Top Notes 
Nagarmotha
Juniper berry absolute
Lilac
Heart Notes 
Civet absolute
Gurjum balsam
Mongolian deer musk
Ambergris
Castoreum absolute
Styrax
Xerographic Earlobe
Base Notes 
Thai oud
Indian vetiver01/13/2022
ScentMagpie
24 Reviews
ScentMagpie
1
Serious oud
An oudy, animalic bomb that needs to be applied extremely sparingly (tip of the toothpick only). The Nagarmotha (Cypriol oil) is the star of the opening, adding a note of grimy machinery to the oud. So a black panther prowling around an old motorcycle garage. Then it moves on to a lot of that "band aid" facet oud can have, and plenty of barnyard, plus civet for good measure. So now the black panther is pissing on a cow shed. Fortunately this all fades within an hour and what's left is a pleasant, faint woody vetiver and civet. After all that hard charging beginning it's almost shocking how quickly it fades.
If I were to rank the Mellifluence frags I've tried from most feminine to most masculine, this would be the most masculine, the kind of thing insecure men like to describe as "for real men only."
Honestly, this one is very difficult for me to appreciate as an oud noob. It's like a collection of all the most challenging aspects of oud in one place and quite overwhelming in even teensy doses. I can't promise I'll come back to it but never say never.
If I were to rank the Mellifluence frags I've tried from most feminine to most masculine, this would be the most masculine, the kind of thing insecure men like to describe as "for real men only."
Honestly, this one is very difficult for me to appreciate as an oud noob. It's like a collection of all the most challenging aspects of oud in one place and quite overwhelming in even teensy doses. I can't promise I'll come back to it but never say never.
