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Au Luong has some astonishing 'unreal' 'otherworldly' notes which are truly unique & magically bright.
Like some extremely beautiful unknown flowers but actually not flowers. Some fragrant things in it from heaven. Unbelievable purity, depth & clarity.
This type of oud are not for everyone. For those who smell from their souls. Nose cannot get those notes.
An enlightenment through each time wear. It is indeed a spiritual type oud & very very different from anything else.
Like some extremely beautiful unknown flowers but actually not flowers. Some fragrant things in it from heaven. Unbelievable purity, depth & clarity.
This type of oud are not for everyone. For those who smell from their souls. Nose cannot get those notes.
An enlightenment through each time wear. It is indeed a spiritual type oud & very very different from anything else.
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China Sayang for me this morning. This oud is of another caliber. The scent reminds me of the famous legend Royal Kinam. Something I want to always experience and stay close with. With all the stuff going on in the China market, I am blessed to have experienced and continue to experience very high caliber Oudh courtesy of @Ensar.
All this talk of au luong made me dig up my vial tucked away for arrival of spring.
Not much has changed. Me or the oil or how I perceive it. Not for me. Au luong remains perhaps the only oud I don’t recognize as Oud. To my nose is as if any and all citrus fruits have been zested and their zest expressed. A wake up and go get shut gone kinda of scent. Take more than a couple of deep whiffs and the head gets light and bubble like weight.
Not much has changed. Me or the oil or how I perceive it. Not for me. Au luong remains perhaps the only oud I don’t recognize as Oud. To my nose is as if any and all citrus fruits have been zested and their zest expressed. A wake up and go get shut gone kinda of scent. Take more than a couple of deep whiffs and the head gets light and bubble like weight.
With all this talk about Au Luong, I had to take a healthy swipe last night. It is amazing that something extracted rom wood can smell like that. A very clean and energetic scent. Like you said Rasoul, it makes you want to do stuff.
Today I keep getting wowed by Ensar's royal Bhutan. A very clean Hindi with a velvety smelling oil which I am finding irresistible. Dammit.
Today I keep getting wowed by Ensar's royal Bhutan. A very clean Hindi with a velvety smelling oil which I am finding irresistible. Dammit.
scent of the day jing shen lu: wanted something less oudy and more perfumy. dried fruits of yusuf meets delicate airy light colour green notes like that of mint team with some violet leaf, aglaia, and other delciate green notes. no camphoric no khus like notes here.
i have actually started a perfume with jsl as base (25 drops) with varrying amount of (3-5 drops) of duhl q, green papua, XLL and 1 drop of emerald. i have then added some aglaia, sri lankan cinammon, expressed lime and bergamot. i think some anapurna black lotus (dried fermented red lotus) and spikenard will do great things to the mix. work in progress. i feel i am 80% there with what i have in my mind: a more wild, papuan, filarian, darker and hint smoky scent but opens up with pretty citrus/cinammon dried fruit notes. if anyone has any thoughts or input let me know
i have actually started a perfume with jsl as base (25 drops) with varrying amount of (3-5 drops) of duhl q, green papua, XLL and 1 drop of emerald. i have then added some aglaia, sri lankan cinammon, expressed lime and bergamot. i think some anapurna black lotus (dried fermented red lotus) and spikenard will do great things to the mix. work in progress. i feel i am 80% there with what i have in my mind: a more wild, papuan, filarian, darker and hint smoky scent but opens up with pretty citrus/cinammon dried fruit notes. if anyone has any thoughts or input let me know
The next thing I knew, I purchased the China Sayang. It took me way back to one of my first Ouds, the Royal Kinam. So my recommendation is if you don’t have the CS. Do yourself a favor and blindly buy that. It’s a no brainer when you want something of super and ultra rare Oud. I think once you get the CS, you will be able to let go of the thought of CE. Just my 2 cents. 
On one side of the Manhattan Bridge there's LES (Lower East Side), think the Bowery, Delancey and Canal Street which is the drop point for the $99 bus, affectionately called the Chinese Bus, that will take you anywhere on the east coast for about $99 and way faster than any old, rickety bus should be traveling. There's also the famous seedy shopping areas where you can find possum sized rats that lost their fear of humans, "authentic" Rolex watches for about $300 and "authentic" Gucci, LV, Prada and other high end women's handbags for the cheap, all sorts of everything; but if they want to show you the special merchandise downstairs or somewhere in the back, don't as you might end up with a forcibly emptied wallet or trip to the precinct in the back of a paddy wagon. In fact when I think about it, it's probably where some of these johnny just cum distillers are getting their agarwood oils; if I tell it, like I smell it. It's a hardscrabble, gritty and grungy place that reminds me of some of the Chinese oils. Even as a Hindi lover, some of the Chinese oils were too much.
On the other side of the Manhattan Bridge there's the DUMBO (down under manhattan bridge overpass) area of Brooklyn, think eclectic, artsy, more sterile and way safer; picturesque sidewalk cafes with $25 Ceasar salads, $20 lattes and espresso shots, $4000/month 500sqft(the size of an average sitting room)swank studio apartments with tuxedoed concierge, and the seemingly ever present young, fit blonde jogging with her golden lab. Stuffy, fluffy, pretentious and somewhat contrived IMO. Absolutely beautiful neighborhood without doubt but ultimately for as pretty as it is, like some of the Chinese oils, it's too much.
China Sayang for me is the Manhattan Bridge as it spans the gap between those two different worlds with perfect balance while giving a glimpse to the other side and more.
Today I put on the newly acquired Khmer Xtreme from EnsarOud. First of all a big thank you of gratitude to Ensar and his team (Adam Coburn) for dispatching everything on a timely matter. Secondly to @kesiro for recommending this oil. Thirdly, you got to love DHL. 2 days all the way from Jordan to Los Angeles. I think all the shipping companies are 2nd to DHL when it comes to international shipping.
This is my 2nd full bottle of Cambodian from Ensar Oud and couldn’t be more happier and pleased. Right off the the opening of the cap, you get that uff fragrance which you want to experience. The initial smell had tobacco and somewhat of a leatherish aroma. Maybe like a Hindi/Cambodi combo @PEARL. It kept getting brighter but in a non fruity way. I would say of some really deep resinous wood. Kept checking and the silage was just amazing. After the initial aroma, the dry down was just intense. Pure Cambodi like aroma (something of resemblance to Pursat but with a mellow Hindi aroma).
For anyone who wants to try a non fruity tutti Cambodi Oud, you don’t need to look any further. This is the one!
This is my 2nd full bottle of Cambodian from Ensar Oud and couldn’t be more happier and pleased. Right off the the opening of the cap, you get that uff fragrance which you want to experience. The initial smell had tobacco and somewhat of a leatherish aroma. Maybe like a Hindi/Cambodi combo @PEARL. It kept getting brighter but in a non fruity way. I would say of some really deep resinous wood. Kept checking and the silage was just amazing. After the initial aroma, the dry down was just intense. Pure Cambodi like aroma (something of resemblance to Pursat but with a mellow Hindi aroma).
For anyone who wants to try a non fruity tutti Cambodi Oud, you don’t need to look any further. This is the one!
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I think you are right on the money. The CX seems to blur the lines a bit between Cambodi and Hindi. This genre to me is an evolution of Cambodi ouds to a higher level. Chiem Po Chai being in the same family. Awesome, awesome oils. Congratulations to you! I am so glad that my enthusiasm for this oil lived up to your expectations.
Rasoul; sounds wonderful already. Why not let it macerate a few months and then decide if it wants a compliment or a contrast?
Right now my thoughts are: I wonder how marigold would marry with the cinnamon/citrus. I guess you’re thinking about lotus/spikenard to add a contrasting texture. Has anyone ever used aldehydes in a mukhalkat to do this? Maybe olibanum would add that shimmer.
Right now my thoughts are: I wonder how marigold would marry with the cinnamon/citrus. I guess you’re thinking about lotus/spikenard to add a contrasting texture. Has anyone ever used aldehydes in a mukhalkat to do this? Maybe olibanum would add that shimmer.
hi larry, i wana go strictly naturals. mostly EO base materials but some have to be co2 extracts or absolutes. aside from alcohol, i am set on not adding anything else. i like the marigold thinking. i doubt spikenard will give me what i want after tinkering a bit with it. black lotus may. blue and pink and red no. ginger lilly might be another one...
but you are right i gotta let the whole thing sit for a while with a daily shake and see how it marries. for now the xll/emerald/green papua are not noticed off vial or even upon application. only very slightly on dry down. it may be that i have to up their contribution but as you said it is best to let the assemblage sit a while and see what happens.
cheers
but you are right i gotta let the whole thing sit for a while with a daily shake and see how it marries. for now the xll/emerald/green papua are not noticed off vial or even upon application. only very slightly on dry down. it may be that i have to up their contribution but as you said it is best to let the assemblage sit a while and see what happens.
cheers