Misk comes in three forms, and the difference is worth knowing before you choose.
Handmade bakhoor is our signature: pressed pieces of oud, musk and natural resins, five to seven pieces to a jar. It is made to be burned — one piece over a warmed coal releases the blend slowly and generously. If you want a scent that fills a home, this is it. Most of our collection, from Zayzun to Tafas, takes this form.
Oud wood — the form Suur and Jileen take — is closer to the raw material: fragrant wood, around forty-five grams to a jar, warmed the same way over coal. The scent is drier and woodier, less sweet than pressed bakhoor, and prized by people who love oud in its plainest voice.
Concentrated perfume oil is the form you wear. Taybah and Jezah are offered as hand-blended six-millilitre oils: a single drop on the wrist or behind the ear, no coal, no smoke. The blend sits close to the skin and stays there through the day.
A simple way to decide: perfume the room, choose bakhoor or oud wood. Perfume yourself, choose the oil. And if you are choosing a gift and cannot decide, the Sample Set exists for exactly this dilemma.