Mr.P
oud<3er
so I just turned 50, I was given some money with the directive that it wasn’t to be used for home repair or tuition, but was given on condition it was used to get something I wouldn’t otherwise. Family are wonderful.
It was a tough call, but given the options on hand, I had to go for the super hoi-an. I am really impressed by this oil. Its longevity on skin is excellent, and the dry down is very rich and oud-y. It has the wonderful carrot seed sweetness of some other oils originating from Chinese wood, Hong Kong, Vietnam, etc. it has that bittersweet dignified note that a few of the Rikkoku set woods in my set have. There is definitely a fermentation/soak note, but it is not a distraction to me and this is like a nice fusion of two styles I enjoy.
Maybe I haven’t smelled enough oils from Vietnam but I was quite surprised to smell all these rich oud notes in an oil at this price point. I thought I’d have to drop $500+ on a bottle to get this well defined a Chinese oud. I don’t want to say it smells like kyara or kinam for obvious reasons, but it is one of just a few ouds in my collection that reminds me of those scents. The others are the ceen oils from ASO, Royal Kinam from oriscent, and the hainan / Chinese samples I have sniffed from imperial oud.
I just can’t believe I get to have a full bottle of this stuff! I am overjoyed - first full bottle of a luxury oud in a long time.
It was a tough call, but given the options on hand, I had to go for the super hoi-an. I am really impressed by this oil. Its longevity on skin is excellent, and the dry down is very rich and oud-y. It has the wonderful carrot seed sweetness of some other oils originating from Chinese wood, Hong Kong, Vietnam, etc. it has that bittersweet dignified note that a few of the Rikkoku set woods in my set have. There is definitely a fermentation/soak note, but it is not a distraction to me and this is like a nice fusion of two styles I enjoy.
Maybe I haven’t smelled enough oils from Vietnam but I was quite surprised to smell all these rich oud notes in an oil at this price point. I thought I’d have to drop $500+ on a bottle to get this well defined a Chinese oud. I don’t want to say it smells like kyara or kinam for obvious reasons, but it is one of just a few ouds in my collection that reminds me of those scents. The others are the ceen oils from ASO, Royal Kinam from oriscent, and the hainan / Chinese samples I have sniffed from imperial oud.
I just can’t believe I get to have a full bottle of this stuff! I am overjoyed - first full bottle of a luxury oud in a long time.
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