not perfume like Eau Du Vietnam, and since you can handle barn notes, you’ll be alright.

What scares me with Port Jaya is that it supposedly has no reference. There’s no way to guess this oil blindly. One would have to sample first, or wait for reviews.

 

[Rai Munir]

Dear Rai, I think you will be pleased with Hoi-an. It is truly oudy,

Your words are enough, dear Curt.

 

[Rai Munir]

What scares me with Port Jaya is that it supposedly has no reference. There’s no way to guess this oil blindly. One would have to sample first, or wait for reviews.

Don't you feel it can be its strength?

By the way reference is very much there in wood that is distilled. The rest is description. Read or not read, makes no difference.

 

[Oudamberlove]

Don't you feel it can be its strength?

By the way reference is very much there in wood that is distilled. The rest is description. Read or not read, makes no that much big difference.

The map of Jayapura shows that it is beside Papua New Guinea. Interesting.

 

[Rai Munir]

The map of Jayapura shows that it is beside Papua New Guinea. Interesting.

Then another reference Green Papua.

Putting aside my subjective approach, it might be a good oil.

 

[Oudamberlove]

Then another reference Green Papua.

Putting aside my subjective approach, it might be a good oil.

I would certainly like to try it one day.
Eventually, I probably will

 

[Sproaty]

Imperial Oud - Sinensis III (wow!) and Celebes

 

[Dan]

ASO - Safaa - Beautiful Borneo Oil ... not loud and screaming just subtle and really nice personal oud

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[Rai Munir]

Camellia by AA: Last year it was fresh. I observed how it developed in a year.
Now its the then loud opening notes have turned to calm and becalming Cambodi grace. Aura has developed depth and expansion. A few oils are there that develop both horizontally and vertically. The auxiliary notes that I smelt last year are nowhere now. A good sign it is.

 

[Ashfaque]

Sinensis III (IO) - labdanum, spices, hint of salty sea breeze & smoke, ripe fruit, velvety leather, benzoin, something medicinal, resinous, and other exotic stuffs!

 

[Dan]

IO - Nha Trang Royale ...

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[EJayB]

Swipe of EO Hainan 05 and one swipe of
EO Oud Musa 09
Strong combo, very powerful overall but in the best sort of way

 

[Oudamberlove]

Sultan Mujeeb

A beginner would not understand this oil, but to a seasoned ouddict.........Vavoom!!!

 

[oudlover]

Adan by Al hashimi for me. Beautiful Philippines oud.

 

[Fahad]

Marssai mediterranean oud body wash..

Now I can literally say I was bathing in oud....