Interluder

Oh, how can I begin. Every time I spray and wear this fragrance, I'm up and away.
I have tried many rose oud fragrances so far. None of them have stayed in my memory more than Indonesian Oud.

I became aware of this fragrance through a friend who works in a perfumery. She said to me: "Hey, I've got another perfect fragrance for you."
She knew very well that I like heavy, woody fragrances and always fall for rose-oud combinations. So I went to the perfumery and treated myself to three spritzes of Indonesian oud.
I was immediately in love with the scent.

Let's move on to what I felt for the first time with this fragrance and where I was mentally:

I am from a small town on beautiful Lake Constance. In summer and spring, but also in fall and winter, it's always nice to walk along Lake Constance to simply clear your mind and soul. This fragrance helps me to do that. Of course not in summer or spring (as I don't think it fits into the seasons) but in fall or in the deep and cold winter. When I smelled Indonesian Oud for the first time, I was at my favorite place on Lake Constance, walking along the promenade.
The weather was slightly rainy and the leaves from the trees lay on the pebbled path. There was something earthy and floral in the air, but also something citrusy and sour... Just like Indonesian oud again.

So I keep walking and try to sort out my thoughts and feelings and clear my head of everyday stress... The Indonesian Oud is always with me and gives me support and warmth in the cold temperatures... I find a bench and watch the lake and am away for 5-10 minutes... in thought... My fragrance still accompanies me and makes it sweeter and easier for me to sort out my thoughts and reset myself..

Every time I want to wind down a little and go for a walk around the lake, I take my faithful companion "Indonesian Oud" with me and enjoy this wonderful fragrance with the atmosphere of the lake..

So now I dare to write my first detailed review of a fragrance. I hope this little anecdote will give you an understanding of this fragrance.

As the saying goes: you always associate a fragrance with an experience or a place. At least that's always the case for me. I assume many fragrance junkies here on Parfumo do the same.

The memory was 2023 in October in Dubai with this fragrance. The second day of my trip to Dubai began with a safari tour. We went out into the desert in the morning and it was already an experience for me on the way in the heat. After the extensive tour, the evening ended with traditional food and a show on stage in a "village", which was set up for the tourists and for many tour operators is the last stop for the groups. This smell reminds me exactly of this oriental evening in the village. The combination of different foods, sweets, drinks, the bonfire and the traditional stalls with souvenirs, exactly reflected the fragrance ingredients of this scent. The food stalls were very strongly flavored and smelled fabulous as can be seen in the top note of this fragrance with coriander, pepper, cinnamon and bergamot. The desserts and the whole decoration with different flowers and fruits after the meal reflected for me the heart note, which is filled with vanilla and ylang-ylang. Different scents came from all sides of the "Village". I wondered where this beautifully fragrant, smoky smell was coming from and after a short while discovered that almost every souvenir stall had a bakhoor burner set up. (For those who don't know: A bakhoor burner is an incense burner or censer). This discovery made it the memory for this fragrance which reflected the base notes of incense, patchouli, amber, sandalwood, labdanum and oud.

In winter when it is cold, I like to wear this fragrance and after the first sniff, I am in the "Village" in Dubai for a short time.

Thank you in advance for reading. I hope I was able to introduce you to this wonderful fragrance and give you a little insight into my fragrance journey.