This blog is dedicated to the pursuit of pure Oud / Agarwood oil. We’ll discuss the nature of Oud, where it comes from, its uses, benefits and methods of application, as well as any Oud related adventures or mishaps. If you like Oud or Oud wood, then you’ve come to the right place.
In praise of Chinese Exclusive Oud:
Upon our meeting I had failed to disclose a piece of information about myself. While it is true that I was born in Chile (my family having relocated from Andalucia to South America some five-hundred years ago to the best of my estimations), my mother is in fact French. As the most masterful of all European perfume-makers, the French have no light demands when it comes to perfumery. Thus for years no bottle would suffice me for fine occasions unless it had written upon it “Fabriqué en France”. Even after studying briefly in the Gulf, I failed to find a fragrance that surpassed my conviction in the scents of Gaul. My own experience told me that Saracen scents ranged typically from cheap abominations resembling the fragrance of bubble-bath to weighty vials of what reminded me of cockroach-killer. It seemed I could not find a proper Oud that satisfied my demand for a deep, rich fragrance that still held harmony of lighter and more sensual tones. My dream of a primordial fragrance that embodied the complexities of the mystical was in danger of becoming mythical. This Oud, which you so masterfully recommended, has fulfilled my dream. As we say in France, “Chapeau”.
As salamu ‘aleykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.
Rafael