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Karmesinrotes Kambodscha

Auf reifen, fruchtigen Noten aufgebaut – Kirsche, Himbeere, Erdbeere, schwarze Johannisbeeren und Blaubeere –, basiert Crimson auf einer Kombination zweier Ouds: Rayong und Koh Kong. Etwas balsamisch, etwas fruchtig, ein wenig dunkel, doch dank Patchouli frisch und spritzig. Diese Gegensätzlichkeit machte es mir anfangs schwer, die Komposition fertigzustellen. Ich brauchte Zeit, um zu verstehen, worauf sie wirklich hinauswollte.

Seltsamerweise kam mir der Name nicht durch den Duft selbst, sondern beim Anblick eines dunklen kirschroten Lederstücks in der Nähe. Crimson – so fühlte es sich an. Dabei wollte ich es belassen. Doch das tat ich nicht.

Ich kam immer wieder darauf zurück und wusste noch immer nicht, was fehlte. Parfümerie bedeutet für mich ebenso viel konzeptionelle Klarheit wie olfaktorischen Ausdruck. Erst als ich zu meinem Vorrat an Kambodscha-Ouds griff – insbesondere zum Koh Kong aus der Zeit um 2015 von Al Hashimi sowie zu Jahrgängen von 2007 und 2009 aus einer Brennerei in dritter Generation –, fügte sich alles zusammen. Jedes Öl trägt seinen eigenen Abdruck von Zeit und Ort und verleiht der Mischung vielschichtige Tiefe.

Dies ist kein Oud-lastiger Duft. Die Ouds liegen nicht obenauf – sie verschmelzen so nahtlos mit den Früchten, dass man sich fragen könnte: Ist das eine Beere oder Oud? Diese Mehrdeutigkeit ergab sich ganz natürlich aus meinem Arbeitsprozess und ist ehrlich gesagt der aufregendste Aspekt der ganzen Mischung.

Allerdings: Wenn du Oud lieber deutlicher wahrnimmst, habe ich Optionen zusammengestellt, mit denen du den Duft mit Cambodi Preserve genießen kannst, das nach Maß in deine Sprühflasche gemischt wird. Mir fällt kein besseres Oud in meiner Sammlung ein, das so wunderbar zu Crimson passt. Für ein grüneres, fruchtig angehauchtes Oud, das das Patchouli und die subtilen grünen Facetten der Mischung hervorhebt, habe ich außerdem ein gereiftes wildes Kambodscha-Oud aus dem Jahr 2018 als Option hinzugefügt.

Die zweite Hälfte dieser Mischung habe ich für ein weiteres Crimson-Projekt zurückgelegt. Bis es fertig ist, kann es noch eine Weile dauern.

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O.A.
Cambodia at its finest (1g Cambodi Preserve)

This is Cambodia at its finest — a bright, fruity, delicious, balanced & satisfying composition!

It opens with a realistic fruity mix of blueberries, sweet cherries j strawberries that develops into a brighter profile — one that takes you back to memories of early mornings with your family, having breakfast on a sunny day & enjoying fresh fruit jam handmade with love by your grandma.
It compliments the fruity cambodian oud profile & then deepens into a darker, oudy profile, amplified by the extra gram of Cambodi Preserve, offering the kind of satisfying experience I always crave in my perfumes.

Not cloyingly sweet, nor does it have a synthetic vibe.

Thank you ES 🤍

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R.
It's a lovely scent

It's a lovely scent. It's like a sweet and fruity hug. I've added 1g of Cambodia Oud and it was a great decision. Thank you.

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M.T.
Red Sun - A Story of fruit and Earth

The First time I sniffed this fragrance I was taken a back by it volume . Fruits everywhere , strawbeeries , and bluebeeries hit me the most, ripe , maybe even a big overly so ( In a Good way ) makes the oud seem like it is fruity and not all barn , though I have to say there certaily is some Funk it is in fact the Good Kind , the kind which could also interpreted as some kind of Deep leather . The scent seems very polisched and well made. Everthing Hits the right highs and lows and it has Aura to back it up. I would even say it is a feeling that is beeing evoked . Standing on the side of a tree in the mud . The rain is long gone and trough the dense leaves you can make out the last red sunrays peaking trough and touching your Face .

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S.S.
Fruits without “squeak”

Fragrances with lots of fruity notes can often be difficult; I sometimes find them too “squeaky. ” But here we see that it doesn't have to be that way. No squeaking, no annoying notes or anything like that, just a dignified blend of dark red fruits with a certain tartness. Strawberry is slightly dominant and adds a subtle creaminess to the fragrance.
Okay, there is a certain “punch note” in the background, which reminds me a little of a crumbly tea with a wild berry flavor, but I don't find it disturbing. As it develops, everything is gradually enveloped by spicy patchouli, before currant sets the tone and settles comfortably on a bed of oud with woody-resinous notes, light earthiness, and smokiness (very subtle!). All accompanied by an underlying floral note.

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J.L.
Absolutly love it

Absolutly love it ❤️

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M.B.
Wow is this a perfect blend

Wow is this a perfect blend. Amazing

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A.M.A.H.
Really unique

Crimson Cambodia bursts open with a vibrant chorus of red fruits: cherry, raspberry, strawberry, blueberry, and a tart ribbon of blackcurrant. It is jubilant but not cloying, the kind of fruitiness that feels ripe and mature, not candy-sweet. As the brightness subsides, the composition deepens, the juicy notes tethered by aged patchouli, rayong, and the noble density of Koh Kong. What lingers is a dignified interplay of blackcurrant and cambodi oud, a whisper of fruit woven into smoky, resinous wood. The result is a fragrance that feels exuberant in its opening, yet solemn and commanding in its drydown. It is fruit with gravitas, a fragrance that wears like a velvet cloak of color and shadow. Long wear.

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B.H.
For the playful Cambodi lover

Crimson Cambodi is magical for someone like me. The scent is super fruity at the beginning the red berries are very apparent, slowly as the scent transitions you’re met with an earthy patchouli that is to die for! The scent finally settles to a beautiful oudy base but the surprise is that those red fruity accords turn into beautiful florals that accompany the oud in the base in the most beautiful way possible!

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J.
For the fruit lovers

My bottle of Crimson Cambodi has no extra oud. This is an interesting blend. It opens with the red fruit notes intertwined with mildly smoky, more incense-y oud. I'm used to stronger fruit notes in Thai oud, so this phase is interesting, as I've not often seen a mix of a strong fruit profile with more serious oudy depth. As things develop, the red fruits become more prominent and the oud steps back. The cherry and strawberry notes ring clear as bells. Not sweet or cloying, but intense and rather pure. The patchouli pokes its head out, grounding and providing some contrast as the oud quiets. This phase eventually wanes, and the ouds step forward as the fruit recedes. At that point, you're left with a red-accented Cambodi profile. Not too smoky, not animalic. But deep and interesting. I expect many will enjoy this blend, and if you enjoy blends that are fruit driven, but not sweet or cloying, then I especially recommend it to you.