Oud of the Day
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Grega
True Ouddict
I only put two drops of rose oil in a 2.5 ml of sandalwood so that both can mingle without the rose dominating. Then the blend gets magical
Grega
True Ouddict
Wearing Al Shareef II. One of my favorites. Balance and depth. I read that it smells barny, almost hindi to some but I am somewhat reminded of thai oils. I honestly don't get the barn but a mist of complex notes that are very hard to decipher. It is the richness of it that I love the most, the seductiveness of ripe fruits and spices (a shimmering peppery note) and certain leathery notes that however smell different than their hindi cousins. I think I love rich ouds the most (although an occasional Alamin - Habzoud does hit the spot very nicely). I am reminded of Ensar's Khmer Xtreme which is my favorite Ensar offering I have tried (thx Joe! It has become my favorite of all the samples you sent me and in my top three ever), even if these are different regions. I am also reminded of IO's Hoi An (again different region but the play of scents is similar from memory) but the ASO is much closer aligned to my tastes.
Louis Miller
Oud Fanatic
I wonder if it's the soak time and ultimate fermentation that lends ASII some of its richness but also moderate funk that some might call barn.
Grega
True Ouddict
Could be, could very well be. 😀 Waiting for Al Shareef to weigh in...
Am still enjoying the ASO II, the drydown is always wonderful and it looses those surface "thai vibes".
Anwar
True Ouddict
Friday: AWI East Timor Root Sandalwood. Multiple swipes on beard, clothing and headgear. Earthy, cream-soda elixer.
Saturday: FO Hindi Asli. True wear, with mutiple swipes for beard, clothing, and behind the ears. In this brisk air, I keep getting whiffs of it, even today (Sunday). Bittersweet cacao on tarry, black leather that morphs into candied tobacco, and freshly baked yellow cake.
Saturday: FO Hindi Asli. True wear, with mutiple swipes for beard, clothing, and behind the ears. In this brisk air, I keep getting whiffs of it, even today (Sunday). Bittersweet cacao on tarry, black leather that morphs into candied tobacco, and freshly baked yellow cake.
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Mohammed Nadeem
Oud Beginner
I only put two drops of rose oil in a 2.5 ml of sandalwood so that both can mingle without the rose dominating. Then the blend gets magical
I've done the same just waiting for all of it to come together.
Santal Claus
True Ouddict
How is that set? I saw it and I must say, it's so tempting given the variety. I can't recall if I mentioned this before, but does anyone else add perfumer's alcohol to their thickened sample sizes to dilute and coax the last bit of goodness out of the bottle? I do this fairly regularly. I've got the pre-reformulation ASAQ 100 year old mixed with this and it smells great and extended what I had left. I'm wearing that right now, and it is such a nice scent.
Santal Claus
True Ouddict
Rose otto takes over whatever you blend it in if it is not added sparingly. I made this mistake when I blended with oud, and it was literally 3 drops of rose otto to one ml of oud. It still smells nice, but it is rosy.
Oudamberlove
Member
Playing around with a new blend today.
Great opening but falls flat at the middle....
still a work in progress.
Great opening but falls flat at the middle....
still a work in progress.
Mr.P
oud<3er
I do?
Santal Claus
True Ouddict
Ha! As silly as that was, I know MrP can give a great recommendation on dilution of otto. I'm obviously an amateur,and I appreciate advice. Rose oil is probably my most challenging oil. Ugh. Just a pain.
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