Mongolian Musk 15ml By Ensar Oud
Isn’t it strange how oud and musk seem to always walk hand-in-hand whenever you’re looking for one or the other?
Sometimes ambergris tags along, but every oud lover at some point seeks out the trail of musk, while those who have been smitten by the odor of raw musk inevitably fall in love with oud.
When they’re together, magic happens.
Magic cast through different spells: The potent urinal bite of Russia’s kabarga jives differently to skanky Kashmiri which seems a bit rough set against the bitter, herbaceous sweetness of Mongolian kudari.
It’s especially the tantalizing bitterness of raw Mongolian musk that begs to be dunked into oud and demands to be turned into a sensual royale aroma.
Musk and oud go together like Jules and Vincent because they tug at and awaken the same primal desires in us. Many would say it’s exactly because of that pull that there’s such a massive market built on their counterfeits.
The Mongolian musk in this perfume looks and feels like a vintage, well-worn leather pouch that’s seen the world. The leathery skin is almost black, thin and smooth to the touch but tough to cut. Inside, the grains are still moist. The pods are easily a century old; likely even older.
Mongolian Musk isn’t just a perfume that’s out to show off musk’s pizazz. I’ll say it again: it’s not the musk itself but the magic the musk works on the dancers around it!
And here’s where things get interesting…
There are smells that never existed, but now do – people two hundred years ago could never have smelled oud from Rayong. Then there are smells that once existed but now don’t.
