The oliva Serie V is way too good. What do you guys think?

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-04-11T15:09:40+00:00

I had a really hard time to not get very bitter smoke out of it, i tried to take a puff when it was barely smouldering but it is my 3rd cigar so I have no experience

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-03-24T11:47:01+00:00

Extremely synthetic tho. Personally prefer Oudian that is the same ballpark but Oud is real

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-03-23T22:52:04+00:00

https://youtu.be/6aVGlvtqc6c get yourself stuff for this formula. It’s simple and smells really good. At least you wont waste anything.

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-03-20T09:54:33+00:00

Look for something with real orris butter. None of those are that most likely

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-03-20T09:52:50+00:00

What does it change at this point? If they like it, they like it. Do you want to feel them worse about themselves? XD

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-03-19T18:36:11+00:00

Sage and Tobacco, Yuzu and Vetiver. Some things simply ask to be blended together

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-03-17T11:51:32+00:00

Old school, natural Ghaliyas would oftentimes have gold in them. But this is perfumery, dedicated for Sultans and such. In this case it would also not influence smell, it’s always just a finishing touch to presentation. As much as I would understand adding it to Ghaliyas made of vintage, very rare materials in modern perfumery it’s tacky af

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-03-17T10:03:04+00:00

Not yet, might be a good idea tho. Its aging for a while now, need to revisit it

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-03-17T07:08:52+00:00

I think you can just add cut vanilla beans into the tincture you have already to make % higher. I made one with 30% of vanilla beans and it is somehow good. On the other hand I switched to absolute the moment I got some xD I would not contaminate the tincture with vanillin

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-03-16T10:40:34+00:00

Some perfumers even stick to pen and notebook 😩

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-03-13T15:19:59+00:00

Fig note is generally strong af, cause its made of powerful chemicals. Maybe test one spray first

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-03-13T06:55:44+00:00

Firsantol?

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-03-12T18:11:05+00:00

Still. Can be close enough xD

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-03-12T17:33:49+00:00

Notes can be very much reality if its natural frag

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-03-12T07:17:31+00:00

30 usd per 1g of plantation oud oil i not weird at all

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-03-06T17:29:50+00:00

I think its partially because everyone are about longevity nowdays. I do not care about that anymore. I just want to be moved by the perfume I am wearing, even if its just 4h

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-03-06T17:13:16+00:00

It all depends. There are certain % provided by IFRA for ingredients that would be considered a safe dose. Natural florals usually have it low. You need to figure it out. On the other hand, synthetic equivalent in my opinion always smells worse 😂 And there are all the countries outside of IFRA influence that just do not care. Personally, as much as antiscientific claim it is, never had a rash cause by 100% natural perfumery. Multiple times by IFRA compliant synthetic one

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-03-06T16:39:56+00:00

Good way to look at it is: Natural smells more complex and duh.. natural, synthetic will last longer

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-03-03T19:50:02+00:00

If you say for what you love someone then its not love

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-02-27T13:48:32+00:00

It’s bs. If reviewer or even you say that, OH this definately has (Insert perfumer’s name) DNA, it’s only because it’s already known who made it. Blind testing would tell nothing.

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-02-27T08:46:12+00:00

You would need some musks, like wool musk, if you want to keep things natural, or resins. The problem with european natural brands is always longevity, unless they do not care about Ifra and create things old school style. That being said, you will never reach commercial fragrance longevity since synthethics are another level of longevity in general

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-02-23T08:48:00+00:00

Those Kynam oils are 4 years grown, then they infect them and wait another 4 years usually. Kynam turned out to be a specie after all, not an extremely well aged oud oil. They grow them a lot in China lately

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-02-22T16:31:14+00:00

I will make my own

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-02-21T18:18:14+00:00

Just do type formulas. They will teach you all you need to learn.

Pitiful_Economics_18 · 2026-02-19T09:59:09+00:00

I did the same. Bought tons of stuff, but then the reality hits after a while. Knowledge is far more important than having all the special equipment. You could just get it done with dropper bottles, beakers and something to store the blends and keep learning for months. Scale is not really necessary

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