Manan Anand
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Agarwood Assam - Aamir Crassna
Burn of the night - Nippon Kōdō’s Kyara Kongo
Burn of the night - Nippon Kōdō’s Kyara Kongo
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Andrew Salkin
it's aboud time!
Habzoud Muhib. Doesn't scream but definitely lasts. Sticks to my skin really well too - which is something I definitely like. Certainly cambodi but without the funky cheesiness of some cambodis. Definitely a golden color like the listing says.
Andrew Salkin
it's aboud time!
Agreed. For example, I get a strong note like that from Royal Bengal Ouds Koh Kong. To be it's very boozy slash funky opening is always interesting but every time I'm always like woowww Nelly, that's some strong funk. It mellows pretty quick. I've never had a funky cambodi that remains funky into the heart and base. That said, i think I'd prefer that funk over some of these overly pretty cambodis that have no life or buzz - like people's pursat. It's not that I don't think it smells nice - it's that it doesn't have any character and unless I'm buried in my wrist, I can't smell it after an hour. Gimme the funk over the pretty any day.
I have been wondering about trying some commercial grade oils - these super cheap oud oils I see on Instagram for like 50 a tola. I know they probably suck, but I feel like I skipped that phase on my journey. Like I upgraded to a Porsche before driving mom's subaru. Want to see what the masses are enjoying.
Oudamberlove
Member
What a coincidence
I’ve got on RBO’s Koh Kong
I’m on a joyride with the swirl of scents
boozey, fruity, floral, oudy, woody, resiny,
and citrusy with a senensis bite.
After an hour it starts to morph into the pretty stuff.
As for barn.... I like the barn in this oil.
For the most part, I am not as much a barn lover as I used to be. But even when I was a barn lover, there were some oils that had disgusting barn.
Of course there probably is a whole thread about the barn in oud and oudh wood, and as far as I’m concerned, there should be a whole forum for barn connoisseurs, because there are so many barn varieties, from total rotten garbage to a delectable deliciousness, and not to mention animalics from whale poop and deer musks.
Can you dig it😀😀😀
I’ve got on RBO’s Koh Kong
I’m on a joyride with the swirl of scents
boozey, fruity, floral, oudy, woody, resiny,
and citrusy with a senensis bite.
After an hour it starts to morph into the pretty stuff.
As for barn.... I like the barn in this oil.
For the most part, I am not as much a barn lover as I used to be. But even when I was a barn lover, there were some oils that had disgusting barn.
Of course there probably is a whole thread about the barn in oud and oudh wood, and as far as I’m concerned, there should be a whole forum for barn connoisseurs, because there are so many barn varieties, from total rotten garbage to a delectable deliciousness, and not to mention animalics from whale poop and deer musks.
Can you dig it😀😀😀
Andrew Salkin
it's aboud time!
Czar Ceylon - keep coming back to this one. Opening is sooooo high pitched - I love it. Camphor and Pine bomb but with a touch of sweetness. If I had the money to throw around, this is one of those oils I'd love to buy a tola and make a 40% oil to alcohol perfume with and use in the winter months. It's so zesty and fragrant and definitely projects nicely as well.
Side question. I've noticed that with a lot of my ensar bottles (especially if I've taken them on a road trip or in a bookbag and they've gone upside down for some length of time) that the oil gets trapped in the cap. Not a little either - if you look, the entire white plastic part of the dip stick is hollow, and if you follow the glass stem up to the top, there is a an opening surrounding the glass stick that leads into the cap. For this oil, and my EO and ZZ, there's gotta be like .2 gram up there. I'd throw the whole thing on my subitism, but that part is up at the top so I doubt it would heat that far, plus it's plastic and I wouldn't want heat to make the oil smell weird. I have somewhat of a solution. I know a lot of people use toothpicks to apply their ouds, but I found that a zip tie is actually preferable since it's got a larger surface area and one side is usually ribbed a bit so it holds onto a tad more oil. But it's also flat, so you can jam it up into that hollow cap and kinda rotate it around, but it still doesn't open things up enough to have the oil all flow back into the bottle. I guess it's kinda nice so when I get to the end of the bottle, I have a little treat left over, but it's a pain to get it out and messy - whenever I have the dipstick out that long, I always wind up getting hair or dust on it, which requires me to apply everything left on the dipstick (obviously not the end of the world). 🙂 Anyone have a better solution for this? I've thought about cutting the thin circular plastic bit....
Side question. I've noticed that with a lot of my ensar bottles (especially if I've taken them on a road trip or in a bookbag and they've gone upside down for some length of time) that the oil gets trapped in the cap. Not a little either - if you look, the entire white plastic part of the dip stick is hollow, and if you follow the glass stem up to the top, there is a an opening surrounding the glass stick that leads into the cap. For this oil, and my EO and ZZ, there's gotta be like .2 gram up there. I'd throw the whole thing on my subitism, but that part is up at the top so I doubt it would heat that far, plus it's plastic and I wouldn't want heat to make the oil smell weird. I have somewhat of a solution. I know a lot of people use toothpicks to apply their ouds, but I found that a zip tie is actually preferable since it's got a larger surface area and one side is usually ribbed a bit so it holds onto a tad more oil. But it's also flat, so you can jam it up into that hollow cap and kinda rotate it around, but it still doesn't open things up enough to have the oil all flow back into the bottle. I guess it's kinda nice so when I get to the end of the bottle, I have a little treat left over, but it's a pain to get it out and messy - whenever I have the dipstick out that long, I always wind up getting hair or dust on it, which requires me to apply everything left on the dipstick (obviously not the end of the world). 🙂 Anyone have a better solution for this? I've thought about cutting the thin circular plastic bit....
Oudamberlove
Member
I bet you this baby will draw out all the oil from the cap, albeit a bit overkill, but if we’re talking about oils that are more than a grand a bottle, they maybe why not
Andrew Salkin
it's aboud time!
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I bet you this baby will draw out all the oil from the cap, albeit a bit overkill, but if we’re talking about oils that are more than a grand a bottle, they maybe why not
Haha. We aren't but thanks man! Figure someone must also have the same issue and has already created a mouse trap...
Oudamberlove
Member
ASO Hudhayl
on a coooool day
on a coooool day
Mr.P
oud<3er
Feel Oud Chan Ko 2
bottle has been opened and used a bit for over 2 years... down to the last gram or so. I mention this because air exposure is a factor here I’m sure. The oud has been in a bottle with a lot of air space for a long time. The oil is thicker, slow to pour.
the aroma... it’s ZESTY! Really nice oud at this point, I did not like it at first - it had this excessive weird tart twang that I found cloying (unlike the Chan ko 3 which I love). Something has changed and it kind of shimmers between a Borneo / malinau vibe, a classic tart thai, and a light floral thing. Smelled too close it is a bit too tart still, but wafting it is really delightful. I think in another year it will be even better. I have a sealed full bottle - I suspect it has not developed like this open bottle but it will be a while before I need to break into that one.
bottle has been opened and used a bit for over 2 years... down to the last gram or so. I mention this because air exposure is a factor here I’m sure. The oud has been in a bottle with a lot of air space for a long time. The oil is thicker, slow to pour.
the aroma... it’s ZESTY! Really nice oud at this point, I did not like it at first - it had this excessive weird tart twang that I found cloying (unlike the Chan ko 3 which I love). Something has changed and it kind of shimmers between a Borneo / malinau vibe, a classic tart thai, and a light floral thing. Smelled too close it is a bit too tart still, but wafting it is really delightful. I think in another year it will be even better. I have a sealed full bottle - I suspect it has not developed like this open bottle but it will be a while before I need to break into that one.
Muhammed Afthab
True Ouddict
Ghaith Al Shareef - the tropical twist of this one needs more ageing I guess.
Andrew Salkin
it's aboud time!
Oud Ehab - less sharp and high pitched opening than czar ceylon but still has an amazing vanillic incense intensity. Then combined with some fruit and nuttiness. If this lasted a tad longer, it would be one of my all time faves. Prob my fave organic from ensar.
Oudamberlove
Member
IO Konbaung
Has quite a sinensis vibe
Light toned scent spectrum but as oudy as even a dark one.
Has quite a sinensis vibe
Light toned scent spectrum but as oudy as even a dark one.
Oudamberlove
Member
House of Misk Malay Encens
It seems a little less intense as compared to when I first got it.
It seems a little less intense as compared to when I first got it.
Mr.P
oud<3er
I rotate from super hoi an to oudline km super ateeq to oudline malay super, then on to the same old batch of oudline malinau I’ve been digging all these years. Right now I’m back on super hoi an. I’m a boring guy with no money to spend on oud except for rare occasions. Fortunately, these four oils will carry me through the next four to five years no problem. By then the Oud Apocalypse will finally be upon us I fear, though I’m starting to think it’s more likely that cultivated kinam or kyara (whatever that stuff is) will be so cheap that I’ll be swimming in it. One can hope?
ASO IV (ASO). Super-resinous malaysian oils like ASO IV really hit the spot. I can never have too many variants on that theme. Plus
a tiny double super malaysian chip gifted by a bOUDdy is oozing on the burner. . . . All I need to add is some dark chocolate and my wienerdogs and I'll be good.
a tiny double super malaysian chip gifted by a bOUDdy is oozing on the burner. . . . All I need to add is some dark chocolate and my wienerdogs and I'll be good.
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Mr.P
oud<3er
I wish I had experienced more oils from Malaysia. Seems like some really unique material comes at this region! As far as I know I’ve only smelled a single high-quality Malaysian oil, which is the oudline Malaysian super. I’ve smelled a few random ones over the year some funkier than others.
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Anwar
True Ouddict
Check Taha Syed/Agar Aura. A lot of stuff in the queue.
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