Aloeswood scent

[idesign]

I understand about the ambergris

blending, it must be mixed with something to carry the raw ingredient. My only complaint is that it is mixed with

something that has a scent of its own, and I'm sure that I smell some oud and sandalwood in the mix. I would

prefer a blend with an scent-neutral oil. It is a nice scent, but not good for mixing into a perfume unless you

want the other scents too. The same is true for his civet blend.

[DrSmellThis]

I

understand about the ambergris blending, it must be mixed with something to carry the raw ingredient. My only

complaint is that it is mixed with something that has a scent of its own, and I'm sure that I smell some oud and

sandalwood in the mix. I would prefer a blend with an scent-neutral oil. It is a nice scent, but not good for mixing

into a perfume unless you want the other scents too. The same is true for his civet blend.

You really can't

determine the quality of an animal product unless it's a pure dilution. Deer musk is an exception, in that it is

traditionally mixed with sandalwood. However, I believe they use something like "white sandalwood", which doesn't

have much of a scent, but is a good medium.

Still, you wonder: If his musks are so good, why not sell them

straight, when everything else is sold straight?

I should admit I've never tried one of his products, but am

always interested to discover new sources.

[idesign]

You

really can't determine the quality of an animal product unless it's a pure dilution. Deer musk is an exception, in

that it is traditionally mixed with sandalwood. However, I believe they use something like "white sandalwood", which

doesn't have much of a scent, but is a good medium.

Still, you wonder: If his musks are so good, why not sell

them straight, when everything else is sold straight?

I should admit I've never tried one of his products, but

am always interested to discover new sources.

I didn't know that about deer musk, and having just now

smelled it I notice a sandalwood scent, it adds a sweetness I think, but isn't real musk a little sweet?. The musk

is loud and clear though, and is beautiful. He does sell the musk pods alone, and the idea of making my own musk

oil is exciting but daunting.

I wonder about not selling them straight too. Would be much more useful.

His

Wild Tamil Sandalwood is heaven in a bottle though, and is much better than the other half-dozen sandals I have from

other sources.

His Ambergris was quite frankly a disappointment. I've been using a 1% alcohol tincture from

another source which is so nice. I use a dab of it sometimes when layering mones and scents. It transforms a mix

into sex in a teapot.

And then, he has weird stuff like this:

"No 1 100% Iranian Rose made by tradional

method. (1980 stocks) US$15 per 6ml"

Something like that could be wonderful, who knows? If so, it could be a buy

of the century. You just don't know, which is the main problem with H-F, you have no assurance of what is actually

in the product, only what you can smell. I've been happy with what I've gotten though.

[passo_s692]

I

didn't know that about deer musk, and having just now smelled it I notice a sandalwood scent, it adds a sweetness I

think, but isn't real musk a little sweet?. The musk is loud and clear though, and is beautiful. He does sell the

musk pods alone, and the idea of making my own musk oil is exciting but daunting.

I wonder about not selling

them straight too. Would be much more useful.

His Wild Tamil Sandalwood is heaven in a bottle though, and is

much better than the other half-dozen sandals I have from other sources.

His Ambergris was quite frankly a

disappointment. I've been using a 1% alcohol tincture from another source which is so nice. I use a dab of it

sometimes when layering mones and scents. It transforms a mix into sex in a teapot.

And then, he has weird stuff

like this:

"No 1 100% Iranian Rose made by tradional method. (1980 stocks) US$15 per 6ml"

Something like

that could be wonderful, who knows? If so, it could be a buy of the century. You just don't know, which is the main

problem with H-F, you have no assurance of what is actually in the product, only what you can smell. I've been

happy with what I've gotten though.

Hi. Yes, good discussion here. I received an email 2 days ago from

ham_firl informing about he is going for a long vacation. I believed that he sent to some of his buyers which

include me. Good pricing for some pure oud. I love his Golden ambergriss which he mentioned that he is left with

6ml, his goldenwhittish & yemeni's ambergriss is also nice, his deer musk oil from China & Himalayan are nice, only

his cheaper ambergriss (black) is average. And many more. I guess the oil that he has match my taste and he is

honest to inform that he blend the oil. I do not like alcohol tincture. I must try his Iranian Rose which is so

cheap. Iranian Rose is not popular and never heard of it. May be it is the no 1 oil from Iran but may not be

pure. I must try.

I just bought another deer musk oil from another person who claim that theirs is 100% pure.

But its rubbish, I paid US$200 per 3ml after bargain. May be it does not suit me.

[passo_s692]

Hi.

Yes, good discussion here. I received an email 2 days ago from ham_firl informing about he is going for a long

vacation. I believed that he sent to some of his buyers which include me. Good pricing for some pure oud. I love his

Golden ambergriss which he mentioned that he is left with 6ml, his goldenwhittish & yemeni's ambergriss is also

nice, his deer musk oil from China & Himalayan are nice, only his cheaper ambergriss (black) is average. And many

more. I guess the oil that he has match my taste and he is honest to inform that he blend the oil. I do not like

alcohol tincture. I must try his Iranian Rose which is so cheap. Iranian Rose is not popular and never heard of it.

May be it is the no 1 oil from Iran but may not be pure. I must try.

I just bought another deer musk oil

from another person who claim that theirs is 100% pure. But its rubbish, I paid US$200 per 3ml after bargain. May be

it does not suit me.

Hi again. I am at Jakarta now and going to Balikpapan in extreme eastern part of

Indonesia for my project work. Before leaving, I received the Pure Iranian Rose, its lovely for the price. And I

also purchased sandalIranian Rose. Its also nice for the price. I love it. My girl & neighbour love it too.

[helius9]

hey all,

I too got assam oudh

& tamil sandalwood from ham_firl. My main purpose was to strengthen my meditations and trust me, these two oils aid

very well. The fragrance lasts till next morning, when I wake up. I havn't noticed any great effects on others as

yet, just few heads turned to notice me.

I also got WhitishGolden ambergriss....it seems just about OK.....nuthin

great to report.


Wanted to know, whats civet oil used for??? and can anyone suggest a good source for buying

nutmeg EO???

thanks all for creating sucha wonderful thread

helius

[idesign]

hey

all,

I too got assam oudh & tamil sandalwood from ham_firl. My main purpose was to strengthen my meditations and

trust me, these two oils aid very well. The fragrance lasts till next morning, when I wake up. I havn't noticed any

great effects on others as yet, just few heads turned to notice me.

I also got WhitishGolden ambergriss....it

seems just about OK.....nuthin great to report.


Wanted to know, whats civet oil used for??? and can anyone

suggest a good source for buying nutmeg EO???

thanks all for creating sucha wonderful thread



helius

Glad its working well for you. Those oils are definitely tenacious. I layer them

with each other and with pheromones with good success. I use the sandal on its own sometimes for my daily scent.



I agree about the "whitish/golden" ambergris. I'm no expert, but I think ambergris just works better in

alcohol. Ham Firl's mix seems to muffle the exalting nature of the scent. Here's a link to a great tincture

I've bought and use often to great effect. The 3% is more expensive of course but much

nicer.

http://www.perfumersapprentice.com/N...ambergris.html

Civet is a traditional

perfume ingredient. DST can give a better answer, but it provides an animalic note and fixes other scents. I can

smell it in some vintage perfumes I have.

For nutmeg EO just do a search for it. There are a lot of suppliers

and the ones I've used and like are Eden Botanicals, Snowdrift Farm, Liberty Natural Products, etc etc. Look also

at the link above. Linda Andrews is really nice and helpful. What do you want the nutmeg for?