5
Helpful Review
White Flowers on Another Planet
I finally got a sample of "A New Perfume", and I must say that it is Comme des Garçons in truest form. The fragrance has a strange beauty - in a way that only CdG can provide. The odd appeal of the fragrance is a perfect match for the flacon - and a clearly correct interpretation of Rei Kawakubo's visionary approach to fashion, specifically her "lumpy" stuff. Just in the same way that it's hard to stop looking at her fashions, so too is it hard to stop sniffing this fragrance.
There are times in many perfumes, when the flatness and synthetic aspects of floral aroma chemicals such as Lyral and Lilial provide an unwelcome distraction, grating on the nerves like an uncentered jacket, or a loop-skipping belt. Here, the deficit is magnified but then put in balance with the "florally correct" aspects of the fragrance. The result is a beautiful melange - a dry, bready, synthetic white floral that seems pretty and pretty wrong at the same time. It's almost gourmand in a way, but only in the same way that white latex paint seems appealing when you're hungry.
There is a certain chalkiness that rides along with the fresh and floral notes - it seems to add to the appeal. The composition is excellent on both paper and skin, without a lot of obvious differences.
Overall, this fragrance seems readily wearable by a guy, even though it's quite pretty as well. It is very unisex, and yet does not seem to compromise in being so. As a lover of fresh scents, I have to think that this offering is a cut above most fresh scents. It is definitely worth investigating, despite the difficulties that one is likely to face in procuring a sample.
There are times in many perfumes, when the flatness and synthetic aspects of floral aroma chemicals such as Lyral and Lilial provide an unwelcome distraction, grating on the nerves like an uncentered jacket, or a loop-skipping belt. Here, the deficit is magnified but then put in balance with the "florally correct" aspects of the fragrance. The result is a beautiful melange - a dry, bready, synthetic white floral that seems pretty and pretty wrong at the same time. It's almost gourmand in a way, but only in the same way that white latex paint seems appealing when you're hungry.
There is a certain chalkiness that rides along with the fresh and floral notes - it seems to add to the appeal. The composition is excellent on both paper and skin, without a lot of obvious differences.
Overall, this fragrance seems readily wearable by a guy, even though it's quite pretty as well. It is very unisex, and yet does not seem to compromise in being so. As a lover of fresh scents, I have to think that this offering is a cut above most fresh scents. It is definitely worth investigating, despite the difficulties that one is likely to face in procuring a sample.
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