Grega

True Ouddict
Pallida - Mellifluence

I have mixed feeling about this Attar - the opening is not my favorite - smells tooooo natural and raw/unedited to my nose (but I feel like it is necessary as it sets up for what comes next. The dry down is right up my alley and it is frigging amazing - leather and loads of it. Not a pretty leather but leather with grungy oily goodness. I have smelled a lot of iris/leather scents, so no this is not what I expected but I am glad that it is different. I would have love it, if I haven’t smelled Tudor Rose, Racine and Mehndi oud imperial (the attars which make me wonder why it hasn’t gotten more praise - will write about them sometime this week). You know that feeling when you experience something beautiful and you almost want to tear up ? These three oils gave me that feeling, especially Racine and Tudor Rose

Tudor Rose - Mellifluence
Typically I hate rose - but oh man. This is instant love for me. It opens up smokey - Rose is definitely there, and it reminds me A LOT of Amouage Attar - somehow it smells much more rounded and less invasive. Some sweetness (another thing that I try to steer away from) creeps in, smoothing the entire composition off to something incredibly balanced (even more so) and creamy. To be honest I am gobsmacked - two elements I don’t typically enjoy in any composition, beautifully put together in one. I LOVE this.
Now I wonder - how crazy someone who loves rose in fragrances will get when they smell this? Bravo!
I am one of those who love rose and Tudor Rose is pure bliss for me. Racine as well. I am glad to find someone who appreciates these attars. Frankly Tudor Rose is not just my favorite perfume from Mellifluence but my favorite perfume, period. Its aroma takes me away immediately. Racine is spectacular also. I really love Mehndi Oud's smell from the bottle. On the skin it is also very nice but from the bottle it is most wonderful.
 

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Sproudy
Staff member
Elixir .. sacred incense .
very incensy , smoky , dark feel from the old ages/ something primitive not from modern times. :thumbsup:
great sillage and lasts over 10 hours.

Sounds great! :D
Today I wore Rising Phoenix - Kopi Luwak to work, great staying power. Doesn't really strike me as coffee smelling though. Now I'm enjoying Imperial Oud's Mysore Sandalwood from my order that arrived today (technically, yesterday - collected today) :)
 

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Sproudy
Staff member
Great. Granules are worth-loving. Low heat would enhance the delicacy of fragrance. If coal is used, better burn something else like Frankincense first, and later place granules on Frankincense consumed layer. A kind of mica plate.

Electric heater or coal, Mysore will come up with full throttle.

It's the oil that I have on (I recall you calling it great recently, and I realised that I had the Ceylon sandal, but not the mysore!). Yes, I Love sandalwood on the heater - it's impressed me more than burning any oud. I have a great electric heater and it's made me fall in love with the butteryness of sandalwood. This may be a bit crazy but it reminds me of freshly made doughnuts
 

Arsalan

True Ouddict
Yesterday i wore Umami Ceylon Sandalwood from @RisingPhoenix, and was blown away!
Now I am a relative amateur at sandalwood, having only properly tried out around ten or so oils from various sources and regions.
However, Ceylon Umami is truly exceptional, in his description on Etsy, JK says:
“Everyone who has smelled it so far without any context has either thought it was an Attar or an Oud.”
Well, I experienced that to be completely true...my impression was that it was a complete fragrance on its own, and when i asked my wife to take a sniff from my arm, she first said it smelled like a perfume, and immediately followed up with is it an oud?!?!!
Also lasted for 8 hours atleast on my skin, evolved nicely as it settled in the first couple of hours, and then just a rich deep sandal scent...excellent!!!
Just have a sample of this one, but may have to get a bottle! Or a tola even!
Nicely done @RisingPhoenix !
 

RisingPhoenix

Resident Artisan
Yesterday i wore Umami Ceylon Sandalwood from @RisingPhoenix, and was blown away!
Now I am a relative amateur at sandalwood, having only properly tried out around ten or so oils from various sources and regions.
However, Ceylon Umami is truly exceptional, in his description on Etsy, JK says:
“Everyone who has smelled it so far without any context has either thought it was an Attar or an Oud.”
Well, I experienced that to be completely true...my impression was that it was a complete fragrance on its own, and when i asked my wife to take a sniff from my arm, she first said it smelled like a perfume, and immediately followed up with is it an oud?!?!!
Also lasted for 8 hours atleast on my skin, evolved nicely as it settled in the first couple of hours, and then just a rich deep sandal scent...excellent!!!
Just have a sample of this one, but may have to get a bottle! Or a tola even!
Nicely done @RisingPhoenix !

Many many thanks :praying::babyangel::praying: Glad you loved it!!
 

RisingPhoenix

Resident Artisan
PS - @Arsalan - if you liked the Umami Ceylon, you might also try the Kota Kupang. Although it is more along the lines of a Mysore oil in it's scent spectrum, it has a hint of that bitter almond note hiding in there, and gets incredibly musky buttery smooth in the dry down. It's another distinctive oil. The Umami might be King of Distinction, though!
 

Bryan-I

True Ouddict
Palo Santo Alberta Rose. Some oils make me think of a color and I associate this one mentally with red. When I wear a red shirt I have the desire to wear this because it just feels like it goes with red so nicely. Tyson always puts forth exceptional offerings.

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Sproudy
Staff member
And now I have swipes of 2 new attar arrivals from Agarwood Assam - Hujood & Zaffrani Sandal. Here's what I sent to Zak:

I just swiped Zaffrani Sandal and woah - this is powerful stuff! I've not smelled natural saffron (have bought some strands before but it may not have been "proper" stuff (i.e. it was from a supermarket)) - mainly synthetic representations in fragrances and this stuff is killer!

I also took a swipe of Hajood and I can smell your Rhu Khus immediately, but it's tamed and toned down by what I presume is the mandarin. Wow...I wrote a review of the Rhu Khus recently saying that, by itself it may be a bit too hard to wear, but I can tell that it really comes alive in a blend! It's kind of earthy, damp yet brightened by the orange
 

hassam mac

True Ouddict
And now I have swipes of 2 new attar arrivals from Agarwood Assam - Hujood & Zaffrani Sandal. Here's what I sent to Zak:

I just swiped Zaffrani Sandal and woah - this is powerful stuff! I've not smelled natural saffron (have bought some strands before but it may not have been "proper" stuff (i.e. it was from a supermarket)) - mainly synthetic representations in fragrances and this stuff is killer!

I also took a swipe of Hajood and I can smell your Rhu Khus immediately, but it's tamed and toned down by what I presume is the mandarin. Wow...I wrote a review of the Rhu Khus recently saying that, by itself it may be a bit too hard to wear, but I can tell that it really comes alive in a blend! It's kind of earthy, damp yet brightened by the orange
My kind friend great review, and its wajood .

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