Most perfumers won’t ever give you that much ambergris or musk. In fact, there are colonges that contain less aromatic compound in total that sell for more than this perfume. Forget the already replete composition that makes Jungle Kinam—you get all of that plus a pure kinam cologne to put the final polish on this resinous jungle oud orchestra. So, when DHL drops of your bottle, take a spritz for reference then let the bottle sit for a while and watch what the kinam does to the fragrance. And then……
All you need to do is get on a boat and sail along the Amazon river. Then hike northward, take in the warm South-American humidity, cross the Caribbean, and remember the smell of a tropical island.
Move onwards. A warm, grassy aroma as you drive roof-down through Central America, where the haystacks lay rolled up on waves of golden hills as far as the eye can see.
Lavender leaves, sage, and high-hill tea fields diverge beneath a rainy cloud of Papuan gyrinops lush and foresty, with a heartnote that’s deep-jungly green.
Tigerwood 1990 and Sumatora Zen are just two oud oils in this EDP that you won’t recognize. The dark, earthy tenor of Tigerwood 1990 couldn’t be more in contrast to the cacao-like resinous glaze of Sumatora Zen. Together with an assortment of far-out floral forest herbs, these two oud oils add a depth to this perfume you’ll never experience even in the most herbaceous standalone essential oils.
In Jungle Kinam… Vietnamese woodlands meet the Scottish highlands meet the marshy jungles of an uninhabited Indonesian island meet a summer’s day in the French countryside.
Like the jungle, the fragrance is dense and stays together throughout your wear. There’s a lot to discover, but its dry-jungly heart barely moves from its pitch. Notes of vanilla and vetiver flush about the green-earthy, Tigerwood oudy mineral basenotes. There’s no citrus, nor rosy comfort. Jungle Kinam accompanies a deeply mellow vibe, with memories of mountain hikes and road trips, forest camps and fishing trips.
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Feeling like Francisco de Carvajal, discovering Amazonia, in a ship carved from agarwood.
For me this has a gourmand profile of honey and sweet dried dates meets the rainforest with a blanket aroma of bittersweet warmth surrounding it reminiscent of Yellow Kinam chips on a kyara heater (not sure if this is actually from the wood in it or if it is just the secret recipe). Also the Borneo Kinam wood chip in here is generously gigantic. 😳
(Borneo Kinam Edition).
It’s like Muhammad Ali’s greatest fight: Ali vs. George Foreman – Oct. 30, 1974, “Rumble in the Jungle.” It’s a complete knockout.
It’s an absolutely beautiful creation.
The funny thing about this fragrance is everyone i asked so far smells something else in it. It’s very interesting.
So I just received my Jungle Kinam today and guys… LOOK at this CHUNCK of Borneo Kinam. 😍😍 And in Case you are wondering. IT SINKS! 😎
UPDATE: Jungle Kinam: Raspberry’s drenched in kerosine combine with the scent of freshly cut pine trees.
Jungle Kinam. There’s something understated about this fragrance. The previous iteration, which I only had the chance to sample, felt sharper and greener on the opening. It then went into a world of Tea, Vanilla, Vetiver and Oud. It was a fantastic, and slightly complex journey. This bottle feels like the austere and almost…monk-like cousin of that version.
From first spray, there’s a purity to it. On my skin, it’s…Oud! Which is a great thing. It’s clean. It’s got its own character, which through written words is really hard to explain.
But to me, and my nostalgia, it smells like the first Monsoon rains in rural India. Raindrops glistening in the sun on the leaves of tall trees. Wildlife has ventured from their shelters, finally feeling a reprieve from the scorching sun. The refreshing feeling of a cool breeze stroking your face, as summer takes a curtain call.
As someone new to the world of Ensar Oud, I was searching for fragrances that shimmered, and shone! And instead I’ve settled for calm (Jungle Kinam) and tranquility (Kyara 92), with a bit of classicism (Olde Hind). Because in the end, I didn’t want my fragrance to shout. I wanted it to be a second skin, that would complement instead of define me. A shawl, not a mask.
Jungle Kinam is just that. It’s peace.
Loving this one more every time I wear it – but I find that’s true of most of Ensar’s creations – they just bet better both as they age, and as you come to learn more about it!