Oud of the Day

Proust Madeleine said:
Yuzhi Oud?

it’s an interesting thing he’s doing. I see it more for perfumers, not competiting with the artisanal vendors and distillers here. Kyara Zen wrote something about his early days but he’s expanded his operations to include several other offerings and fractions. I’m testing the ethereal floral fraction at the moment and it barely smells like Oud at all, still I could see how controlling this fraction of the oud(the floral notes) would be a great thing to be able to tweak for strength(against the ferment note or the heart note) in a natural perfume.

www.kyarazen.com

The Future of Oud Oils - Fractionated Sinensis CO2 - KyaraZen

Recently on a business trip i had 6 hours to spare so I decided to grab a bullet train ticket to the city of Dongguan, Guangzhou to visit a distillation plant/factory which I thought was potentially one of the most promising oud oil producers to have appeared in the recent…
www.kyarazen.com www.kyarazen.com
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Thank you. Do they have an online storefront?
 
How can one get samples of these co2 fractions?
Not Facebook only I hope....
 
I messaged him a DM on Instagram. It seems to be how he operates. I must warn you all that it took MONTHS to come from China despite $50 postage(though the price of the Oud per gram is unbelievable: something like 3g each of 8 or 9 ouds for $500— I went for 1g each and it was $190 so EXTREMELY good pricing). I would definitely check out what he’s doing. If you read the descriptions he has, they’re basically exactly spot on. He just lists the notes, very technically, so you know exactly what to expect for perfumers.
 
Oud Asad by Habz

I really love the golden honey in this one. I did a side by side with Siam 4K from Taha and there’s a lot of overlap with Asad. It definitely nails that new gen style of distillation but has a lot of oomph in the base.

Bitter woods
Golden honey
A splash of florals
Resinous syrup!
 
Castingshadows said:
Oud Asad by Habz

I really love the golden honey in this one. I did a side by side with Siam 4K from Taha and there’s a lot of overlap with Asad. It definitely nails that new gen style of distillation but has a lot of oomph in the base.

Bitter woods
Golden honey
A splash of florals
Resinous syrup!
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There is overlap of Asad with AA’s Pursat Select, and Sokh Khmer (another Pursat oil).
Basically, I really like how Asad delivers the Pursat goods/profile.
 
Ensar Oud - People’s Silani

First impressions from a sample vial that came with my Irian Erang order.

I’m really interested in how co-distillations (or blends) can be used to create something new or highlight certain facets of oils. With this one, I get different things throughout the development, but also whether I’m smelling up close or in the sillage. If I take a deep breath in while sniffing up close, my nose tingles with something green and minty (maybe Papua); move my nose back a bit and I get something lush (I imagine a waterfall in a sunny forest) like a Sri Lankan, though I’m not familiar with oils from there. Then at times, I get what I recognise as a Trat profile: sugary sweet and pleasant.

What I really want to consider is how these elements don’t necessarily have to work individually, but potentially create a new whole. All I can say for now, after two wearings, is that this is an incredibly pretty oil. I can’t imagine anyone smelling this and not saying “mmmmm, nice”. That‘s my reaction at least.
 
Tilt said:
Ensar Oud - People’s Silani

First impressions from a sample vial that came with my Irian Erang order.

I’m really interested in how co-distillations (or blends) can be used to create something new or highlight certain facets of oils. With this one, I get different things throughout the development, but also whether I’m smelling up close or in the sillage. If I take a deep breath in while sniffing up close, my nose tingles with something green and minty (maybe Papua); move my nose back a bit and I get something lush (I imagine a waterfall in a sunny forest) like a Sri Lankan, though I’m not familiar with oils from there. Then at times, I get what I recognise as a Trat profile: sugary sweet and pleasant.

What I really want to consider is how these elements don’t necessarily have to work individually, but potentially create a new whole. All I can say for now, after two wearings, is that this is an incredibly pretty oil. I can’t imagine anyone smelling this and not saying “mmmmm, nice”. That‘s my reaction at least.
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Very interesting the way you have described it. And which one impressed you more the Irian Erang or the People's Sailani?
 
Tauhid Shaikh said:
Very interesting the way you have described it. And which one impressed you more the Irian Erang or the People's Sailani?
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Irian Erang for sure. Though I’ve only tried them twice. I’ll try to put my IE thoughts into words when I next wear it.

Thanks for saying my description was interesting. The lack of that word is the thing that will probably hold me back from buying a bottle of People’s Silani: it’s not that interesting. Pretty, maybe even beautiful. But at this stage in my oud knowledge, I might learn and be enthralled more by single wild oils from Papua and Sri Lanka on their own. Though PS is such a lovely smell it’s hard to resist it.
 
After all the thoughts on People’s Silani, I had to swipe some. Put it against some Suriranka 2.0.

the Silani starts out pretty nice, a little tiny bit of funk right in the opening, then the cool Sri Lankan aspects kick in. Then the trat sweet profile dominates.

in contrast the Suriranka punches straight to that cooling, almost frosty Sri Lankan profile and adds a bit of incense smoke. It stays steely and clear even long after the Silani goes sweet.

I couldn’t afford more than a sample of Suriranka 2.0 but it truly puts the People’s Silani to shame, though the price of that one is very nice. People’s Silani is almost an attar made solely of Oud.
 
Proust Madeleine said:
I couldn’t afford more than a sample of Suriranka 2.0 but it truly puts the People’s Silani to shame, though the price of that one is very nice. People’s Silani is almost an attar made solely of Oud.
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Perhaps that’s a good way of looking at these “organic” blends (or co-distillations) from EO? Like attars. I could wear People’s Silani and Irian Erang like perfumes when out and about. I don’t have to sit and study them; they’re just pleasant and pretty. I’ll be focused on single origin oils again now as I want to have a good knowledge of regional profiles, but I’m happy I got Irian Erang and I imagine I’ll get through 2ml quite quickly. I’d love to try Suriranka 2.0.

Are there Sri Lankan oils available from vendors that ouddicts would recommend sampling?
 
Sultan Salman.
Blue sumatran top with spiciness. Sri lankan white florals with a slight buttery aspect in the midst . As it drys down the Sri Lankan nuances becomes more appearnt. Surprised that the png part of this oil smells more sumatran to my nose. There's that slight bit of purple that tells me it is indeed png, but over all more blue than the other sultan series.

Easily comes close to the other pricier sultan series imo.
 
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