Prime Fragrancess – Oodh Cambodi

These samples were part of a generous parcel that my friend Silver sent me from India at the beginning of 2024.

‘Fragrancess’ is not a typo; the brand is actually spelled with two S.

The sticks measure 9″ (approximately 23cm) and have a 2mm thick bamboo stick—unnecessarily thick, I find.

Prime Fragrancess are totally unknown here; in India they seem well represented, though.
Acharya sells Oodh Cambodi for ₹250; they’re 50g packs with approximately 25 sticks.
Scenting Secrets and a shop called Fragrance Place offer the packs for ₹300.
A shop based in New Delhi, India called Jain’s Perfumes gives a euro price of €2.75; the shop sells some other oudh variants of this line as well.
They state that international delivery can take up to 10 days. PayPal isn’t offered as a payment method, but there are some other options.

Please note that while the name is written as ‘Oodh Cambodi‘ on the box, some shops will list it as ‘Oudh Cambodi‘, following the more common latinisation of the word.

The raw scent is a bit animalic, barnyard-y and strongly reminds me of damp earth. It’s a clearly oil-based smell; however, the sticks show no sooty flame upon lighting.

The fragrance of the burning sticks is robust but not too strong, at least with an opened window.
I like the dark character of Oodh Cambodi; the earthiness that mixes with a smooth, dry wood aroma.
A deep, balsamic and soft resinousness typical of oudh fragrances, combined with a subtle sweetness vaguely reminiscent of propolis or wild honey, rounds off the fragrance.
This aspect mitigates the slightly pungent but not unpleasant note of the oudh aroma. It’s a sort of spiciness that’s present in some vetiver or khus incense sticks and perfumes in a similar fashion.
The character of the oudh smell reminds me specifically of affordable ‘Nha Trang’ agarwood from Vietnam.

These are the kind of incense sticks, companies in the west like to sell under their own brand, tending towards premium prices. (Though those usually don’t have such a thick bamboo stick.)
Oodh Cambodi remind me a bit of Cambodian Oudh by Monsoon Incense. However, they differ from these strongly enough not to suggest that they’re the same. I found Cambodian Oudh a little more multi-layered; they are in a similar price range, though.

I’d be curious to try other fragrances out of the Prime Fragrancess range, as Oodh Cambodi are seriously good. I only wish the bamboo stick were a bit thinner.