Sospiro Aira

Aira opens with incense, patchouli and a distinctly oriental, ambered woodiness, dark from the very first moment. Cumin, earthy notes and labdanum build a resinous, faintly dusty heart, before the base — oud, animal notes, dry wood and ambergris — settles into something genuinely smoky and animalic. This is a composition built entirely in shadow, with no bright opening to soften it.

For the wearer who wants oriental-woody fragrance at its most uncompromising — an evening and cold-weather signature for those drawn to smoke, resin and skin-close animalic warmth rather than anything polished or easy.