Oudimentary

[Ahmir]

Sorry to hear KSSS did not do it for you Alaskan. Personally I like the KSSS over Kampuchea and Yusha.
Firstly, KSSS lasts ages longer than both the others. Its deeper, darker, more resiny and somewhat smokey oil. Its opening is like thick cherry syrup. The Yusha and Kampuchea by comparison are more light and 'airy'. Not as complex or deep. They are good oils in their own right but both register higher than KSSS.

 

[the alaskan]

ahmir, if we are talking about the same batch of ksss, as mine is from 1 week ago. keep in mind there may be diff batches.

it seems like alot of oud wearers like the wet smell of the oils where i go for the dry scented oils, wich is weird i know so, please take that into concideration when i compare oils. the ksss sure does have some staying power but, was a bit more of a sour wet on my skin where the kampuchea was a sweet wet. ill take sweet over sour anyday but, dry sweet is my fav combo!

the malaysian super(oudimentary) has a hot sweet drydown just like my oudh royale from agascents.

i would love to try the yusha but there havent been any samples avail on my last couple orders.

 

[the alaskan]

i did ask,lol. he would have if it was avail but he said he sent me samples of some other stuff to try. my last 2 orders came from jordon and they didnt have any measured for samples at that location to send out. should get here tomorrow,woohoo!

 

[Ahmir]

I see what you mean Alaskan. I too prefer my smells slightly wet too!

The Malaysian smells like an oil I have from Oudline. The dry-down is of dry black currents. I don't like the oil as it does not develop much.

 

[the alaskan]

on a truck somewhere in anchorage as of 9:15 am. its 1:22 and ive got errands to run but im waiting until i have it in hand and a swipe on my cheek.

 

[the alaskan]

time drags on, 3:55...

 

[the alaskan]

it arrived very late and i had a dinner to go to so i only touched the wand to my cheeks after scraping most of the oil off into the bottle. keep in mind the review is for the first 2 hours as at the party there was so much food and stuff going on to give a good report. i will be appling a full swipe today and make thurough notes. heres what i wrote down yesterday: first impression from the wand was it smells closest to crassna cha minus the mintyness. after scrapping most oil from wand i appied a smear to each cheek and rubbed it a bit in my beard hair and skin. after 15 minutes it smells like kalbar koh but not as wet, my mind was racing with the knowledge i could get an oud sultani copy from kablar koh. that was a shortlived thought because it just kept evolving. its not strong at all but pleasant and light fresh etheral with no green notes i did get a wiff of pachouli. i can tell it is special and i will like it the more i smell it. it deff an addicting scent but not strong at all. it did have a strong patchouli phase but it passed in about an hour.

upon awakening i could still smell the oud, not strong but still there even after wiping my face on my pillow all night,lol.

so i will write up a better more thurough report today. am i happy i bought it? yes. would i buy it again? time will tell. as a perfumer you have to smell things that are reported to be the best and this is the cleanest smelling oil ive ever tried. you could pour it on and go into a public place with zero worries of offending anyone, its delicous.

 

[the alaskan]

after wearing on my arms for a few hours theres a difference. i havent got the patchouli scent at all where as when on my beard hair after 1 hr there was a small trace that increased, then changed to the hard to describe but, very lovely scent. i get sweet cola fruity basalmic scent thats very hard to describe. its very unique and hard to pindown specific scents, wich i love cause of perfuming and accords.

i dont get a strong fem or male trait but, i would love to have a woman that smelled like this, i wouldnt be able to stop smelling her. its the most addicting oil in my collection! on my skin its more dry floral and sweet. its hands down the best oil i own with its constant evolving. my only regret is it doesnt project very far and, stays close to the wearer. with a scent this lovely it needs to be smelled by everyone. it is a 10 out of 10 and im not saying that because others have or, the price paid, its just and incredible oil. i could go on but im sure you all get the picture, it really is perfume. im very happy with my treasure and would buy tolas of it if it were 550 like the others.

ensar is very generous with his samples and even sent me a sample of an oil ive never seen listed at his store. im not sure if it was a mistake or not so, i wont say what it is until i talk to ensar.

adam, i love the picture you painted. thats deff the dream with anything i buy,lol.

help, i cant get my nose off my arm!

 

[Thomas S.]

I have bought some wood from Oudimentary, the Indian Assam and the Burmi Shan. Both are very nice types of chips, the Assam stronger and more spicy, while the Burmi Shan is creamy and woody. Both are worth the money, IMHO. I burn the a lot, as I find them nice while the price is not as high as some "super chips" that would stretch my budget too far.
I am consdiering buying the Lao Gold oil. Has anyone tried it? Is it worth the money? what is its scent like?

ooooooh =)

i will quietly take 3 drops of my oud qalbi and go out side =)

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happy for you =)

 

[masstika]

@Thomas S: I am interested in the Indian Assam even though it is plantation; can you please elaborate a little on the scent profile and does it suffer from what other plantation Ouds sometimes suffer in terms of lack of depth, too much damp woody smell and no sweetness? Eager to read your comments.

 

[Thomas S.]

@masstika:
The Assam is nice, but since I do not have any Assam Super chips (or anything Indian that I could compare in terms of scent profile) I cannot really tell if you would like this kind of wood from Oudimentary. I know you have a good collection, and apparently access to high quality wood and oils...
You see, here in Germany (or Europe in general) there are no vendors of real good oud chips or oils. I have to order from the US or Canada to get some good chips, but then, in most cases, Customs will charge me for everything I acquire... which does not make it easy to get a hold of good wood ...I was limited to ordering Baieido chips and sticks from a company in Switzerland in the last years, before I found more ressources on-line.

Back to Indian Assam: It has a certain indian scent profile, some sweetness, some smokiness and some spiciness you will find in Hindi oils. But apart from that, it is not a very strong or sweet wood. I can compare it to high class Baieido chips, such as Ogurayama or Hakusui. What these are in relation to the general quality of (young, plantation) chips the Indian Assam is to regular ("no-name") oud chips-- nice, but not as exceptional as the Brunei Exquisite, for example.

You see, Oudimentary was a good way to get an impression of what chips from different regions are like. Learning material for my oudication, so to speak, (that sounds a bit intellectual and cold - I really like the wood for what it is !).
So, if you were a beginner in wood burning, I had no problem in recommending it. But since I know you are a well-versed oud connaisseur I hesitate a bit...

 

[masstika]

Thank you Thomas for your frank and thorough review. I was hesitant about their Assam Wood because they have mentioned that they have got from a mentor of theirs and I have a feeling they were referring to Tajul Bakshi who has a lot of Agarwood Plantations in Assam and he sells to a lot of the outfits on line re-sellers. I have tried his Assam wood couple of years ago and they were not something I cared for. I will check directly with them if that was their source. thanks again kindly for your review.

 

[Thomas S.]

masstika, you are very welcome!

Back to my initial question:
has anyone tried the Laotian oil from Oudimentary?

 

[masstika]

Thomas S: I haven't tried their Laotian Oud but I tried the one from Enfleurage enfulrage it is quite strong in the fecal/Barnyard scent very bold hay notes. I think it works very well in Mukhalat (mixes)

 

[Thomas S.]

Today I picked up another package from Oudimentary at the Customs office.
I had bought during the recent Summer Sale at Oudimentary but the additonal taxes they charged me made the wood as expensive as if there hadn´t been a sale at all :-(

Never mind:
I can really recommend the Southern Thai chips - they remind me a lot of Ensar´s Supreme Chathaburi chips which I love for the their spicy-fruity
scent.

I have also bought some Cambodi Special chips which are also very nice. I burned them right after the Southern Thai chips so right now I cannot tell very much about the scent profile as the two scents layered and influenced each other. All I can say right now is that the Cambodi Special is more fruity; and it reminded me of sweet grapes.

Oudimentary has some real nice wood. I can only recommend the chips they carry - especially when you want to educate yourself about wood from different regions and you do not want to stretch your budget too much!

Have a great day or night, and keep them smokin´ ;-)

Thomas S.