Odin New York
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The cypress-birch pairing arrives crisp and resinous, with an almost architectural dryness that immediately signals this won't be a conventional experience. Within moments, the woody structure asserts itself, creating a spine of cedar-like austerity that dominates the first minutes.
As the composition settles, myrrh emerges with a slightly bitter, church-incense character whilst the vetiver and patchouli create a grassy-earthy foundation beneath. The smoky accord becomes more pronounced here, wrapping everything in a faint burnt-wood quality that's genuinely compelling, and the powdery dryness becomes increasingly apparent.
The fragrance becomes increasingly abstract and mineral, with oakmoss providing a soft, almost mossy base whilst the amber contributes gentle warmth rather than sweetness. What remains is predominantly woody and deeply powdery—a lingering impression of old paper, dry leather, and the faintest trace of church incense that clings to fabric.
Century is a fragrance that refuses sentimentality, instead favouring a austere, almost monastic severity. Kevin Verspoor has constructed something that feels less like a perfume and more like a meditation on decay and renewal—the scent equivalent of ancient wood worn smooth by centuries of handling.
The cypress and silver birch opening establishes a resinous, slightly bitter greenness, but this is no fresh citrus affair. These aren't spring notes; they're the dry, papery whisper of evergreen needles in late autumn, when all the volatile freshness has burned away. The woody accord (100%) immediately colonises the composition, transforming these botanical elements into something structural and unyielding.
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