elkhaldi studio on Vogue
This is the 3rd (and last) feature of my work on Vogue UK. I will write more details in the coming period about the near and distant future plans for the next phase. Make sure to subscribe to the mailing list!
This is the 3rd (and last) feature of my work on Vogue UK. I will write more details in the coming period about the near and distant future plans for the next phase. Make sure to subscribe to the mailing list!
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Not much more I can say beyond perfect. This is it for oud rose blends
The ultimate oud scent to end all oud scents? Possibly. Can be easily named Ode to Oud. Wearing it feels like you are wearing a global cloak of the finest grade ouds ever purveyed. It is more poetry and experience than a perfume, hence, the name session. It is a verb, very active notes that evolve and get deeper as you go through the day. Think of surround sound speakers, but surround scent, if that makes sense. Opens with what is to me a musky, woody, and sweet-earthy note which I assume is the ambergris at play. Drydown is that perfect melody of oudy, woody, goodness. The interplay of cambodi, green and black kyara and sultani linger an addictive medley that leaves you coming back for more. It projects insanely long and smells different on wrist vs. clothes. On the wrist it is meditative, on clothes it is regal, perfect for weddings/special events or the mosque.
Dukkan reminded me of an elegant, larger-than-life family matriarch. Scent is clean. Vivacious. Cacophonous. It is an explosion of floral, which reminded me a bit of Ambergris Bouquet by Elkhaldi, but with a more oudy and powdery dry down. It hits you first with a strong whiff of Juhi and rose, like you inhaled a bouquet or a spring field of blooms. The drydown is different, it is less bouquet-like and more masculine, with the black tea and oud becoming more prominent, in a sort of old world gentlemanly, powdery kind of way. I think its projection is quite long lasting. It is fitting for any occasion, and is certainly fresh enough to wear anywhere, a perfect pick me up for a gloomy weekday. A delight for sure!
This is Cambodia at its finest — a bright, fruity, delicious, balanced & satisfying composition!
It opens with a realistic fruity mix of blueberries, sweet cherries j strawberries that develops into a brighter profile — one that takes you back to memories of early mornings with your family, having breakfast on a sunny day & enjoying fresh fruit jam handmade with love by your grandma.
It compliments the fruity cambodian oud profile & then deepens into a darker, oudy profile, amplified by the extra gram of Cambodi Preserve, offering the kind of satisfying experience I always crave in my perfumes.
Not cloyingly sweet, nor does it have a synthetic vibe.
Thank you ES 🤍
It's a lovely scent. It's like a sweet and fruity hug. I've added 1g of Cambodia Oud and it was a great decision. Thank you.
