Dukhni Blog: A Window into Arabic Perfumery
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...
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...
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....
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....
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...
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...