AA Suka Cita, a top fraction oil but with cojones; as it ages, the glamour meets the gravitas, showing the quality of the wood to fine effect. The Taha oils whose profile I love only grow better with age, and that can truly be said of the vast majority of his oils — Ateeqs excepted, understandably — across a wide price spectrum.
 
Borneo Reborn is not my cup of tea. Smells like very young, very dry wood. I might be wrong but another friend got it and neither of us were impressed.

I’m kicking myself for not spending the difference and getting a sample of Borneo 3k
Good to know, it doesn’t sound like my cup
of tea either, I’ll pass.
 
A swipe of The Oud Lab Borneo Kemuri. I call this brother Abu’s ‘good smoke,’ laid over deep almost-liquored aromatic depths, highly enjoyable and lifted my spirits today as I survey the dearth of truly interesting oils of late (with the almost sole exception of brother Marius). I assume so few are doing superior oils due to covid, cost, scarcity of material and the increasingly tiresome obsession with extortionately overpriced perfumes.
 
Swipe of the day: JS Pursat Qi
Pursat Qi is one of the most pleasant Cambodis I came across so far. It's a very well-balanced oil, I find it fruity, without being too fruity, and resinous/sweet without being cloying. My nose picks up notes of strawberry, honey, ambery resins, cinnamic-sweet spicy notes, prunes and cherry tobacco. It's my third day in a row of studying it and I definitely need more of this oil!
 

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Al Hashimi - Saba Jinko

Autumn leaves, something dark green, and then develops something like berries with a bright feeling. Very nice indeed. I thought this was a quiet oil when I first got it, but today it’s shining off my wrist. Strange how that happens sometimes.
 
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