Al Bahar Amount:15mlI wanted to explore an oceanic scent again after Ocean Kinam. This time, the focus shifts more heavily toward the scent of the sea itself: seaweed, salt, and seashells. I brought in onycha for its dry, marine animalic mineral facet, along with sage and yuzu. But I went a step further, developing a process to tease out saline facets from Mysore sandalwood. The result is a creamy, dense sandalwood with a natural salinity that sits perfectly alongside
Anchored by a backbone of select Chinese and Southeast Asian ouds
almost mystical traces of white ambergris in its wake
Swipe it on and you’re met with a dark red opening a full-bodied wave of woody richness and a leathery dry-down
To soften their edge I wove in threads of powdery Rice sweet Hay Carob and the earthy whisper of Black Truffle—tempering the beast with a velvet veil
Around the same time I sourced a remarkable Boronia oil from Essentially Australia—about as close as you’ll get to “from farm to bottle
chasing a balance between earthy
There are two parts to my answer
this isn’t a projection-focused blend
I added SQ Silani Oud goodness equivalent to one-third of the SQ Iriani already existing in the blend
and Cavendish pipe tobacco
you learn things when you’re ready to
I genuinely think it is easier to move mountains than to build credibility in this space
