01/29/2024
DrB1414
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DrB1414
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Powdery Orris and Blueberries goodness
Kyara de Kalbar from Ensar Oud. I'm a bit confused about the woods' origin, I think I've seen it labeled as both Brunei and Borneo. It smells like Borneo to me. Although there are plenty of traits to hint at that, this oil is unique. I can't compare it to any other oud oil. I bet no one would ever guess this is agarwood if they were to smell the late dry down of it. It smells more like Orris than any wood.
The opening presents two main chords. First, the woody one. Ancient smelling wood. I get an ancient, old wood smell with all agarwood oils, however, not all smell as "old", if that makes sense. Some smell old, some smell ancient. Here, the wood smells super ancient. Deep, clean, ancient wood. The second chord, it's a huge powdery cloud, blue, slightly purple, displaying blueberry, orris, and violet flavors. A huge cloud of these powdery aromas floats atop the woody smell and slowly settles on top of it.
The second phase is where these two chords seem to coalesce and the powder feels like penetrating the wood through its crevices, making its way toward the heartwood. Slowly, the wood begins to morph, and both its texture and flavor acquire orris, violet, and blueberry facets.
In the final phase, I can't identify a woody trait, it's more of a creamy oleoresinous smell permeated with strong blueberry and orris-like flavors. Eventually, it does smell rather of orris than wood, with those playful blueberries playing hide and seek.
Not an overly complex oud oil, yet certainly unlike anything else and thoroughly satisfying, especially in the opening, unreal. I picture blue, purple, white, and brown colors with this one.
IG;@memory.of.scents
The opening presents two main chords. First, the woody one. Ancient smelling wood. I get an ancient, old wood smell with all agarwood oils, however, not all smell as "old", if that makes sense. Some smell old, some smell ancient. Here, the wood smells super ancient. Deep, clean, ancient wood. The second chord, it's a huge powdery cloud, blue, slightly purple, displaying blueberry, orris, and violet flavors. A huge cloud of these powdery aromas floats atop the woody smell and slowly settles on top of it.
The second phase is where these two chords seem to coalesce and the powder feels like penetrating the wood through its crevices, making its way toward the heartwood. Slowly, the wood begins to morph, and both its texture and flavor acquire orris, violet, and blueberry facets.
In the final phase, I can't identify a woody trait, it's more of a creamy oleoresinous smell permeated with strong blueberry and orris-like flavors. Eventually, it does smell rather of orris than wood, with those playful blueberries playing hide and seek.
Not an overly complex oud oil, yet certainly unlike anything else and thoroughly satisfying, especially in the opening, unreal. I picture blue, purple, white, and brown colors with this one.
IG;@memory.of.scents
