Concrete by Comme des Garcons

I judged it very quickly at first spray because I had some preconceived notions about the bottle-concept-name. It wasn’t bad, but it was incoherent. And sometimes I get annoyed easily. I’ve been wearing it for a few hours now; a friend showed it to me, and since I wasn’t expecting much, it surprises me a lot. It boils down to a dry, musky sandalwood, sweetened with something ‘chemical’ (shicky) that’s pleasant and quite genderless. But it has more going on. It seems linear, but the first two hours have a chilled, decongesting accord of medicinal cardamom-menthol and herbs, with some rosemary that has me crazy. It centers on laboratory sandalwood, very strange but pleasant, moving between cold and warm (not hot). Suddenly, what’s so criticized appears: a smell between cardboard and cement dust, just like when you open a huge bag of this material and breathe in the dust that stings your eyes; but it contradicts with a mineral-wet smell reminiscent of preticor that has completely thrown me off. In the end, the protagonist sandalwood remains, with a slightly honeyed patchouli in the base. I’ve noticed and felt many things, but the general sensation is of a wood-dry, sweet fragrance with little evolution. The bottle touch is a delight.

Rather undefined, but definitely not leaving anyone indifferent. It opens fresh, and in my opinion, with too much cardamomo that reminds me of industrial soap (don’t worry, it’s not ugly); what’s surprising is that it’s synthetic from start to finish, with that strange cold-warm sensation that makes it interesting. It’s explosive and addictive, but it stays there; it evolves very little into promising talc-like nuances that disappear quickly with terrible longevity. The wood is barely noticeable and turns slightly bitter. It has something that makes it so sticky you end up spraying non-stop until the bottle flies. It’s that surprising fragrance you like but always hesitate to buy again.

Rather inconcrete. It doesn’t leave anyone indifferent. Fresh opening, loaded with cardamomo, which reminds me of industrial soap (not unpleasant, surprising because it’s synthetic from start to finish). It has an interesting cold-warm sensation. It’s explosive and addictive, but evolves little into promising talc-like nuances that disappear quickly with terrible longevity. The wood isn’t noticeable and turns bitter. It has something addictive that makes you spray until the bottle flies. It’s surprising, you like it, but you hesitate to buy again.

It smells very spicy, with lots of cardamom and clove, plus a powdery touch and a hint of sweetness. I can detect the sandalwood, but personally, I find it odd when mixed with those spices.

Top Notes: Cardamom, Clove, Caraway, Ginger. Heart Notes: Sambac Jasmine, Rose Oxide. Base Notes: Cedar, Incense, Musk, Sandalwood.