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What does Comme Des Garcons 2 by Comme des Garcons smell like?
Comme Des Garcons 2 by Comme des Garcons features top notes of Aldehydes, Angelica, Mandarin Orange, Mate, and Tea, middle notes of Caraway, Cinnamon, Coriander, Ink, Magnolia, Nutmeg, and West Indian Bay, and base notes of Amber, Cedarwood, Incense, Labdanum, Patchouli, and Vetiver.
How long does Comme Des Garcons 2 by Comme des Garcons last?
Based on user reviews, Comme Des Garcons 2 by Comme des Garcons has exceptional longevity, typically lasting 10+ hours. The longevity rating is 5.0 out of 5.
What is the sillage of Comme Des Garcons 2 by Comme des Garcons?
Comme Des Garcons 2 by Comme des Garcons has strong sillage with good projection that others will notice. The sillage rating is 4.0 out of 5.
Who created Comme Des Garcons 2 by Comme des Garcons?
Comme Des Garcons 2 by Comme des Garcons was created by Mark Buxton.
When was Comme Des Garcons 2 by Comme des Garcons released?
Comme Des Garcons 2 by Comme des Garcons was released in 1999.
CDG 2 was a major gateway scent for me—it was one of the first perfumes I encountered that really blew me away, and I continue to find it endlessly mysterious and intriguing. CDG 2 was formulated in 1999 by Mark Buxton, the nose wizard behind the debut CDG eau de parfum and many iconic scents for CDG and other houses, including Le Labo’s Vetiver 46 (and, recently, for new niche Hong Kong brand Oddity). Inspired by the art of calligraphy, CDG 2 is a complex chypre variant with a signature ink note which, to me, smells like a glossy magazine—specifically, the kind of thick fashion mag that has different perfume samples nestled in the pages. Lauded as a highly experimental perfume when it was launched, often described as “futuristic,” I think its effect derives from the interplay between the citrus, tea, herb, and spice elements, the bright, almost chemical-metallic aldehydes, the ink accord, and the floral notes, which come to the fore after a few minutes, melding gently with the soft spices and becoming more powdery without resolving into a conventional “floweriness.” It’s almost as though this perfume directly activates the nasal pathways associated with the pleasure of smelling flowers. It smells both scientific—I vividly think of a lab coat—and entirely organic at the same time. It’s highly androgynous and initially struck me as totally unisex, though over time I’ve come to feel that there’s a subtle, cyborg femininity encoded in its florals—still wearable by anyone. This scent shares some of the late-90s posthuman optimism of Björk’s Homogenic, a mood that I feel quite nostalgic towards, though I’d also say it’s perfectly timeless, invulnerable to trends. It’s a fragrance that I would be thrilled to smell at any time, though I don’t necessarily want to wear it for all occasions—it’s a bit chilly and bittersweet, even metallic or alien, but in a sublime way. Also, the bottle is perfect: the scratched numeral, the palm-size metal shape, the off-center cap? It precisely captures the fragrance’s combination of radical originality and inhuman grace