Sugi

Someone had such a sweet description of the scent bouquet that, despite of supposedly being more on a masculine side, I did get a sample. I do love some oriental notes, I LOVE the right type of citrus, the one that doesn't bring back the memories of a bathroom air refreshener. This one had a fine line between a pine scent, a sprinkle of a peppery lemon zest. I like it! I was looking for something light, refreshing, citrusy, not sweet but with a heavier "anchor" note like pepper or pine. I was going to order another bottle of Acqua Viva by Profumum. But then I sampled this wonder. It doesn't last long, unfortunately. But what a scent! Sillage is moderate, it allows me to wear it indoors without violating personal borders.

Laurel is yet another winning offering from the eclectic CDG line. In this case the key note is the Japanese green Laurel. This is skillfully combined with notes of cedar, oak, lemon, cinnamon, thyme and incense to create a fresh and invigorating scent that is serene and very Zen like. Like many CDG offerings sillage and projection is moderate so I usually layer with Molecule 01 for full three dimensional effect. Very understated, refined and elegant, this is a beautiful perfume.

This is so fresh, woody and delightful. I need more projection and longevity Comme Des Garcons! Love love love your scents, but this is a consistent challenge with all your beautiful creations.

Recalls a newly refurbished penthouse apartment with the fresh scent of fine quality timber. The pine note is refined and reminiscent of silver fir oil, with a sawdust accent. This is one of my top favourite woody scents, with a natural quality on a par with Norne by Slumberhouse, but lighter. Fits in well with C de G creations in the incense series, which are all great fragrances for those who love the aroma of natural wood. I would guess it may owe something to sunstruck pine resin, a material developed by Givaudan at one time, but that is just conjecture. This fragrance is not cheap considering the bottle is small at 50ml, However I have invested in two bottles.

I love the scent, however the lasting power is ridiculously low. I would have to apply this 3 or 4 times a day for it to stay on my skin.

This is a wonderful, intriguing scent. Not sweet at all, and yet not austere: balanced between dry and not so dry. The woods are blended so well that they become something else entirely. The pine adds an almost bitter-lemon aura to the cedar and vetiver. I don't know cypress, so perhaps that is what I am smelling too, and I've never been to Japan, but somehow this makes me think of a wooden cabin in the early spring in the California desert after a rain. Lovely.

Similar to Timbuktu and Passage d'Efner. But not as nice. Smells a bit medicinal/pine sol.

I found this intriguing on application, peppery, green,bright fresh sap under a layer of pepper, toning down into smoother almost lemon/mint in the pepper wood moment - then it disappeared! gone in about ten minutes.... odd, maybe its me. pity, I was enjoying it.