Oud Photos

[Sproaty]

ah yea I copy/pasted my previous post

 

[OudGood]

Few months ago I got a sample of Turath from a friend of mine. By the time I fell in love with it it was already sold out. I greatly regretted it.

So I contacted @Al Shareef Oudh to check whether he had any tiny bit left. You know the answer.... "NO". Thats when he recommended Turath II (before the official launch). I asked him is it in the same league as Turath and Saqr II? He answered "without a doubt in the same league". I disagree because I love it more 🙂

Do you know what happens when an ametuer reviews a complex attar? Keep reading....

Instead of describing notes, I will mention the dominating ingredients to my nose. From the most dominating to the most subtle, they are: Oud (Malaysian... to my nose its almost like Al Shareef II) > Musk > Ambergris > Myrrh > Saffron > Sandalwood > Frankincense > Rose (as per ASO... Rare Bulgarian white rose, Taifi rose etc.) > Spices (Cinnamon being the strongest). The rose is there to tie everything together, it doesnt dominate AT ALL. The opening is amaaaaaaaaaaaazing! The more it sits on the skin the oud and musk take center stage (with subtle presence of myrrh+frankincense).

Now the ametuer part.... When the smell of this beautiful attar enter through my nostrils and my brain processes the smell, its like a "beam" of beautiful integration of all these ingredients perfectly married together. There is not a single note that I wish wasnt there. The finish is round. There is no sharp edges to that "beam". Its so satisfying to breath it in. There are some attars that has sharper edges to this "beam" which are momentarily nice to smell but long term exposure is not pleasing to me. [95% of you must be thinking what the hell is this guy talking about]

I'm just glad ASO didnt have any Turath (I) left; otherwise, I wouldnt have purchased a full bottle of this beauty. Thank you @Al Shareef Oudh !

[In case you are wondering whats in the background.... its Assam Classic incense-stick by @Kyarazen (absolutely stunning) and hand made ceramic pot by Canadian artist Annika Hoefs]

 

[Roman Abdullah]

Everyone showing picture.. so I thought why not me 😉

It's one of my rare collection my love ,my Oudh bird .. 🙂

 

[Sproaty]

Or a dinosaur

 

[Woodland Note]

Everyone showing picture.. so I thought why not me 😉

It's one of my rare collection my love ,my Oudh bird .. 🙂

Or a dinosaur

 

[Sproaty]

the oud chip totally has a little arm poking out!

 

[Roman Abdullah]

😉 Wowww than I prefer dinosaur.. my dinosaur Oudh ;p

 

[Roman Abdullah]

Or a dinosaur

Yahhhh right .. my dinosaur Oudh 😉

 

[Oudamberlove]

Everyone showing picture.. so I thought why not me 😉View attachment 5301
It's one of my rare collection my love ,my Oudh bird .. 🙂

Thanks for sharing.
What region is the wood, and have you heated a small piece from it yet?

 

[Roman Abdullah]

Thanks for sharing.
What region is the wood, and have you heated a small piece from it yet?

It's from Indonesia.. no I never tried to touch a peace of it ,I have some Oudh that shaped naturally beautiful and authentic ,I keep them as a decoration not for using it .. like this one as well..this one from Malaysia

 

[Sproaty]

My collection so far, tried to colour-code some brands. And to think I only bought my first oud mid April 😱😱

 

[OudGood]

My collection so far, tried to colour-code some brands. And to think I only bought my first oud mid April 😱😱


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So pleasing to the eye 🙂
Nothing from Agar Aura??? Noooo! You have to try a Gen3 oil feom Taha

 

[Sproaty]

Yes the plastic large samples at the bottom right are Agar Aura, I just didn't label them!

 

[Joe King]

😀wow great collection @Sproaty and in such a short time, doesn't take long to get hooked on oud😉

 

[AZsmell]

My collection so far, tried to colour-code some brands. And to think I only bought my first oud mid April 😱😱


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Very nice collection in a short amount of time.
Definitely agree that you need some Agar Aura in your collection.
There are so many houses that I still haven't even tried yet.
I finally ordered from Agarwood Assam.
Imperial Oud and Rising Phoenix are next on my list. Especially if I can get to the Oud Fayre.

 

[Rai Munir]

My collection so far, tried to colour-code some brands. And to think I only bought my first oud mid April 😱😱


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Thumb up, dear Sproaty.

Now better restrain yourself here. Otherwise, next mid April you will resell many of them.

 

[Sproaty]

Pearlito! What an awesome box 😀

 

[OudGood]

Ammunition...

OMG! What a beauty!
Is it custom made for you?

 

[OudGood]

Yes, custom made by @Kesiro. He does them open-face or interlocking like shown, all sorts of shapes too.

Amazing choice!!

 

[kooolaid79]

Look what I got in the mail today courtesy of someone very dear to me. This was the first non barn Hindi I had tested back in 2016. Little did I know these types of Hindi oils would get very close to my heart.
This is Taha’s first Gen 3 Indian oil if I remember correctly. I missed out on the chance to get this oil back then and it is something I deeply regretted.
Fast forward to today and I came home darting to get to the mailbox.
I let the bottle relax for about 5 hours and now I have just applied some on my knuckles.
It sheer aroma and depth took me back couple of years when I sampled this oil.
Truly a special Indian oil which I will cherish IA for a long time.