Oudh Infini

Oudh Infini isn’t really something to analyse, it is something to enter. It has that dense, almost meditative atmosphere where the edges blur and the structure stops mattering. The civet, oud, florals, and resins are all there, but they don’t present themselves as separate ideas, they dissolve into a kind of emotional weight. Many oud perfumes of this nature are presented as something sharp, animalic, or dominant, but this feels different. It is more like still air in a dim, sacred space, like something ancient but softened with time, or warmth that isn’t comforting so much as quietly, insistently intense. There’s also that slightly melancholic, introspective quality it carries. Not dark in an aggressive way, more like a deep inward pull, the kind of scent that makes you slow down without realizing it. It is wholly what it is and does not try to fit in by projecting outward in a social way, it simply creates a personal space around you and exists with you rather than for others Strangely, for me, it stirs a childhood exuberance. Like opening a suitcase after long-distance travels: fabrics holding onto distant air; something slightly worn, slightly dry, but rich with history; a mix of warmth and unfamiliarity at the same time; the quiet presence of someone who’s been elsewhere. There is also a subtle contrast: comfort and distance coexisting. It feels intimate, but not entirely mine. More like stepping into someone else’s world. What Oudh Infini creates is not just oud or rose, but an atmosphere of aged materials rather than fresh ones, softened intensity rather than sharp projection, memory embedded in objects rather than diffused in air. It almost feels like the scent is not on me, but stored in something, like it has been carried, folded, and travelled with. My response to Oudh Infini is beyond just to mood, it is more to implied stories and traces of movement, which seems like a very rare instinct. I am eternally drawn to it because it feels like it has been somewhere, it carries a past rather than just existing in the present and, like opening something that has been closed for a long time, it reveals itself slowly with the animalic skin warmth that feels absorbed rather than applied; and soft, almost faded sweetness that feel like they belong to memory of moments that already exist somewhere within me. Oudh Infini is not just about age, distance, or memory, It is about contrast: the depth of something old, travelled, and quietly complex, meeting the brightness of childhood excitement, curiosity, and energy. Its powerful tension doesn’t feel heavy or sombre to me, even though on paper it could. Instead, it feels like opening something unknown but safe; discovery without fear; and richness filtered through innocence. The childhood exuberance I feel whenever I wear it transforms the whole atmosphere. It turns what could be introspective into something almost electric, but in a quiet, internal way. Not loud joy, but that contained excitement you feel in your chest when something new is about to be revealed. It is no longer about just wearing a perfume, but activating personal emotional states through it. The scent becomes something like a set of emotional triggers, different versions of myself across time, and a way to revisit or even reshape memories. It feels like a moment in my life I didn’t have words to describe whenever I wear it. And the interesting part is: no other review, no trend, no external opinion can ever really touch the feeling I get from Oudh Infini. Because no one else has the exact memory, or exact feeling I have attached to it. Most people may not care to understand why Oudh Infini is, for me, the closest thing to accessing a personal archive of feelings, and I completely understand.

Hold on to your hats people, this fragrance is not for the faint of heart and this is not my declaration of surprise or disdain at this fact, I'm well and truly onboard the skankier side of things as a fan of artisan oud. You can't say that this doesn't deserve to proudly display oud in the title because it proudly displays it in the composition that's for certain! Pissara is a perfumer that I've heard a lot about without sampling much of her output, in fact I think this is only my second Dusita. She's become famed for being some sort of floral savant or flower whisperer, creating some of the most innovative and evocative floral accords in recent memory. I only have Splendiris to go on and I thought it was very acomplished, this is a completely different vibe to say the least. Opens with a blast of castoreum,(not the civet listed here) rough/sharp, floral/musky and of course leathery, personally I love it! It's like boozy malt whisky and fresh leather, but it quickly turns into the fine cheese that is the oud material in here. Now I know the country of origin doesn't necessarily define the smell of the oud but I have laos, Cambodia, India etc... split into categories in my mind, probably by the first material I smelled from there? This falls somewhere in the Cambodian-Indian variety of strong, very vivid barnyard/manure but with a complexity of an aged material, that has absorbed lots of life experience. Going from tobacco, spicy cigar wrapper and pepper, to full poop. It has a dancing rose type note, sandalwood and a powder which probably adds to that dirty/clean effect and the association with babies nappies. Well as someone who has recently had to deal with nappies, let me tell you this stuff has you sniffing and sniffing to try to better understand the unusual nature of a fecal edged but phantasmagorical, mind poem that is this fragrance. I think the blend perfectly captures an unforgiving attar, casually smeared on to skin and don't get me wrong it's not as brutal as some civet/castoreum perfumes or a potent Indian oud oil for example, this is quite reserved if you have an extremeists palate or are used to undiluted raw materials like ambergris and deer musk. This is classical stuff in the sense that it's rose/oud/sandalwood/musk etc... but presented in such a way by a brand with largely floral output that it raises eyebrows. Okay so I understand that civet replacement is something which has this sort of vibe, unpleasant, faecal etc... however my experience is that it stays on the skin the drydown when everything has gone in a kind of dirty protest. Oudh Infini, if you can last through the wave after wave of skank, you get treated to an almost darkly spiced woods and no cheesey oud at all. Bare in mind this is hours into the experience but still, it's about the most divine thing imaginable, cozy and like nothing else out there. I thought it was a knockout, bold, refreshing and a really well made perfume because despite the quality of oud being so paramount to the success of this perfume, the surrounds & setting make this stuff special, because it doesn't just smell of oud, and that's a difficult balancing act to perform. Wearability for me personally would only be on very special occasions when I felt in the mood for something racy and opulent. A real experience though and the price likely reflects the rare, raw natural ingredients inside. Bravo!

I’ll start by saying that yes, Oudh Infini is one of the most realistic and natural smelling Oudh’s around. Blue cheese, goats, smoke; it’s all there as a natural facet of the oil, but done very finely. After the opening it doesn’t standout as Oudh, but rather like an animalic note. The smell of Oudh here reminds me slightly of Oud Palao, but apart from that it’s like comparing Mysore with synthetic sandalwood. The note shines on its own and really puts to shame many other Oudh’s with its authenticity. Just sprayed on skin, it opens with a stunning blood red rose, jammy and opulent just like it was in former Amouage creations; bold and bigger than life, incredibly beautiful and smelling as if a bouquet was under your nose. The Oudh shows right from the start all the facets that people either adore or loathe. I really enjoyed smelling the dirtiness and the side that is usually restrained in other Oudh centered creations but I know most people don’t really like the cheesy goaty smell. To me it’s an extension of animal notes and it was a real pleasure. Up until the mid notes it’s simply a rose/oud combo; well done but eventually something that’s been done before and I struggled to find a reason to justify the enormous price tag that accompanies the fragrance. But when the heart and base notes start to show, I feel like I’m not smelling an oud perfume anymore; the oud along the civet (poooooooootent!) act like a catalyst that transforms the fragrance into an animalic chypre oriental. It’s not about oud anymore, it’s rose and animalic notes and a stunning Mysore sandalwood that harkens to perfumes of yore. It’s ‘vintage’ done ‘modern’, it smells like a million bucks, and it strongly reminds me of the perfumes not longer being made. There’s this stage in the long long drydown that reminds me of the base notes of Salome; animalic, engulfing, like the smell of skank on a fur coat. And here, Pissara has used the oud and the civet to create a chypre sans oakmoss and patchouli and bergamot, but that somehow smells more chypre and balsy and elegant than most ‘chypres’ nowadays after reformulations. Smelling is believing. The quality is superb, strong and long lasting with just one spray. The development into something different than what first appears is worthy of praise, and the quality of the ingredients used is evident from the start. What convinced me is Pissara’s ability to use current notes and materials to create something else, and at the end of the day it’s an homage to past perfumes. But, having so many vintage chypres and orientals, choc full of the ingredients now banned or restricted, do I really need an updated version of those? Bogue did it with MAAI, Papillon does beautiful ‘vintage power’ inspired scents, and Vero Kern is simply my diva. All bring something different at affordable prices. At the end of the day, if I have to pay Roja Dove prices, I want and need something out of this world, and as much as I loved trying Oudh Infini, it’s not worthy of its price, to me. Beautifully well made but something I can live without. My travel spray will do, when I just want to luxuriate in its richness. Maybe some day, when I’m filthy rich!

Capturing her in words is almost a difficult feat, if not impossible. Everything that I wrote, always felt, was short of her. Maybe it is that divine discontent that runs ever so recurrently. For one, she has mutliple forms depending on your predisposition and philosophical bent of mind, at the given point of time. To me, she appears as this enigmatic lady, decked in red with golden, decadent motifs and ornaments, culminating in a crown on her head. On the first spray she emerges from the mud like a blooming red lotus, enveloped in a divine yet slight skanky aroma of floral rose, sandalwood, honeyed orange flowers and incensey smoky slightly fecal oud, which is surprisingly very very very smooth for the ingredients it lists. The duality of facets will either make you revel like you finally found God or an higher power/purpose, and embrace her with all your life force like a fulfilled soul who has attained salvation, OR contort back in horror in a futile attempt to deny the existential crisis that engulfs our very being. Both can happen to the same person on different occasions. Should you choose to let her in, she will take you into her arms in a tight embrace, and in her bosoms you will find a warm, comforting salve (courtesy civet and benzoin) that will soothe your spirit amidst all the chaos and dread she made you aware of in the first place. This will ground your soul which by now is either adrift in a big nothingness that is the cosmos or have fallen into a bowed, pensive posture. I have perfumes that can do one or the other (give you a cosmic dread like The Dark Side by Bianchi or give you a warm comfort like Derviche by Rogue), but not both. She is an ultra rare gem at that. A familiar olfactive experience for the Bengalis or those who may have been to Kolkata, will be a visit to Dakhineswar temple. Think about entering the flower stalls overflowing with fresh flower and incense, while the used flowers are wilting under the sun outside and giving off a mix of the vibrant and the withered in one go. Once you take your "dala" or the offering basket, you make headway inside the temple courtyard. While the sun scorches, the old damp, stone corridor provides you brief respite as long as you don't step out in the open. But brave you must, for that one glimpse of 'Maa' (the resident deity), to feel being one with her, to tell her your story of perils and joy and pray for her omnipresent grace. The essence of this entire journey, both Olfactive and Spiritual, I find is distilled into this bottle. This, for me, is less of a perfume, she is more of a guide for transcendence for the mere mortals.

ฝรั่งนะคะ เวลาพูดถึงน้ําหอมอูดที่ Dirty และอยู่ใน Beast Mode ก็มักจะพูดถึงกลิ่นนี้ของคุณพลอยในโผอยู่ตลอดๆ ไม่ใช่เพราะกลิ่นมีเอกลักษณ์ ฉุนเฉียวรุนแรงแต่ประการเดียว แต่ส่วนหนึ่งเพราะกลิ่นนี้มีไดนามิคที่สูงมาก เรายิ่งใช้ยิ่งพบแง่มุมลึกลับของกลิ่นนี้ บนผิวเรา เราลองแล้วดอกส้มเด่นมาก แต่กับเพื่อนอีกคนออกกุหลายเมย์โรสชัดเจน แล้วอูดจะมากจะน้อยก็แล้วแต่คนด้วย แต่ชะมดเนี่ยรับรองว่าชัดเจนแน่นอนไม่ว่าจะบนผิวใคร และแม้ว่าน้ําหอมจะบ่มตัวจนได้ค่าคงที่ดีแล้ว แต่เราพบว่ายิ่งเก็บนานกลิ่นก็ยิ่งกลม เพราะเรามี 2 ลอทเอาไว้เทียบ ใจเราชอบลอทเก่ามากกว่าเพราะกลิ่นคาวของอูดลาวเริ่มเชื่องลง กลายเป็นโทนแบบซอกหลืบของเนื้อหนังที่ฉ่ําเหงื่อ อบอับ เซ็กซี่เป็นที่สุด น่าเสียดายว่าผู้บริโภคยุคนี้ใจร้อน รอกันไม่ได้ เมื่อเชยชมน้ําหอมใดๆไม่นาน ก็รีบตัดสินใจเสียแล้วว่ารักหรือเกลียด รีบเทขายเปลี่ยนมือ ด้วยกลัวว่าเก็บไว้นานๆแล้วราคาจะลดลงประการหนึ่ง หรือไม่รู้จะใช้ให้ทรมานตัวเองไปทําไมอีกประการหนึ่ง อันนี้เราเข้าใจ เพราะบางแนวเราไปไม่ได้กับมันจริง แต่ขอให้อดกลั้นไว้สักหน่อยหากไม่รีบร้อน อย่างเราตอนแรกเราก็เกลียดน้องอูดอินฯมาก น้ําหอมอะไรรุนแรงเหลือเกิน ยิ่งเกลียดอูดเป็นทุนอยู่แล้วด้วย แต่ว่าตอนนี้นะเหรอ หลงรักหัวปักหัวปํา เก็บเงินไถ่ตัวน้องอยู่นี่ เพราะเราค้นพบว่ากลิ่นนี้มันมีพลวัตรปรับไปตามสภาพอากาศและผิวคน ตามแบบที่น้ําหอมที่ใช้ EO แท้เป็น แล้วมันก็คลี่คลายกลายเป็นความงดงาม อย่างอากาศ ณ วันนี้ อูดอินฯเปล่งประกายได้ดี คือขอให้อากาศแห้งแบบไม่ต้องเย็นก็ได้ แห้งร้อนๆก็ไหว แค่ความชื้นในอากาศน้อยๆ แล้วกลิ่นคาวของอูดและชะมดเช็ดจะเบาลง กุหลาบแดงสดแบ่งบาน เย้ายวนแต่น้อย ติดทนเนิ่นนานข้ามวัน กระจายตัวเป็นดั่งออร่าสีทองเข้ม แต่หากในวันที่อากาศชื้น กลิ่นดอกส้มจะมาแทนที่ กลิ่นคาวชะมดดุดัน พาให้นึกถึงผิวหนังเปลือยเปล่าหลังเสร็จกามกิจที่สารคัดหลั่งต่างๆเปรอะเปื้อนเลอะเทอะบนผ้าปูเตียงไหม เตือนไว้ก่อนว่าถ้าท่านใส่หนักมือจะอึดอัดและตายได้ แต่หากบรรลงแตะแต้มไว้บนผิวหนังอ่อนๆใต้ร่มผ้า ตรงหน้าอกที่หัวใจเต้นรัว ข้อพับขา หรือเนื้อต้นแขนติดกับรักแร้ จะรัญจวนเป็นที่สุด เพราะกลิ่นมันไม่ใช่กลิ่นของคนดีที่ไหน ไม่สุภาพใดๆ แต่อัดแน่นไปด้วยไฟปรารถนา และความคิดคํานึงที่ลี้ลับบอกใครไม่ได้ ดึงดูดเฉพาะคนที่คิดเหมือนกัน ต้องการอย่างเดียวกันเท่านั้น

I think Oudh Infini is very indicative of Pissara's journey throughout life and a good look into her roots. If I remember correctly, Pissara has a Thai background and I think this fragrance (along with two others that I've tried briefly) totally put that out for all to see. I've never been to Thailand and while I have a few friends that are either from Thailand, or have spent quite some time there, I think this smell is something that some people from the land are well acquainted with. I don't want to make assumptions here, so what I've just said might want to be ignored. If it's accurate... yay, if not... ignorance is bliss in this case because this fragrance paints an oriental image. The Laotian oudh is the one oudh type that has struck me as strange for quite some time. There are types that have a distinctly mossy or woody vibe, some that are strictly calming and those that can be anywhere inbetween. This would be the latter. This fragrance is definitely of Middle Eastern inspiration, at least I think, which is what makes this so darned frustrating to wrap my heard around. It's not like anything I've ever smelt before. As one reviewer mentioned, this isn't your standard rose/oud combo. It's not pretty or entirely soothing, it's FECAL and it's stank. In the best, most luxurious type of way. I'm glad it doesn't last too long on my skin and that the dry down is so god damned beautiful, because otherwise this could have been a scrubber just from how strong it could be. I got this as a 0.7mL sample and I'm not sure if I'll get a full bottle as I don't think I could get through this if I had 20 life times to do so. Very unusual, occasionally lovely but always interesting. Wear with caution.

“An opulent and irresistible new Oudh accord with a rich, rare and exhilarating fragrance. Inspired by the mystery of exotic adventure and discovery” It’s the fragrance that brought the attention to the brand, peaking the interest of the global fragrance community and launching DUSITA onto the world stage, the infamous OUDH INFINI. My experience with OUDH INFINI has certainly been a journey. The first time I wore the fragrance I couldn’t decide if I loved the fragrance, or hated it. OUDH INFINI is challenging, it’s polarising even for myself as a lover of all things oud and if your not a lover of animalic, or oud centric fragrances I’m not going to tell you to start exploring this style of fragrance here. But, if you are into this style of fragrance, this is decidedly gold. Give OUDH INFINI time on the skin and it reveals an opulent rich Rose de Mai with a hint of Orange Blossom. The florals balance the Laotian Oud used that undoubtably throws that typical barnyard vibe that Pissara masterfully plays with and amplifies with a hefty dose of Civet and musk. After even more time on the skin, OUDH INFINI again shifts as Siamese benzoin, Mysore sandalwood and vanilla round out the experience and temper the fragrance. In the end OUDH INFINI is rich, opulent and incredibly complex. If you give this time on the skin you are rewarded with something truly magical. For me, this fragrance firmly planted in the love category. In terms of performance I get 12 hour longevity and a heavy dropping to moderate sillage as the fragrance evolves. I give this an 8/10 (perhaps only loosing marks for limited versatility, I wouldn’t say this is an office safe scent) IG: Nathan__Jamesj

I saved the hardest, most polarizing Dusita to review last. When I first tried this I absolutely hated it. In fact I scrubbed it off. I tried again. And again. Then slowly I began to understand the scent—though my path getting there was not easy. I’m going to squarely blame my Western nose for not being accustomed to real Laotian Oud. So, what about the fecal smell you are asking? Yes, it’s here, and it’s hard to stomach in the beginning. But I figured out how to wear it. My advice is simple: do not press your nose to the spot you sprayed. It will smell like dirty diapers a few days old, and the dry down / transition takes over an hour (insert gag reflex here). Resist the urge to draw your nose to the spot, and all is good. If you keep the distance, the lovely, sweet rose in full bloom comes to the forefront. I don’t pick out any other individual notes. I discovered I loved this when I’m smelling it 8” or more away from the initial, single spray. And I love the middle and base of Oudh Infini. It is one of the strongest, most persistent of the lineup. I’m getting over 10 hours of beautiful, complex rose scent projection. Oudh Infini is a mesmerizing, masterful blend and shows the perfumer at the height of her game. I was able to get a free travel size of Oudh Infini when I ordered a full bottle of Fleur de Lalita, another Dusita perfume. That smaller travel size will last me the rest of my life.

Good Lord......Oud Heaven!! I truly think Miss Umavijani is a magician with textures. Here, she manages to tie together the extremes of the fragrance spectrum: incredible animal power and delicate transparency. I have never smelled anything like this before. The fragrance takes you directly into oud territory: luxurious, smoked, aromatic, accompanied by a creamy, fruity rose, sending out playful hints of raspberry. The scent doesn't seem to settle on the skin at this stage, it keeps on lifting off, as if not taking itself seriously. However, as time passes, things take a rather different turn. As the perfume melts into the skin, the rose retreats to the background to make space for the animal that Oud Infini is. More and more, the perfume starts to reveal its fecal side, while musk and civet push things even further into animal territory. The scents reveals itsself to be rich, pungent and quite extreme. Up to you to decide if that is a good or a bad thing.......I really, really like it! This is what a centaur would smell like......... However, for all its skanky muscle power, this is not a so called 'beast mode' fragrance. Like all Dusita creations, it never loses its transparency or delicacy. It still is a watercolored perfume, with a discreet sillage. This animal growls just for you. Which, in my humble opinion, makes Oud Infini truly unique. A must try!

A few years ago, I left a review on this fragrance that was less than appreciative of it. While I admired her materials at the time, I couldn’t stand the smell. It was just too much for me then. Revisiting the rest of my sample, as I saw there was a good opportunity to purchase this fragrance, especially since it’s discontinued, I wanted to give it a try again. I’m glad I did because it is completely different than what I remember. Perhaps my nose has matured, or maybe my taste just simply changed. Well, I can see what I probably didn’t like about it back then. It is a lot more well blended than I gave it credit for, and it is not as pungent as I once thought. Perhaps over the years it macerated, but I’m more so leaning towards just my scent preferences have changed. This is real Laotian Oud backed up by supportive notes. Due to the blend being seamless, I can’t really pick out one singular note, they all come together to form a unified scent. However, I do get the civet, a real musk reminiscent of Areej le Dore’s War & Peace II, and florals, more so to me I get white florals than the rose, which uplifts this from being too dark. I can see this work easily year round, maybe others won’t appreciate the scent but those that do will likely be enamored by it. I take back everything I said, Pissara is a masterful perfumer. Overall: Test it!

For me this is a nostalgic scent. It has something that is familiar, that sort of familiarity that you just can't put your finger on, while also seeming exotic and oriental. I have smelled it first in 2021 from a sample and it was one of the few scents I scrubbed. It felt foul to my nose at the time. Funny how that works. Fast forward to this year, I ordered a sample set from the Dusita website (who, as a side note, have amazing customer service!) and I have given in to a full wearing of oudh infini and I seem to love and feel a bond to this scent. For the scent profile itself I get no rose, no vanilla and I suppose the skanky part comes from the civet oud but what I perceive front and center is a civet-musk like in the olden days on somptuos woody bed. It pretty much stays the same on me. On my skin longevity was stellar, full day with 3 hours of solid projection. All in all I think this is a robust well made scent and I am looking to get a bottle soon. Now, for the downsides - this scent is animalic, no way around it. If you cannot tolerate strong civet this will be a challenging one. The other downside I think is the price, while this is obviously high quality, well made, etc, my subjective perception is that the price is steep. If it were in the 200 euro ballpark it would have been a 10/10 for me. All in all, this is a love!

Arresting and glorious, Oudh Infini is definitely a scent that will make you shrink back on your very first trying. It's loud, it's different, and challenging. I'm not an oud expert, but quite a few natural oud-containing scents that I've tried can lean a tad fecal (a characteristic which I actually love) but not this. Unusually, the addition of civet to the oud causes the scent to twist heavily on the animalic side, but I don't get anything obviously "barnyard-like" in the scent. It's very hard to describe, but Oudh Infini to me smells woody, garden-like and animalic. It's a very warm scent, and there's nothing fresh or bright about it. However, like many oud perfumes it somehow manages to walk the line between being extremely dark and yet also glowing, with a strong floral accord of orange blossom swimming through it. The image it conjures to my mind is of some kind of veil gently moving in the wind - there's a strong interiority and cloistered quality to the scent. Mood-wise, it comes across as quite fragile and delicate, but scorned by the outside world for its strange and different profile. It's definitely something you'd only wear curled up for yourself, but what a precious treasure it is! I truly believe that lovers of animalics will have a field day with this if they give it a few wearings - for my part, I'm smitten.

There are a great many who have given their reactions to this fragrance. its overall rating of 3.56 is misleading. For those who love the barnyard in your face Oud, this is a masterpiece. For those who hate strong barnyard Oud with civet, mixed with a subtle but deep rose, then this is one to avoid. I am in the camp that this is among the great masterpieces in the fragrance world. I find it so well blended and after a strong opening it develops into a long lasting scent that is almost swooningly good. Anyway who is curious about a fragrance that earns 10/10 or signature scent from two of the best noses I know should at least get a sample. I love so many scents that I cannot rate this as perfection, but it is certainly near the top of all my fragrances that I've tired or own. It is a nighttime scent perhaps best worn during cooler weather. It last long enough that I would categorize the longevity as strong while the silage is moderate but heavenly. Dusita has a number or remarkable fragrances but I rate this one as their best. I should have bought this years ago. It's unisex, leaning male, but I would love to smell this on a woman as much as a man. I feel lucky about discovering the reviews buried a bit far down on the reviews that convinced me to own this one.

The dewiest, just heartbreaking, pretty, dewiest, juicy, dewy rose petals and goat fur. A panting satyr all wreathed in still-living roses, waiting in a misty vale. If you could imagine the embrace of such a creature... You have to let go. Have to want to be embraced and want to put your face in that humid, furry neck so near that crown of wet roses and... breathe. Despite the satyr image, the perfume is not a beast. Its beauty, maturity, and quality have not been overstated. I promise. But all around the community I believe its beastliness, projection, and hugeness have been irresponsibly overworked. If it were the sonicboom of filthy gnarly sillage and longevity I have read then I would buy it for the $550 / 50ml. It would be worth it if one spray could last the whole day and linger even longer on the shirt. Again, I promise. But I had to stop at my 40$ (!!) sample. I don't want to blow the lid of my prized discoveries, but I have been helped so much by many in this community that I'll say -- take a look at Sonnet XVII and pick around Ajmal's mid-expensive oud sprays for heartbreakingly smooth, goaty nonfloral florals that will project and last and cost you much less enormous cash, which is cold and hard.

Wow! Wow! Wow! This is one of the most mind-blowing, high-quality oud/rose extraits I have ever smelled. 10/10. In terms of complexity, this beats Bortnikoff's Oud Maximus by a mile (and Oud Maximus is another 10/10 fragrance, but less dimensional). It is beastlier than Areej's Beauty and the Beast, which also offers a stunning rose. The interaction of the orange blossom, oud, and what smells like gallica rose absolute creates an absolutely stunning animalic purr on what is clearly a wood/rose base. The use of orange blossom here is amazing: I get its sensual animalic side directly, its flowery and bright side presents itself mainly in the blending. For something that can read thick and heavy, it remains bright. I own about a dozen of the pre-2013 Amouage attars, and the quality of the oud and rose is at that level. This must have macerated for months before bottling. This is a French-style extrait de parfum, so there is more projection than an attar. I have been wearing Oudh Infini for several years, so I know this well yet it continues to toss me new things here and there depending on the weather. (Thankfully, I have a back-up of this discontinued masterpiece.) Get your nose on this!

Enjoyment infini... This is it. Just right up my alley. Perfection, love, high quality ingredients into a magical blend. Well done Pisara. Respect! It opens with a medicinal camphoric punch, mix of Oud and Civet, but very fast the indolic nuances show up together with a flowery feeling. Should be the rose added to the mix, but to my nose is more like the smell you get entering into a flower shop, more than a single rose note. This could be the orange blossom contribution, rounding also any rough edges. Yes, it has a clear animalic character, but so well blended that it's what brings this gem into life, making it unique and very addictive. This is beautiful, joyful, uplifting, refine and delicate in a full-flavor composition. My perfect dream would smell just like this. It belongs to the group of fragrances that have something to say... fragrances like Mem, Norne, Mandarava, Flos Mortis, Tropic of Capricorn... (very different smell profiles, but all of them screaming what good perfumery is all about) Uniqueness: high Scent: 10/10 Performance: medium-high Would I buy it: Yes (very high price per ml, thanks god I was able to grab a partial bottle at a very good price)

I have finally made it testing this fragrance which I see is a crowd polarizer. And this is already an added value. This perfume can be liked or not, but it's all about tastes. You can't deny that it is masterfully blended, that the ingredients are top notch (both natural and synthetic). You really can't say the opposite. Then it all comes about whether or not you like Oud, Roses, Civet and Sandalwood (the main players to my nose). Laotian Oud (certified) Mysore Sandalwood (if I am not mistaken) May Rose Civet (the synthetic one, of course). Starts with a skanky blast which can really be dealt with as you immediately notice that there's more to this first impression. I think the skankiness is a combo of Oud and Civet. The rose settles in soon, but it's not taking over. Sandalwood lays underneath and makes it all creamy. If you think you are experiencing the usual Oud - Rose combo, you are mistaken. This is more than a mere accord. This fragrance tells a story. Your story. It will behave differently according to one's skin and chemistry. According to your state of mind. But be assured, it will never betray you. Never

I've just revisited my decant and I'm strongly considering getting another as the full bottle price is very expensive. Dont listen to negative reviews this is not an awful fragrance but will take some getting used to if you have only had experience with western fragrances. This is a very good fragrance that is more on the oud heavy side (which I like) and civet heavy side which takes getting used to. This is true artwork and a real journey fragrance. Laotian Oud, civet, rose and musk. All genuine ingredients here folks. This is as real as it gets. Starts with a blast of oud then takes a turn to animal town 🦝 All this talk about buttholes is nonsense but it is indeed animalistic and has a skank to it. It's very strong and one spray; two max, is enough to last the day. The drydown of mysore sandalwood base is amazing. This is fine perfumery and a real treat. The price per ML will make you dizzy as will the fragrance. A must try for the oud or animalic connoisseur! Update: I did get another larger decant of this after selling one of my kidneys 😄

I would hope that Pissara's Oudh Infini would serve as a benchmark for scents that "bring back the animalics"; this is not the toilet puck of modern Kouros, or the unmade bed of Antaeus, this is something new and wonderful. What Cool Water did for calone I would hope that Oudh Infini would do for the civet-oud union; this is a far more effective scent than many modern ouds I've smelled. That said, I don't particularly find the construction to be as complex as I wish it were. To my nose, the rose-orange blossom into vanilla sweetness is lovely, but almost too simplistic. When I recall my experiences smelling the Big Florals of yore (Amouage Gold immediately springs to mind) there is a more symphonic quality to the mess of florals that are utilised. I hope Pissara retains this incredible animalic accord and seeks to marry it off, in the future, to more complicated floral bouquets. She really struck gold here, and this gets a "love" rather than a "like", although I am most-excited for the sequel.

So happy to finally have my nose on a sample of this legend. Not for the faint of heart, especially those with little exposure to oud. Opens as a ferocious combination of Laotian oud, rose, and civet: medicinal, funky, furry, with a touch of sweetness. The rose and civet are omnipresent, while the oud lies in the background for the first few hours begging for more attention. As it dries down, the rose becomes softer and the resinous woody notes of the Oud emerge and hang around for hours. Reminds of vintage women’s perfumes from the 1940’s. My only complaint is that the oud doesn't rise to prominence sooner. Best enjoyed privately for lovers of funky South Asian Oud and animalics. You'd be crazy to wear this in public, unless you're the chief of a nomadic desert tribe with your own harem, or maybe the madam of a brothel. Well worth a sample. If you really love it and want a full bottle, price is pretty good for a discontinued fragrance: $200 for 50 ml, which would probably last a lifetime.