Jidden Limited Edition

Jidden opens with an oud combo of aged cambodian + indian that’s unmistakably real but pleasantly tempered. A dry, resin‐forward oud profile that’s woody, earthy and only lightly skanky. It seems like Miyaz tends use aged ouds, and you can smell that restraint; they’re present, textured, but never feral. The opening cheesiness is there, but more Mysore sandal terpene than hindi funk. The fir and spruce bring a pine‐resin smokiness. Fifteen minutes in, the champaca absolute’s apricot haze blooms, adding a soft fruit‐floral elevation over the house’s now familiar leathery‐dark‐chocolate backbone. By the one‐hour mark, the (unlisted but obvious) Mysore sandal shows up, before gradually receding 3–4 hours later, letting the darker oud‐resin axis retake the wheel. Jidden is woody, resinous, slightly smoky, with a touch of ambered sweetness and evergreen freshness. Performance wise, we are talking about 8 hours longevity with moderate projection. Overall, it is a very good release with high‐quality oud (based on my limited experience), but it sits squarely in the Miyaz center‐lane: familiar and enjoyable... yet not pushing toward any definite profile in particular. If you love resin + apricot nuances, this is the one. Otherwise, look to the clearer and more structured personalities in the line (e.g. Iris Cacao, Agar Agave). I must also note that here is some repetition creeping into Miyaz’s catalogue, and Jidden is one of the blends that feels least committed to a distinctive direction.

Smoky dry and fruity Cambodian oud which quickly calms down to rich sandalwood, resins and coniferous notes. Vernal grass can clearly be detected here and is mixed with the other green notes and oud. It smells very much like fresh hay which is one of my favorite notes. The bushman's candle is also ultra dry and hay-like. Some berry facets which seem to hide underneath the burned grass and oud smell and peek out sometimes--could this explain the name "Jidden" which sounds remarkably like "Hidden"? Quite ambery but in a very soft sandalwoody type of way, extremely natural--almost so natural it just doesn't project which is one of the weak points of this perfume. Wearing this feel likes looking into a dark pool of water, struggling to peer all the way into the murky depths...then again, you feel like you just emerged from an old growth forest and stumbled upon a overgrown grass field in the south of France... Doesn’t project very far after an hour but catching wafts now and then is really great. I'd recommend this more if the sillage was stronger. But again I appreciate the 0 synthetics used. Pros and Cons as usual. Very masculine which is partly why I love it and it smells nice in the cold.

A very dry, dark, heavy potion. I get red berries, slightly candied fruits and beautifully velvety currants from the Cambodian oud and a stinky feet, cheesy stench from the Indian oud. Touches of a very dank forest from the spruce. Not much champaca. Very nice, rich and luxurious.

Beautiful scent but it’s very soft, like a pure sandalwood oil. I also get nearly no champaca. Mainly woods and hay