Oud of the Day
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TheOudDood
Not that Brandon
EO - Blue Yunnan
like a Vietnamese chip on low heat plus flowers and more flowers 😊
like a Vietnamese chip on low heat plus flowers and more flowers 😊
Taesik Yun
Attar Yun
@Castingshadows waiting for your impression on Habz's frankincense oil 😂
Habz786
Resident Artisan & Ouddict Co-Founder
@Castingshadows and the Muluku few bottles gone already without your review! His parcel is due to be delivered today @Taesik Yun lol
Himanshu Sharma
True Ouddict
Yes Aaron, I love them both.
Unfortunately, have not tried Yunnan Imperial, yet. I'll keep an eye out for it though.
Castingshadows
@scentofsamadhi
I just got home to my package!!!
I can’t wait to dive into these. I did a quick sniff and was immediately blown away.
We’re all in for a serious TREAT with these oils. The frankincense/Oud distillation is crazy good. I know how I’m spending the rest of my night!
Castingshadows
@scentofsamadhi
Sultan Hojari from Habzoud First impressions:
This was a codistill of green Hojari incense and agarwood from Indonesia.
Sultan Hojari opens with the most exquisite bahkoor like experience. Huge wafts of crushed black pepper meet temple smoke in a pine forest. Sticky sweet notes of pine resin kissed by the smoldering embers of last nights fire along with ambery citrus like nuances are situated next to smoldering juniper.
This is the sacred offering of incense smoothed out over four heads in an oil. There’s huge wafts of smoke but it’s not acrid. It never feels cloying and it’s not overpowering. It’s in perfect balance and harmony with the backbone of the Indonesian Agarwood that slowly dances in and out of the top notes.
What’s interesting about this oil is how seamlessly blended its become over the years. What you get is frankincense of the highest quality yet it’s still high quality Oud chips on charcoal at the same time. This stage lasts for awhile. Maybe an hour or two.
When the Smokey incense starts to recede a creamy, green Oud appears. The peppered Frank from the opening is only a whisper at this point but the smoke is just beautiful and hanging on with only the slightest tendril here or there.
The Oud in the base is stunning. It’s rewarding because it offers an entirely different side to this distillation that reveals sweet green notes on top of powdery woods. The overall ouddy factor is resinous without feeling fruity or musky. At times there was buttery Mysore notes from the incense interacting with the oil and others just felt like smooth, green oceanic waves of OUD. So good.
TLDR:
Top notes
Bahkhoor front and center
Thick peppery incense
Crushed pine needles
silver fir and citrus
Mid notes
Waves of Smokey incense
Foresty green oud
Powdery woods
Oceanic breeze
Base notes
Creamy resinous Oud
Green incense
low temp Agarwood
longevity 12+ hours on skin
Projects well for the first 4
Soft projection for another 2 or 3 hours
Close Skin scent for the remainder
This was a codistill of green Hojari incense and agarwood from Indonesia.
Sultan Hojari opens with the most exquisite bahkoor like experience. Huge wafts of crushed black pepper meet temple smoke in a pine forest. Sticky sweet notes of pine resin kissed by the smoldering embers of last nights fire along with ambery citrus like nuances are situated next to smoldering juniper.
This is the sacred offering of incense smoothed out over four heads in an oil. There’s huge wafts of smoke but it’s not acrid. It never feels cloying and it’s not overpowering. It’s in perfect balance and harmony with the backbone of the Indonesian Agarwood that slowly dances in and out of the top notes.
What’s interesting about this oil is how seamlessly blended its become over the years. What you get is frankincense of the highest quality yet it’s still high quality Oud chips on charcoal at the same time. This stage lasts for awhile. Maybe an hour or two.
When the Smokey incense starts to recede a creamy, green Oud appears. The peppered Frank from the opening is only a whisper at this point but the smoke is just beautiful and hanging on with only the slightest tendril here or there.
The Oud in the base is stunning. It’s rewarding because it offers an entirely different side to this distillation that reveals sweet green notes on top of powdery woods. The overall ouddy factor is resinous without feeling fruity or musky. At times there was buttery Mysore notes from the incense interacting with the oil and others just felt like smooth, green oceanic waves of OUD. So good.
TLDR:
Top notes
Bahkhoor front and center
Thick peppery incense
Crushed pine needles
silver fir and citrus
Mid notes
Waves of Smokey incense
Foresty green oud
Powdery woods
Oceanic breeze
Base notes
Creamy resinous Oud
Green incense
low temp Agarwood
longevity 12+ hours on skin
Projects well for the first 4
Soft projection for another 2 or 3 hours
Close Skin scent for the remainder
Proust Madeleine
True Ouddict
Went down a bit of a Kinamic rabbit hole this morning. Started with some IO Hainan Qinan on one wrist and decided to put it head to head with Kyara LTD 2.0... I know this oil is meant to be mostly Chinese wood with some Vietnamese skins but it smells mainly Vietnamese to me.
Then I put a little Nha Trang LTD up my arm and it shined brighter than the rest. Further up the other arm, Hailam Kilam, which was a nice contrast to the other oils, sweet and musky with a little buzz.
Finally a little dab of Vietnan special K near my elbow on one side and IO Nha Trang Ultima on the other.
I’m buzzed out but it looks like Nha Trang LTD Still takes 1st prize in my heart. Hainan Qinan is the least like the others but still very pleasant.
Then I put a little Nha Trang LTD up my arm and it shined brighter than the rest. Further up the other arm, Hailam Kilam, which was a nice contrast to the other oils, sweet and musky with a little buzz.
Finally a little dab of Vietnan special K near my elbow on one side and IO Nha Trang Ultima on the other.
I’m buzzed out but it looks like Nha Trang LTD Still takes 1st prize in my heart. Hainan Qinan is the least like the others but still very pleasant.
Wait review for the maluku 🤓
Today IO Hainan Imperial
EJayB
True Ouddict
Just wearing home made oud from Malaysia made in California again today.
I encourage everyone with interest to do home distillation, it is rewarding.
I didn’t have to be sold this oil with a story and once I put my nose on it I’m choosing to keep it all except a few samples I’ll be randomly sending out to people or giving away as gifts to friends. This No name oil I made at home is definitely the favorite Malaysian oil in my collection!
I encourage everyone with interest to do home distillation, it is rewarding.
I didn’t have to be sold this oil with a story and once I put my nose on it I’m choosing to keep it all except a few samples I’ll be randomly sending out to people or giving away as gifts to friends. This No name oil I made at home is definitely the favorite Malaysian oil in my collection!
Castingshadows
@scentofsamadhi
Brother Maluku is AMAZING!
super first impressions but here it goes
Maluku opens with an explosion of fizzy cola, purple florals and a medicinal undertone that feels like sweet acacia blossoms drenched in cola. It has the floral woodiness of a sweet Borneo, the purple floral vein that runs through high grade Sumatrans but it also has this old world Malaysian buzz to it similar to the top notes of Ghazal from Habz
As the sweetness and floral opening subsides you get a really beautiful green Malaysian kick. It’s almost spicy at times but there’s this persistent floral note that weaves in and out of the wearing. I’m only 3 hours into the drydown but there’s a soft, supple leather note that darkens the whole drydown. It goes from bright and cheery to deep and gloomy. There’s still a green vein running through the whole oil and that slightly musky/leathery tone of Ghazal is here but smoothed out and toned down.
These are just first impressions but this is a winner.
Castingshadows
@scentofsamadhi
Wow talk about being blissed out man. You’re a walking Agarwood tree!
Oudamberlove
Member
AH Lindaraja
In the mood for a quick
agarwood hit.
In the mood for a quick
agarwood hit.
Proust Madeleine
True Ouddict
My eyes are out of their sockets, rolling around on the carpet. Lol
i own this aswell and weirdly but is one of my longest lasting oil from whole collection , even on skin i can smell it over 20h and strong in first 10, yes jungle incense smell with oakmoss vibes and spices/herbs , is a nice oil for money
TheOudDood
Not that Brandon
Agreed! Lasts quite a long time, projects well, and is a diverse aroma. Great oil for the price 😊
Very nice and regal oils . That swiping session must have set you back $1000 at least 😂
Proust Madeleine
True Ouddict
Hahaha I have little tiny tooth picks for squeezing samples to their last drops!!! .25ml lasts me forever. If I was a vendor, I’d hate people like me. Lol. Still it was quite a crazy day in its own baby swipe kind of way!
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