'ilm

KEMI BLENDING MAGIC Owner Sergio Momo Nose: Chris Maurice Discontinued Relaunched under Xerjoff’s K Collection, they differ (at least these ones) from the original ones. There seems to be even less the real Oud if any and for example one of the main notes - Caramel - is not even mentioned in the notes of Kemi in K collection. Some perfumes which I love in summertime. I know, the most of the people don’t wear these kind of heavy ones in hot but on my skin these are best on warm weather. 🔥 KEMI(released originally 2014) Top: Cedar, Laotian agarwood (Oud) Middle: Gurjum Balsam, Caramel, Castoreum, Civet Base: Sandalwood, Vanilla, wood notes I have some obsession with caramel notes in summertime and in this concoction, I just can’t resist it. It’s so amazing now when it melts on my skin. This smells exactly how you can imagine because of the notes: woody, oudy, sensual, animalic, soft, sweet and addictive. It’s well blended and enjoyable. 🔥 ‘ilm (2014) Arabic word for “knowledge” Very challenging and barnyardy Indian Assam oud Oud from Bangladesh Oud from Laos “It is an unfathomable combination of different types of oud wood with their heavy, brown, earthy, and slumbering smell, evoking a sense of age and wisdom. ‘ilm opens with the fruity dimension imparted by the loudness of oud wood. The fruity dimension also imparts tobacco-like features to the solid and mystical oud and makes it enchantingly mysterious. Dark, yet bright and promising, heavy, yet full of passion, like knowledge that is unattainable, which once possessed bestows to its bearer all the secrets of the universe.“ ❗️And no, I don’t believe or think that this is real Oud. There is a little hint of those and the rest is something else but I enjoy it regardless. Real Ouds and synthetic blends are totally different categories for sure. My thoughts on “Ouds” is well said in Ensar Oud website: “The perfume industry has flooded the market with synthetic oud aroma chemicals, watering down and convoluting the legacy of oud with their shallow and linear plantation ouds. To be blunt, most brands starting to use the term are just milking the cash cow that is the growing trend and vast market of wealthy Arab and Middle-eastern nations given their affinity towards everything oud, and nothing to do with appreciation of the fine aromatic. The use of oud as a term has never been more widespread, nor has the quality ever been so low. For commercial purposes, oud is any ratio of the lowest grade ‘agarwood oil’ in combination with any other oil, be it of natural or synthetic origin.” Thank you for reading, I hope my review was helpful. I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG and/or YouTube (English subtitles): @ninamariahperfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗

Kemi’s Kemi and ‘ilm layered (In depth reviews later): 🔥 ‘Ilm’s exceptional bold and edgy character is balancing Kemi’s sweet and a bit gooey Caramel. This combination is brash! It’s all about oud with sickly sweet synthetic Caramel but it works. 🔥 Notes of ‘ILM mentioned earlier (and now from Xerjoff’s web page) TOP: Aged Indian Assam Oud (Gurjum Balsam From Thailand , Australian Sandalwood , Oud Buaya From Laos) MIDDLE: Bangladesh Oud (Cedar From Atlas , Ambergris , Oakmoss , Oud Buaya From Laos) BASE: Laos Oud (Amber , Oud Buaya From Laos) This mine is really Oud, Oud and Oud and it’s hard to believe that the scent would be totally same. I’m so curious to get the samples of new ones and compare them. 🔥 And KEMI TOP: Cedar from Atlas, Laotian agarwood (Oud) MIDDLE: Gurjum Balsam, Caramel, Castoreum, Civet BASE: Australian Sandalwood, Vanilla from Madagascar, wood notes Mentioned notes differs now surprisingly: There is not anymore mentioned Caramel at all which is so strange and there is Cedar From Atlas in the middle notes as well. Thank you for reading, I hope my review was helpful. I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG and/or YouTube (English subtitles): @ninamariahperfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗

Great smell, sad performance in this old version of Kemi: 'ilm. If there real oud? I think so, but the oud diluted perfumes can easily left forever on the skin. I have a bottle of it and also sample the newest realist of 'ilm from K collection (new design of bottle), and I realized there is even less real oud in the new one (none??? For my nose I don't detect any drop in the new one), but with much more supporting notes that I don't detect in the old version. It is a special scent anyway (with real oud only or with supporting scents, I'm still wondering, so if someone actually distinguish that please confirm). They are totally different. My recommendation? If you want personal enjoyment for a while (1-2 hours at home, it doesn't project neither), the old version it gives some zen idea. I have this bottle for the personal delightness with this beautiful cap, nothing more. It's finally more collectable weak scent than to be really used as a perfume. By the way if you want only oud smell, you buy pure oud oil from FEEL OUD or ENSAR OUD. Even their organic cultivated ones would stun you more than this one, speaking of the price.

In some sense there really isn't all that much to say about this masterpiece. It contain 3 kinds of Oud (as Rajesh has already said). And that's it. I guess I might compare it to some of the 'simple" tricks David Blaine does. His tricks are so stunning because they appears so simple, yet they defy scientific laws. This scent conjures up a magic that seems to defy what defines a top of the line scent. Just Oud. If you do not believe this one is magical, then I encourage you to purchase a sample (the original is very hard to find). Every time I wear it I shake my head in wonder. Do yourself a favor and immerse yourself into this magical world. It has good silage and longevity. I think it can be worn year round.

Got a sample of this from my friends at Lucky Scent. It's a lovely, soft oud mixture. Nothing but 3 kinds of oud. I get none of the animalic, barnyard like smell here, just a beautiful soft oud wood. For me, it doesnt project much, more like a skin scent, and longevity is average. I would say this is safe to ware to the office, which is something I cant say about most oud based frags. I do wish it was a little more forward. This is more subtle and laid back. If you are looking for a soft oud frag., give this a test run. Very nice indeed.