Blue Invasion - Blue Encens by Comme des Garçons

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Blue Invasion - Blue Encens Comme des Garçons 2013

7.0 / 10 150 Ratings

A perfume by Comme des Garçons for women and men, released in 2013. The scent is spicy-smoky. It was last marketed by Puig.
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Main accords

Spicy

Smoky

Woody

Fresh

Synthetic

Fragrance Notes

Frankincense

Black pepper

Cardamom

Mineral amber

Vermouth

Cinnamon

Ratings

Scent

7.0150 Ratings

Longevity

6.5111 Ratings

Sillage

6.2111 Ratings

Bottle

7.2111 Ratings

Value for money

6.822 Ratings

Submitted by WRoth, last update on 08/11/2025.

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Reviews

9 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/21/2014

7Scent 2.5Longevity 2.5Sillage

SystemeD
58 Reviews

SystemeD

Helpful Review 3

Cardamom and Incense

The listed notes of Blue Encens seem like a personal invitation just for me, and predictably, I enjoy this cardamom and incense blend. I just wish this had some sillage!

The cardamom and incense are practically seamless from the outset, and overall, this is a somewhat linear, very easy-to-wear fragrance. It is competently done, and quite nice to inhale. But honestly, this just wears too close to the skin for me.

Those of you who don't want your incense and cardamom fragrance to be too obtrusive might be extremely happy with this one.

06/01/2023

8.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Pollita
384 Reviews

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Pollita

Top Review 40

A Touch of Melancholy

Before the small chapel, I kneel on the ground and reach into the earth with my hands. I can smell it as I plant the flowers. So close, just like the stone walls of this place. With their mossy cracks. Then you come and wrap me in your arms. With your softly sweet hint of amber and cardamom on your skin. In the distance, the sea roars. Soothing sounds bid farewell to the day.

Blue Invasion - Blue Encens. A fascinating scent that initially almost repulses me, as it immediately makes me think of fresh potting soil. Old weathered walls also come to mind. A hint of morbidity, but only very gently. For soon a warm amber sweetness awaits, captured by beautiful, delicate incense. Something blue resonates as well, but only very softly. Not shower gel, but rather the sea, which roars somewhere in the distance. Soothing and alluring. Special. And so good. Refined with a splash of wormwood. Melancholy in its most beautiful form. Like a delicate veil.

Many thanks to Ergoproxy for the testing opportunity. I had already expected that this Comme des Garçons might appeal to me. And it does. Although I see this one more on him than on me.

03/08/2015

5Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Meggi
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Meggi

Top Review 23

Fee! Fie! Foe! Fum!

I smell a fourth triplet!

However, I can't even be sure about the triplets. After all, I only know the two other visually similar siblings from the "Blue Invasion" line by sight. Probably the related bottles are the most important commonality. Anyway, to my number four: The pine-like, definitely not solely peppery opening of Blue Encens spontaneously evoked an association with a CdG sibling already in my collection, namely Monocle Scent One: Hinoki.

Blue Encens, however, presents itself even cooler, more reduced, more distant than Hinoki, which I must admit I didn't think was possible. While Hinoki visually conjures a cold, foggy late autumn morning, Blue Encens refrains from letting us recognize anything in the fog, instead simply offering a cold.

No, I haven't forgotten a word.

A bigger difference seems to me that Hinoki intensively showcases the pine that could be described as a sauna infusion note. Because in Blue Encens, the pine clearly takes its most significant role right at the front, while the middle part is occupied by pepper. The pine is indeed noticeable throughout, but undeniably as a supporting actor. Alongside it, involved from the very beginning but gaining importance over time: Bright, cold incense, thoroughly unsacred.

And all of this is grouped around a green-herbaceous note, which seems to be the backbone, the core of the fragrance, although certainly not the loudest component. Very discreet, it is noticeably close to the skin. Wormwood is okay. Mineral amber also works as an extravagant term. Others might describe it as a particularly resinous, unflattering variant of incense. I wouldn't have thought of cinnamon; only something balancing, cushioning is unmistakably present, rounding off the sharp, crystalline spikes of the amber, if you will.

The scent hardly changes otherwise, remaining cool, bright-smoky for hours, with a hint of pine swinging in - as mentioned - now and then. After eight hours, it noticeably weakens and fades away during the ninth hour into a green-herbaceous smoky hint.

I am disappointed. Absolutely and relatively. If I have Hinoki, I don't need this one. I don't understand how it even differentiates itself from it. How much less than little is conceivable, how much more meditative than meditative is feasible? Or advisable?

Hinoki is more defined, more contrasted - not primarily from itself, but rather in the appealing distinction to a Central European wearer; and it also lasts significantly longer. Blue Encens, on the other hand, is like an ascetic without vision, like a hermit without a worldview.

Now, asceticism and hermitage may indeed have a justification for their own sake.

Only: I don't understand them.

10/03/2013

9Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

FLUidENTITY
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FLUidENTITY

Top Review 15

Rejection of the Trinity and Its Staging

Because the incense is simply different here. Newly invented, flutteringly integrated. A delightful, synchronously sounding ensemble. The incense is on a new level of innovation here. Nothing is sacred, the church is to be sensed everywhere, but not here. Escentric 01 also has such an incense, although it is conceptualized quite differently.
The incense finds itself in a woody-spicy world with a synthetic undertone. A rejection of religion, of a world full of traditions, without leaving them behind.
I don't always smell my beloved cardamom, as for example in Eau des Baux. Here it is reverently staged. The scent is so clear, clear in its smokiness, rough in its spiciness, synthetic in its woodiness. This triple characteristic is what I like so much here. Cardamom combined with pepper leads to the reinvention of incense. It has probably never found itself in such an environment before.
The pepper is almost fiery in its grip, driven by synthetics. It profiles so much in this staging, the smoke, the spice, the woodiness.
This shimmering tradition is captured in the scent. The fragrance creates a balance between shimmering tradition and sparkling innovation.
My first association with this scent was a light blue crystal. I wrote my thesis back in 2008 in the upper secondary school about three French fashion designers, focusing on how the characteristics of their creations are reflected in their ballet costumes. Christian Lacroix managed to create three costumes in the colors of three gemstones in "Jojaux" or "Jewels." One in the colors of a diamond, one in red like a ruby, and one in green like an emerald. I find the combination of these three gemstones in CdG's Encens. And the cut of the fragrance also reminds me of that of a gemstone.
The amber has also been adjusted; letting it explode like a sweet bomb would not have made sense to any nose. On the contrary, it is rather subtle here. That it is mineralized, well, that is hard to detect, but it integrates seamlessly and enhances the already sharp, crystalline contours. A crystal-clear cut provides a kind of backbone. The cinnamon is by no means dominant, but it does its job. Together with the amber, they ensure stability as a team. They are involved, but not overpowering.

08/31/2015

6Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

DonJuanDeCat
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Helpful Review 4

Wood Stove in the Bathroom

I haven't had much chance to try Comme des Garçons yet. The first fragrance was also the only one (Vettiveru), which I liked so much that I have always kept this brand in mind.
Now, thanks to a nice Parfumo who sent me a small sample, I have come across another CdG scent. Even though I didn't like this fragrance as much and it won't be joining my collection, it did evoke a nice childhood memory for me.

The fragrance:
This scent starts off strong, with aromas reminiscent of peppermint. Alongside the strong incense, there is a scent that smells a bit like fire or a fireplace. It smells as if you were heating water in a stove in the bathroom, a bit old-fashioned and rustic, I would say. And in the background, it has a spicy scent.
The pepper mixes into all of this and smells intense, but not piercing. Additionally, the fragrance becomes a bit sweeter a few minutes after spraying, although very subtly.
Towards the end, a hint of cinnamon comes through and harmonizes well with the pepper, and together they remind me of cloves, while the fireplace-like, mild scent remains and everything is further enveloped by the incense (or the incense is actually the scent that creates the fireplace-like aroma, I'm not sure...), which is also the strongest note.

Longevity and sillage:
The longevity is rather short for an autumn scent, as it lasted only four to five hours on my skin.
The sillage is quite okay, moving to an above-average level after a good start and can be perceived well by others, even though it is not room-filling.

The bottle:
The shiny bottle is round and has a gradient from dark blue to light blue. The name is displayed on the bottle without a label, with "Blue" written in large letters, which looks good, but is somewhat difficult to read due to the black text on a dark blue background and the reflective shiny surface.
The spray head is slightly tilted and is topped with a black cylindrical cap.

As mentioned in the introduction, I associate this scent with a memory from my childhood. This fragrance emits a smell that reminds me of a stove or fireplace. Here, we are mostly used to operating our radiators with gas, etc. But back then in Turkey, especially in villages, certain areas of the home (like the bathroom, heating, etc.) were still heated with a wood stove, and water was heated in this way, for example. I experienced this as a child before everything was gradually remodeled there. And this scent reminds me exactly of that.

Aside from this memory, this fragrance is not so bad, but it's not necessarily my thing. The incense and the associated smoky and stove-like scent smell good, but I think it fits less as a perfume. It almost reminds me a bit of Demeter fragrances like Fireplace.
By the way, I think it fits well in autumn and winter if you want to give it a try.

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