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 Most of us have favorite brand, and every time we are encouraged by that underneath launch some new perfume (and, of course, we are disappointed when the novelty has appeared dull and uninteresting). It may be interesting, if you buy Ralph Wild and discovers a strange tree milk pudding with incense, or 21 Costume National is the strawberry water, but of course it does not help you navigate the crowded perfume industry, is not it?
If I expect a certain quality of a particular brand, but my expectations are not met, I immediately start to grumble. Creating an article about perfume and its surroundings a little while ago, I expressed my dissatisfaction.
And I'm still confused by Guerilla 1 & 2 from Comme des Garçons. I would be very impressed if they were released, say, Calvin Klein. Perhaps not, but they do not correspond to the rebellious legacy of Comme des Garçons.
Comme des Garçons was one of my favorite brands, but I am outraged almost everything they produce in recent years. I do not like a series of Guerilla, mentioned above, I do not like to Sweet, who followed her; I was not impressed, and one-time Play. Aromas of a series of Luxe (Patchouli & Champaca) were very well composed, but I would need to sell a kidney to buy them, and, again, they were not so small miracle that I expect from Comme des Garçons, so I'm outraged yet more. Two of their latest release - 8, 88 and Monocle x Comme des Garçons Scent One: Hinoki, Comme des Garçons - is a return to my courtesy and respect, and I am sure that they are perfectly disguise a lot of failed attempts.
Let's start with 888
. This is what is supposed to be the "olfactory expression" gold
. The fragrance, created by perfumer Antoine Lie, focuses on safraline, "molecular derivative of saffron, created by the Swiss perfume house Givaudan"
. Other notes include American pepper, turmeric, coriander, geranium and amber
. It offers bright, spicy saffron, but also contains pepper and coriander with sparkling citrus and a touch of greenery
. It is perfect rather than the rich, but the spices give it a sharp and even rude sound in the initial stages
. With the development of citrus and pepper disappear and give way to sharp edges smooth, almost velvety fragrance pale wood musk and amber
. After about an hour it becomes very quiet and close to the skin, and a great mix of coriander and saffron becomes creamy and only slightly sweet
. Satur This is all but inedible
. If I were asked to name the color, I would have said, golden yellow, but there is nothing that would have caused my association with the gold - in fact, it is quite cold here in the flavor can not be called a metal
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I can not say that I'm just crazy about 888, but I like him, and I will certainly use it. In addition, it is much more fun than, say, a dull and boring Play.
 Monocle x Comme des Garçons Scent One: Hinoki (well, and the name!), Created for the magazine Monocle ("global publication covering international business, culture and projects") - that's what I really wanted to try. However, I do not know what links the monocle (Monocle) and "Japanese hot mineral baths and Scandinavian forests," which reportedly were masterminded Scent One: Hinoki, the creator of which is a perfumer Antoine Maisondieu. Himself fragrance contains notes of cypress, turpentine, camphor, cedar, thyme, pine, Georgian forests, frankincense, moss and vetiver.
If you - a romantic nature than I do, you might find these "Japanese hot mineral baths and Scandinavian forests" in Scent One: Hinoki, but to me it smells woodworking shop of my father. This is exactly the kind of oddity that I adore in Comme des Garçons. And in this respect - the sort of oddity that made me stubbornly continue to try new perfumes every day, even though most of them are dull as dirt.
Author: Ann, New York
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