Borneo Zen TW – Running Low

Man, how the musk jazzes with the jasmine, drunk on vintage Mysore… it’s somethin’ else.

Each whiff carries a wholesome satisfaction you can only smell in full-spectrum, non-isolate natural aromatics. And that’s all that’s in here: the most exquisite (and expensive) flower extracts in the world, extremely rare artisanal oud oozing inside highly sought-after vintage sandalwood oils afloat with a heavy dose of musk.

If you’re looking for a casual perfume to spritz on and punctuate your rugged masculinity or show off that erotic/tempting/sophisticated femininity captured by the intimate gaze and swaying hips of whoever’s enjoying their 15 minutes on the red carpet, then Borneo Zen TW is probably not for you. Not that it won’t do exactly that, but —

Instead, treat yourself to waltz down a rose-petaled riverside, beneath clouds of violet formed by a sumptuous creamy santalum breeze as honeysuckle blossoms twirl around a musky mountain top, with the chirping of blooming jasmine all around.

Compared to Hollywood-sponsored perfume houses, Borneo Zen TW does it all backward. The composition — the ingredients — the integrity of the fragrance — comes first.

You pick up notes of citrus that you can’t quite put your nose on – not lemon, not orange, pomelo, nor tangerine. The beauty of perfumery lies in the ability to create unique smells. Jasmarine is what I dubbed the scratch-your-head-this-is-so-familiar high note that leads you into the musky overtone of Borneo Zen TW, gushing wafts of white-jasmine flirting with rose petals.

The composition is heavy-handed with the most precious aromatics on the planet that caters to elite perfume lovers who are fed up with being bombarded by cloying, toxic methylene benzaldehydes bottled in alcohol; for Fragheads who value perfume for more than its sex appeal.

Flowing with the cycle of your day, the jasmarine rays shine from dawn to midday, keep you driven and energized. Almost without noticing, you suddenly find yourself in the relaxing sway of a rose-musk duet as you approach sunset. Get home, throw off your shoes, get the kettle brewing, and quiet down. Enter the Oud.

Not only is Borneo Zen TW 100% natural — it’s composed of the most coveted aromatics in perfumery, the late Sultan Qaboos’ deer musk infused in Mysore sandalwood distilled in ’92. And this edition comes with copious amounts of Tigerwood 1990 that teases the jasmarine with its deep resinous herbaceous earthy-oud core.

So, carry your bottle of Borneo Zen TW in your bag (it’s smaller and more sturdy than a tube of lipstick or a lighter) and swipe at will. Aromatherapeutically, this eccentric combination of ingredients makes the aroma a mood enhancer while it also calms your nerves and slows down racy thoughts; at once grounding and invigorating.

Unisex and universally appealing, make Zen TW your signature fragrance, You can’t go wrong. Who can’t but fall in love with the beauty of jasmine, be entranced by the superior santal, seduced by pure musk, and grounded by hard-core vintage Malaysian tigerwood oud. This Zen TW attracts as much as it sparks joy in whoever smells it.

Such a top-tier aromatic orchestra beautifies the wearer and makes you a pleasure to be around, a pleasure to get close to, and irresistible behind closed doors. Ravishing silage makes your presence memorable in the way true perfumes use to do — when your choice of fragrance meant as much as your name.

Yet, olfactory delight isn’t just about pleasing a loved one or colleague — the real pleasure’s when it gives you personal, intimate joy. And whoever claimed as much for any ‘perfume’ impregnated on a big chemical conglomerate’s factory line?

A swipe goes down especially well in the evening. Spaced out, trying to forget about the day for a second, a baritone oud breeze starts to blow around your shoulders, massaging, untying the knots. Sit back, relax and bliss out to Borneo Zen TW’s graceful olfactory charm.