Agarwood EO

2nd review here. Ok, new to at-home perfumery. I blended agarwood, rose otto, one secret ingredient, and tobacco absolute (with agarwood and tobacco being my base notes, rose the middle, and my secret ingredient a very slight top note) and ohhhh mmmmyyyy sstttaaarrrsss!! It smells absolutely amazing. Everywhere I go, I am literally getting men and women coming to me and asking what I am wearing and where to get it. I will say that the fragrance is literally intoxicating and draws people towards you. To test it out, I let my concoction rest a few days, then I've worn it three nights in a row. Literally, I put a drop on my finger tips and rub it behind my ears. 1st night, at a small niche restaurant, I had at least 8 people ask me what I was wearing with the desire to go out and buy it. 2nd day I wore it to brunch and everyone i passed on the way to a table would say something along the lines of, "something smells so good! Who is that!?". 3rd night I went to a non smoking bar for the purpose of being smelled. This bar is known for being a bar of mixed orientation because I wanted to see how different people reacted to the scent. Had I been looking to meet someone, I would have come out with several numbers. This scent is literally magic. Blending it with my supplies and novice knowledge was something really amazing. This agarwood is the heart of this fragrance and there is nothing else like it. It is so deep and complex so many different ways to describe it. If there is such a thing as magic, this rare and expensive oil is the base of it. Okay, I dont want to sound goofy but, if you are new to agarwood, try this. Go ahead and get the 1ml to start with. Put a tiny drop on a strip of paper. Go ahead and cut out any distractions and take some time to appreciate this scent. When you first smell it, it is strong. Allow it to dry down a bit. Come back in an hour and sniff your strip again. Do this multiple times. Its so complex and yields so many different aspects. Then i would take a drop, and just slightly ru b it behind your ears. It doesn't take much so don't go crazy. See what you think after a day of wearing it. Really, your first impression of this scent can be a bit confusing so all this is to say that you should give yourself a moment to acquire the scent before you try to work with it and blend it and moreover, to have an appreciation for this fine, rare, and precious oil. By the way, I'm trying to rate this 5 stars but, the rating bubbles don't list a number next to them indicating the value for the bubble. If it shows less than five that is a mistake. Id rate this a million if i could.

Review by James 4/4/2017

Ordered the sample, as Im dabbling in natural perfumery, put a few behind my ears and wow. It's a scent I can only describe as woody, leathery, warm, tobacco, ... It is really deep and it changes throughout the day. It was extremely well recieved by people near me. Had many men and women ask what I was wearing. I paired it with rose absolute and it was a very amazing deep scent.

Review by James 3/12/2017

This smells like some of the finest Ouhd I have ever smelled.....Deep and Musky with a faint barnyard sourness...If you wanna experience real Ouhd this is your oil....But beware it is not a smell you are used to if you have never smelled real Ouhd....Pure sexyness

Review by Real Deal Ouhd 9/3/2016

First off: it means a lot that this is sustainable. I cannot overstate that. Second: prepare for the unexpected, if you are only a recent Agarwood initiate and you love EB's CO2. This may be the Oudh that transports you into the heart of a polarizing olfactory puzzle! Not gonna lie--my naïveté really served it to me, as I took the plunge on a small vial of this (not cheap) but immediately wondered if, upon anxiously smelling, I shouldn't have ordered the $12 sample instead. Thus I would encourage others to tiptoe onto this bewitching EB territory--it is a worthy experience, so DO sample it. My shameless adoration of the Agarwood CO2 (along with the tempting description for this Fine variety) made me totally swing for the fences here :) Ultimately it's been a good leap of hope, as now I have a nice amount of diluted Oudh to continue exploring. Trust me, at about 5% this baby is still STRONG. Really though? I am perplexed by how radically different the two species are, and how this one threw me. It takes a LOT of other oils to take the sheer spunky edge off of it; by comparison, Aquilaria agallocha is like a gentle wash of sugary dew. (Perhaps this is the "classic" divisive smell that I have heard so much about--the barnyard note?) To be honest, this is the first EB product that has actually stung my nose. Having never experienced that, I am hesitant to say that's a bad thing, just something new for me to respect when working with this stuff. I am having trouble getting a sense of the "noble woods," the incense, the honey and all that, even when regularly evaluating the drydown (which I concede is rather beautifully intriguing once it begins to mellow). I have also never smelled castoreum so I am curious if that note is responsible for the inescapable, instantaneous "Wow--that's fecal," every single time I crack this open. This is followed by a curiously chemical sensation, like strong band-aid or degraded plastic. What exactly am I smelling? It's acrid. I would love to be educated here by the Oils Room! All in all, I admit I have grown fond of this simply because of how often I have stood up in the middle of my day or night just to study this as I chew on other thoughts. I have excellent associations so far, and may even be addicted. I think if you stay open-minded about this Agarwood, it will grow its oozy, enigmatic roots into your psyche and beckon you to understand it further--if that's not very definition of interesting, I don't know what is!

Review by Rebecca 8/26/2016

This compares to the tiny $150 bottle of wild grown Agarwood that I have. Although this isn't quite as bold when smelling straight from the bottle, it doesn't disappoint! My wild grown smells exactly like this when placed on the skin. Warm, smoky, deep and amazing. I will definitely be purchasing more of this rare beauty to hold onto!

Review by Kelly 8/19/2016