Odin 06 Amanu: Pleasant Perfume for A Hot Summer Day

 

   

Odin New York has launched their fifth fragrance but are calling it Odin 06 Amanu. While there is no explanation for why they are skipping 05 one hopes it isn’t because Chanel beat them to it. The first four Odin fragrances were very good with Odin 04 Petrana being a truly spectacular piece of perfumery. Odin 06 Amanu is not up to the level of Petrana but it does fit in with Odin 01 through 03 as a very good perfume.

 

 

What makes Odin 06 Amanu stand out a bit is it seems to clearly be made for the warmest of days when you only want a hint of fragrance on you. No matter how much I sprayed on, Amanu felt like it was the vapor trail of the gentleman just in front of me. It continues the trend of green fragrances using galbanum but instead of it being intense it is passive and diffuse. When the climate is over 90 and the humidity matches Amanu is just what I’m looking for; a fragrance that is just barely there so it doesn’t turn overbearing and cloying.

 

 

Odin 06 Amanu opens with the galbanum but unlike many of the green galbanum fragrances that have debuted in 2011 this is the lightest galbanum I’ve experienced in a long time. It seems to linger just at the edge of detection but still there. The jasmine and cedar in the heart of Amanu make more of an impression but not much more. If the galbanum is a whisper the jasmine and cedar are a low voice. It still makes Amanu unobtrusive, but there are definitely levels of development to be experienced. The base of Amanu is oakmoss, white musk, and amber as the woody aspect closes this out.

 

 

Amanu has below average longevity and sillage way below average.

Odin 06 Amanu is trying to be like the best of Olivia Gicaobetti’s perfume creations by mimicking her sheer barely there style of composition. While Amanu does not come close to reaching that level it does manage to be well-constructed. If you are someone who likes your fragrance on the sheer side and want something you can wear on the hottest of days I think Odin 06 Amanu is something you should try.

Disclosure: This review was based on a sample provided by Barney’s New York Copley Place Boston.

–Mark Behnke, Managing Editor

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5 comments

  • Tama says:

    I have a sample of this and enjoyed it a lot when I tried it. It is very “there but not there” and while that often annoys me it didn’t bother me with this one. I liked having it surprise me by showing back up here and there. I will give it a fuller testing on a warmer day, for sure.

    I have heard that skipping 05 was possibly in tribute to Chanel (or a way to avoid a lawsuit). There can only really ever be one number 5. (even though Odin has a 0 in front)

  • Aubrey says:

    Oh, I love Petrana! That is such a great, complex iris on my skin (and I think it’d be equally lovely on a man).

    I love the idea of galbanum, oakmoss, amber, cedar and jasmine– but I just can’t picture that final mix as being “thin” or barely there… this is intriguing!!

    Is it real Oakmoss in the base?

  • Claudia says:

    Petrana 04 is my favorite from this line , though the others are also very nice, just wish they lasted longer on the skin. Great line of fragrances though.

  • Isa says:

    Some days ago I was in Odin New York trying all its perfumes and I asked why there wasn’t a 5. The SA told me that it was because of Chanel 5, so there you have the answer.

    I liked the fragraces, btw. I can’t remember which one I liked more, unfortunately.

  • arch.memory says:

    01 Nomad is one of my all time favorites! And 04 Petrana was a very pretty iris (unusual for a ‘masculine’).. But it’s ridiculous that they would skip 05 for fear of Chanel! Seriously?!