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I offer an alcohol-based blend of Assam oud, bulgarian roses, spices and vetiver here. My reviews as a perfumer are nothing but impeccable.

I buy my santal from Eden's Garden, I have tried many sources and this is the best current crop source i have found that fits into a perfumer's budget (in other words i use it in blends so cost is a factor. It is from Mysore, but the source of wood does not tell half the story. Good wood takes...

These guys are going out of business as far as oud oils is concerned, switching over to Perfume Lines: Rasasi Al Haramain and Swiss Arabian. Whatever is left is half price. Many of you have said the product is not real but I am not sure. If you want to contact them emai [email protected] .

You may need to use a carrier such as jojoba or sunflower oil to dilute the oud to a level that your skin tolerates. I know that we love oud for its richness but we only have one skin.

U just gotta love life...hahahahahaha.

Ensar and I have signed a truce...may such accord exist in the real world. That said I have to call you out on your Seiko analogy. Seiko is a multi-tiered company and in Japan they make watches that are just as good as any watch on the market. Well maybe not a PP perpetual calendar but close...

I lack the self control to get away with two swipes. Also, people look at you strangely when you keep shoving your wrist into your nose all day and then wiggling your nose and wrist around to capture different notes.

So you think it is fine for Ensar to write horrible personal things about Alan Mahaffey even stating the man was bankrupt which is far more personal than checking the whois on any website ownership and I am a creeptsta? Fine, I have already asked Luigi to release from the bondage of this site. I...

I apologize for being so rude to Ensar and Thomas on their site. I would not like people to be rude to me on my own site but the www is the New Wild West. For the sake of transparency however I feel you people should be aware of the facts of ownership.

I have purchased Mr Taftazani's product and it is not your typical burnt rubber from Indonesia. It is as good as the Oriscents I have sniffed and priced comparably. Nowhere on Basenotes does my friend use his own name yet you have called him out personally Thomas. He wanted me to let you know...

All musk has been synthetic in larger western houses since 1979. No one is searching for pure scent of musk pod in the west. Musc Ravageur has no musk even listed in the scent pyramid. It is about synthetic engineering art. Whether you like this art or don't is another issue. I generally don't...

Musk deers became a protected endangered species by the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) in 1979, rendering natural musk almost obsolete in perfumery (The erratic quantities used by a handful of perfumers come from either old stock ~musk...

Musk is a bad analogy. They cannot sell deer musk because it is to all extents and purposes a banned substance. Also, musk is a very murky scent as there are vegetal sources of musk scent such as ambrette seeds though anyone who has smelled real musk will know the difference. Many modern western...

Here's a great explanation of traditional attar making from the internet: Attar-making is a labor-intensive process, requiring great talent, skill and patience. It can take over two weeks to make a small batch of a single attar. Anywhere from twenty-five to three-hundred and fifty pounds of...

Masstika, yes although today attars are frequently made with petroleum based products as the receptor rather than the sandalwood of yore. I have made the equivalent of attars using salt and roses but the product is more volatile than deg production. My significant other loves attars and I try to...

Ensar I do not doubt you as the price of santal has gone through the roof and the quality of trees used for santal is far too green, however for you to make such a statement i would appreciate you back it up with some evidence and not just a blanket statement. As much as you are loved for your...

I have received my ml sample from Agarwood Indonesia and this is excellent stuff. It jumps right out of the bottle smooth and smokey, one does not have to endure the medicinal/sawdust buzz that I get from many lesser distillations. You are invited right in. I get honey and smoke and hay and a...

I have a ml coming and will post my notes on it here.

I am burning bakhoor daad from Simon today. It has a very unique smell that reminds me of times I have spent with friends in Persian households and shopping at Persian markets (I use the term Persian only because the folks I know in the States prefer that term). It is a very unique scent and I...

Anyone have experience with this seller. I bought some Bangladesh oud from them as it was recommended as i was looking for the most animalic oud I could find. What I got smelled like limburger cheese rotting in a chicken coop which more than met my desire for animalics. I have not tried their...