Top Notes 
Ambergris
Lavender
Nutmeg
Rosewood
Fujian Cypress
Heart Notes 
Austrian rose
Indian rose
Tolu balm
Jasmine
Civet
Turkish rose
Base Notes 
Assam oud
Tobacco
Oakmoss
Ethiopian frankincense
Omani green frankincense
Sandalwood
Vanilla
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Confused opening, floral/leather/animalic drydown
As a newcomer to Ensar Oud, it's only appropriate that I start my reviews with the first perfume that Ensar made. Well, it might have been the eau de parfum, but I'm going to assume the pure parfum version is not far off from the original.
Before creating EO N°1: Assam Eau de Parfum, Ensar was a distiller, creating attars and pure oud oils. And for his first foray into perfumery it...smells like it. I'm sure the ingredients in here are top notch (they'd better be to command the price), but the opening is a confused mishmash of notes that don't really go anywhere. It's like you took a bunch of essential oils, poured them all together, and took a big sniff. I think most reviewers are giving the opening too much respect, as if it's something they don't comprehend, calling it "difficult" or "animalic." Na, it's just not blended well.
Slowly the florals, leather, and animalics start to come through, and thankfully the drydown is a lot more defined. But I don't think it smells particularly premium. Whatever oud is in there only provides a bit of smoky woodiness, but the main theme here is the floral/leather/animalic combo which ends up smelling to me like The Lover's Tale.
I'm probably going to end up bringing the price up for all of my reviews, because there are certain expectations when you choose to price your fragrance at $600/30ml. I was able to find Lover's Tale for $85/30ml, and let me tell you that EO Nr. 1 is not worth anywhere near SEVEN times the price. It is a bit smokier and more masculine, but I'd say the Bianchi is actually better blended. I don't care what materials he's used. At the end of the day, the end product, the scent, is what's important.
Before creating EO N°1: Assam Eau de Parfum, Ensar was a distiller, creating attars and pure oud oils. And for his first foray into perfumery it...smells like it. I'm sure the ingredients in here are top notch (they'd better be to command the price), but the opening is a confused mishmash of notes that don't really go anywhere. It's like you took a bunch of essential oils, poured them all together, and took a big sniff. I think most reviewers are giving the opening too much respect, as if it's something they don't comprehend, calling it "difficult" or "animalic." Na, it's just not blended well.
Slowly the florals, leather, and animalics start to come through, and thankfully the drydown is a lot more defined. But I don't think it smells particularly premium. Whatever oud is in there only provides a bit of smoky woodiness, but the main theme here is the floral/leather/animalic combo which ends up smelling to me like The Lover's Tale.
I'm probably going to end up bringing the price up for all of my reviews, because there are certain expectations when you choose to price your fragrance at $600/30ml. I was able to find Lover's Tale for $85/30ml, and let me tell you that EO Nr. 1 is not worth anywhere near SEVEN times the price. It is a bit smokier and more masculine, but I'd say the Bianchi is actually better blended. I don't care what materials he's used. At the end of the day, the end product, the scent, is what's important.
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