u/Zuppa2020

Intense smokiness - Woodiness - Saffronic beauty

It starts off fruity with notes of mandarin oranges 🍊, dried apricot, and ripe bright fruits. As I move my nose closer to the application areas I get a soft fresh leather scent with hints of tobacco. Really beautiful.

This is my 2nd homemade blend that has been macerating since Feb 4th 2026. It’s a Summer blend that should have only taken 6 weeks but I left it more to mature. My 1st attar is more wintery and is also ready for harvest so-to-speak but I’ll open it during winter.

I used the following ingredients for a Summer blend and the following were the ingredients:

- Nepalese deer musk grains
- Sandalwood oil
- Hindi Oud
- Taif rose
- Jasmine
- Neroli/Orange Blossom
- Bergamot
- Petit grain
- Yuzu

I was confident enough to open it up this time and try the fruits of my labor. And I’m more than happy to say the results were above satisfying! I feel like I’ve leveled up ⬆️.

As I was transferring the blend to a 1/4 tola I could immediately smell the beauty of the musk and rose. I hadn’t expected to smell the musk for some reason but it is so beautiful I now know why people love to play with it and its proportions in perfumery. It’s a delicate art that I now appreciate more. Not only am I proud of the result, it’s exactly how I want my musk-based creations to smell. It’s softly animalic yet has a strong and pronounced presence.

The sandalwood oil is a perfect carrier and is not a fancy type of sandalwood. Just some I bought locally but is high quality. The Taif rose 🌹 is coming through beautifully and plays well with the musk and not drowning it. The bergamot and yuzu provide a nice kick that’s citrusy and is an added edge to the overall scent component.

I’m in love and so proud I can’t put into words how satisfied i am with the result.

I hope that my experience makes others try and experiment. You might be surprised what dedication and a lot of patience takes.

This has a light and airy rose scent. Kind of like an ultra dry rose wine from a region that produces low quantities of it. There’s a cornucopia of roses in this mix. But you know what makes this unique? Is the Madinah Mint as one of the top notes. It provides this cool and fresh unique take that plays off the rose beautifully, and I haven’t seen this mix before. So kudos on isolating that combination.

Again, I’m picking up an airline seat scent as if I’m about to get ready for take off. Although the base indicates many musks being utilized I can’t isolate one particular musk. All of them play an integral part of forming the base. I’m picking up the saltiness of the ambergris which is lovely. Like a fine perfume should be, it is evolving and revealing subtle notes that are initially hidden and need time to develop as it comes into play with the body heat.

What do I prefer more? Oud Chypre or this? I would say Oud Chypre appealed to me more. But this one is still apt for when I feel like going on a unique journey in my mind through a vineyard or through mint farms.

This is a new vendor.

Initially this gave me vibes of Aroha Kyaku from EO. I was trying to find the association and that came to me. Smoky, full-bodied, and mysterious.

In terms of the quality of this perfume, it’s really high. It’s much more wearable than Aroha Kyaku, and I pick up the bergamot and frankincense from the top. The ouds feel dark and like roasted coffee. The vetiver provides a bitter cushion for all the ingredients. The musk, civet, and castoreum provide a nice leather-like scent. The Oakmoss is slightly muted but present. There is a slight beautiful rose scent too coming off of it.

Overall, this smells like an EO Parfum that’s well executed. I love it and its chyperical attributes. Can’t wait to try SOL‘s other creation Oud et Rose Épicée tomorrow.

This is an absolutely stunning perfume. It starts out with both animalic musk and powdery musk. It’s sweet and floral. The damask rose and Indian sandalwood provide a powdery, floral and very creamy middle note. I’m picking up vanilla and the tonka bean also at the outset from the vanilla and tonka bean absolutes. This is really a treat and I would like to thank the fella who sent me these samples as I was buying Henry Jacques 1/4 tolas from him but he’s not on this forum unfortunately.

This is a complex mix of candied apple 🍎 and caramelized sugar from the oud and fresh citrusy lemongrass from the parfum. They both play off of each other nicely with the oud providing a grounding earthy sweet marshmallow and sweet tea accord, whilst the parfum gives it an acute citrusy fresh cool feel. Beautiful combination as I rotate towards things I haven’t used in a long time.

This is a beauty of a fragrance. I would expect nothing less from Laurent Smal. One of Henry Jacques perfumers and son-in-law.

It opens slightly citrusy and has a strong grapefruit note with some ambergris creaminess. Yet, it’s so light and airy. Then you get the notes of fresh lavender and Bulgarian rose. I’m also getting the wood and vetiver. All atop a base of patchouli and sandalwood. Absolutely amazing!

This is one of those ouds that took me a while to appreciate. First couple of wears all I got was all kinds of pepper notes. I still get the pepper notes but alongside it sits dry apricot, basil, and bitter grapefruit. Also, I thought it had this strong animalistic tendency to it. But it turns out it’s just that peppercorn/basil scent turned on max volume. It is a really enjoyable oud that has a much different scent profile than other ouds. Unconventional for sure in a good way.

A slightly viscous syrupy caramel opening. Notes of dark berries and ripe fruits along with fresh leather. Sweet and resinous. Smooth and silky. Very beautiful.

A very fresh perfume containing Apple, Bergamot, Lemon, Geranium, Rose, Cinnamon, brown vetiver, Patchouli, Musk, Amber, Oud.

Let me just state that I LOVE cherries 🍒. Both natural and Maraschino cherries. But I lean towards Maraschino.

This oud has a piercing quality that unveils the most beautiful combination of cherries soaked in cognac. It’s clean, pungent, fruity, and consistent with my last wear of it. It’s well-rounded and full-bodied. I can almost taste the skin of cherries here. It’s sweet and polished. It’s one of my top ouds of all time.

Sweet, over ripe fruits 🍉 , banana 🍌, resinous profile. Slight leather. A nice mild oud perfect for the day time.

I looked really hard for something suitable to my mood. This fit the bill. Very thick and viscous dark red oud. The leather scent is wayyyyyy up there. Nice notes of wood 🪵 and sweet caramelized sugar too. Deep, rich, well-rounded. Dark berries are present too. Very beautiful.

It’s been a while since I’ve had something from scent_talks. And cigars oud doesn’t disappoint. A thick cloud of chocolate accord hovers around me. The Bulgarian tobacco gives it that cigar scent. A high-end cigar I might add. The sandalwood, patchouli and saffron dance with each other nicely. A subtle hint of rose hits the spot. But that chocolate accord is delicious.😋

This is a very non-invasive (smooth) great Sumbawa oud with character. It evokes notes of cola, whilst also giving off notes of caramel. I have Sumbawas that are very good but this one is great. It’s light, airy, clean, and has a bit of a sticky toffy pudding nuance to it. Really lovely! This batch of new Sulaym releases is really showing off the gourmand side to me.

I wanted something to layer with Hainan Sidr II from Sulaym. This fragrance fits the bill. It’s one of my favorite artisanal perfumes. Smooth cinnamon, spicy clove, creamy sandalwood, Malay oud, leather, and the most beautiful rose bouquet scent all form the crux of Silk Dunes. Juxtaposed against the honey-bomb which is Hainan Sidr. This is a powerhouse combination.

Also, 95% of Hunayn fragrances are out of stock. I missed the boat on Jade of Chama. I want to go deeper into Hunayn. I’m a big fan of this house due to Silk Dunes’ superior scent profile and the artwork present on the bottles. This gave me a good impression from the outset.

This has got to be the most remarkable honey 🍯 smelling oud I’ve ever had. The reviews out there are accurate. It smells like thick and buttery Manuka honey. I’m getting airport first-class lounge vibes and the smell you get when your first board a plane by going through the connective bridge. Like they spray it with this scent to calm passengers down. I’m also getting a heavy black tea 🫖 note. I really love this! It’s potent but mellow at the same time. One of the most unique oudsI have come across. Thanks to all who reviewed this. It made me pick this gem up 💎.

Smells divine! Like Taif rose oil but without the sharpness that sometimes comes with heavy concentration. It smells clean, fresh, floral, and vegetal. It smells perfect for when you want to enjoy a Spring or Summer day. It really evokes the feeling of walking in a fragrant rose field. Absolutely well-executed and a beautiful fragrance.