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First off there needs to be s hide behind a brick wall, take cover kinda of emoji.
It Is really interesting how initially in my early days I loved walla patta. I thought sri padabis a very balanced oil and surirankah senkoh is the ultimate. Ceylon royale similar but more zesty and mango peel while Oud royale SL a beast. I loved them all I loved them the most.
Now in my last 4-6 wears of any Sri Lanka oil I find no pleasure in any. The terpy notes are too rude and loud. No finesse in the opening. Is an assault. Then there is this giant cinnamon and cardamom note along with shoe wax. In two words too much. Too much of everything. Can’t live with them these days. Now where is that hide behind a wall emoji?
Anyways I had to resort to one of the quitter oils: Oud Ahmad. From days gone by. Can’t see oil like this being made every year. And even if one licks out, we still need years of aging.
It Is really interesting how initially in my early days I loved walla patta. I thought sri padabis a very balanced oil and surirankah senkoh is the ultimate. Ceylon royale similar but more zesty and mango peel while Oud royale SL a beast. I loved them all I loved them the most.
Now in my last 4-6 wears of any Sri Lanka oil I find no pleasure in any. The terpy notes are too rude and loud. No finesse in the opening. Is an assault. Then there is this giant cinnamon and cardamom note along with shoe wax. In two words too much. Too much of everything. Can’t live with them these days. Now where is that hide behind a wall emoji?
Anyways I had to resort to one of the quitter oils: Oud Ahmad. From days gone by. Can’t see oil like this being made every year. And even if one licks out, we still need years of aging.
@Rasoul S I chuckled when I read your post. Sometimes wearing certain oils of regions may lead to olfactory fatigue. Although I can’t say I’ve had that happen with Hindi’s, Viet and any of the cumingiana.
With Walla Patta, even for me it is something that I can only wear once in a while.
But the beauty is, we have so many different species we can mix them up to avoid getting tired of one kind or another.
With Walla Patta, even for me it is something that I can only wear once in a while.
But the beauty is, we have so many different species we can mix them up to avoid getting tired of one kind or another.
ol' Rasoul is a few cards short of a full deck I think - - doesn't like Walla Patta??? Good God man, get a grip on yourself! Nah, I understand - maybe try with a much lighter dose - just a little bit to where the scent just barely hits the scent receptors - might find the enjoyment there.. Kemewahan from AA is like that for me - it's a deep dark beastly Malaysian oud, that when I use too much it's a bit much, not real pleasant - but a very light dose is sublime..
@Shabby @kesiro @5MeO
Going thru phases. Nothing I haven’t seen before. I had similar love/hate or love/indifferent relationships in my tea journey, beer, wine, single malt, etc.
I am finding oils with no bite to suit me the most these days. The ksk or kekasihku or Oud Ahmad or TWR... of the world of oils. Abdus selam of course ditto Kinam Rouge and the Burmese oil from imperial Oud. Chugoko senkoh is the poster child of oils I dig the most. If going for top note heavy Vietnam and Borneo are still doing their thing and are very pleasing to my nose and mind.
I am not really bashing walla patta as a whole but rather share my journey of how I started loving walla patta andhad a hard time seeing those who didn’t care for it. Eg brother @Nikhil S only to see myself growing out of loving them.
Here is to finding joy in them in not too distant of a future.
Going thru phases. Nothing I haven’t seen before. I had similar love/hate or love/indifferent relationships in my tea journey, beer, wine, single malt, etc.
I am finding oils with no bite to suit me the most these days. The ksk or kekasihku or Oud Ahmad or TWR... of the world of oils. Abdus selam of course ditto Kinam Rouge and the Burmese oil from imperial Oud. Chugoko senkoh is the poster child of oils I dig the most. If going for top note heavy Vietnam and Borneo are still doing their thing and are very pleasing to my nose and mind.
I am not really bashing walla patta as a whole but rather share my journey of how I started loving walla patta andhad a hard time seeing those who didn’t care for it. Eg brother @Nikhil S only to see myself growing out of loving them.
Here is to finding joy in them in not too distant of a future.
Ah - do you have Lavanya from AA Rasoul? That one is like a sister to CS in scent spectrum, but even more smooth and easy.. CS is more rugged - I think it's the Chinese influence - it has a little hint of something wilder.. CS though, has a certain depth and richness that Lavanya doesn't quite have.. Taha's oils in general though have as their main signature (in my opinion) a super clean and clear, modern (postmodern?) aspect to them - whereas one thing I really love about Ensar's oils is their rich, rounded depth and wholesomeness..
But I digress - back to the main issue at hand which is this ambivalence toward Walla Patta - I think it's clear that if things haven't improved in that department within a week or two we will need to do a Gaharu intervention, perhaps by Skype.. Kesiro would definitely support this..
But I digress - back to the main issue at hand which is this ambivalence toward Walla Patta - I think it's clear that if things haven't improved in that department within a week or two we will need to do a Gaharu intervention, perhaps by Skype.. Kesiro would definitely support this..
Syed’s Succor. For me specifically, this is one of the most indispensable oils I have. I have not done one surgery without it under my mask since I got it. It increases my focus, mental and physical acuity and dexterity. I don’t know how, but it does. After nearly 20 years in private practice, I know my skills pretty well. This oud enhances them.
I get what you’re saying.
I felt a bit crazy over Walla Patta last year, as it was new for me, exciting and beautiful. The thrill has died down slightly with them from my standpoint, but they could make a huge comeback once the summer returns. My marokes have also fallen out of favour as the dampness of Mordor still lingers here on the coast, definitely saving them for early summer/late spring. I’ve seen firsthand which oils make you go mad. Stick with those. If it isn’t drawing you in, give a rest. You’ve got a whole library of beauties to explore!
I felt a bit crazy over Walla Patta last year, as it was new for me, exciting and beautiful. The thrill has died down slightly with them from my standpoint, but they could make a huge comeback once the summer returns. My marokes have also fallen out of favour as the dampness of Mordor still lingers here on the coast, definitely saving them for early summer/late spring. I’ve seen firsthand which oils make you go mad. Stick with those. If it isn’t drawing you in, give a rest. You’ve got a whole library of beauties to explore!
@Rasoul S
Dear brother. I just take Walla swipes when I crave it. I crave it once in two months. Some may find them absolutely gorgeous which I feel is because of the happiness of discovering a new type of Oud. Wallas dont have depth. Dont have the creamy barny oomph of trademark Oud. I consider them more Cedar than Oud. And I prefer Sandalwood over those. Another species that I dont enjoy is Meroke. In my humble experience there is nothing too thrilling/calming in those. Howeve I love Malaysian Oils. Even simpler oils like Aroha Kyaku give me absolute because of that end note of Oud that you get from Kinam Rouge/Arem Sung that elusive sweet woodsiness. That Kinamic flavour. That is my favorite part about Oud. I have shifted from interesting Top Notes spectrum to stable Base notes spectrum. This is my subjective opinion totally. Each will have theirs. I would rather save my money and still get one of those long gone LEGENDS. They make me speechless.
Dear brother. I just take Walla swipes when I crave it. I crave it once in two months. Some may find them absolutely gorgeous which I feel is because of the happiness of discovering a new type of Oud. Wallas dont have depth. Dont have the creamy barny oomph of trademark Oud. I consider them more Cedar than Oud. And I prefer Sandalwood over those. Another species that I dont enjoy is Meroke. In my humble experience there is nothing too thrilling/calming in those. Howeve I love Malaysian Oils. Even simpler oils like Aroha Kyaku give me absolute because of that end note of Oud that you get from Kinam Rouge/Arem Sung that elusive sweet woodsiness. That Kinamic flavour. That is my favorite part about Oud. I have shifted from interesting Top Notes spectrum to stable Base notes spectrum. This is my subjective opinion totally. Each will have theirs. I would rather save my money and still get one of those long gone LEGENDS. They make me speechless.