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08 Seylon Odin New York 2012

7.3 / 10 80 Ratings

A perfume by Odin New York for women and men, released in 2012. The scent is spicy-woody. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy

Woody

Green

Smoky

Earthy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Bitter orange

Bergamot

Yuzu

Heart Notes

Nutmeg

Vermouth

Elemi resin

Base Notes

Vetiver

Benzoin

Oakmoss

Perfumer

Philippe Romano

Ratings

Scent

7.380 Ratings

Longevity

6.569 Ratings

Sillage

5.869 Ratings

Bottle

7.575 Ratings

Value for money

6.612 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro · last update on 09/07/2024.

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Reviews

6 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/08/2013

9Scent

TeaWithMilk
27 Reviews

TeaWithMilk

Helpful Review 4

Best Black Tea EVER

I have finally found it--the perfect black tea! I love the little bit of bitter orange here. It smells amazing coupled with the smoky, rich black tea notes. This perfume is so much like real ceylon when the tea pot is empty and only the whole leaves remain at the bottom, leathery and soaked from steeping.

I don't see musk in this perfume, but there is something in it that smells soapy to me, a quality I sometimes wish was not there, yet I can not imagine loving the perfume without it. So there is a certain cleanliness factor. it could be the oak moss, as many traditional chypres with oak moss tend to smell a tad soapy on my skin. Oak moss is not prominent here, in case anyone is wondering.

I have been wearing this quite a bit since I bought it. I think this one's a keeper.

SUMMARY: Afternoon tea on a Sri-Lankan coconut plantation

07/19/2015

4Scent 10Longevity 5Sillage

Drseid
828 Reviews

Drseid

1

They Say Seylon, I Say Ceylon... It Dosen't Really Matter As This Stuff Is Bad...

Odin 08 - Seylon opens with a woody cedar-like accord coupling with dulled, near medicinal orange sweetened by sugary benzoin. Moving to the early heart, the sweetened dulled orange remains, as what first came off as a cedar-like woody accord turns into a woody vetiver with nutmeg spice support. During the late dry-down the composition turns slight powdery and green as the sweetened dulled orange vacates and the remnants of the woody vetiver join a moderate amount of oakmoss in the base through the finish. Projection is average and longevity outstanding at well over 15 hours on skin.

Let's start with the good... The composition has truly incredible tenacity. OK, now that is out of the way we can move on to what I think about Seylon generally. This stuff is really bad, plain and simple. I knew the composition was really bad near immediately after spraying the stuff on skin as the odd medicinal dulled orange melded with the sugary sweetness and the woods, forming a mixture that is near unbearable. Luckily, as the orange and sweetness fade things do improve, and the remaining composition development is almost mediocre. There really isn't much else to say except I hope I never have to smell this stuff again. No, it is far from the worst I have *ever* sniffed, but it definitely is among the worst I have sniffed this year. The bottom line is the $165 per 100ml Odin 08 - Seylon is an extremely sloppy amateurish composition that disappoints on every level save its outstanding longevity, earning it a "poor" 2 stars out of 5 and a strong avoid recommendation to all.

08/26/2013

7Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Tar
261 Reviews

Tar

1

Smoking raven

For me 08 SEYLON is one of the most solemn and austere fragrance.

Since my nose is not so educated, I detect only smoke and black pepper. After this dark, biting mood, which I associate with a burnt black color or the landscape of an extinct rock desert in the night, there is a kinder and softer self. It has to scoop itself from the pile of coal, and sinks again under the blackness soon, never emerging again.

I am sick of it, I am drowning. And can not stop to smell it. I have to pass on, otherwise I will drowning in the future very often.

11/08/2014

9.5Scent 7.5Longevity 6Sillage

Zauber600
49 Reviews

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Zauber600

Very helpful Review

Rainforest Vetiver

Here’s a quote:
From the wild and rugged landscape of Sri Lanka comes a fragrance that represents an authentic interpretation of pure vetiver.
Seylon opens with the watery freshness of yuzu, followed by the tangy notes of bitter orange and bergamot. The heart note of spicy nutmeg, elemi resin, and wormwood blends with a base of warm benzoin resin, moist oak moss, and the delicate, earthy note of soothing vetiver.
Inspiration
The creation of 08 Seylon is a new interpretation of vetiver, with a calming combination of rich and earthy aromas. Throughout the individual steps of development, the essential goal was for the fragrance to reflect the actual notes of vetiver, derived from the root. Thanks to this thought, not only is the entire concept an authentic interpretation, but it also reflects the idea of perfumer Phillipe Romano that the ingredients used, such as oriental notes, woods, spices, and exotic nuances, transport your senses to distant places.

http://www.parfumdreams.de/Odin-New-York/Unisexduefte/08-Seylon

The fragrance is an idiosyncratic treatise on vetiver:
Starts with yuzu, which here comes across not fresh/sweet but rather pale/colorless despite being supported by bitter orange and bergamot. One could call this phase uneventful.
The heart note supports the pale top note with spicy nutmeg (seems to be the ODIN trademark) and spicy-peppery elemi resin along with a bitter wormwood note. An idiosyncratic fragrance blend .. somewhat woody, but again not fresh, rather mossy/decaying.
The base note now calms the proceedings with the warmth of benzoin resin, the oak moss as grounding, and the dark green/brown vetiver.

So if the objective was to olfactorily depict the various subspecies/states of vetiver, then I would say: goal missed. Images of a journey have not materialized for me either.
But still, 08 Seylon is a calm, not unpleasant herbaceous-woody fragrance. In my opinion, it lacks freshness in the sense of a cleansing note, as it smells mossy-musty-woody .. which, however, in this case, is a very pleasant fragrance accord.

Genre: Vetiver with an oriental touch

For: Unisex

Sillage and longevity: Medium, rather close to the body and over 8 hours

Alternative:
#Bel Ami Vétiver
#Coeur de Vétiver Sacrè
#Sycomore
#Declaration

Status: Hunters, forestry workers, and forest spirits will like it :)

Postscript: I have it now, a wonderful green-brown-round forest vetiver without any sharpness, clearly unisex .. upgraded to 95%!

06/08/2019

9Scent 7Longevity 5Sillage

Mörderbiene
46 Reviews

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Mörderbiene

Very helpful Review 7

in vino veritas

Take:
750ml six-year-old blue Zweigelt from colorful marl
1/2 tsp fresh mugwort
Pinch of fresh tarragon leaves
Pinch of fresh black horehound
Pinch of nutmeg
Pinch of linden blossoms
Pinch of lemon balm
Pinch of dried lavender blossoms
Pinch of fresh lemon verbena leaves
Pinch of fresh rosemary leaves
Pinch of thyme
Pinch of fresh lime zest
1 flower of Roman chamomile
1 flower of arnica
150ml Lambig Hors D'Age
1/2 tsp fir syrup

Heat part of the wine, add the herbs to the hot wine, then add the Lambig and the syrup, let it cool overnight, and then strain. Add to the remaining wine and store cool for 2 months.
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The history of vermouth, a spiced herbal wine, is not clearly documented, but various cultures - from the ancient Egyptians to China - likely had their own herbal wines.
Although I am not a big fan of wine (too dry, too sour, too fuzzy, too sweet - maybe I just haven't found the right one yet), I have been swept away by the new vermouth wave, sparked by a Spanish colleague. Not only have I been able to try some extremely tasty vermouth creations in small Catalan restaurants (If you're coming to Barcelona soon or even less soon, definitely check out La Pubilla! Also - or especially because of - the lovingly regional and yet extremely affordable lunch menu), but I am also intrigued by the idea (quote Pippi) of making my wine the way I like it. In any case, I have spent the last two years experimenting with various wines, herbs (some grown myself because they were otherwise unavailable), and fruit and wine spirits. The perfect vermouth has not yet been found, but the mixture above is so far the best to my taste.

According to our database, there are indeed a few fragrances with vermouth. However, it should be noted: here, there seems to be no distinction made between the wormwood herb and the herbal wine. And even though various Artemisia species are a main component of vermouth, the scent can be quite different.
Over time, different types of vermouth have developed, which can of course differ significantly in both taste and scent. The classic division is between black (bitter) and white (sweet) vermouth, made with red and white wine. Additionally, red and golden vermouth have emerged from blends with rosé and champagne. Personally, I have only dealt with black vermouth. Of course, black vermouth can also become sweet through the use of appropriate herbs and vice versa, but this is rather unusual.
But back to the fragrances. So far, almost every fragrance with vermouth that I have tested has found its way into my collection. Well, that's three: "Trade Routes Collection - Levantium," "Grand Palais | Albane Noble," and the one discussed today, "08 Seylon." "Une Nuit à Montauk - Bohemian Soul" did not make it because the wood and smoke were too strong for me, and the vermouth was hardly perceptible. Another ten vermouth fragrances are still waiting for a testing opportunity in my watchlist. Some of them will likely have to wait there forever due to their availability.

"08 Seylon" is so far the most authentic vermouth scent, which well highlights the bitter, citrusy, herbal, spicy, but also floral and sweet notes of black vermouth while always allowing a hint of its alcoholic background to shine through. Therefore, it receives the big vermouth comment from me.
The indicated three-part pyramid is somewhat of a joke, as - like with all the Odins I have tested so far - no real progression is noticeable. At the beginning, it is a bit sharper, the citrus notes dominate somewhat, but soon there is this typical melange of notes for black vermouth that gradually darkens. However, the individual notes are so strongly intertwined here that I can really only speak of the overall scent impression. Towards the end, both the spice and the sweetness become a bit more intense.
With rather weak sillage, the longevity is still okay.

All in all, a dry red with bitter substances and citrus, which gains a bit - little - sweetness from flowers and syrup and leaves only a light aftertaste after a few hearty sips, which fades quietly after about five to six hours.
If my vermouth tastes like Odin's scent, then I have succeeded.

Oh, and the above recipe can be enjoyed either neat over ice or half with cider. Santé!

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Statements

12 short views on the fragrance

Chizza

5 years ago

7Scent

13

8

Softly spicy, powdery elemiharz-woody, absence of vetiver, delicate, unobtrusive, fleeting and short-lived. Tanoke light.

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Mustang69

8 years ago

7Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

7

3

Ménage-à-trois: milky spice, freshly sharpened pencil, ivy green vermouth rush. For connoisseurs.

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Chnokfir

1 year ago

7.5Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

6

4

Beautiful bitter orange
Gentle herbal green
Muted resins
Masculine whisperer
Subdued aromas
Missed opportunities?
Unrepentantly onward ...

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Caligari

5 years ago

4Scent 6Longevity 5Sillage

5

Distorted and degraded vetiver, overwhelmed by citrus notes, leaving spices, resins, and mosses unable to help. ...

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Parma

7 years ago

7.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

5

2

Classic aromatic vetiver scent. Vetiver is earthy-grassy here and is supported by dry-woody-spicy notes. Well balanced & understated.

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Salmix

10 years ago

5

2

The pencil note of Carbone or Autoportrait with a hint of orange. What does that remind me of? Oh right, Terre d'Hermes.

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Landlord

5 years ago

8Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

4

2

Beautiful resinous vetiver with a crisp bitter orange opening. In the heart and base, it bears a lot of resemblance to "Vetiver Insolent" (Miller Harris).

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