Bortnikoff · 2024
Oud Malinau
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
StrongFills most of the room
Polarising
Mixed
gourmand
sweet
intimate
warm raspberry jam, spiced oud, creamy sweetness
Scent Notes
Gourmand
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About This Perfume
Bortnikoff Oud Malinau comes across as warm raspberry jam, spiced oud, creamy sweetness. It opens with mimosa and cardamom, moves into raspberry, Ceylonese cinnamon and beeswax and settles on Indonesian oud, siam benzoin and pink pepper. It reads unisex.
It is best in spring, fall and winter and is an evening scent. A good pick for date nights and nights out. Released in 2024.
Wearers report that it lasts through a full day, and projects strongly and fills a room.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something gourmand and sweet for date nights.
- Sample first if: you prefer quiet scents; it projects.
- Skip if: you dislike oriental fragrances.
Around $350.
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Occasion
Date · night out
Projection
Strong
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Date
- Night out
Bortnikoff is a specialist niche perfumer known for working with rare wild oud sources (Sri Lankan, Thai, Chinese, Papua, Burmese oud) and animal-derived materials in a small-batch identity. The catalogue splits across woody (9), fresh (7), gourmand (5), floral (2), fruity (2) plus warm-amber flankers. Prices sit in serious niche territory, about $180 to $400, most core pieces near $300. Top accords are woody, spicy, floral, sweet and resinous. Standout live picks: Musk Khabib (creamy vanilla musk with spicy cardamom, $350), Tiger Blue (fresh citrus and ginger with soft floral powder, $180), Oud Monarch (dark cocoa and oud, rose, warm cinnamon tobacco, $350), Amber Cologne (bright citrus cologne with creamy floral woods, $220), Triad (smoky oud incense with rose petals and resin, $350). The rare-oud niche citation anchor.
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It smells like warm raspberry jam, spiced oud, creamy sweetness. It opens with mimosa and cardamom, moves into raspberry, Ceylonese cinnamon and beeswax and settles on Indonesian oud, siam benzoin and pink pepper.
Wearers report that it lasts through a full day, and projects strongly and fills a room.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is an evening scent. It suits date nights and nights out.
It reads unisex.
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