Comme des Garçons
Comme des Garçons
83 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Angelica root erupts with peppery, almost caraway-like spice that immediately announces this fragrance's austere intentions, whilst buchu adds a green, slightly savoury undertone—distinctly unsweetened and deliberately challenging.
The chamomile emerges to soften the edges fractionally, introducing a whisper of herbal calm, though the green accords remain dominant and the composition never truly relaxes into conventional florality.
Vetiver assumes command with an earthy, slightly austere character, supported by styrax and patchouli that settle into a woody, almost restless base—never quite settling into warmth, maintaining that conceptual remove throughout.
Comme des Garçons' collaboration with Gosha Rubchinskiy arrives as a deliberately austere composition—a fragrance that resists immediate seduction in favour of architectural rigour. Alexis Dadier has constructed something closer to a mood board than a conventional scent: angelica root provides a peppery, almost medicinal opening that sits at odds with the chamomile's calming properties, creating an inherent tension that defines the entire experience. This is not comfort; this is confrontation.
The buchu note—that peculiar, slightly herbaceous element—lends an almost agricultural quality, as though you've rubbed crushed green plants between your palms. It prevents the composition from ever becoming soft or apologetic. The haitian vetiver in the base is neither sandy nor creamy; instead, it's vetiver stripped of its tropical warmth, paired with styrax and patchouli that feel more structural than sensual. The synthetic elements (52% of the accords) aren't here to trick—they're intentional, slightly alienating, part of the fragrance's deliberately cool demeanour.
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