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    Looking for EO Laosan 99

    Hi, I am looking for Ensar Laosan sandalwood oil. Anyone kind enough to part some of it? Many thanks!
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    Shoyeido selected fragrance wood

    Dropped by Shoyeido main branch and picked up the following amazing wood chip packs. The scent profile is given in each insert that comes with the pack. In addition, the wood has a great fragrance at room temperature. Bitter sweetness with a deep horizontal complexity. [emoji58] Easily my...
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    Embark on incense making

    Since I had gathered a decent amount of raw material, I decided to try my hands on incense making just for the fun of it! Royal Green Hojari resin and powdered (from ApothecarysGarden) Left to right: Myrrh powdered, Boswellia Carterii powdered (both from ApothecarysGarden), charcoal...
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    Osyris sandalwood beads

    I had bought a sizable and beautiful Osyris sandalwood block from Ensar a while ago. Since it was quite a big block, I had a crazy idea and decided to carve some beads out of it. Adam was very kind enough to accede to my request and managed to get hold of his in-house carver to take up the...
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    Latest Portable Heater by KZ (玉兰香)

    I have not tried any other electric heater other than KZ original Subitism heater, which was reputed to be one of the best heater in the market. It excel because of its rapid heater transfer and coupled with a voltage adjustable circuit, it is an excellent and cheap heater to appreciate the...
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    Tokusen Tai

    I had not tried any Thai prior to Tokusen Tai and so did not have much of an expectation other than hearsay about Thai being linear, sweet and jammy. But Tokusen Tai was far from linear. A swipe and a sniff later, there was this unusual peppery spice note jolting my olfactory senses, sending a...
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    My scent boxes

    Took me some time but finally managed to complete what I started 8 months ago. Most of you should know by now that I am very particular (or nerdy) about proper oil storage. There was a thread on the comparison between sturdy glass bottle and v vials, and I believe I had clearly articulate my...
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    Alshareef Ridhwan

    Have anyone tried Alshareef Ridhwan?
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    Contamination by skin contact

    Had wanted to start a thread on this and finally manage to find the time to do so. A questionnaire to get the discussion going: 1) Do you use the applicator stick that comes with the bottle to swipe the oil? Or do you use disposables such as toothpick instead? 2) If you were to use the...
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    Upfront with the Artisan

    Earlier this year I had paid a visit to Taha in KL and met up with Ensar during the Singapore Oud Fest. It was a great learning experience for me to be able to talk directly to the distillers and learnt about their philosophy in the art of distillation. I had posted my experience in the BN and...