So it is Jing Shen Lu today. This stuff is crazy. I can finally say I understand this oil after almost a year of acquiring it. 5th or 6th application today. I am totally zoned in. Its like a wallapatta was punched over a Hainan Oil. Wooh. I get 4 different aromas from it the sweet Yousuf honey + Wallapatta patchouli menthol + Burmi leathery Incense + Hainan bittersweet drydown. Its not as simple/linear as described by Ensar bhai. I remember quite distinctly, a year back, it only smelled like sweet fruity custardy run of the mill plantation oud - one which is like a mass pleasing perfume you wear to justify to your wife not ALL Oud is BAD ! One thing that keeps me want to revisit this oil is mention of Kyen/Cultivated resinous heartwood (quite rare) and the other that Ensar Bhai feels its better than both Satoris he s done. From my experience I have realised he leaves very subtly, subliminal messages in his long descriptions. And with so many vendors we are ready to jump onto oils and then we forget about the older ones without spending time with each but that's completely unavoidable given the limited batches of precious oils. Anyway, this stuff is one in line with all the zingy Ouds that put me a spiritual journey. There are so many layers to this. Every whiff brings something from the 4 profiles I have mentioned. I do half sniffs and full sniffs alternatively and some randomly to catch those finer nuances. And this oil has matured to such a high level of complexity it leaves me perplexed emotionally and rationally both. I get a very special note here which has been described by the master himself in many of his favorite oils. I will leave it to the seniors here to mention I ll start saving for this one now. What a superb value for money. If this is what bittersweet Kyen can do it can definitely excite the Monkoh thrillseekers.Try putting some on moustache or beard without smudging for best effect. It doesnt cause fatigue at all.
Prerequisites to enjoy this oil: Dry/Airy/Cold to pleasant weather (10to20 c), Solitude with Highly focussed mind, Multiple separated applications.
Prerequisites to enjoy this oil: Dry/Airy/Cold to pleasant weather (10to20 c), Solitude with Highly focussed mind, Multiple separated applications.