VancOUDver group got together today and went thru a mini oudfest.
Two nayas: surirankah and chugoku
Both have the same heart note as the first edition oil’s (bearing the senkoh in the name) while both have an additional sprinkling of ethereal and beautiful top notes. In particular the sweeter tropical floral notes like mimosa and a cool cucumber cocktail in surirankah naya were so well defined and a joy to wear on this summer day. chugoku naya had a couple other notes above chugoku senkoh too: a very delicate pretty subtle meyer lemon note and a subtle early morning jasmine note. is it that the senkoh oils started like this and changed as they aged to become a case of less is more or naya oils were made with this top note intention while keeping that true oleoresins note as their primary focus?
@Ensar
Is the naya reference literal as in “new” or they mean more to you? To me both nayas have what the senkoh oils had(have) but have more shimmering pretty top notes.
Two terrific oil. Chugoku senkoh was my fav of the day.