Juliette Has A Gun
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The freesia cuts through with a clean, almost green bite, backed by the anise's subtle liquorice shadow. Within minutes, both dissipate rather swiftly, revealing the sandalwood's soft, almost creamy wooden base already emerging beneath.
A powdery-woody bloom develops as the sandalwood mingles with that synthetic sweetness and creeping tonka. The musk becomes discernible here, creating a second-skin sensation—intimate rather than diffusive. The spice lingers as a gentle warmth threading through the creaminess, preventing monotony.
By the fourth hour, what remains is primarily a soft musk-tonka duet on the verge of invisibility—still technically present but requiring proximity to appreciate. The woody frame has thinned considerably, leaving something closer to skin scent than fragrance. Longevity is genuinely the weak point; most will find it faded beyond detection by hour five.
Ode to Dullness arrives as a paradox—a fragrance that celebrates the quotidian with unexpected sensuality. The freesia-star anise opening is deceptive in its brightness, a fleeting sparkle that quickly surrenders to the composition's true intention: creamy indulgence wrapped in woody restraint. This is where Romano Ricci's vision becomes clear. Rather than chasing loudness, the fragrance nestles into a soft, almost translucent sandalwood heart that feels more whispered than proclaimed. The synthetic accords (88% of the composition) don't feel cheap or plastic here; instead, they create a gauzy diffusion, as though you're catching glimpses of someone else's skin warmth rather than experiencing a full olfactory embrace.
The tonka bean arrives gradually, threading sweetness through the woody skeleton without ever tipping into gourmand territory. This is creamy restraint—the musk carries it softly, anonymously, the way good skin scent should behave. There's a spiced undercurrent (52% spicy) from the anise that never fully fades, lending a subtle peppery complexity that prevents the composition from becoming cloying.
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