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Melati Gaharu

Sale price£600.00

Melati Gaharu dares to break free from tradition, offering a fresh perspective on the classic floral-oud combination by uniting the enchanting allure of jasmine with the profound, mysterious essence of oud. Featuring ten types of jasmine—including Jasmine Auriculatum, Jasmine Sambac, Jasmine Otto, Jasmine Absolute, and Jasmine Grandiflorum—each flower weaves its own unique narrative.

The oud takes centre stage, setting this fragrance apart. It includes a cultivated Chinese green kinam, CO2-extracted; three wild Malaysian ouds aged 35, 25, and 5 years from Kedah, Penang, and Terengganu; a 25-year-old wild Cambodian oud; and an Indian oud from Assam, freshly distilled in 2024. Both CO2 and steam-extracted, these ouds harmonise to create a daringly complex scent that challenges conventional floral-oud pairings.

Melati Gaharu is crafted for the dreamer who seeks depth, intricacy, and a fragrance that whispers its secrets solely to its wearer.

Due to the rare and limited nature of the ingredients, subtle variations between batches are inevitable. In the upcoming batch, the Burmi oud has been replaced with a Firewood Trat, carefully selected for its honeyed profile, mirroring the character of the original.

The current batch of Melati Gaharu has sold out. The new Batch will be available soon in the coming months.

A Journey To Inspiration

Melati Gaharu was born out of my love for jasmine. I’ve been deeply connected to jasmine from a young age and have always questioned the importance that it played in my olfactory life. When I started my perfume journey, I recall searching for jasmine-focused perfumes, but no perfume ever scratched that itch. From the commercial all the way to the ultra-niche and artisanal world, no perfume ever seemed good enough.

So, when I began my journey as a perfumer, I set out to seek everything jasmine I could get my hands on. To this day, jasmine holds my heart in its tight grip. I wanted to create a jasmine perfume, but I knew simply diluting jasmine with other florals and woods wasn’t going to cut it. Therefore, I set myself the challenge of creating a jasmine perfume like no other, and what better ingredient to pair it with than oud. That’s where the idea to create a jasmine oud fragrance was born.

I set myself the task of venturing onto a less traveled path of floral-oud combinations, so I studied every jasmine and oud in my atelier until I found the right selection and balance of ingredients to create a scent that would be as captivating and powerful as rose ouds, yet as sweet and delicate in capturing the beauty and essence of jasmine. This scent is a testament to my deep love for jasmine and my never-ending quest on my journey to find the perfect jasmine. Until then, I present my humble attempt and my passion to you in Melati Gaharu.