EO No 1

When Ensar Oud launched Sultan Leather Attar to stunning acclaim, he realized something...that even outside of its extraordinary and acclaimed pure 'oud and sandalwood oils, fragrance connoisseurs were hungry for rich, evocative blends that defy conventional trends. . But making an Eau De Parfum using its unprecedented collection of exquisite 100% natural materials, avoiding cheap and easy-to-use synthetics, was a big risk. Still, people were clamoring for an Ensar Oud Spray. And what does an all-natural Ensar Oud Spray EDP smell like? Rest assured you can imagine it involves leather, a blend that contains jaw-dropping materials such as $2,500/3gr 'Oud Kyara Mustafa oil, shiny, clean and powerful, extract of 'Wild Oud Hainan Sinensis from China' 13 Years Pure Thai Oud and Precious Rose Oil Carefully Aged from the Private Collection of Sultan of Oman Qaboos Said Hamad bin Hamoud Abu Said. The results are wonderfully rich, the leather, the 'oud sings of power and sophistication, the rose a perfectly lush counterpart, adding a romantic depth. There's no barnyard aspect here, just the elegantly masculine kind of warmth. A luxurious bottle presented in real Italian calf tanned leather also made entirely by hand, naturally tanned and pure leather completes the vision. EO No. 1 is a warm woody dark green floral leather fragrance, fantastic organic delicious perfume, 100% Natural/Handmade the perfect translation of 'Indie Perfumery'. The roses and 'Ouds with a leathery dark greenish animalic character shine from the opening to the base of the perfume, where it begins to take on an aspect of incensed woody tobacconized leather. EDPs like this don't always appear! Main Notes: Turkish Rose, Lavender, Taiff Rose(Sultan Qaboos Collection), Jasmine, Himalayan Rose, Ylang Ylang, Gaulish Rose, Bourbon Rose, 'Oud Kyara Mustafa, Wild ‘Oud De Hainann Sinensis(China), Pure 'Oud From Thailand, Papua New Guinea Sandalwood, Oak Moss, Tobacco, Leather, Somali Incense.

Amazing debut parfum from Ensar Oud, EO No. 1 is a leather oud with boldness and refinement in one beautiful leather wrapped bottle. While I was blown away from first sniff, it took a few wearings to fully understand it and its performance. While I can see people labeling this as a winter fragrance, I think it actually performs better with some heat, with a richer and more full-spectrum radiation of its components. The notes listed are accurate and identifiable but beautifully blended. This is a leather composed without birch tar, and relying on the inherent qualities of the 2 different real oud oils used (capitalizing on the petroleum-like note found in real oud), the real vintage musk (not a vegan scent!), and I'm guessing some castoreum. Although no fruits are listed in the notes there is a an underlying sweetness that rounds out the fragrance and gives a slight jamminess to the rose. From the musk maybe? This is not a rose oud in the classic oriental sense, but rose the other florals, and the aged sandalwood bring complexity and soften and burnish what might have otherwise been an aggressive and rough oud/leather. I believe it is unisex. Two sprays to my stomach under my shirt lasted 12 hours, and all day I got wafts of delicious scent rising up when I moved. It is not a beast, after the initial gorgeous opening (1-2 hours) it settles in a small radius scent cloud, not a skin scent, but not a foghorn, either. As RogerM72 said, the far dry down does smell very, very close to the beautiful stitched leather bottle wrapper. You know when you wear a truly great fragrance, and throughout the day you sniff something amazing and ask yourself "what is that amazing smell?" And then you remember: it's you.

I was one of the lucky but crazy ones that managed to put hands on this. Something about the bottle: stunning to say the least, encapsulated in a pure leather cover, hand crafted, that smells wonderful. Really a plus. About the fragrance: to my nose it starts with a blast of musk. Even though it is not listed here, I am pretty sure I did read the presence of real musk on their website when the preorder was launched. It is so strong that made me sneeze a lot. I might be mistaken, as many reviewers said that they smelled Cambodian Oud. I detect Oud, but at a later stage. Rose makes its way in the heart of the process. Not only Taif was used here, but an oil of a certain type of rose distilled in the ‘80s (don’t remember the name). A leathery smell comes up quite slowly as time passes, and it feels so smooth, resembling what you smell from the bottle cover. Well done, but there’s a problem with longevity. I heard that. EO is thinking of a second batch, making it stronger and lasting longer, but it’s only rumors. Anyhow, a good one, but much similar to other orientals around Edit: a proper full wearing today at a wedding ceremony. I felt so elegant and the longevity was not a problem. 12 hours in and I still smell so leathery fantastic. I must learn to review fragrances after proper wearings :))

I have the pure parfum version. This stuff is POTENT. Monster performance. Projects like hell and lasts at least 18 hours on my skin. Absolutely worth the $$. EDP would be good to tone it down a bit (without having tested the EDP) As expected, I get a lot of oud and leather, with some tobacco and rose. This is a very complex fragrances that shifts and changes. This is not for everyone and isn't really a fragrance for the masses, but will be appreciated by lovers of oud and leather scents. I layer with Sultan Leather Attar (which feels more raw). But you don't need both if you have the Attar or the Pure Parfum, with my preference leaning towards the Pure Parfum, which is slightly more refined and much more potent.

Ive finally found the holy grail of oud fragrances! This is the real deal, a masterpiece. I was blown away with ensar oud no 1. Its a stunning leather oud with a soft beautiful rose 🥀 in the background. This fragrance has been made to perfection, a must have if like me you love your oud. Performance is better than i was expecting, i get a solid 8-10 hours performance and for a fragrance thats 100% natural, this is impressive. Sillage is heavy for the first hour, then it stays moderate. Very impressed with this one and so glad i blind bought a bottle.