The Attar Guide's Pure Oud Oil Reviews: P-Y features great examples of how creative distillation techniques can produce big surprises! From an oud oil by Rising Phoenix Perfumery that smells like a double espresso…
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The Attar Guide's Pure Oud Oil Reviews: L-O looks at oud oils that range in aroma from wild mint, baked lamp, and soot-blackened walls to truffles, cèpes, myrrh, aged patchouli, humus, prunes soaking in…
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The Attar Guide's PURE OUD Oil Reviews: D-K covers some of my very favorite pure oud oils ever, from the stunning, honeyed Medieval panforte of Agar Aura's Hirta and the honeysuckle floral-ishness of Ensar…
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The Attar Guide Pure Oud Oil Reviews: 0-C. Kicking off the oud review section with PURE OUD OIL reviews. Oud, the whole oud, and nothing but the oud, so help us God. No fillers,…
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Attars & CPOs Cult of Raw Materials Mukhallats Oud Single note exploration The Attar GuideThe Attar Guide: The Different Styles of Oud
The Attar Guide: The Different Styles of Oud. From berrylicious Cambodis and feral Hindis to sparkling Borneos and jungly Maraokes. …
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Attars & CPOs Cult of Raw Materials Mukhallats Oud Single note exploration The Attar GuideThe Attar Guide: Why Oud Smells the Way it Does
In Part II of the Attar Guide Oud Primer, we ask: why does oud smell the way it does? Species, terroir, manner of cultivation, distillation techniques - they all play a part. Like with…
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Attars & CPOs Cult of Raw Materials Mukhallats Oud Single note exploration The Attar GuideThe Attar Guide: The Challenges of Oud
Oud, glorious oud. Part I of the Attar Guide Oud Primer, addressing the most common challenges that a newcomer will face when exploring oud for the first time. From the challenge of accessing samples…
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Attars & CPOs Cult of Raw Materials Mukhallats Review Sandalwood Single note exploration The Attar Guide UncategorizedThe Attar Guide: Sandalwood Reviews P-S
Part II of II: The Attar Guide's sandalwood reviews from P to S, covering everything from an exceptional Ava Luxe take on the classic Guerlainesque animalic-wood of Jicky, a couple of surprisingly satisfying sandalwood-like…
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Attars & CPOs Cult of Raw Materials Mukhallats Review Round-Ups Sandalwood Single note exploration The Attar GuideThe Attar Guide: Sandalwood Reviews 0-M
Part I of II of reviews of sandalwood attars, mukhallats, and CPOs. Everything from Mysore marketing shenanigans in the indie oil sector to slightly dodgy souk oils and the real deal from artisans like…
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Attars & CPOs Cult of Raw Materials Mukhallats Sandalwood Single note exploration The Attar GuideSandalwood: A Primer
A primer on sandalwood - what makes it smell so special, the different types, the availability of Mysore sandalwood, alternatives to sandalwood, and the role of sandalwood in attar perfumery. …