Log in

Ganja by Comme des Garçons
Bottle Design:
Rei Kawakubo
We may earn a commission when you buy from links on our site, including the eBay Partner Network and Amazon.
7.4 / 10 43 Ratings
A perfume by Comme des Garçons for women and men, released in 2021. The scent is green-spicy. It is being marketed by Puig.
Compare
Similar fragrances
We may earn a commission when you buy from links on our site, including the eBay Partner Network and Amazon.

Main accords

Green
Spicy
Resinous
Earthy
Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
CuminCumin Black pepperBlack pepper
Heart Notes Heart Notes
HempHemp Mastic absoluteMastic absolute Maté absoluteMaté absolute
Base Notes Base Notes
FrankincenseFrankincense Gaiac woodGaiac wood PatchouliPatchouli

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.443 Ratings
Longevity
7.734 Ratings
Sillage
7.336 Ratings
Bottle
7.732 Ratings
Value for money
7.424 Ratings
Submitted by Essy07 · last update on 02/19/2026.
Source-backed & verified

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to
Ambivalence by D.L. Roelen
Ambivalence
Engel Pure by Rammstein
Engel Pure

Reviews

5 in-depth fragrance descriptions
Tanelv

80 Reviews
Tanelv
Tanelv
2  
Please make me young again!
Airy but grounded,
spicy but green,
free but nourishing.

CDG was my first big favorite when I entered the world of niche fragrances thanks to its democratic pricing and playful approach - perfect for a young creative soul! Today, most of their creations seem too thin, too cool to be taken seriously.

But Ganja is my most used scent due to its amazing ability to adapt to layering with others. I use this cannabis joy to add a green and youthful layer to otherwise too heavy and spicy-leathery favorites.

When worn alone, this cannabis is too foody, its curry tone can give the impression that I just came from lunch at an Indian restaurant. But then again ... it really hits the taste buds! I want to bite my arm after bathing it in Ganja.

And in this scent there is one of my great seducers - mate! Mate pairs perfectly with the greenness of cannabis, the calming depth of tea takes on an intoxicating nuance.

Considering the greenness of the scent and its non-intrusive nature (and good pricing), it lasts unexpectedly well.

In any case, I'm grateful to Ganja for always making me feel about 10 years younger ;)
Updated on 02/08/2025
0 Comments
Afterpope

1 Review
Afterpope
Afterpope
1  
NOMEN EST OMEN
..just like liquid Heaven : ) Starting with a forceful peppery Cumin blast. As the spicy vibe cools a bit down, vivid herbal Cannabis sneaks in with a quite prominent Palo Santo. Keeping up with amazingly blended, lightly smoky woody quality. Retaining its strength for a pretty long time. Nice resinous green oriental warm character with a brilliant perky humor.. ; ) Totally unisexy scent for all occasion. The minimal Vial is ubercool with a funky magnetic cap. Pleasantly surprising perfume- BRAVO again CDG!!!
Updated on 01/23/2022
0 Comments
6Scent
celeblas

119 Reviews
celeblas
celeblas
1  
Abstracted
Beautiful opening of pepper and a lovely green, more like tobacco flower to my nose than cannabis. Medicinal development, becoming more patchouli-like as time goes on. The settling fragrance of this to my nose is eventually a slightly sweeter version of the scent from using Flonase Sensimist, the unscented version of the nasal spray steroid fluticasone furoate which is used for allergies. There is just nothing 'dank' or skunky about this to me.

It's abstract cannabis if anything.
Updated on 02/12/2025
0 Comments
Emrego

24 Reviews
Emrego
Emrego
1  
Linden-Sage herbal, very green
I will definitely try this more but 2 tests (different days) and without being influenced by the notes I get heavy sage and linden notes from Ganja the most. Opening has an artificial (sweet fruity) grapefruit vibe. Surely vegetal, green and a bit musty. Does not smell like cannabis, which I believe not trying to either. For green herbal aromatic lovers this could be “it”.
0 Comments
TheJoker

29 Reviews
Translated · Show originalShow translation
TheJoker
TheJoker
5  
Gammelweed
There are these strains of grass that you just can't stop sniffing, so beautifully the crystals sparkle, so flattering to the nose. That's what I hoped for from Ganja. And then there's this damp, sticky, dark green grass - no crystals, no freshness, rather musty and damp. That's what I got. Right after spraying, there's a brief freshness that reminds me of "Étoiles Silver | Al Haramain / الحرمين". But just a moment later, I find myself somewhere between cumin and soup greens. I walk past a small Asian kitchen, where everything is steaming - there's a guy with 4 woks in front of him, and he's smoking a joint, that's how I feel with this scent. Authentic, yes, but unfortunately not in the direction I wished for.

For me, a bad purchase and yet another indication that I should lower my blind buy price limit.

The bottle is great, the cap is heavy and "snaps" in magnetically quite well. The sprayer could distribute better; you really have to hold it quite far away.

I won't rate the scent here, I find that unfair. For the quality of the execution, I give 8 points; I know from Blackpepper that it can be even more authentic. For the scent itself, I can only give two, at most three points; I just don't want to smell like this.

The second scent after Encre Noire Eau de Toilette that I will not keep.
Updated on 10/13/2023
0 Comments

Statements

17 short views on the fragrance
12 months ago
1
To my nose: freshly ground weed. Very intelligent cumin note adds a lit blunt aspect. Dries to a spicy maté base but really impressive. Wow.
0 Comments
1
Fails its namesake. There's a little damp mustiness, but it's fresh spices overall. Drydown is spicy - Axe circa 2010 spicy. Meh.
0 Comments
33
40
Fresh hemp like an eucalyptus candy. Caraway & mastix as a spicy counterpoint.
Woody incense in the base.
Care & smoking.
High.*
Translated · Show originalShow translation
40 Comments
28
21
Cumin, guaiac, and hemp aren't really my favorites; a green-fruity note might come from the mate, but it feels a bit overwhelming.
Translated · Show originalShow translation
21 Comments
3 years ago
26
26
Quite relaxed & dry,
this green-spicy resinous wood.
A bit less cumin and
fresher leaf would have been nice.
Translated · Show originalShow translation
26 Comments
20
14
Admittedly, the hemp note isn't new, but here it's incorporated in a wearable way for me. Even cumin isn't sweaty, but adds to it.
Translated · Show originalShow translation
14 Comments
19
16
The sprayable joint, enhanced with wood and incense. Somehow funny. Especially when you wear it at work in the morning...
Translated · Show originalShow translation
16 Comments
18
10
moist green woody something ending in distant patchouli woods and incense. wonderfully beautiful (instead of coffee shopping in Amsterdam). love.
Translated · Show originalShow translation
10 Comments
13
6
You can only get on the bus after the first hour with this one. That's how my joints smelled back then. But it becomes wearable, then it smells...
Translated · Show originalShow translation
6 Comments
12
11
Freshly herbal-fruity Mari, woody incense. Bright, almost radiant brilliance. A fragrant experience even for non-smokers.
Translated · Show originalShow translation
11 Comments
More statements

Charts

This is how the community classifies the fragrance.
Pie Chart Radar Chart

Images

1 fragrance photo of the community

Popular by Comme des Garçons

Wonderwood by Comme des Garçons Series 3: Incense - Kyoto by Comme des Garçons Series 3: Incense - Avignon by Comme des Garçons Floriental by Comme des Garçons Comme des Garçons 2 Man by Comme des Garçons Comme des Garçons 2 by Comme des Garçons Monocle Scent One: Hinoki by Comme des Garçons Black Comme des Garçons by Comme des Garçons Blackpepper by Comme des Garçons Series 3: Incense - Zagorsk by Comme des Garçons Marseille by Comme des Garçons Concrete by Comme des Garçons Play Green by Comme des Garçons Series 4: Cologne - Vettiveru by Comme des Garçons Rouge by Comme des Garçons Monocle Scent Three: Sugi by Comme des Garçons Copper by Comme des Garçons Amazingreen by Comme des Garçons Series 3: Incense - Jaisalmer by Comme des Garçons Wonderoud by Comme des Garçons Comme des Garçons (1994) (Eau de Parfum) by Comme des Garçons