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Agar Aura~Chamkeila
Splendor. At times you encounter a thing of beauty that takes time to fully appreciate. Has there ever been a time when you've seen that woman and you know immediately that you find her attractive, cute even? The next time you see her you notice something different about her, there's an alluring sparkle in her eyes, the long flowing dress she wears clutches at her supple hips ever slow slightly as she prances by. The next time you see her you notice something different about her, there's a smoothness in her flawless complexion, a pearly whiteness to her perfectly aligned teeth as she smiles at you and when she says "hello" the harmonic melody and temper of her voice sends shivers; enough to make your liver quiver. Before you know it you're completely enchanted and mesmerized by this being, you find yourself thinking about her even when she's not around. That's Chamkeila for me, I liked it from the beginning and with each wear I find myself more enraptured by it, such a princely splendor.
I get a feeling of nostalgia for Hindi oils with varying levels of fermented and/or barny notes, oils like HOM's Assam, Adam's Hindi 100k, Ensar's Nuh and Zachariyya and Zakir's Hastakshar Kalakassi, in the same way an old hot rodder get's a feeling of nostalgia for an authentic '68 Yenko Super Camaro or '69 Baldwin Motion Phase III Nova. Brutally beautiful oils that grip and encircle me like a giant constrictor; but you have to be cautious as those beast are powerful enough to squeeze and nearly suffocate you if worn outside of cooler degrees.
IMO those oils mentioned above, while I love them dearly, are more so perfume. Think about it.... what’s more perfume? A distillation process that employs longer soak periods to purposefully induce auxiliary notes, the ultimate auxiliary notes of fermentation and barn to appease an aesthetic favored by some or a process whose primary purpose is to distill oils that are the closest approximation of the wood and its oil and resin? The latter oils are in fact more oudy as they seek to avoid anything that would obscure their oudiness. Bravo to those that are actually progressive in doing this.
We've read it all before, "the generation this or that oils are an advancement over its predecessors" or "this oil is the best oil released to date"; all balderdash, hogwash and hawse sh!t. But wait a minute....Think about it.... If there are any vendor/distillers that don't have it as their primary goal and objective to make better oils each time they do so, then what the heck are they doing? Easy answer, wasting time making status quo oils and frankly, I've smelled those all before so no need to waste my time even sampling them. In fact, there are a couple of vendor/distillers that I don't look forward to their releases because based on my historical experience I already know the result. The result has always been me doing the best I can to subjectively and objectively assess the oil once I get the sample and the oil making me reevaluate my entire collection and coming to the conclusion that the oil is indeed better than what I had before it, powerful Hindis like my two current #1 rated Chamkeila and Chugoku Senkoh. I’ll go as far to say that if I could do it all over knowing what I know, I’d have less of some oils and more of those. The irony though is that when those couple of vendor/distillers release new oils, I’ll do the same re-evaluation just to realize those newer oils are better.
Splendor. At times you encounter a thing of beauty that takes time to fully appreciate. Has there ever been a time when you've seen that woman and you know immediately that you find her attractive, cute even? The next time you see her you notice something different about her, there's an alluring sparkle in her eyes, the long flowing dress she wears clutches at her supple hips ever slow slightly as she prances by. The next time you see her you notice something different about her, there's a smoothness in her flawless complexion, a pearly whiteness to her perfectly aligned teeth as she smiles at you and when she says "hello" the harmonic melody and temper of her voice sends shivers; enough to make your liver quiver. Before you know it you're completely enchanted and mesmerized by this being, you find yourself thinking about her even when she's not around. That's Chamkeila for me, I liked it from the beginning and with each wear I find myself more enraptured by it, such a princely splendor.
I get a feeling of nostalgia for Hindi oils with varying levels of fermented and/or barny notes, oils like HOM's Assam, Adam's Hindi 100k, Ensar's Nuh and Zachariyya and Zakir's Hastakshar Kalakassi, in the same way an old hot rodder get's a feeling of nostalgia for an authentic '68 Yenko Super Camaro or '69 Baldwin Motion Phase III Nova. Brutally beautiful oils that grip and encircle me like a giant constrictor; but you have to be cautious as those beast are powerful enough to squeeze and nearly suffocate you if worn outside of cooler degrees.
IMO those oils mentioned above, while I love them dearly, are more so perfume. Think about it.... what’s more perfume? A distillation process that employs longer soak periods to purposefully induce auxiliary notes, the ultimate auxiliary notes of fermentation and barn to appease an aesthetic favored by some or a process whose primary purpose is to distill oils that are the closest approximation of the wood and its oil and resin? The latter oils are in fact more oudy as they seek to avoid anything that would obscure their oudiness. Bravo to those that are actually progressive in doing this.
We've read it all before, "the generation this or that oils are an advancement over its predecessors" or "this oil is the best oil released to date"; all balderdash, hogwash and hawse sh!t. But wait a minute....Think about it.... If there are any vendor/distillers that don't have it as their primary goal and objective to make better oils each time they do so, then what the heck are they doing? Easy answer, wasting time making status quo oils and frankly, I've smelled those all before so no need to waste my time even sampling them. In fact, there are a couple of vendor/distillers that I don't look forward to their releases because based on my historical experience I already know the result. The result has always been me doing the best I can to subjectively and objectively assess the oil once I get the sample and the oil making me reevaluate my entire collection and coming to the conclusion that the oil is indeed better than what I had before it, powerful Hindis like my two current #1 rated Chamkeila and Chugoku Senkoh. I’ll go as far to say that if I could do it all over knowing what I know, I’d have less of some oils and more of those. The irony though is that when those couple of vendor/distillers release new oils, I’ll do the same re-evaluation just to realize those newer oils are better.
A teaser swipe this morning...
White-ish Ambergris in a mild Sandalwood oil.
.......later on.........
A big swipe of EO AOMeg
Stand back! If you're not into barn
Come closer! If you like it
White-ish Ambergris in a mild Sandalwood oil.
.......later on.........
A big swipe of EO AOMeg
Stand back! If you're not into barn
Come closer! If you like it
Initially, a Sensuous and Titillating post, but then you veered into cars and oud. You're such a tease Pearlito
Okay..........Seriously!.........
A post for seasoned oud lovers, by a seasoned oud lover
An Oud Journey ultimately leads to evaluating and re-evaluating your oils. Gemologists of scent. In the end, valuable lessons have been learned, appreciation tuned to the crest, all badges acquired, and you rest above your collection, seeing those gems that shine the brightest.
Okay..........Seriously!.........
A post for seasoned oud lovers, by a seasoned oud lover
An Oud Journey ultimately leads to evaluating and re-evaluating your oils. Gemologists of scent. In the end, valuable lessons have been learned, appreciation tuned to the crest, all badges acquired, and you rest above your collection, seeing those gems that shine the brightest.
Ahh the beautiful Chugoku Senkoh for me. This Oudh is something really special. I happened to have a luncheon with some relatives and one of my cousins asked me where is that beautiful aroma coming from? I smiled and said that’s Oudh. Fast forward, I dropped a tiny bit on his wrist and lo and behold he texted me 5 hours later saying why is this still smelling the same when you put it on my hand? He said, I need and must get a bottle. I told him it’s sold out and he should go for the Suriranka Senkoh, which is something beyond special!
Mr Barn by Agarwood Assam today. A greasy, semi solid limited edition Hindi oud with character. A classic skeleton of Assamese barn with a dignified berried leather, sweet musty fennel seeds and soft incense aroma of oud resin. Opening has decent amount of barn. Thick and smoky. But never too intimidating as the name may suggest. The drier phase has a very classy sweet, subtle and woodsy an aroma I get from fine Hindis. The balance of notes is very fine. Texture is superb on skin. It has a soothing effect which mellows me out. All in all, an innocent Assam village boy who earned himself a university degree. I wish Zak could make a body creme with something like this. It would be a great option for winter days.
Treasure Oud
Oil from a 95 year old wild tree.
I'm getting vertigo from it's vertical compexity.
I wish I had more experience with Bangladesh oils, because this one has got me scratching my head, I get Hindi, Burmese, and Chinese. So many notes, so much progression, and the end mimics the beginning.
Oil from a 95 year old wild tree.
I'm getting vertigo from it's vertical compexity.
I wish I had more experience with Bangladesh oils, because this one has got me scratching my head, I get Hindi, Burmese, and Chinese. So many notes, so much progression, and the end mimics the beginning.
i refrained from wearing any oil in almost the past 48 hours b/c i knew today a very special oil was arriving via dhl: Agar Aura Royal Malinau (not yet released iirc)
holly S$#@& you know you are in the presence of such great beauty when you have to search hard for words.
borneo 50k's elegant mature sister. airy, lithe, ethereal. so finessed so chiseled and beautiful i am gasping for air and out of my body. white flowers, most subtle and beautifully mild bitter/sweet wood. some mild meyer lemon marmalade, vanilla, most delicate powdery cinnamon and most subdued green cardamom. just too beautiful for words. everything in such subtle strength that the wearer has to search for the notes. not one aspect dominates.
i can see this being called borneo senkoh.
i thought walla patta was my deserted island oil, but apparently north borneo combo of brunei/malinau (more so the latter) is my calling. if one day i leave for the jungles and join the other crazies it will be because of oils like this. i never had the pleasure to try out the other older broneo by ensar, but i can imagine them being awfully similar to what i am experiencing now.
i am not a greedy person but somehow this oil makes me want to have it all to myself. yet i owe it to this community to say: run don't walk. run and buy a bottle. if you think all you need is 1gram? wrong, you need 3. if you think 3 gram would be enough, nope, you need 10.
30 min in and i already placed another order. oils like this are 1 in a 100.
holly S$#@& you know you are in the presence of such great beauty when you have to search hard for words.
borneo 50k's elegant mature sister. airy, lithe, ethereal. so finessed so chiseled and beautiful i am gasping for air and out of my body. white flowers, most subtle and beautifully mild bitter/sweet wood. some mild meyer lemon marmalade, vanilla, most delicate powdery cinnamon and most subdued green cardamom. just too beautiful for words. everything in such subtle strength that the wearer has to search for the notes. not one aspect dominates.
i can see this being called borneo senkoh.
i thought walla patta was my deserted island oil, but apparently north borneo combo of brunei/malinau (more so the latter) is my calling. if one day i leave for the jungles and join the other crazies it will be because of oils like this. i never had the pleasure to try out the other older broneo by ensar, but i can imagine them being awfully similar to what i am experiencing now.
i am not a greedy person but somehow this oil makes me want to have it all to myself. yet i owe it to this community to say: run don't walk. run and buy a bottle. if you think all you need is 1gram? wrong, you need 3. if you think 3 gram would be enough, nope, you need 10.
30 min in and i already placed another order. oils like this are 1 in a 100.
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