Orodion
Orodion
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A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The plum announces itself with tart juiciness, immediately tempered by the roasted almond's toasted, slightly bitter warmth—a combination that feels almost savoury despite the sweetness. Nutmeg arrives as a subtle prickling sensation, grounding what could have been simple stone fruit into something more architecturally sound.
The amber and sandalwood emerge as a creamy, almost translucent base upon which jasmine flowers in a restrained, powdery manner. The fragrance becomes increasingly soft and skin-like, the nutmeg's peppery edge gradually subsiding into a warm, almost opalescent haze that hovers centimetres from your neck.
Cedarwood gains prominence, lending a dry, slightly woody structure to what remains—primarily the interplay of vanilla and oud. The oud prevents the vanilla from reading as purely sweet, instead creating a subtle incense-like warmth that feels both creamy and contemplative, eventually settling into a subtle, amber-tinted skin scent.
Orodion Blanc arrives as a confection that refuses kitsch—a carefully calibrated composition where stone fruit and warm spice perform an elegant pas de deux over creamy florals. The roasted almond in the opening isn't a gourmand shout but rather a whispered textural element, a dusty richness that grounds the plum's natural tartness. What distinguishes this fragrance is how the jasmine in the heart doesn't bloom into heady florality; instead, it threads through the amber and sandalwood like silk threaded through cream, creating a powdery envelope that feels more like a cashmere shawl than a perfume bottle.
This is fundamentally a creamy scent—that 88% accord tells the story—but it's creamy in the manner of skin scent that's been dusted with almond flour, not creamy as in gourmand excess. The nutmeg provides structural support, preventing the fragrance from collapsing into pure sweetness, whilst the base's triadic interplay of cedarwood, vanilla, and oud creates unexpected complexity. The oud, surprisingly, doesn't assert itself with leather or animalic depth; instead, it softens the vanilla's edges and gives the sandalwood a touch of enigmatic warmth.
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