Royale No 5 doesn't just share the 'vintage agarwood liqueur' facets of the first Royale, like the '85 did. This is an actual Maroke and the distillation style is the same as Royale I. The royal incense profile never quiets down
The Sri Lankan market makes me think of car prices in Singapore€¦ for the price of a low spec Kia, you can drive an E-Class in the States. In Ceylon, you have to pay incense-grade oil prices for grade C oud oils. Even the 'higher' grade ouds still contain a good dose of
If only we had more materials to work with, I'd be distilling New Guinea-Sumbas non-stop. The scent is just so delectably perfumey – I'm not exaggerating when I say it's even more accessible than Oud Yusuf, and just as floral – without losing its oudy zing one iota
The physical lengths we went through to make Sultan Ahmet isn't something anybody just does to make a bottle of 'affordable' oud. The fatigue and disregard for counting pennies and pounds only hits you afterward when you see your
The physical lengths we went through to make Sultan Mustafa isn't something anybody just does to make a bottle of 'affordable' oud. The fatigue and disregard for counting pennies and pounds only hits you afterward when you see your
Exactly as if you're inhaling bubbling burst of vapor straight from a burning oud chip, dense green heart notes embody Sultan Orhan's agar kernel. This piercing oud wood smokiness makes this oil especially therapeutic, with a scent that
These are the same New Guinea shavings that went into Sultan Murad and Sultan Fatih – the very last of them. The aroma captures every bit the caliber of the early Sultans, packing the same tenacity and silage. But this time
If you're ready to sign up for more graduate studies in the scent of oud resin, not accessory notes, then here you've got the oleoresin on full display. At the risk of putting down a bottle of oud that sold for $1,000 more, quality-wise
You can Kodo the daylights out of an oud chip for hours on end, or you can fry it on a scorching coal and be done in a minute. But an untrained nose has trouble picking up the subtleties of low temp heating, while a trained nose hates to
Sultan Süleyman is a milestone in pure oud distillation and modern perfumery. When Ernest Beaux set out to create Chanel No 5 he looked beyond the norm of single profile scents. He wasn't out to capture the essence of rose or jasmine anymore
