Aloeswood scent

[slickracer]

ohhh man, the more i

read.....

hmm so it seems lighter ones are more floral and darker ones are earthy.

ever though about wearing

both at once? to balance them out?

[CAtriathlete]

ohhh man, the more i read.....

hmm so it seems lighter ones are more floral and darker

ones are earthy.

ever though about wearing both at once? to balance them out?

Don't get me wrong:

they ALL have an earthy foundation. That is the nature of Oud. We are talking about subtle but very significant

differences in the other scent notes. And in fact, some of the Ouds have been blended already to balance them out.



I would recommend that anyone who is getting started to buy the sampler from Oriscent. It is a relatively

inexpensive way to sample a range of high quality Ouds.

Best,

-CAt

[idesign]

Don't get me wrong: they ALL have an earthy foundation. That is the nature of Oud. We

are talking about subtle but very significant differences in the other scent notes. And in fact, some of the Ouds

have been blended already to balance them out.

I would recommend that anyone who is getting started to buy the

sampler from Oriscent. It is a relatively inexpensive way to sample a range of high quality Ouds.

Best,



-CAt

CAt, does Oriscent blend their ouds? I know Ham Firl does not, and sells the pure oil from

whatever country. It'd be interesting to know about Oriscent's practices.

BTW, did you get an email from

Oriscent about the Kyara?

"The rarest type of agarwood,

Kyara is the most expensive aromatic substance on earth. A single gram of authentic green kyara

retails for $395. A solid piece weighing a kilogram or more would be in the millions. Ounce for ounce, kyara is

eighteen times more expensive than gold. Out of all things precious that are bought and sold, only the

largest, most precious diamonds command a price as high as genuine kyara agarwood"

In contrast, the least

expensive way to try oud is to go on eBay and do a search for Aloeswood. You'll find Ham Firl there and he sells

single samples for as little as $12US post included. Of course at that price you don't get much, but enough to try

it many times, and its a good introduction. Try the lighter ones first if you're concerned about the strong earth

scent. But really, the stronger dark oils do mellow nicely and become pleasantly sweet in time. The initial scent

bears no resemblence whatsoever to the "wearing" scent.

Another thing to try is mixing or layering

different oils. This is going to be my next favorite experiment, after mones of course. I've ordered some pure

sandalwood and chinese musk (thanks belgareth) and can't wait to try them out both alone and layered with

oud.

And I plan to take out a second mortgage on my kids when Pheros becomes available. Just kidding, I don't

have any children... too bad.

Have fun!
Greg