Sandalwood oil of the day

[Margon]

I got some , smelled it for 1 hours straight ,all I can say to Ejay , thank you so much to create such a smooth oil .

 

[Mr.P]

I had a chance finally to look at the longevity / dry down of ejayb’s steam distilled Sri Lanka oil.

I’m happy to report it has a good tenacity and very pleasant dry down. I am smelling the traces on my arm after about 12 hours and it is a very pleasant, mild, dry woody scent.

This is so far the first Sri Lanka sandalwood I’ve encountered which has such good longevity on the skin.

 

[Mr.P]

Sandalwood CO2 total from 2002. This one unopened but just finished off another bottle of the same. Opaque orangish caramel in color. Very viscous - like thick honey, makes long gooey strands. Smell is warm maple (some fenugreek!) on top of a pretty punchy scent of sandalWOOD as opposed to sandalwood oil. Much stronger silage than the distilled oil - almost cloying at first but eventually settles into a nice warm classic sandalwood aroma.

 

[Mr.P]

This is just Sandalwood of the day. Yamada Matsu sinking Heartwood Sandalwood slices from 2001.

A bit on the subitism this morning -this is very oily wood and has a nice deep chewy sandalwood aroma when gently heated.

And a picture of some other bits of wood I’ve collected over the years.

 

[Musk Rahil]

This is just Sandalwood of the day. Yamada Matsu sinking Heartwood Sandalwood slices from 2001.

A bit on the subitism this morning -this is very oily wood and has a nice deep chewy sandalwood aroma when gently heated.

And a picture of some other bits of wood I’ve collected over the years.

my everyday soap 🙂

 

[Simla House]

my everyday soap 🙂

 

[Simla House]

Tanzanian Sandal Oil from Kangiiten’s Sandal trio pack. Enjoyable. Works nice in the beard, but the Tongan is the best of the 3.

 

[Rai Munir]

Mysore Sandalwood Oils by Tabeer Oud (Mr Umair)
Left: 1st Fraction
Right: 2nd Fraction
There is difference in tones and strength of fragrance. It is a case study to study different fractions. Each fraction does smell different, but not opposite or contradictory.

 

[The Scent Guru]

Mysore Sandalwood Oils by Tabeer Oud (Mr Umair)
Left: 1st Fraction
Right: 2nd Fraction
There is difference in tones and strength of fragrance. It is a case study to study different fractions. Each fraction does smell different, but not opposite or contradictory.
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Interesting, Does one pick up where the other left off?

 

[Rai Munir]

Interesting, Does one pick up where the other left off?

yes, yes, respected Scent Guru. Both have the same canvas but colours on the canvas are different. First Fraction is soft, delicately creamy and perfume like while Second Fraction is strong, loud and woody.
If First Fraction is diluted in ethanol/alcohol, it will be the first sandal perfume having 100 per cent Sandalwood fragrance.

Now I am going to blend them. Let's see what would be the result.

 

[AlHind Oud]

yes, yes, respected Scent Guru. Both have the same canvas but colours on the canvas are different. First Fraction is soft, delicately creamy and perfume like while Second Fraction is strong, loud and woody.
If First Fraction is diluted in ethanol/alcohol, it will be the first sandal perfume having 100 per cent Sandalwood fragrance.

Now I am going to blend them. Let's see what would be the result.

I felt the same way when I pulled the first fraction of srilankan sandalwood. Infact, for one instance, I felt like I was smelling new gen oud top notes. I blended both later.

 

[AlHind Oud]

I felt the same way when I pulled the first fraction of srilankan sandalwood. Infact, for one instance, I felt like I was smelling new gen oud top notes. I blended both later.

 

[Rai Munir]

I felt like I was smelling new gen oud top notes

True. Borneo top notes.

 

[oud.time]

So I broke down and got a new sandalwood oil to try: Kangiiten - Special Reserve. When I first put it on it didn't impress me that much. I thought oh well another one bites the dust. But by the time I got to the drydown I was hooked. It has this wonderful warm sweetness to it. Not honey but honeycomb? Floral honey? I'm not sure how to describe it but its a profile I have come across many times before. This is by far the best example of it that I have tried. It is the same profile that is in the bead scrap that Kangiiten is currently selling. So if you are looking for a great oil at a great price I would recommend this one. I've been wearing it pretty much every day since I've gotten it.

 

[Kabir Attars]

Mysore Sandalwood from ASO
Marcerated with Vanilla Caviar and Mongolian Musk grains....absolutely banging

 

[oud.time]

Maunamoku - Ceylon Santal

So I recently got some oud oils from this vendor and Ceylon Santal was included as a sample. Thanks for that! I'll be honest in that I don't like a lot of sandalwood oils from Sri Lanka but this one has a note of leather that I find intriguing.
I wanna say I've smelled it before in another oil but I'm not sure which one. Might have to revisit my collection! Has anyone else found this note in any sandalwood oils? Anyhow I'm glad I got to try it. I have to say the three oud oils I got all seemed to be high quality and I'll review them at some point too.

 

[Sproaty]

Butter Bomb by @RisingPhoenix
Now, I haven't smelled butter (or consumed it) since, oooh...April 2021 perhaps. To be honest, to my nose, this isn't recalling the scent of butter that I remember. What I am getting though is an incredibly smooth, superbly creamy, sweet and delicate oil. I've swiped a little on this on my chin, as well as the back of my hand.

 

[Sproaty]

Swipe of Tonga '99 by The Attar Store before bed.
This is weird - exact same experience as yesterday. It's been on my (warm) skin for 5+ mins and I'm getting pretty much no smell at all. I applied a good amount, the back of my hand is glistening with oil, but I can't pick up any aroma. Smelling it from the vial/applicator - nothing there, either.

Is it possible to be anosmic to this? I've never had that happen with any sandalwood, it's very weird.

 

[Mr.P]

I become desensitized to sandalwood pretty quickly if I wear it regularly. If I take a week off, I can smell it much better than if I wear it every day. I will also say that I have smelled many weak sandalwoods that don’t make much of a scent impact on their own.

 

[EJayB]

I have been sampling a lot of sandalwood lately and found 1 from Kupang that smelled great for 5 min then nothing! The gcms paperwork looked good but the oil’s scent would vanish after 5 and never show back up🤷🏻‍♂️ very odd