Fragrance / 2022Fragrance / 2022Malinau by Agar Aura is a fragrance for women and men. Malinau was launched in 2022. The nose behind this fragrance is Taha Syed. The fragrance features Cinnamon, Agarwood (Oud) and Vanilla. Together with Kinam (Kyara), agarwood from the Malinau region of Borneo island ranks as the most appealing of the all the agarwood varieties. And not just any agarwood from Malinau, but specifically Aquilaria Microcarpa species wood from the Mentarang district. Connoisseurs love it. Even folks who would consider the smoke of other varieties of agarwood to just smell like a campfire love the scent emitted by Malinau wood. It doesn't stop at the wood either; well-distilled Malinau oud oil is arguably the most universally loved oud profile. And why wouldn't it? With the unexpected blueberries and cinnamon, platters of juicy pears and melon flesh, orange-vanilla creamsicle and orris butter, a creamy woodiness that would make any vintage Mysore sandalwood envious... all this riding on chewy gummy oud resin... Malinau oud is a full perfume unto itself. The hardest aromatic facets of the wood heating experience to capture in oud oils are the cinnamon and vanilla cake notes. Almost NO straight Malinau oud oil captures these two facets accurately. So what did we do? Instead of using plain alcohol for the base, we utilized our matured cinnamon tincture (less sharp, and creamier than cinnamon essential oil) along with an even longer aged Papua island vanilla tincture. Papuan vanilla is very different from the typical varieties like Madagascar and Tahitian vanilla beans. It's less sweet, creamier, and amazingly close to the 'cake in the oven' aroma you get from heating agarwood chips.
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Shares vanilla, agarwood (oud); Sweet, Powdery, oud accords
Shares cinnamon, agarwood (oud); Sweet, Powdery, oud accords
Shares cinnamon; Sweet, balsamic, fresh spicy accords
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Shares agarwood (oud); fresh spicy, oud accords
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Shares vanilla, cinnamon, agarwood (oud); fresh spicy, oud, warm spicy accords
Shares vanilla, cinnamon, agarwood (oud); Powdery, balsamic, fresh spicy accords
Shares vanilla, cinnamon, agarwood (oud); Powdery, balsamic, oud accords
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Shares vanilla, cinnamon, agarwood (oud); Sweet, Powdery, cinnamon accords
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Shares vanilla, cinnamon, agarwood (oud); Sweet, Powdery, oud accords
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Shares vanilla, cinnamon, agarwood (oud); Sweet, Powdery, warm spicy accords
Shares vanilla, cinnamon, agarwood (oud); Sweet, oud, vanilla accords
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Shares vanilla, cinnamon, agarwood (oud); Sweet, fresh spicy, oud accords
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