Agaraura Mukhallats!

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abdullah

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This is my poor impressions.
Al Arabiya 2 - it is a beatiful spices mix,harmony,mossy,and sometimes very bright,not strong but solid fragrance.
Oud Chypre-ah,you've been in a sauna before, and felt the smell of eucalyptus?This is it with a fair amount of stunning sweet.
Al-Mendoos -the smell of cherry-flavored gum!For a long time, perhaps until the end.
 
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Oudiferous

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Idaina Dento is quite an impressive blend. Very complex. I was surprised to read Taha's description and discover what all is in this oil. The high quality Vietnamese Oud is really nice, a good complement to Scented Mountain's highest quality sticks. Really like this blend.
 
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abdullah

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Khashab-I was initially discouraged, because the initial strength of the aroma was overshadowing the smell of wood I wanted to feel, but after 30 minutes came a faint smell of dry wood and yet, surrounded by woods sisters.
I liked !
 
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masstika

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Khashab-I was initially discouraged, because the initial strength of the aroma was overshadowing the smell of wood I wanted to feel
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Abdullah: What aroma are you referring to that is initially overshadowing the smell of wood? I had thought that it was all wood notes! Also, does anyone knows what does it mean Al mendoos?
 
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Oudiferous

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Just put on Khashab. Very nice and woody. Mmmm. There's a kind of cherry note in it that is also in Al-Mendoos and in Idaina Dento. I don't know what it is. I wasn't too fond of the cherriness of Al-Mendoos, but with all the woods here, it is quite nice. I like this blend, its something I am definitely inclined to wearing. It's a wood lovers dream come true! I'm just curious what kind of Oud is in here.
 
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abdullah

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Masstika - seemed like a storm of mint and cherry notes the initial.
And I was expecting the smell of wood already in the beginning.
I noticed the wood just a little later.
That's it!
 
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Orgoglio ItalianO

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Oudiferous said:
Idaina Dento is quite an impressive blend. Very complex. I was surprised to read Taha's description and discover what all is in this oil. The high quality Vietnamese Oud is really nice, a good complement to Scented Mountain's highest quality sticks. Really like this blend.
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Tried Layali i loved it and then i tried Idaina Dento and also fell in love with it,Taha makes really good Mukhallats and has very nice Ouds! And always a pleasure to deal with an all around great guy & Products :)
 
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AbuAyoob

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Got a chance to try Layli and Indaina Dento thanks to my bro Italiano and I absolutely love both of them. I'm feeling the pace at which these two move over time. Layli has an attractive tabacco scent with a sweetness behind it and I can't help but enjoy the base of Oud that finds it's way up to my nose periodically. Idaina Dento is one of my favorites with the spicy clove top note and the very noticeable spices in e middle and a wonderful Oud base that just like Layli finds it's way up my nose. The longevity of the oils is amazing for a mukhallat, went to bed and woke up smelling them!

Taha great job my brotha!
 
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masstika

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Jinkoh To Byakudan; a trip I couldn't resist. What, with two of my favorite ingredients, Oud and Sandalwood, how can one say no. I had read the description when it came on line and had painted a picture in my mind from that description. My first impression of it however is a bit different from that picture. Opening notes bear an uncanny resemblance to Idiana Dento. a very pronounced pink lotus high note greets you from the vial and that very soon melts into a sweet sour note of Frankincense and Bakhhor on a bed of sweet spices. Also very similar opening to the much loved and now gone, Naqi Mukhalat. once you have settled down from the rather slightly abrupt opening, the journey glides smoothly and nicely thanks to the seemingly good quality Sandalwood employed here and it's not just the quality but rather the quantity. It is extremely well proportioned and balanced so that you smell it here and there, never over powering but always there like fluffy pillows. This sandalwood has also been stripped of it's high pitch notes (through aging?) that you find in lesser quality oils. The silage is good with a decent projection and with a medium longevity of about 3 to 5 hours. I wouldn't say that the Mukhalat is absolutely masculine but it does lean that way a little bit, similar to KYUKYODO's zukh albeit not spicy but sweet. The Paradox I feel in this elegant composition is the Oud. I am not very familiar with wild Vietnamese Agarwood Oil but I understood that the Crassana is similar to that of Laos. Well, you won't find any fecal notes here or Barnyard or many other attributes of Oud. The fragrance is still that of wood and sweet spices but, and that is just my personal preference, I think it could have used a little bit more of the Oud to truly make the journey complete. Meanwhile if anyone missed out on Idiana Dento this will be a worthy replacement.
 
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fumigateur

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I have a technical question if anyone has an answer I truly appreciate it. I am making mukhallats with tinctures of ambergris and civet. I find the amount of alcohol in the tinctures overpowering at times. If i air oxidize the mukhallat the alcohol level seems to dissipate (and I know the implications of air oxidatiion on agar oil) but will the civet and ambergris themselves be compromised by this process?
 
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Igor01

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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 according to Taha he didn't use any, so it must the combination of other ingredients creating this illusory perception. The wood is balanced perfectly by the spices and the overall dynamic range is extremely broad with the sweet aroma of heated oud chips and delicate spices forming a well-tuned duo at the top and the woodier aspects of oud as well as suprisingly mellow sandalwood providing a solid foundation. I see some resemblance to Naqi but Jinkoh To Byakudan is all about transparent woods while Naqi had a very strong spicy element and in some way was more "perfumy". Clearly a masculine blend, but not overpowering or bombastic. The beauty of this one is in its elegant simplicity, great balance and high quality ingredients. The longevity on my skin is great - much like with most of Agar Aura's mukhallats I get pretty much an entire day. The scent becomes much lighter after about 5 hours or so, but this could be olfactory fatigue - my girlfriend can tell right away that I am wearing it even after 9-10 hours and a very light application.

So far out of all Agar Aura's blends I liked Jinkoh To Byakudan the most. I would have probably preferred a little more oud-ey "oomph" but that's just my uncompromising ouddiction, a condition which almost always makes me reach for a pure oud oil instead of a mukhallat or a Western fragrance.
 
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Oudiferous

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Taha has been on a roll with his mukhallats, especially with his recent focus around the Japenese incense tradition. I am deeply impressed with Bushi Na Kaori and Neriko (the only two I've tried). They are excellent unmistakably Oudy blends that are exalted with a timeless Japanese flavor that is most enchanting.
 
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