Yes u are right ... 4 hours will gone... its enuf for me
But tat is the oni brand tat not common in used by Malaysian... tat y i prefer CH

It sure is one kind of amber scent. Still a bit regret for letting my bottle of it go.

hello all, do woody perfumes smell citrus-sy? i have definitely smelt some woody/leathery/smoky/powdery perfumes , when i walk past some people, and they don't smell citrus-sy.

anyone selling giorgio armani acqua di gio?

To me there are a few that comes to mind.....Xerjoff Nio, Chanel Allure Homme Edition Blanche. The woody note is of cos unlike a true woody frag BUT it is there nevertheless which makes these frags super fresh and manly.

Hi guys. What's best perfume to a person sweat a lot ? Really need help here.

Why not go for these :

- Hugo Boss Unlimited
- Swiss Army Classic
- Ck One
- Davidoff Coolwater
- Paco Rabanne Invictus.

@wan81100 have you tried anything from ensaroud? Would like to know more about them.

I have tried one so far. One of his Chinese oils, I think it was Hainan 2005, even then it was a sample that Taha from Agar Aura owns.

The memories of it are quite vague, but it had an animalic, barnyard opening. Don't know if it makes sense, but the "barn" or "fecal" note, also has different types. The kinds that are present in his Hainan oil, and I assume some other oils, are of the refined, or "good" type. It surprises you at first, but it draws one to like it more and more, atleast for thsoe who can accept this type and are adventurous to explore. Most old school, classic, vintage oils of old have this kind of note. It's definitely different from the "barn" that many cheaper ,mass produced oils emanate.

A good explanation on how this "barn"/ "fecal" note appears in oud, is this blog post from Agar Aura :

http://blog.agaraura.com/?p=1094

In short, MOST barn notes in oud is a result of soaking the wood dust prior to distillation. In most cases, it is prolonged soaking. Plus, in cheap low quality oils, it is due to unhygienic, prolonged soaking.

According to a number of feedbacks from Ensar Oud customers, quite a lot of Ensar's oils have this barnyard note, which is a signature of old school classic ouds in the past. And as I mentioned before, the customers enjoy the barn notes in Ensar's oils.

Back to the Hainan, it also has a bitter,green,medicinal kind of note lingering within, which is a signature trait in chinese agarwood (aquilaria sinensis).

However, this is not to say that ALL of Ensar's oils are barn yard type. I've read of some which are breezy, ethereal, floral, etc.

In general, Ensar's oils are definitely among the best of what's available today IMO. Only thing is, his style, and Agar Aura's style, and Feel Oud's style, etc, are different in the general theme, but may overlap in some aspects.

In terms of purity and guarantee of quality, the three vendors above I can vouch for, since I've tried their oils, and made some comparisons. Not saying other oud suppliers are sketchy, but it's just that I haven't had extensive exposure to them and their oils , not enough to give my word about them.

Another vendor worth trying would be Imperial Oud, based in the UK.

This post has been edited by wan81100: Dec 6 2016, 10:08 AM

what a great sharing. Yes I can say that that barnyard smell can be addictive sometimes. Thanks for your superb feedback.

You need something that smell light yet can cover sweat smell, use the classic Giorgio Armani Acqua Di Gio or its profumo version.

Chanel Allure Homme Sport ,Versace Man Eau Fraiche or versace pour homme are good choices also if you find Acqua Di Gio too many people use.

This post has been edited by kahyeec: Dec 7 2016, 01:40 PM

@dr_farnz My pleasure! I'm on an oudventure searching for like minded people interested in oud anyway. When you're mostly alone it's hard to get the motivation up.

You know, what do you guys think if I start up a new thread about Oud? It seems that the discussion is wide enough to possibly clash with this thread.

Any comments?

This post has been edited by wan81100: Dec 14 2016, 09:49 AM

No need to start a new thread. We welcome everything perfume related discussions/sharing

I'm one in the minority to dig the barnyard thingy. Although I didn't contribute much to the oud topic (since I have very little experience with the raw material), I enjoyed reading and learning from your guys.

My SOTD is a cheapie but a classic Escape by CK. Close to my heart as it was my very first perfume received as a Christmas gift from my parents.

New releases from a Malaysian perfume house.The one in the middle looks interesting..Looks like animalic theme perfume but 100%vegan ingredients.. Vegan animalic???

I'll order a trio of the new samples soon.

Very interesting this....lets support our local talent. Ordered samples of these three new offerings PLUS the award winning Miyako.

I only found out about Miyako after reading Luca Turin reviews on his now defunct blog perfumesilove. He gave Miyako 5 star .

Miyako extrait used to be only USD 75 you know. Should have bought that perfumes at that time (April 2016).

As for Miyako,I like it.Takes several wearing to fully appreciate it since i'm not used to the notes(Osmanthus,Apricot,Leather) at that time and it's also

an oil based perfumes so I got a weird feeling first time I applied it since I was noob back then,only used to alcohol based perfumes

This post has been edited by TAZIO.N: Dec 16 2016, 09:34 AM

Ah, Osmanthus. I should have discovered it earlier. I recently tried Absolue d’Osmanthe Extrait by Perris Monte Carlo and really liked it. Thought of buying osmanthus based fragrance for my mom as her Christmas present this year but was in a rush. Didn't have time to order samples and pick so I ended up buying her a biggest bottle of Jour d'Hermes that she really loves but almost runs out, which I gifted her a couple of years ago as her Christmas present. As for my wife, not getting her any more perfume this year as she has quite a number of them (also gifted by me) that are still almost full. I got her DW classy watch instead. As for my 9mo boy (turning to 10mo in a few more days), I haven't decided what to buy for him. Still too young for bigger toys. December is really a month of spending. I also plan to grab that Roja Dove sample set from luckyscent.

This post has been edited by t0n3: Dec 16 2016, 10:44 AM

Good for you man .

Aside from Miyako,the other Osmanthus fragrance that I like is Hermessence Osmanthe Yunnan(got a small 15ml bottle).Not sure that I can

recommend it to you due to its subtle nature.On my skin the sillage is minimal,does not project much and I got 4-5 hours longevity tops.

It's smells great though,a very good warm weather scent imo. Maybe your can buy it for your mother as a CNY present perhaps?

As for me I'm loving it.Definitely will wear it on CNY(I'm not a Chinese btw)

This post has been edited by TAZIO.N: Dec 16 2016, 12:23 PM

I've read about Hermessence Osmanthe Yunnan but Jean-Claude Ellena has light hands. Well, maybe too light for my liking

We only give ang pows and hampers during CNY

BTW, which part of me suggests that I'm a Chinese?

This post has been edited by t0n3: Dec 16 2016, 01:58 PM