Comme des Garçons 2 Man Comme des Garçons 2004

Comme des Garçons 2 Man by Comme des Garçons

Bottle Design Rei Kawakubo, Marc Atlan

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Comme des Garçons 2 Man (Comme des Garçons)

7.8 / 10 538 Ratings

Comme des Garçons 2 Man is a popular perfume by Comme des Garçons for men and was released in 2004. The scent is woody-spicy. It is being marketed by Puig.

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Main accords

Woody

Spicy

Smoky

Resinous

Earthy

Fragrance Notes

Frankincense

Kumquat

Leather

Mahogany wood

Nutmeg

Saffron blossom

Smoky notes

Vetiver

Curly mint

Perfumer

Mark Buxton

Ratings

Scent

7.8538 Ratings

Longevity

7.3400 Ratings

Sillage

6.7392 Ratings

Bottle

7.2370 Ratings

Value for money

7.3112 Ratings

Submitted by Sani, last update on 31.03.2024.

Reviews

13 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/26/2020

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Scent

Musikus70
10 Reviews

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Musikus70

Less helpful Review 10

I love him

After my Gucci Pour Homme ran out at some point and I wanted to buy it again, I unfortunately had to find out that it was taken off the market. In search of something comparable I came across this Comme des Garcons through "Parfumo". And it really smells the same. I love this fragrance and it will always remain one of my absolute favorites

10/28/2015

ColinM
516 Reviews

ColinM

Top Review 10

Gucci pour Homme I rewritten

Finally I must agree with the “similarity” considerations about this fragrance. In fact, I am impressed of how easily Comme des Garçons can stand next to Gucci pour Homme I, to the point it may work amazingly well as a replacement for it. It does not smell like a ripoff or an inferior version of it; just like a similar fragrance, maybe a bit fresher and “younger”, maybe slightly (really slightly!) cheaper, but definitely playing similar chords, still with its own defined personality and creativity. A win-win, basically: good enough to replace it, unique enough to stand next to it – and obviously, nice enough anyway if you don’t care about Gucci pour Homme I.

2 Man opens with a really catchy fresh accord of transparent incense-infused woods, a fascinating, weightless touch of “gassy” aldehydes providing a grey whiff of metallic-industrial feel, and a sort of herbal-citrus top accord which smells zesty and fresh, but also with a sort of dark bitter core, which reminds me a bit of the smell of olive tree leaves, perfectly paired with a minty-balsamic note. Leather isn’t really there at first for me, but it soon pops out – an unremarkable synthetic note as in any cheap leather fragrance, but it works here to provide a generic dark shade of dryness on the very base. A bunch of spices enhance the tart nose-tinglingness of the blend. There’s something warm and sweet too, which I thought may be amber but I don’t see it listed - however I do get some really subtle resinous-boozy warmth contrasting with the general (and bolder) breezy-cold atmosphere of this fragrance.

The evolution is sadly not that interesting though, as most of the notes quickly vanish or tone down, and 2 Man soon turns into a really conventional, almost disappointingly flat vetiver scent with a hint of synthetic herbal leather (weird enough, a hint of powdery violet pops out, and 2 Man comes unexpectedly closer and closer to Jil Sander Man by Wasser & Menardo). Still nice though, I just wished some of the initial “magic” lasted a bit more.

Anyway, all considered, I would recommend this. it’s reasonably priced, exceedingly wearable and mass-appealing, basically (just to throw in another reference) halfway Dsquared Potion and the abovementioned Gucci pour Homme I, with a leathery-herbal vetiver drydown; less herbal-ambery than the first one, less sophisticated than Gucci, and more “avantgarde” than both while keeping it perfectly safe and crowdpleasing. The drydown is a bit boring, but you can’t have them all sometimes. As soon as they’ll discontinue it, it will likely become a holy grail just as the Gucci anyway. Chapeau to Comme des Garçons for having been able to bring some skills out of Mark Buxton.

7,5-8/10

12/25/2012

jtd
484 Reviews

jtd

Top Review 7

radiant, sheer, tenacious, velvety, woody, plush atmospheric

Iso E super has gotten a bad rap in the past few years. What started out as a simple aromachemical in the early 1970s has become the monster responsible for a monotonous (monolfactive?) genre of perfumes that has brought shame to the word woody. Drama, huh? Don’t blame the chemical,though. Blame the system.

There is an era specific (late 1980s - mid-1990s) group of perfumes, perfumers and houses that used iso-E Super as a panacea for problems of longevity and richness in perfume composition. Reliance on iso E Super led to a system like the 1980s Chelsea gay male clone conundrum. That is to say, an identifiable visual (or olfactory) and fashion style that broadcast anonymity and identity simultaneously. Context is the icing that finishes the cake. The person being considered, along with cultural clues (20th and 8th in NYC) and the context of the viewer (trolling Rawhide for action) go a long way to answering the question: Is that man a straight marine or a hardcore homo?

Both situations (the queers and the perfumes) led to a similar problem. For the Chelea fags, what if you didn’t look like a Ken-doll to start with? Altering themselves to fit the clone mold, a lot of urban fags I knew wound up ghettoized in a world that they felt shunned them. Perfumers wound up not simply using Iso-E Super as an adjective in their compositions, they began to envision compositions that were answers to the question, “What would Iso-E Super be just perfect for?!” They sought to create the ideal radiant, spicy woody perfume, and in the end made perfumes that just smelled of Iso-E Super. A bunch of clones. Rather than using the aromachemical as a floralizer, intensifier or optimizer (how the chemical is marketed by producers) this genre treats Iso-E Super as the end goal, and uses other bits and pieces to bring it out. The first Iso-E Super homage is interesting, and might be a commentary of sorts. The second and third show that this aromachemical can be a bull in a perfume shop. After that it's either creative complacency, laziness or a rut.

CDG Man 2 is one of the better iterations of what I'll call iso-style perfumes. (Others are Encre Noir, Ormande Woman, Terre d'Hermes, Feminite du Bois and Poivre Scaramandre.) It’s a riff on incense and other balsams, woody, but managing to be waxy and oily as well, suggesting essential oils and balms. It captures the acrid sear of smoking incense but also has the pine-like woody cleanliness of olibanum essential oil. 2 Man gets at a number of incense’s facets simultaneously in a way that neither burned incense nor incense oil could on their own. The drydown, much softer than the opening, is soothing.

When you read the following words or phrases in perfume marketing or criticism, beware. They often serve as code for iso-style. Radiant, sheer, tenacious, velvety, woody, plush, atmospheric. When you see notes of cedar, incense, pepper and the classic "rare woods", think twice. Iso-E style perfumes are fine as long as you know what you’re in for, and if that is what you’re looking for, you CDG 2 Man is worth a try.

01/26/2020

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Bottle 8
Sillage 7
Longevity 9
Scent

Volker1964
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Volker1964

Helpful Review 5

A winter fairy tale with pizzazz

This fragrance is fresh, spicy and quite smoky at the beginning. The smoke still stays in the background, but is already quite present.
The freshness loses a little in the middle, but leather and wood notes are added. Round off the previous impression in a very pleasant way. A slight/decent sharpness is added. But it shouldn't get any stronger. The smoke becomes milder and more pleasant for me. In the end it remains slightly smoky, discreetly spicy. Leather and wood notes are pleasantly present. A mild freshness is also present. Overall a balanced and very pleasant fragrance. I wear it on cooler days, for the summer it is too smoky and spicy for me. Has a good shelf life, but could be a little longer.

With kind regards

Remark
I test scents by scent/smell and not by description. I have commented on this fragrance before and thought it contained oud. It's easy to be mistaken. A member brought this to my attention. Thanks for that. I deleted the first comment and wrote this one. I am writing this because mistakes can happen to me too, I want to comment honestly and see my mistakes and learn from them.
Ashes on my head.

06/24/2017

MasterLi
375 Reviews

MasterLi

Very helpful Review 6

Vetiver & Incense...

Hmm... what an interesting fragrance! I love how it develops throughout it's life. It's like a mossy chypre mixed with incense and dry woods!

I do get nutmeg and a mossy-"dusty" vibe. The vetiver and oakmoss work together beautifully. This feels less like a modern perfume and more like a classic one.

The incense here is fantastically done (as I hear is the same in all Comme des Garçons perfumes). It's also a great addition to the fragrance and gives character.

Ultimately, I have smelled quite a few in this "vibe" but it is nonetheless quality. You get what you pay for with Comme des Garçons. I will say that their style is not for everybody, but that if you like niche at a good price, or like vetiver or chypres, this is one to try fro sure.

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