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Hi Tarik, It'd be impossible for me to answer, the result would depend on the quality of all the ingredients, on whether their respective qualities play nice with all other in the blend and of course how skillfully and artfully the blend is executed. And, of course - on what your expectations...

I wish you success! As for the price, Arabian Oud often has a 50% off sale on their products and King Fahed can then be purchased for half of the official price.

The notes don't "pop" over others, they all play the same tune in a harmonious unison. The blend is extremely smooth and because (I think) it doesn't feature too many ingredients cluttering the olfactory space, the individuals components are relatively easy to pick up. To my nose, rose, musk...

Oud, rose, patchouli and musk is what I can pick up. Very simple yet elegant but its most distinctive character is the incedible balance and tranquile smoothness of the composition. I can't think of any other oud/rose/musk combo that didn't leave me wanting to dial some of it individual...

Thanks for the heads-up! I would note though that the batch of KSSS that is now legendary actually ran out in August 2010 and what is sold under that name now may or may not be of the same quality. I have tried a batch From early 2011 and it was not on the same level that the orinal that we...

The PayPal thing may be one way of dealing with the problem, but if one were determined enough to make a quick grand they could easily register a new PayPal account, pay the "I am not a scammer fee" and then sell a bottle of Kyara Koutan for $1000, tell the buyer his oud is on the way to delay...

I've only smelled the actual kyara chips once and my recollection of the scent is probably too faint but if I were to pick one of Oriscent oils that has the most resemblance I'd probably nominate Royal Kinam with Kyara Koutan being a close second.

Aqua Oleum's Mysore from 2011 is pretty good, smooth and creamy but the Dabur from La Boutique Bio is better to my nose - deeper and "older" smelling.

This is a mind-blowing display, both in terms of the rarity and artistic beauty. What a sad state of affairs though that we can feast our eyes on this beauty only by looking at pictures of an exclusive exhibition. Thank you for sharing this link, Masstika.

I think I know what OudFreak is saying about getting oil all over one's fingers when opening and closing a traditional plain octagonal bottle, it's particularly easy with some of the more fluid, thinner oils. For that reason I prefer the fancy bottles myself, not to mention the much nicer...

I am very sensitive (and not partial) to barnyard and I do at times sense it in EdA. And even when it is there it's not offensive, but instead adds a nice kick to the delightful sweet and woody agava aroma of this oil. It also has an interesting way of lingering even after just sniffing the...

I haven't tried Kalbar 3000 so can't compare the two. Borneo 3000 (the 2004 batch, not the new one) has an amazing opening note - clean, etherial, resinous, filled with translucent sunlight, but I am not a huge fan of its mid-stage which doesn't agree with my skin and comes off somewhat musty...

After having tested Jinkoh To Byakudan for sometime here's my observations. The opening of Jinkoh To Byakudan is a perfect unison of the sweet, almost kinam-ey aspect of oud, woody resin, a hint of sweet spices and a deep, delicious sandalwood. I thought I smelled frankincense in it but...

Masstika, thanks for risking your brain cells for science and please accept my sincere apologies for my post that prompted you to conduct this dangerous experiment. Of course you are right and the primitive, one-dimensional chemical aggression of turpentine is nothing like the aroma of a Borneo...

Masstika and others who tried the Kalbar 3000 - do you guys ever get the "paint thinner" association from some Borneo ouds and if yes, is there even a hint of that note in K3000? This note was most prominent in Borneo 4000 and to some degree is present in Oud Royale (the new, not the 2004 one)...

I agree with Mr Oud's points - suspending the entire Noir thread seems unnecessary. I was surprised to first see posts censored and then the entire thread disappear, this was an unpleasant dejavu throwback to the late Oud Group on Basenotes when free and honest exchange of opinions became all...

Wait for the drydown, the Borneo character of KdK will become evident.

What's Kyara Kalbar like? And how similar the new Oud Royale will be to the original? Since they both are from Maroke and if the new one is hydrodistilled too, perhaps they are not too different from each other?

Curous about those as well, Burma is the birthplace of Kyara Koutan and Kyara LTD :) Wouldn't mind finding out what Kyara Kalbar is like too!