Fiery red metal, yet cool to the touch. The clarity of contrast. The newest from CDG is a provocative olfactive exploration of perceived differences and harmonious alignment built around another everyday material worthy of re-evaluation: copper. In their inimitable, iconoclastic style, the specifics of copper- the shine, the pliability, the literal electricity- are captured with unique notes- luminous pink pepper berries and juicy blackcurrant settle atop intensely green galbanum and sharp violet leaf, fiery ginger and warm, sweet tobacco clash delightfully against a metallic accord, which itself settles in next to warm, resinous myrrh and smooth vanilla. Is this a photo-perfect capture of the actual smell of copper? Why would it be? Rather, this is the soul of copper, cool but conductive, presented for those with the distinctive style to resonate at the same frequency. Another modern masterpiece from Comme des Garcons.
