Odin New York
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Chili and myrrh collide with immediate intensity—the spice feels almost aggressive, a sharp peppery spark that catches against the resinous, slightly medicinal myrrh base. Within seconds, the fragrance establishes itself as neither warm nor welcoming, but insistently present on your skin.
The clove and cinnamon settle into an aromatic groove, but rather than sweetening the narrative, they amplify the woody tobacco undertones emerging from the base. The composition becomes increasingly linear here, the spice-tobacco-wood triad locking into a steady, unflinching character that resists development.
Sandalwood and tobacco assume dominion, the chilli's edge fading to a distant whisper. What remains is predominantly woody and smoky—a dry, slightly austere base that clings closer to skin, losing projection but gaining an intimate, almost sculptural quality that lingers subtly for hours.
Semma arrives as a deliberately provocative fragrance—one that trades immediate charm for architectural intrigue. The chili-myrrh opening announces itself with a peculiar frankincense-meets-heat dynamic, myrrh providing resinous weight whilst chili introduces a peppery bite that feels almost combative against the fragrance's sweeter undercurrents.
What distinguishes Semma is its refusal to soften. Rather than allow the clove and cinnamon heart to coddle you in spiced comfort, Romano orchestrates a tense dialogue between these warm aromatics and the tobacco-sandalwood base. The tobacco dominates here—not the honeyed pipe tobacco of mass-market fragrances, but rather a drier, leather-adjacent interpretation that prevents any descent into gourmand territory. Tonka bean enters not as a caramel sweetener but as a stabilising agent, lending creamy structure to what might otherwise feel fractured.
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