What Is Attar And Is It Same As Perfume?
The essence of any aromatic flora and fauna is attar. The word attar is an Arabic term translating to scent or fragrance. A perfume oil, attar is made by a...
Dukhni Blog: A Window into Arabic Perfumery
What is Kasturi?
The Mellow Yet Mighty Musk Everybody thinks of musk as manly or too strong of a fragrance, but you’ll be surprised that it’s actually soft and nuanced! Musk, common ingredient...
Oud Bakhoor v/s Yemeni Bakhoor! Whats the Difference?
Bakhoor is the Arabic word for incense. Oud, attar, bakhoor are often used interchangeably and confused with each other. For clarity on the differences read What is Oud? & What is Bakhoor? Bakhoor can...
Role of fragrance in prayer
Fragrances have strong emotional associations. The way you smell and what you smell outside can evoke from soft to a sublime range of emotions within you! Rightly why attars are regarded as...
What does Oud smell like?
The ‘wood of the Gods’, oud is an olfactive experience like no other! It is regarded as transcendental to a higher self, thus its use in religious ceremonies and during prayer. So,...
Why Bakhoor makes a great Ramadan gift?
Wondering what to gift for Ramadan or Eid this year? During the month of Ramadan, it is very common to send Hadiya, also known as a gift, to family and...
Saffron in Fragrances
Saffron is usually referred to as the worlds most legendary spice. It grows in Iran, Greece, Morocco and India. Saffron is used in food for flavour and colouring. Its also...
Where does the Best Oud Come From?
The most preferred and premium oud quality comes from India. It is colloquially known as Oud Hindi and this quality is followed closely by Oud from Cambodia and Vietnam. The recent...
Why Is Oud Everyone's Favourite?
A perfume connoisseur may regard oud as a prized possession. However, truth be told, oud may not be for everyone from the very beginning. The fragrance of oud is heady and evokes strong and intense smells primarily described as...
What is Oud?
Oud – An Olfactive Rendezvous With God What’s been untold about the mystical oud or oudh in the world of fragrances may be iterated here for purposes of pleasured reading! Cited as ‘liquid...
How and Why to use Bakhoor to Scent Your Hair?
Bakhoor is the Arabic word for incense. Arabs have been using bakhoor since decades to scent their homes. Their love for fragrances, perfume oils, attars and Oud is not new....
Why is Yemeni Bakhoor Special?
Arabs are known world over for being large consumers of all types of fragrances. Attars (concentrated perfume oil) and bakhoor (incense) being amongst the most popular types of fragrances consumed....
The role of fragrance in Islam
Fragrances have unique importance in the medieval Middle East due to their several practical functions, but one shouldn’t forget that aromatics also had profound symbolic and religious associations. Just like...
What is bakhoor?
Bakhoor is the Arabic word for incense. Often, Bakhoor is made with Oud (wood and oil from the Agarwood tree) and combined with many other ingredients. Traditionally bakhoor was made...