Oud of the Day

[Rai Munir]

Bahadur Hindi Oud by IO
Musk Maceration & Ruh Jasmine Blend

When waves of different fragrances intermingle, the outcome is always a complex and subtle scent.

 

[Wakaas]

Alhambra ll by AlHashimi

 

[Rai Munir]

Alhambra ll by AlHashimi

Beautiful!

 

[EJayB]

Oud Royale 2017 from Ensar
Quite nice.

 

[Wakaas]

Jannah by Al Shareef Oudh

 

[cau]

EO Papuamantan, dark and green.

 

[Dan]

Feel Oud Maroke Noir

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[Rai Munir]

Malaysian Oud
Chinese Oud
Hindi & Cambodi

Three swipes on hands. I'm Sproaty now.

 

[Oudamberlove]

IO Fragrant Harbor

Or should I say Fragrant Garden
I wish I had an incense stick with this profile

 

[EJayB]

Kusuma from EO
Very clean with a light copper that actually fades down to a slightly floral.
Lasts a good few hours
For the price it’s really worth checking out

 

[Mr.P]

Applied the most minute swipe of ASO Hind. That’s an oil I always approach with respect. It is one wild agallocha oil - either I am hypersensitive or this is an oil for oud connoisseurs only. It was kind of wild - my first image was absolutely of saddling up to ride a mule train down into the Grand Canyon. Just an all out wild leathery animalic barnyard horse manure thing... intense and very assertive fragrance. Also some clear fermented and rich fatty cheesy notes - i would guess this wood had a good soaking prior to distillation. There are of course the unique humming smooth rich suede note that Hindi ouds seems to really put out, a faint background of sassafrass or safrole. Nice stuff, very powerful, not for the faint of heart.

this is really a plant based musk if ever there was one. This is an oil I can’t wear in public but I find quite enjoyable to study in private.

 

[Wakaas]

Martabat by IO

 

[Dan]

ASO - Marjaan

One of my favorites from ASO ... still can't believe how an Oud smell so much like vetiver

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[Anwar]

@Mr.P
You might like FO 777.

 

[Oudamberlove]

EO Tigerwood 95
It’s performing very well for me today.

 

[Rai Munir]

can't believe how an Oud smell so much like vetiver

Respected Dan, someday try Sandal (1g), Rose (0.2 g) and Khus (0.1 g). Rose can be excluded.

And if you have Green Papua, then it will be lush.

 

[Wakaas]

Port Jaya by EO

 

[Dan]

IO - Fragrant Harbour Imperial ...

lucky Faizal Bhai kept this one aside for me when it was all sold out. One of the best Chinese origin oils ... green and yellow at the same time for me [emoji7][emoji7]

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[Anwar]

IO - Fragrant Harbour Imperial ...

lucky Faizal Bhai kept this one aside for me when it was all sold out. One of the best Chinese origin oils ... green and yellow at the same time for me [emoji7][emoji7]

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I really enjoy when oud does that. Kuzen for me was red and green, and Mardelong, brown/yellow and green.

 

[Mr.P]

Ok, can you explain what you mean. I occasionally see folks using these color references as a kind of standard. Red, yellow, green, purple. What does purple smell like? Yellow? Have you guys worked out some shared language here, or are you just using the colors as an arbitrary adjective to represent the vibe of the incense? Like the + and - of electrical charge are arbitrary. There is nothing “negative” about negative charges, the symbols could have been reversed... but the + and - remind us they are opposites.

If you blend a blue oud and a yellow oud, do you get a green oud? Is there a logic to it or is it just something intuitive?


Let’s take a common shared oud here: sweet trat. What color is your basic trat oil? If I just close my eyes and don’t try to think about it, reddish yellow is what I get.

how about ASO Hind: strong barnyard Hindi. What color? Brown? Tan?