Description
“Kyara is the name of the fragrant wood that is used in incense burning. In Japan, for more than 1000 years, it has been considered to have the finest aroma. Using the scent we have distilled ourselves from kyara, this perfume represents the traditional culture and depth of Japan.” – a note from the brand.
Kyara is a gourmand creation with masculine floatiness. It is floral, oriental, woody and with depth. The ingredient lists citrusy aromas, but they are completely in the service of agarwood, French tuberose, and Indian Sandalwood, creating a busy traffic flow of sophistication. You can truly feel special with this perfume.
Kyara was launched in 2000. The nose behind this fragrance is Yasuyuki Shinohara.
hoorierbackib – :
A very pretty, elegant treatment of oud. I picked up the same camphoraceous element as Taskphorce. This is one minty oud!
Overall, the fragrance is a composition, not a solinote. There’s plenty of patchouli, sandalwood and rose as well. The delicacy would make this wearable in most settings, even a workplace.
Personally, my preference in oud is for the animalic aspects present in an aged Hindi. When I want to wear an oud mukhallat, I’d probably pick one of the old Qurashis over this, earning Kyara a “like” from me.
If you’re looking for a more delicate, aromatic, wear-anywhere treatment of oud, however, this is definitely worth at least a sample.
kew502speagoessenda – :
Atypical Agarwood
I was so curious to experience what many regard as THE holy grail in the oud world known as: Vietnamese Kyara Oud, that the choice was fairly easy in making one of the most expensive blind fragrance purchases to date: Di Ser Kyara. Kyara oud is said to be atypical of the standard agarwood scent profile in that it does not produce animalic, fecal or barnyard-ish qualities. Kyara oud is wild, extremely old, rare, and commands an exorbitant price (€500 for 1 gram.) When burned, it is said to have a calming, euphoric, spiritual effect. The packaging is simplistic, modern, and elegant. The square unlabeled clear glass bottle (with a dark brown wooden cap) is housed in a gold cloth pouch neatly tucked inside of a smooth sanded wooden box. The box is tied shut with a thick purple string folded neatly in a bow. There are pamphlets inside describing each of the fragrances offered by the company as well as some interesting information about the house of Di Ser, Japanese culture, agarwood, and more. The opening was pungent and pleasantly medicinal. This medicinal bite remains throughout the life of this scent. The scent that followed was mind numbingly fresh, crisp, minty, and camphorous. The patchouli shows it’s strength here and normally this accord would impede me from wearing in hot weather but this is the exception. I’ve worn this scent 4 out of the last 5 days (95°F weather.) The patchouli here is so masterfully blended and of the best quality I’ve ever smelled (Prior to this, favorite patchouli coming from Roja Parfums H-The Exclusive Aoud.) Here the patchouli lacks the typical dank/dark musky profile Im so used to. Accompanying the Hamanasu Japanese Rose (Rosa Rugosa Thumb) is a sparkling fresh and slightly powdery sweetness that balances the deep woody heart and base notes. The fragrance opens strong and tapers down close to the skin at the 4-5 hour mark. As I write this, the scent has lasted more than 12 hours on my clothing and I’m still catching wafts of it. Tenacious for an all natural extrait. Expensive but I already wish I had a backup.
poppersi – :
The most beautiful perfume in the world today in my opinion, Kyara represents the Mount Everest of spiritually pure perfumery. This is the true equivalent of religion in a bottle. The perfume has a central note of pure and extremely difficult to distill Kyara Agarwood. This is surrounded by delicate natural notes of Japanese Rose, sandalwood, patchouli and hinoki (Japanese cedar) . This is not your typical loud Rose Ouds that populate the market today. It is a delicate, austere and shimmering Zen beauty that just caresses your skin and takes you to a higher spiritual plane never ever experienced before in modern perfumery. Kyara Agarwood is completely bereft of any animalic quality and Japanese Rose is so ethereally divine. Neither of these notes have been blended like this in modern perfumery. Frightfully and justifiably expensive. Make no mistake, this is closest a perfume will take you straight to heaven. Enjoy!
yny924Unlogrere – :
Luckyscent describes this as the Holy Grail of Oud, a once in a lifetime. Well……they are dead on with that description. A mesmerizing scent that starts off somewhat medicinal but then transforms into an Oud ( this is a rare Oud I’ve never heard of, I know they all say that but this is the exception) with rose, Patchouli, and sandalwood combining to make this an absolute masterpiece. No, this is no rose Oud variation. You have to smell it to believe it. Don’t know that I’ll be dropping $1,100 for 33ml but it sure is tempting.