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I think either you or language should do it!!!
Sandalwood oil of the day
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i think you should do it... next year
-Renton-
True Ouddict
Whaaaat???? Why next year? I might do it in 2 years actually.
-Renton-
True Ouddict
but @language scent i think you should do it next month?
-Renton-
True Ouddict
Wearing Kangiiten's Special Reserve Mysore Sandalwood Oil 3ml. Tiny, but very thick, bottle. Now I see why they used a hole (like an essential oil top) and not a dip stick, you dont need a dipstick swipe of this stuff, it is more potent in the first 15-20 mins, but the potency for how little I put on (what you need for a nice experience) is incredible, strongest Mysore sandalwood oil I have ever had. The notes first 15 mins into it were VERY, VERY, potent double creaminess (whereas a lot of Mysore's I have tried are more like single cream), heck maybe even triple at this part, not much woodiness that I detected yet, intense butteriness in the best way possible, and fleeting floral notes, then when you get into the heart notes it is still strong for around 10 mins, and the florals are super super clear and strong in that 10 mins, after that 10 mins into the heart notes the florals and everything else calms down but it is still a very, super potent Mysore, It is unbelievable, I dont need to even put my nose to it, I can smell it while typing this, maybe not in detail but I can smell it, and I only put like around 3-5 big drops and 3-6 small droplets then gently rubbed them in, firstly round in a big circle across the top of my hand and then up and down gently and then the sandal oil painting on my hand was done, this is one of my favourite Sandalwoods, and I think my favourite Mysore now, not to take away from any other sandal oils I have, they are all great, this one is just really, as they say... special 😉
As the more it develops on skin the woodiness comes out the sandal woodiness which is delightful, forgot to mention that.
As the more it develops on skin the woodiness comes out the sandal woodiness which is delightful, forgot to mention that.
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-Renton-
True Ouddict
Some Kangiiten's Mysore Special Reserve. First 10-15mins is really intense, it seems like it doesn't know what direction it wants to go in, some fruits pop up then leave as quick as they pop up, same with some florals, eventually it calms down and has reached a point (in todays wear, as each time I put an oil on it can have different notes, or atleast I pick up different ones and forget and dont pick up ones i had before) that it is nice and thick creamy, buttery, woody, sandalwood, woody. I say this a lot about sandalwood oil and sticks, because the wood note in sandalwoods can actually be quite different, although similar, this sandalwood note is woody like a nice and sweet, maybe a tiny bit dry but in the heart notes of the oil it is more wet, the dry down becomes more of a dry wood, and nutty, I definitely picked up nuttiness this time in the oil.
Fantastic oil. Everyone go grab yourself a bottle, even just 1, or dont, more for me as I will be ordering another one of these and the Tonga sandalwood they have. It is 3ml and for what you get (this oil is better than some artisanal sandalwood oils from Mysore) with a price of £42-43 is amazing, out of this world. Although, there is no dipstick, it comes with an essential oil hole so you must tip it upside down and tap it a few times and gently rub it to your hand (or any other area), I have also noticed that it reduces in amount in the bottle a little faster than ouds and other sandalwoods with dip sticks. Or maybe it is just because the bottle is so small and THICK. The bottle is tiny, absolutely tiny but very thick, so this could be giving the impression that it is reducing faster than it actually is.
Happy days everyone, hope your nice and calm if you are reading this and have a nice sandalwood on.
IF YOU ARE READING THIS: If you can link me to a nice New Caledonian sandalwood made artisanally, link it to me, thanks!!!
Fantastic oil. Everyone go grab yourself a bottle, even just 1, or dont, more for me as I will be ordering another one of these and the Tonga sandalwood they have. It is 3ml and for what you get (this oil is better than some artisanal sandalwood oils from Mysore) with a price of £42-43 is amazing, out of this world. Although, there is no dipstick, it comes with an essential oil hole so you must tip it upside down and tap it a few times and gently rub it to your hand (or any other area), I have also noticed that it reduces in amount in the bottle a little faster than ouds and other sandalwoods with dip sticks. Or maybe it is just because the bottle is so small and THICK. The bottle is tiny, absolutely tiny but very thick, so this could be giving the impression that it is reducing faster than it actually is.
Happy days everyone, hope your nice and calm if you are reading this and have a nice sandalwood on.
IF YOU ARE READING THIS: If you can link me to a nice New Caledonian sandalwood made artisanally, link it to me, thanks!!!
-Renton-
True Ouddict
Some random no name Mysore oil from a vendor friend.
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Starts off with a very strong scent, very rich, creamy , buttery, and slightly earthy, then after 15-20 mins it calmed down and it was still just creamy and buttery, with an added (small) wood note. Then all of a sudden a good 45-60 mins in I noticed some mintiness and some notes that were kind of "oud-y", but not quite. Then the mintiness went away and now I am left with a cooling (sort of like borneol, as its not as strong as camphor coolness), which makes it feel crystal clear, milky, creamy notes with a strange borneol-like note, and some butteriness. Not much woodiness into the heart notes yet.
This is nice oil and got just over half a ml for free. I recommend this oil tbh, and its rather inexpensive for such quality: www.puresantal.com
Starts off with a very strong scent, very rich, creamy , buttery, and slightly earthy, then after 15-20 mins it calmed down and it was still just creamy and buttery, with an added (small) wood note. Then all of a sudden a good 45-60 mins in I noticed some mintiness and some notes that were kind of "oud-y", but not quite. Then the mintiness went away and now I am left with a cooling (sort of like borneol, as its not as strong as camphor coolness), which makes it feel crystal clear, milky, creamy notes with a strange borneol-like note, and some butteriness. Not much woodiness into the heart notes yet.
This is nice oil and got just over half a ml for free. I recommend this oil tbh, and its rather inexpensive for such quality: www.puresantal.com
Loulikesoud
True Ouddict
Last night it was MesOUD's NTT distillation. I quite enjoyed it and went for a nice relaxing sleep after annoying him through most of his night on WhatsApp. I ordered a few varieties of Sandal off of him as well as some of his awesome (and in the case of the civet, brutal) macerations and of course some florals and Lebanese cedar EO/CO2. I have plans for the civet 🙂
Today I tried a very interesting one from Brother Ish at Royal Bengal Ouds...Khagrachhari, Hill Tract from Bangladesh. As Ish has explained to me, this part of Bangladesh is basically an untouched wilderness rarely visited by Westerners and not so much exploited for its forests.
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The oil from previous wearings experience is extremely tenacious, lasting all day. At present, I'm hours in with a pronounced, persistent but creamy dill note (less of the spiciness) that in someways is reminiscent of how Le Labo's Santal 33 smells. A little thyme and herbals with transient florals. My wife prefers it over any Mysore oil but says it's similar but different. I really like it and I'll be ordering more. Arguably one of the more atypical sandals I own and worth a try. I honestly think this area is up and coming and probably some crazy stuff in that wilderness...
Today I tried a very interesting one from Brother Ish at Royal Bengal Ouds...Khagrachhari, Hill Tract from Bangladesh. As Ish has explained to me, this part of Bangladesh is basically an untouched wilderness rarely visited by Westerners and not so much exploited for its forests.
Khagrachhari District - Wikipedia
The oil from previous wearings experience is extremely tenacious, lasting all day. At present, I'm hours in with a pronounced, persistent but creamy dill note (less of the spiciness) that in someways is reminiscent of how Le Labo's Santal 33 smells. A little thyme and herbals with transient florals. My wife prefers it over any Mysore oil but says it's similar but different. I really like it and I'll be ordering more. Arguably one of the more atypical sandals I own and worth a try. I honestly think this area is up and coming and probably some crazy stuff in that wilderness...
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Mr.P
oud<3er
I’ve been comparing two different An Najwa sandalwood samples that I got along with the bottle of Ruh Mogra I picked up recently. I’ve been checking that mogra out on blotter paper along with a few other interesting jasmine oils… I’ll share notes in a future post.
The an najwa sandalwoods are:
Vintage Mysore SQ (1990’s) and Mysore Qadeem (1980’s)
It’s a treat to smell these - they are quite distinct from one another, each representing a different facet of sandalwood. What they have in common is a rich Santalum album heart. The 1980’s qadeem oil has more pronounced / defined dry woody and nutty notes along with a fresh resin note akin to myrrh (?) in the opening, which also has a bit of bitterness. I’m struggling to describe this note, but it’s very familiar, and one I have encountered in oils from Mysore and Karnataka. This is a treat on its own, and would also be great in a blend where you wanted the Sandalwood to stand out early on.
The 1990’s SQ oil is quite interesting in terms of having a unique signature note that is not something I have seen very often, but is nonetheless familiar. Overall a very smooth scent and less dry woody than the 80’s oil, It has a unique sweetness, a soft gentle roundness to the scent that is almost perfume-like in its presentation. The sweetness isn’t really floral but it isn’t exactly not floral. It is some balanced blend of sweet, woody, floral, that is a perfume in itself. Very appealing and sweet presence - would stand out less in the top notes in a blend or maceration but such an interesting, soothing aroma. Seems like it would go well with the unusual sweetness of Musk.
I’ve smelled a lot of Sandalwood oils and many of them at a time when Mysore was in decline and Tamil Nadu was the place with old natural growth trees… I used to feel like i knew the old classic Mysore signature note. I’ve been trying to remember exactly what that was like but it’s been hard to bring to mind of late because I’ve smelled so many different slightly similar pure and mixed sandalwoods; and more recently so many Mysore oils out there that really smell like basic steam distilled plantation Sandalwood… it’s caused my baseline reference to slip.
which brings me around to the point of this which is i believe this oil has something akin to that signature note that I used to find in the mysore oils ca. 1993/4. Definitely unusual compared to the other oils that I have smelled in the last couple of years… 🙂
The an najwa sandalwoods are:
Vintage Mysore SQ (1990’s) and Mysore Qadeem (1980’s)
It’s a treat to smell these - they are quite distinct from one another, each representing a different facet of sandalwood. What they have in common is a rich Santalum album heart. The 1980’s qadeem oil has more pronounced / defined dry woody and nutty notes along with a fresh resin note akin to myrrh (?) in the opening, which also has a bit of bitterness. I’m struggling to describe this note, but it’s very familiar, and one I have encountered in oils from Mysore and Karnataka. This is a treat on its own, and would also be great in a blend where you wanted the Sandalwood to stand out early on.
The 1990’s SQ oil is quite interesting in terms of having a unique signature note that is not something I have seen very often, but is nonetheless familiar. Overall a very smooth scent and less dry woody than the 80’s oil, It has a unique sweetness, a soft gentle roundness to the scent that is almost perfume-like in its presentation. The sweetness isn’t really floral but it isn’t exactly not floral. It is some balanced blend of sweet, woody, floral, that is a perfume in itself. Very appealing and sweet presence - would stand out less in the top notes in a blend or maceration but such an interesting, soothing aroma. Seems like it would go well with the unusual sweetness of Musk.
I’ve smelled a lot of Sandalwood oils and many of them at a time when Mysore was in decline and Tamil Nadu was the place with old natural growth trees… I used to feel like i knew the old classic Mysore signature note. I’ve been trying to remember exactly what that was like but it’s been hard to bring to mind of late because I’ve smelled so many different slightly similar pure and mixed sandalwoods; and more recently so many Mysore oils out there that really smell like basic steam distilled plantation Sandalwood… it’s caused my baseline reference to slip.
which brings me around to the point of this which is i believe this oil has something akin to that signature note that I used to find in the mysore oils ca. 1993/4. Definitely unusual compared to the other oils that I have smelled in the last couple of years… 🙂
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-Renton-
True Ouddict
Yeah, Myrrh is quite bitter and medicinal, if it's like that then it is a note akin to Myrrh.
oud.time
Sandalwouddict
AlHindOud - Mysuru 2
Sinking grade red meat heartwood from a single 70 year old tree. Those words are like music to my ears. So strike up the band and let’s get a swiping.
Naturally I decided to revisit the first Mysuru oil as well so I could see how they compare. Both oils clearly have the same DNA. And for me personally this is my favorite Mysore profile.
Just like the description states Mysuru 2 has more flowers in the opening. It is also clearly more fresh and more “airy”. The first oil is tightening up and has a stronger wood profile and honey dry down. I think it’s safe to say that the second one will be following the same path.
Mysuru 2 is yet another classic sandalwood oil coming from the house of AlHind. I’ve been distilling sandalwood for the past two years so I know what it takes to make a great oil both in terms of wood quality and distillation skill. And this oil has both.
Sinking grade red meat heartwood from a single 70 year old tree. Those words are like music to my ears. So strike up the band and let’s get a swiping.
Naturally I decided to revisit the first Mysuru oil as well so I could see how they compare. Both oils clearly have the same DNA. And for me personally this is my favorite Mysore profile.
Just like the description states Mysuru 2 has more flowers in the opening. It is also clearly more fresh and more “airy”. The first oil is tightening up and has a stronger wood profile and honey dry down. I think it’s safe to say that the second one will be following the same path.
Mysuru 2 is yet another classic sandalwood oil coming from the house of AlHind. I’ve been distilling sandalwood for the past two years so I know what it takes to make a great oil both in terms of wood quality and distillation skill. And this oil has both.
Loulikesoud
True Ouddict
Just got mine in today and did the exact same thing. It’s great stuff. Great way to fall asleep!
Al Shareef Oudh
Master Perfumer
The Sri Lankan oils are darker for a couple of reasons, neither of those are signs of good quality.
1. They mix the sap wood with the heart wood. Then cook it longer to get all the oil out. That long cook results in boil tan.
2. Or they distill larger chips of heart wood, and to get all the oil out they run very high steam pressure to squeeze everything they can.
These results in the darker colour. There is also an additional factor if they are using copper, those high steams clean alot of the grime and it makes its way to the oil. These oils smell ok when fresh, with time it’ll be Spicy clove type then smells like detolle as aged few years.
AlHind Oud
Resident Artisan
Really appreciate your feedback! Very happy to hear to hear especially from the experienced nose!
-Renton-
True Ouddict
I have been aging this for 3 months and it has definitely 100% changed, it is stronger, more creamy, very potent butteriness and a nice woody background. It only costs around 10 pound something for 1ml, which is super crazy, @Guru_AromatiX, I dunno how you pulled this off for such a tiny price, and ofc my aging of it.
Note: I am also wearing this on the dry down of Malaysian Prince by Kareen at PureOudh, which I have had for around 3-4 months too, and that is such a beautiful malaccensis for being plantation. When I first wore Malaysian Prince it was weird and offensive and I thought the top notes were barnyardy, the more I got used to that and other artisanal oils like HM Malay, and the Hirta Deadwood from @Maunamoku and even smelling quite a lot of sandalwoods too, and some Ruh Khus, but haven't used that much at all, I have a Bengal Ruh Khus Vetiver and Ruh Khus 2.5ml from India. I really need to try those more.
Anyway, my experience with leaving this normal santalum. album (distilled from a Karnataka tree but not in Mysore as such, so cant be called Mysore) out behind my room TV for ages has made this more potent and creamy and way more gourmand, and using it while on the dry down of a malaccensis oil like Malaysian Prince or HM Malay (they both have similar DNA but have much different notes and nuances) is beautiful.
Olfactory Nomad
Smells so Oud
Received the Kangiiten Special Reserve Mysore sandalwood oil today and it's every bit as creamy as described. It now sits at the very top of my modest collection.
-Renton-
True Ouddict
Wearing this as I was gifted it by Kareem over at PureOudh. People said to him that it was fake and other false accusations, so asked me to see if it is synthetic or not as I know my sandalwood and have smelled synthetic sandalwood oils in stick form, this is natural, well at least my nose says so.
It starts off with a heavy cream note, followed by a moderately heavy butteriness, and they dance around each other, after 15-20 mins it stabilises into a nice woody sandalwood aroma, with the creaminess and butteriness still present, then after a short while I was getting... oudy notes, as if the creamy sandalwood note was turned into a creamy oudy note, except the sandalwood creamy note was still there, bu this oudy like note would/is popping up every now and then, with some notes of walking into a candy+ fruit shop. It is also quite musky.
I think this is actually a nice Indo sandalwood oil. Dunno what the people who told him this was synthetic were talking about lol 😆.
EDIT: It's on the base notes nearing the dry down so it is a quick sandalwood oil but now I am getting kinamic-like minty notes from this oil. Woah.
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-Renton-
True Ouddict
I have the Vintage Sumba Sandalwood oil on by @Guru_AromatiX and it is amazing and uses Semi Vacuum Distillation as the method of distillation. It starts off without any creamy or buttery notes, it starts off with a leathery, fruity and sandalwood style woody note, then after each minute you can literally smell the progression into this divine sandalwood oil, it is so multi faceted. After 15 mins it stabilises into a VERY rich sandalwood oil, with a very creamy and buttery, nice woody note as well. Notes so buttery it feels like a butter bomb went off and same with the creamy note, it actually feels like a vanilla ice cream bomb went off as well and they then intertwine and go around each other in a sort of dance. You get fruity notes, the leather stays but every once in a while it starts going away and it lets the other more traditional sandalwood notes take over. The creaminess after around 2.5 hours starts to turn into a basic lactonic milky note but the creaminess will stay and it shows itself quite regularly either in a strong way or just a gentle way mixed with the intense butteriness. There is also fruity floral notes, and normal floral notes mixing with the milkiness and the creaminess, making this oil a very rich and complex multi faceted oil, after 2.5-3 hours it is in its base notes and quickly turns into a very powdery floral woody, lactonic oil with tiny hints of butter, overall lovely oil.
Longevity: 3-4 hours, personally. Faint scent for a few hours after that.
Longevity: 3-4 hours, personally. Faint scent for a few hours after that.
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