Private Blend: Hailam Kilam
$675 – $1,999
It’ll come as a shock to some. And that’s kinda the point. To wake up the sleeping dragon from a slumber induced by repeated injections of synthetic muscs and fixateurs over how many decades now. To let you taste a…
Some folks say that “Ensar uses too much musk”. Well, here’s a brew with too much musk, and then some!
⦿ This new edition of Private Blend includes what I consider the raunchiest choice of oud to suit this musk-bomb, as well as its new orange plaque. Details below.
What follows is a personal story. But the fact that you landed here reading this means that you and I share certain sentiments. That’s why this is probably just the perfume you’re looking for. Let me explain.
It’s not even something most perfumers can afford to do for themselves. Perfume like this can’t be turned into a commercial product because it’s outrageously expensive to make, and you deplete a whole bunch of spectacularly rare ingredients in the process. That’s why I only made one bottle.
But when the only bottle ended up with a Buddhist monk whose students practically forced me to part with it (watch the video below for more on this), I decided to make a new batch.
I’ve sprayed guests with it and once attended a dhikr gathering wearing it (everyone could smell it, they told me afterward), but it was genuinely intended to be for personal use only. So, why are you reading this?
It wasn’t just that I needed a new bottle for myself. There were a few other reasons I decided to make more the second time around… and actually share a portion of it. Most importantly, because hard as you may look for it, there is no perfume like this. But there used to be…
The ancients used to carry musk pods right in their pocket — that was their perfume. People knew Ibn Mas’ud (God be pleased with him) had visited a town because they could smell him long after he had left. The companions could tell the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) had been somewhere because his scent lingered to tell them so.
This has been on many people’s minds lately: what happened to perfume? Not studies in chemistry. Not the birth of a new kind of marketing where celebrity endorsement and “Big Fragra” wiped away the essence of fine fragrance. What happened to perfume?
A musk pod bursts into chards of pepper and clove, with romance tempered by real beauty. A scent that makes you wonder in awe at the smell of flower petals drunk on a generous dose of an age-old fixative. A scent you actually cherish for itself, rather than what you think it’ll do for you.
It’ll come as a shock to some. And that’s kinda the point. To wake up the sleeping dragon from a slumber induced by repeated injections of synthetic muscs and fixateurs over how many decades now. To let you taste a gourmet meal instead of another serving of McFragrance.
Some already thought EO No 2 was priced on the high end…… because they were comparing it to the price of your typical Happy Juice. But I knew for sure this private blend would never fly because it’d be ‘expensive’. Not overpriced, not inflated, but simply reflecting the quality and preciousness of the ingredients in a market that goes out of its way to disconnect you from nature with terrific — and terrifying, if you look closely — marketing.
Aside from precious jasmines, rose, and around forty other essential oils and absolutes, what makes the EO Private Blend so unique? For one, I practically used up ingredients I barely ever touched over the past ten years, and wiped out a large portion of vintage Irian Jaya oud, a series of rare roses, and our duo of vintage Tibetan and Tonkin musks… and vintage Mysore sandalwood.
On top of the Musk and Mysore, you don’t just get plain alcohol as the carrier either (the industry standard, even for the niche-est perfumes). Instead, all of these precious ingredients were infused — entirely — into a the above-mentioned duo of pure deer musk tincture: Tonkin & Tibetan. This is the backbone and power drive of the perfume. The blast of spice amplified by a gush of animalics that speaks to your primal self… but is kept in check by the fusion of jasmines, rose, olde school Irian oud, and black tea steeped with blackberries.
And inside it all, this edition features Hailam Kilam (1 gram per 50ml), a unique Hainan oud distillation that in itself smells a touch musky, spicy, and above all… it interacts with the all the musk power to create a kernel of orange sinensis that permeates the entire fragrance.
Did we go overboard, or simply back to days when perfumery wasn’t defined, regulated or judged by ‘marketability’, growth scaling, and your department’s quarterly financial report? When what mattered was the smell.
EO Private Blend is exactly what you want to wear to stick it to the system and flaunt a fragrance so far out it even makes all the mainstream ‘noirs’ blush from shame. Here’s to perfume with pepper spitting musk that’s potent, loaded and loud. Wear it around your neck, with your chin up proud.
⦿ Private Blend being the musk perfume par excellence, this edition will include raw Tibetan musk inside each bottle.
Featured Testimonials…
Private Blend is my favorite musk fragrance. The sheer amount of musk blended in this perfume is unbelievable. There are some other notes who overall support the spicy musk note like sandalwood, rose, blackberry and jasmine but the overload of musk which hits your olfactory is pure joy to experience. On of the most unique perfumes in my collection and if I had to make a list of top three, this would be one of them.
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Most addictive musk fragrance I own and made all other musk perfumes obsolete to me. Private Blend shows exactly what artisan perfumery stands for: bold, unique, quality and the most rare materials to be used in perfume. Private Blend is still the benchmark musk fragrance to beat. I hope I get the chance to test all the other PB, including semi bespokes. Nevertheless which one you own, you can’t go wrong with this composition.
Herbaceous – Musky – Sweet – Spicey – Serious Longevity – Deep Rich Qualities!
The last time I wore Private Blend, my body heat broadcast its performance radius and I noticed it drew the positive reaction from a woman on the train.
I could tell she was trying to figure out what was hitting her olfactory senses and drawing her in.
She actually moved about six inches closer, which is saying something on NYC MTA trains. I don’t think she recognized or figured out I was the source, but the effect of Private Blend was evident.
A common quote requently used in the operating room is “the enemy of good is better”. Ensar has definitely been able to elegantly walk that line with grace and sophistication. MashaAllah. Just when you thought you’ve smelled the pinnacle…
Ensar Oud, these are all absolutely unbelievable and another level. Private Blend is the most beautiful fragrance I have ever smelled, these are worth every dollar spent! I can’t wait for what’s next!
This is phenomenal. Love, love, love for me.
The apex of musk parfum has been set for the rest of human history.
EO Private blend is passion in a bottle. It blasts with the beauty of human life, it’s wars, it’s love, it’s compassion all at once like the brass section in a symphony reminding man “This is you, all of your light and darkness reduces to beauty”. As it cools and settles it’s as if you woke up from a dream and you realize you’re at a fragrant rosewood table with an angelic being cutting fruits and revealing gentle insights of our human nature. It would be unfair if this formula isn’t saved in a vault or taught.
I am holding my bottle in my hand at this very moment, and getting many compliments from friends, co workers and even strangers in a very short time.
Starts with an explosion of natural sweet smells, I’m picturing the sweetest blackberries and tea. Decadent. The sweetness is tamed early as the scent progresses, but remains throughout. And then. The second explosion: musk. It hits you hard, it demands presence. This perfume gives me feelings I have honestly never experienced before. It is sensual and animalistic, but unlike anything experienced in synthetic perfumes.
Private blend is amazing, the opening made me say “what’s this, where did I smell this fruit before, ah citrus passion fruit” I was still thinking this when a spicy glorious potent musk and some extremely clean tobacco, came on, then other notes that I have never smelled before. Now I understand why this Buddhist monk forced Ensar the man to sell his personal glorious private blend, but thanks is due to this monk that dared to hold on, and not let go of the first gem. This is a must have for musk and Oud lovers.
To be able to get a taste of the real deal is truly a blessing. There’s not a single dollar I have spent on Ensar Oud that I regret, everything is absolutely phenomenal.
As for the Private blend, I really like the opening which has a fresh herbal note. Followed by the candy like sweetness and the musk in the back ground which is present trough. I get a bit of pepper and spice as well. I put in on at 9am on my clothes. . Unfortunately I entered an Indian restaurant at 2pm and the scent almost completely disappeared. I’m not sure if it’s the effect of the strong spices. I will have to test it out again.
Doesn’t give that stomach bothering nauseating feeling like store bought perfume or cologne.
So far I have only tried a small spray of the private collection. I will need to try a couple more times before I can fully appreciate it. So far I find it very unique. Not what I expected. The musk is much milder than what i thought it would be and it settles to a sweet skin smell but not something unpleasant. A little bubble gum and spice.
I don’t have words to describe this EO Private blend, all I know that I love this EO Private blend so much I had to buy 2 more, the sweetness is so lovely.
I’ve never smelled musk this potent yet elegant and sensual. I want to smell like this all the time. It has a sweetness to it that entices and entangles the senses. Truly a work of art. Well Done.
Oh my word, now I know why this is the special jewel in your parfum crown. It transports you to your most special of times and firmly holds you right there, no confusion, no drama or hardship, simply in short sitting on a beach at night with your loved one’s looking at the stars of your achievements the joy that comes with it, then the breeze comes over. You guessed it private blend parfum. My fragrance friends the stars await.
I was very pleased wearing this perfume. This is a very special and exclusive perfume so that I’d like to wear it on a special occasion. The perfume takes time to change, and what a journey it is! In the beginning, it gave me a masculine profile with leather, tobacco, dried fruits, and fresh fruits such as plum. Then a beautiful rose started appearing, I could smell so many flowers… I think it is becoming more feminine after time. At some point, I found a similarity with legendary Chanel No.5, which I presented to my mom (neroli, ylang-ylang, peach, bergamot), but it was probably one of the reflections of the real nature of Private Blend. Later on, it has developed some woody accords (creamy Sandalwood, cedar) with flower touch (perhaps, Jasmine). In conclusion, it is a Great perfume! I am very glad that Mr Ensar made a decision of sharing this treasure with people. This is a real perfume craftmanship.
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