Brunei oud
DrB1414
277 Reviews
DrB1414
3
Velvety Oud
Ensar Oud, Sultan Ahmet from the Sultan Series. This is an oil that took me a while to appreciate. What struck me first about it was its texture, velvety and deep. Its built, perfume-like with clear and well-thought top, heart, and base notes, seamless transitions, and smooth, round edges. I have only come across a few such "perfumey" oud oils. Neat oud oils that feel like a proper perfume put together by a trained nose.
Sultan Ahmet, to me, feels like a love child of Suriranka Senkoh and Borneo 5000. It shares plenty of facets I find in both these oils.
If I were to describe how it makes me feel, it is like standing atop a cliff near the ocean, feeling the breeze and the droplets of water caressing my face while the moss forms a soft carpet for my feet, the scent of flowers mingles in the air with that of the woodland behind.
The top notes are bright, shimmering, luminous, and sparkling. Blue and green, almost fluorescent colors, come to mind. I get notes that make me think of lemongrass, emerald green mosses, and the ocean's blue. That opening gives way to the heart that abounds in yellow and white flowers. The top notes don't fade away but stay through to collapse with the florals in the mid, resulting in a snowball effect I usually find in well-thought perfume compositions. The base notes showcase deep woody facets with a rich creaminess that reminds me of oils like Borneo 5000. I reckon the Brunei oils profile overlaps significantly with the Borneo ones, and thus, you get that deep, creamy, woody DNA but not as sweet as you'd find in a Borneo. As time elapses, the top and heart notes dissolve in the base, leaving a deep, creamy, and woody scent with only faint traces of those blue-green top notes and florals. Its evolution is precise and coherent, with seamless transitions. Smooth and without sharp edges throughout. If Sultan Ahmet was a garment, it had been an emerald green velvet fabric. Indeed, a perfume-like experience and a fabulous achievement for the distiller.
IG:@memory.of.scents
Sultan Ahmet, to me, feels like a love child of Suriranka Senkoh and Borneo 5000. It shares plenty of facets I find in both these oils.
If I were to describe how it makes me feel, it is like standing atop a cliff near the ocean, feeling the breeze and the droplets of water caressing my face while the moss forms a soft carpet for my feet, the scent of flowers mingles in the air with that of the woodland behind.
The top notes are bright, shimmering, luminous, and sparkling. Blue and green, almost fluorescent colors, come to mind. I get notes that make me think of lemongrass, emerald green mosses, and the ocean's blue. That opening gives way to the heart that abounds in yellow and white flowers. The top notes don't fade away but stay through to collapse with the florals in the mid, resulting in a snowball effect I usually find in well-thought perfume compositions. The base notes showcase deep woody facets with a rich creaminess that reminds me of oils like Borneo 5000. I reckon the Brunei oils profile overlaps significantly with the Borneo ones, and thus, you get that deep, creamy, woody DNA but not as sweet as you'd find in a Borneo. As time elapses, the top and heart notes dissolve in the base, leaving a deep, creamy, and woody scent with only faint traces of those blue-green top notes and florals. Its evolution is precise and coherent, with seamless transitions. Smooth and without sharp edges throughout. If Sultan Ahmet was a garment, it had been an emerald green velvet fabric. Indeed, a perfume-like experience and a fabulous achievement for the distiller.
IG:@memory.of.scents
