Wakaas

Amante de Malinau
This is my first post here at ouddict. Iam new to oud world. I got my Ibn Zamrak from AlHashmi recently which i came to know about from Ouddict. And Iam glad. This is such a beautiful oil. Iam no expert but I can tell the quality is outstanding only surpassed by the the amazing scent profile of the oil. What a beautiful honey and floral nuances with just the right amount of mellowed woods. I love it. Planning to buy Kanz next.
 

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Al Hashimi

Resident Artisan
This is my first post here at ouddict. Iam new to oud world. I got my Ibn Zamrak from AlHashmi recently which i came to know about from Ouddict. And Iam glad. This is such a beautiful oil. Iam no expert but I can tell the quality is outstanding only surpassed by the the amazing scent profile of the oil. What a beautiful honey and floral nuances with just the right amount of mellowed woods. I love it. Planning to buy Kanz next.

Thanks for your review Wakaas and while it was a bit of a challenge getting the bottle to you from London, it's great to see the bottle in Pakistan finally!! The Ibn Zamrak is a very special oil...
 

Ashfaque

Jonoon al Oud
This is my first post here at ouddict. Iam new to oud world. I got my Ibn Zamrak from AlHashmi recently which i came to know about from Ouddict. And Iam glad. This is such a beautiful oil. Iam no expert but I can tell the quality is outstanding only surpassed by the the amazing scent profile of the oil. What a beautiful honey and floral nuances with just the right amount of mellowed woods. I love it. Planning to buy Kanz next.

IIRC, Ibn Zamrak was distilled in 2017, not in 2012. It is, indeed, one of the best oils I tried in 2018. :)
 

Anwar

True Ouddict
Phnum Samkoh Rising Phoenix Perfumery Wild Harvested Cambodian Oud Oil 2014

Opens with wax, camphor, and passion fruit

Sweet/tart, slightly citrus fruits juxtaposed with earthy, savory, slightly smoky core. Still camphorous, so it goes "hot"

Grape/raisin sweetness appears, accompanying the original tanginess, causing a beautiful, colorfully sweet, fruity bouquet, along with the still present, rugged, smoked savoriness realizing some moments of serious (so-called) horizontal complexity

Prunes and raisins. Camphor and the bite of pepper. Rich and heady

Pepper fades. Deep rich fruits remain. Dirt. Hint of fresh mushroom

Sweet, peppery, rugged red, possibly of candied tobacco

Develops into a very rich, deep, classic Cambodi drydown; black pepper, citrus, leather, incense
 

Ginzaguy

Just Arrived
CZAR CEYLON. Just received my 3ml bottle from Ensar. Stunning Oud and of pure quality. Of the 30 bottles of Oud in my collection, this is the finest of them all.
Not cheap by any means. Two drops is all you need for 6 to 7 hours of a very pleasant aroma. Even my wife liked the CZAR CEYLON and she is not a fan of Oud in general.
If I could afford, I would buy 2 or 3 more bottles. Alas finance dont extend that far.
 
CZAR CEYLON. Just received my 3ml bottle from Ensar. Stunning Oud and of pure quality. Of the 30 bottles of Oud in my collection, this is the finest of them all.
Not cheap by any means. Two drops is all you need for 6 to 7 hours of a very pleasant aroma. Even my wife liked the CZAR CEYLON and she is not a fan of Oud in general.
If I could afford, I would buy 2 or 3 more bottles. Alas finance dont extend that far.
Nice oil!
I like the Castoreum note.
 

Anwar

True Ouddict
RPP Naganchi
Cacao on the stick. Leather on the skin. No fecal notes whatsoever. Camphor. A little sharp, but smooth in its monolithic, dark, stringent, slightly salty opening.

At first I found it cheesy, like 777, but in fact it's not, rather the sharpness of leather that has some resemblance to cheese's sharpness. There's an underlying coffee-like note.

As the leather recedes, sweetness appears. I recognize the florals the distributor mentioned. Also hints of citrus, all parallel to the leather,so "complexity".

Okay! When the leather is a shadow of it's former self, and the florals are blaring, and a fennel note accompanies, it's really nice.

Lasts.

Later, arrives a reddish-brown, almost creamy note that is quite pretty, if a bit rugged, like a beautiful image on a low definition television, i.e., not a pristine array of distinct notes side by side, rather a rougher, pretty and sweet scent akin to sweetened condensed milk and candied tobacco, obscured as if experienced through a barrier. But it's strong enough to still impress.
 
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Uday Lalan

Junior Member
I tried Ghaith by ASO. It's a
luxurious well made, clean oil.
When I smell it from the dipstick surprisingly it smells like a gourmand Borneo oil with lemon, red gram, nut kernels and full of oudyness. But on the skin it's a clean, powerful Malaysian oil with different facets like honeyed floral notes with some musk.
This slowly turns into a mild, refined patchouli, woodsy note at the end before fading away fully.

All in all a good gourmand Malaysian.
 
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Anwar

True Ouddict
RPP TAO 1 @RisingPhoenix

Color clear as water and somewhat viscous.

You know when people say that an oud oil reminds them of and old bookstore? This oil has an abundance that.

Opens with a strong blast of what is called "Palo Santo", that sharp spiciness that is akin to mint, but not greenish, rather, more woody. Plus old paper smell that gives the feeling of reaching the furthest, dark corner of a cramped, dingy, old bookstore. Not at all damp, but the smell of having your nose right against those old pages. Some powderiness too. It's intruiging. Then, as it progresses, the sharp twang mellows while, overall, it remains stringent smelling and dry. A bitter, comforting, slightly pungent, green aspect enters into play, with a camphoric tingle. Like a door opened at the back of the bookstore to a foresty setting with the sea behind it, lending, mildly salty (not fishy), airy notes.

Very specific, unique oil. This would also make a perfect perfuming ingredient for one fashioning imagery with smells.

... after a couple hours, the green sent has bloomed more, fully integrating with the sharper, woody aspects, with a gentle, barely-there sweetness accompanying it.

Four hours from application, it has coalesced into a sharp, greenish note, akin to thyme over camphor, grounded by the smell of fresh, CLEAN dirt, that seems to be the progression of the initial paper smell. And now I'm feeling like the dirt note was there in the background all along. That ever happen to you?

A few hours later it had become a well balanced combination of the thyme-like green, camphor, stringent wood, faint soil, and some sweetness.

Now, 8 hours later, light fruits, MAYBE. Nah! (... doubt)

Thyme and stringent wood/paper note are married, with subtle, sweetened soil in the distance.
 
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Joshua Riding

Utter...
Today I am wearing a few swipes of a stunning Hindi oud oil called Funk Meister by Oudbase
This oil opens up with an earthy/mineral and rather beautiful slightly smokey vibe. Fresh pipe tobacco nuances creep in along with a slight hint of barn. (maybe closer to hay than full on barn)

I was then slightly perplexed and expecting more funk from an oil called “Funk Meister” But around 10 minutes in the barn elements of this oil become much more prevalent on my skin and I am left with a really beautiful smokey, barny and dark chocolate affair with a rather sumptuous oudy base that made my mouth water.

The performance on this oil is great, it jumps off the skin, seems to last and has a real power behind it.
If I could sum up this oil briefly it would be ***Bitter smokey dark chocolate*** A very nice oud oil from Oudbase MashaAllah. Thumbs up from me .
 

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Joshua Riding

Utter...
Today I am wearing Thai P by Oudbase

Wow!

This is the most oudy Thai Oud oil I’ve encountered until now in my journey.
You would be forgiven for thinking this was from another region, maybe Sri Lankan, if it wasn’t for that ever soo wonderful and familiar Thai profile slightly humming away in the background.
It has a depth that you won’t find in 99% of Thai oils. Beautiful, woody, tobacco Oudy goodness MashaAllah. It also develops well on my skin and takes you on a journey, I tend to find most Thai oud oils quite boring but NOT this one!

Incredibly resinous, thick, almost bitter with a very slight syrupy sweetness to balance it out and remind you it’s Thai.

If you aren’t a fan of the typical apricot sweetness overload found in most Thai oud oils then I strongly, strongly recommend this oil.

Walahi the most unique Thai oil I’ve tried soo far. A definite full bottle purchase for me in the future InshaAllah.
10\10 and for 220$ for 2.5 gram it’s a bloody steal!
 

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Joshua Riding

Utter...
My swipe of the day is a new oil called Papua Archipelago by OudBase

This one is a really beautiful oil that remains true to the Papuan profile.

It has a fruity complexity which is dominated by ripe banana and mango, it is absolutely delicious. I couldn’t stop sniffing my arm today , got some weird looks in the supermarket . It also has that humid jungle like vibe that I get a lot from oils of that region.
The oil has that wonderful ethereal quality that I can’t really put into words. I’ve mentioned this before but many ouds from that region smell like they come from another galaxy in my opinion, almost like they are distilled partly from fruit candy rather than an infected tree.

Like most Papuan, Sumatran and Malaysian oils this is very friendly on the nose to newcomers but it also has more than enough going on for seasoned oud lovers to get their teeth stuck into.

Another great oil from Oudbase MashaAllah $250 for 2.5 grams of this is a brilliant price in my opinion.
 

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Joshua Riding

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Imagine a beautiful flower covered in pollen, then imagine covering it in fresh honey and sprinkling it with fresh pipe tobacco and voila you have Trat by OudBase.

Head and shoulders above most Trat plantation oils in the market. It’s not very fruity and has depth and is also 120$ for 2.5 gram which is incredible given the quality in my opinion.

A brilliant starter oud oil for anyone wanting to experience incredible oud on a budget in my opinion.


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