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      1984 (2022) • ENSAR OUD, ScentAdviceENSAR OUD
      1984

      2022

      PERFUMER
      Ensar Oud


      bergamot
      chamomile
      jasmine sambac
      jonquil
      lily-of-the-valley
      massoia bark
      mongolian musk
      vintage SQ mysore sandalwood
      oakmoss
      papua oud
      pineapple
      rosemarry blossom
      tuberose absolute
      yuzu
      gyrinops
      Borneo diesel malinau oud

      ‘This is what a nonconformist perfume smells like. Fresh, but oh so decked-out. The bitter yuzu comes lined with the green of aged gyrinops, the buttery white flower sweetness of jonquil gently tinted with the purple pollen of rosemary and the herbaceous and ever-disputed grace of a fat dose of oakmoss – the Papuan oud and oakmoss alone is a crisp, herbaceous, foresty combo to die for.
      You might think that sandalwood is contra-fresh or that its calming golden tone is anti-green. But coupled with massoia bark and chamomile, the vintage SQ sandalwood + Mysore from the 70s imbues the green, summer-fresh tenor of 1984 with a delectable gourmand shade… which you (surprisingly!) smell mid-air as you spray. That sandalicious semi-dry buttery pitch moistened by the green bite that defines the zesty top notes jam together like reggae and dreads. Pineapple and bergamot.
      But it’s the rich, potent animalic blast of those old, old Mongolian grains in which everything swims that marries these precious aromatics in such unorthodox fashion. Gives the fragrance its sexy pizzazz and lets it gush with loud projection.
      Only 42 bottles were made. Each bottle contains 2 grams of Borneo Diesel on top of the original compound, bringing the concentration to ~40%.
      Borneo Diesel is an unreleased Oriscent distillation we did about seven years ago, and is as good as Malinau oud can get. It has only been sold privately at $2,500 / 3gr, which means your bottle of 1984 contains $1,665 worth of BD inside. But, for this semi-bespoke edition, we’ve calculated it at a discounted rate – in the end, you get $765 worth of juice on the house.
      The hefty dose of Borneo Diesel adds a trippy resinous Bornean glaze to the profile and jacks up the effect of the Papuan oud as they’re morphed by the vintage musk into a cooling, piercing gust of oud that surges through the entire performance.’ – Ensar Oud

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