‘All the soarings of my mind begin in my blood’
Rainer Maria Rilke
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A perfumed celebration of saints and superstitions, centred around a fierce fenugreek absolute note lavished with singed pyrazines, sacrificial myrrh and mournful molten honey poured over everything like amber rain. Meadow blooms, sticky dark resins, pungent balms and ashen clouds of iris swirl like dramatic weather.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Osang suits close, dimly lit spaces where its resinous smoke and honeyed heat can unfold without haste. It feels like a scent for someone who prefers a charged, private presence: intense, reflective and a little untamed, leaving a warm mineral trace in the air.
How to wear
Best worn in cool weather or in the evening, Osang benefits from a light hand: one or two sprays are enough for its extrait concentration to radiate. On skin it turns molten and intimate, while in the air the incense, pepper and resins create a darker, more animalic halo that lasts well.
Who it’s for
For lovers of spicy-resinous perfumes with a devotional, unconventional edge. It will appeal to those who enjoy honeyed darkness, incense, labdanum, myrrh and woods, especially if they like their fragrances dense, mysterious and slightly feral rather than smooth or transparent.
Release year
2017
The nose
Giovanni Festa. Known for working in a richly textured, material-driven style, Festa often builds fragrances around dense resins, woods and spices, letting unusual raw materials feel polished rather than rough. In Osang, that approach suits Mendittorosa’s ritualistic brief: the composition balances fenugreek’s savory warmth with incense, myrrh and honey, giving the scent its molten, shadowed character.
Collaborators
Stefania Squeglia, Mendittorosa’s founder and creative director, shaped the concept and narrative around Naples, San Gennaro and the miracle of liquefaction, turning the fragrance into a symbolic “talisman” of blood, love and transformation. She also guided the artisanal presentation, from the story to the handcrafted objects and packaging that frame the scent.
Mendittorosa’s story
Mendittorosa treats perfumery as art, research and sensibility, creating small-batch compositions that feel personal, symbolic and handcrafted. The house favors natural materials, high oil concentrations, cruelty-free formulas and richly detailed objects, with each fragrance designed as a kind of spiritual or protective talisman rather than a conventional commercial perfume.
Osang’s concept
Osang was created in Naples in 2017 as a tribute to San Gennaro and the city’s famous miracle of blood liquefaction. Mendittorosa casts it as a perfumed meditation on saints, superstition and transformative love, with fenugreek, myrrh, honey and incense moving from a bright, almost floral opening into ashen resins and iris-like smoke.
Extra info
Osang belongs to Mendittorosa’s Talismans collection and its name, concept and packaging all revolve around the idea of a protective ritual object. It was a finalist for the 2018 Art & Olfaction Awards, and its presentation often includes handcrafted details such as a coral horn pendant and sculptural cap.
‘All the soarings of my mind begin in my blood’
Rainer Maria Rilke
***
A perfumed celebration of saints and superstitions, centred around a fierce fenugreek absolute note lavished with singed pyrazines, sacrificial myrrh and mournful molten honey poured over everything like amber rain. Meadow blooms, sticky dark resins, pungent balms and ashen clouds of iris swirl like dramatic weather.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Osang suits close, dimly lit spaces where its resinous smoke and honeyed heat can unfold without haste. It feels like a scent for someone who prefers a charged, private presence: intense, reflective and a little untamed, leaving a warm mineral trace in the air.
How to wear
Best worn in cool weather or in the evening, Osang benefits from a light hand: one or two sprays are enough for its extrait concentration to radiate. On skin it turns molten and intimate, while in the air the incense, pepper and resins create a darker, more animalic halo that lasts well.
Who it’s for
For lovers of spicy-resinous perfumes with a devotional, unconventional edge. It will appeal to those who enjoy honeyed darkness, incense, labdanum, myrrh and woods, especially if they like their fragrances dense, mysterious and slightly feral rather than smooth or transparent.
Release year
2017
The nose
Giovanni Festa. Known for working in a richly textured, material-driven style, Festa often builds fragrances around dense resins, woods and spices, letting unusual raw materials feel polished rather than rough. In Osang, that approach suits Mendittorosa’s ritualistic brief: the composition balances fenugreek’s savory warmth with incense, myrrh and honey, giving the scent its molten, shadowed character.
Collaborators
Stefania Squeglia, Mendittorosa’s founder and creative director, shaped the concept and narrative around Naples, San Gennaro and the miracle of liquefaction, turning the fragrance into a symbolic “talisman” of blood, love and transformation. She also guided the artisanal presentation, from the story to the handcrafted objects and packaging that frame the scent.
Mendittorosa’s story
Mendittorosa treats perfumery as art, research and sensibility, creating small-batch compositions that feel personal, symbolic and handcrafted. The house favors natural materials, high oil concentrations, cruelty-free formulas and richly detailed objects, with each fragrance designed as a kind of spiritual or protective talisman rather than a conventional commercial perfume.
Osang’s concept
Osang was created in Naples in 2017 as a tribute to San Gennaro and the city’s famous miracle of blood liquefaction. Mendittorosa casts it as a perfumed meditation on saints, superstition and transformative love, with fenugreek, myrrh, honey and incense moving from a bright, almost floral opening into ashen resins and iris-like smoke.
Extra info
Osang belongs to Mendittorosa’s Talismans collection and its name, concept and packaging all revolve around the idea of a protective ritual object. It was a finalist for the 2018 Art & Olfaction Awards, and its presentation often includes handcrafted details such as a coral horn pendant and sculptural cap.