The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Excentric Behaviour arrived in 2016, part of Otoori's Mix and Match Collection that invited wearers to layer scents like building blocks. The collection was built around three tiers: Essential Notes, Mixed Notes, and Fine Notes. Excentric Behaviour sits in the Fine tier, one of the three levels that structure the collection's approach to personalization. The name itself reads as a quiet provocation. Behaviour is a deliberate word, it implies action, performance, the way a person occupies a room rather than the way they sit in one. Otoori, a house that doesn't usually name its fragrances with such direct personality, named this one for exactly the trait the title suggests. This one does. The collection's logic is simple but considered.
What makes Excentric Behaviour interesting is its restraint despite the title. The sweet notes in the heart could tip this into gourmand territory, and on paper, with vanilla sitting alongside rose and jasmine, the risk is real. But the base of cedar, sandalwood, and vetiver pulls it back from the edge. The wood acts as ballast. The vetiver adds a green, slightly bitter seam that keeps the sweetness honest. It also belongs to a house known for its mix-and-match philosophy.
The evolution
On skin, the bergamot opens bright and clean, a quick, polished introduction that doesn't overstay. Within fifteen minutes, the sugar and rose step forward, and the fragrance softens into something warmer. The jasmine hangs back, adding a creamy texture rather than a floral shout. By the two-hour mark, the amber and vanilla have merged into something that smells less like individual notes and more like an atmosphere, warm, slightly powdery, with a sweetness that has lost its sharpness. The cedar and sandalwood anchor the base, giving the composition a wooden spine that keeps the sweetness contained. The drydown is where Excentric Behaviour settles into what it does best: a soft, warm vanilla-wood close that stays close to skin for the remaining hours. The vetiver adds a faint earthiness to the final fade, a quiet reminder that this fragrance started with bergamot and hasn't forgotten where it came from. Moderate sillage. A workday of wear. It doesn't announce itself from across a room; it rewards the person standing near you.
Cultural impact
Excentric Behaviour occupies a distinctive place within Otoori's Mix and Match Collection, a system of twenty-one fragrances organized into three tiers. The collection's design invites wearers to create their own signature scent by selecting and combining elements from each level, with Essential Notes forming the base, Mixed Notes adding depth, and Fine Notes providing the finishing accent. Excentric Behaviour, as a Fine Note, brings a focused floral-woodiness to that process, with rose, jasmine, vanilla, cedar, sandalwood, and vetiver working together in a composition that balances sweetness against structure.
