Heya Oudh Heads,
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Here is a five minute journey into the history and uses of Oudh, Roja Dove takes us on an olfactory visit to the Middle east.
Photo Stolen agarwoodoudh
Enjoy!!
Portia xx
I want to try this! I LOVE big dark roses and they are so rare! I follow via email Thanks odona Palmer Ward
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Hey PalmWard,
I think you’ve left this on the wrong days post,
Portia x
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Perfume shops in the Middle East look so opulent! Fascinating story about oud, thanks for posting this.
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Hey JackieB,
I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Portia xx
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Thank you so much for posting this mini movie, Portia. I have to admit to being “oudh head”, but one that is seriously constrained by a budget.
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I LOVE OUDH too. It adds so much of the depth that has been cut through IFRA regulations, albeit in a very different way.
Portia xx
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Oud head, Yes!
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Ha Ha Ha Jordan, you are a SERIOUS OUDH HEAD!
Michael who writes for APJ recently brought over some of the Oudh big guns. it was an amazing afternoon.
Portia x
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That is a lovely video. I would love to smell the agar wood burning in a censor. And Roja makes me long to smell the 100 year old wood made into an oil.
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Thanks Tora,
Super nice to see you. Yes those 100 year old oils would be incredible.
Portia x
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Roja Dove can drag me anywhere, by my hair, call me “Enslaved” (cracking up, even as I write this)
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Thank you Portia for sharing this video of eastern traditions being absorbed more now by the west. I do need to investigate and sniff some oud (oudh).
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Oh Martin,
I think the trend will start to fade over the next two or three years. The market is currently flooded. So much choice for oudh sniffing.
Portia xx
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Really enjoyed the mini movie on oudh – thanks for posting it. I loved when he said smelling it is “like smelling the wind.” What a beautiful comparison!
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He He he, some of the smell like wind from the stable, some like wind from a hospital and some the wind across the desert. Great analogy.
Portia xx
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OK. Not QUITE what I was thinking of 😉
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He He he. Sorry Kandice. I couldn’t help myself.
Portia xx
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