OUD SERIES: The Smell of Oud by Terroir
Part 7
Tag Archives: Ensar Oud
My name is dehn al Oud…
Over the next 8 weeks we will be exploring Oud wood and oil. Not the synthetics that are now a staple of mainstream perfumery; this series will go to the source of the oil itself.
The Three Kings of Cologne
A manuscript was published in Cologne in 1477. This tale became known in English as The Kings of Cologne.
For the 21st century version we have Lanier Smith as Jasper
Jordan River as Melchior and
Clayton Ilolahia as Balthazar.
What Would You Bring to Baby Jesus?
This season this magi is presenting Noora, Nazareth and Gold to the baby Jesus, who is known as The Prophet Isa in the lands of frankincense and myrrh.
العود Oud Alert – Single Tree Harvest – 60-year-old Agarwood Tree
Ensar has been keeping his eye on a 60 year-old cultivated tree in Thailand that just recently began to show signs of readiness for harvest.
دماء العرب The Blood of the Arabs
Arabian and Islamic Views on Fragrance Part 3
Clarifications and Quotes as well as various views from the west .
The End of Oud
Many of you will be familiar with the smell of synthetic Oud in modern perfumes. This is not what we are talking about. We are talking about oud from nature, from a tree. Most of you would not have come across this smell in daily life unless you have spent some time in an Islamic culture. We will explore this culture today through the prism of scent.
Arabic and Islamic views on fragrance
The Islamic community is international, trans-racial, and when it comes to fragrance… trans-gender.
– Thomas Kruger
Noora, Nazareth and Gold
This season this magi is presenting Noora, Nazareth and Gold to the baby Jesus, who is known as The Prophet Isa in the lands of frankincense and myrrh.
The Fragrant Man 