Back to my roots - Mid East Oil

[roaduck]

I`m going down memory lane with this Golden Dust Perfume Oil by Al Aneeq bargain scent however I am getting the good stuff - Dehan Oud Cambodi Qadeem by Surrati Perfumes -6ml Attar Oil for the base notes, next week and then I can layer the unisex perfume with middle and top notes from my e.o. collection.

One of the best natural perfumes is mature Oud or agarwood and is called Quadeem from Cambodia and the best is thick and nearly black from the heartwood oil.

It is more than £45 a teaspoon but well worth it because it is a very deep oil with a lot of complex layers - like a good aged Mysore Sandalwood, mature sacred Frankincense from Oman or Sumatran mature vetiver oil.

I can`t wait for them to land then I`m going on a Magical Mixing Tour !

 

[mio_cuggino]

This sounds lovely.
Keep us posted.
And share photos so I can live vicariously through you! Oud is on my list of to-try fragrances.

 

[Phoenix997]

Good stuff

 

[roaduck]

Thanks guys - you have probably already bumped into Oud because it`s in so many fragrances and cosmetics - you don`t need much in products because the best quality absolute and concrete has a huge projection (still evaporation) and sillage (moving evaporation) even though it is not overpowering like modern lab-engineered scents meant for candles, air fresheners, industrial de-oderisers and floral disinfectants - not the face and body !

Today I have just ordered some 2 year old Cambodian Agarwood -(Acquilaria Malaccencsis - Oud - attar perfume oil which is decent but not the very best because it is totally unobtainable for me at the moment.

The best attars and oils are as thick as treacle and nearly black in colour and much more expensive than diamonds by weight - typically a tenth of a gram is over two hundred dollars and that is nowhere near the best quality !

For example 40 year old Quadeem (old) Cambodian or Filipino oud attar oil is $9000 a teaspoon and the older - 60-100 year old oils are in the tens of thousands of dollars per teaspoon.

Relatively small, ornate antique Oud wood carvings or statues can easily go for hundreds of thousands pounds or dollars.

I also got some Indian oud wood essential oil which is okay and the best I can afford at the moment but is not a patch on the Cambodian product.

It is such a complex scent you can use it pure on it`s own but it is best to layer it with other oils to make it more balanced for specific personalities, ages and genders.

Next week I`ll be doing testing strips to blend with spice, herb and flower, fruit and vegetable oils - that`ll take days - you can`t rush the process and you have to introduce the different oils very gradually indeed because the percentages are critical - just one extra drop can ruin the whole expensive batch for custom blends for friends and family.

For myself I`ll just add the handful of base oils first then add the 30-40 middle and top note oils from some ready-made batches and dilute it with isopropyl alcohol accordingly.

 

[malocchio]

Legendary Oud Oils - Ensar Oud

www.ensaroud.com

I always loved oud and attars.....

 

[roaduck]

I lived in the Middle East and Egypt for years malocchio and share your enthusiasm for Oud - some mature Cambodian Quadeem Oud oil arrived today actually - I`ll get some pictures done for a post.

 

[maxman]

Ahhhh Oud. I do love me a good oil and attar.
I bought mine from Agar Aura. Highly recommend his work. It's amazing.
Have a look at this old thread of mine.

Maxman's adventures in Oud

Been a while since I've dabbled in it. This thread is a good reminder to give it a go again.

 

[sarimento1]

while not a straight oud, Amouage Interlude is indeed an oriental heavy-weight!
have to use it very, very sparingly!!
and, again, Welcome to B&B, Sir roaduck!!

 

[roaduck]

while not a straight oud, Amouage Interlude is indeed an oriental heavy-weight!
have to use it very, very sparingly!!
and, again, Welcome to B&B, Sir roaduck!!

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I am certainly no `Sir` sarimento1 and bless you for the accolade; I am just a herbalist and aromatherapist and my knowledge is infinitesimal compared to a pro perfumist - one has to be broad minded, discriminating and discerning simultaneously, tempered with experience, travel and social circle.

Amouage Interlude looks a goodie indeed ; I`ll seek it out in the flesh; looking for gifts ; Thank you for the recommendation !