Series 1: Leaves - Tea 2000

Series 1: Leaves - Tea by Comme des Garçons
Bottle Design Rei Kawakubo, Marc Atlan
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6.9 / 10 47 Ratings
A perfume by Comme des Garçons for women and men, released in 2000. The scent is smoky-spicy. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Smoky
Spicy
Green
Woody
Synthetic

Fragrance Notes

Black teaBlack tea CedarCedar RoseRose BergamotBergamot
Ratings
Scent
6.947 Ratings
Longevity
7.332 Ratings
Sillage
6.333 Ratings
Bottle
6.037 Ratings
Submitted by Sani, last update on 03.07.2023.

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7
Sillage
6
Longevity
6.5
Scent
Ignika

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Tea+Cedar=Tar?
When I first entered the world of olfactory I was more often on the side of Out of Love for Fragrance. There I also ordered some samples, and among them was that scent experiment here.

That experiment with the name, which takes getting used to, is consistently harsh. As much as the slight freshness at the beginning tries to soften the intense, yes, actually chemical character, she manages it rather badly than right. In the background you can see some rose, heavy, intense, but atypically unsweet.
That chemistry grade must have come from the cedar. Rarely has wood been so intense, chemical and smoky as here. Usually this character makes you think for hours of smoky whiskeys, keyword Phenol. If there is black tea in here, then the little smell it contributes is totally covered by the cedar/chemistry. Well, that's it, actually, but one thing more:

my rehearsal is a few years old now. The fragrance has changed positively! While in my tests with fresh sample the chemical scent almost crushed everything else, he is here symbolically a high-flyer, distances himself somewhat from the other notes, and also from the tester. That means: everything is better recognizable, and the chemistry is softened, after about half an hour even weaker, now even laymen could recognize that as cedar. Thus the scent is even relatively wearable, but still not suitable for everyday use; such a person stands out even if he is not loud, and not everyone likes to smell (like) a charcoal burner.

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SERIES 1 LEAVES: TEA
In 1992 the Italian jewelry brand Bvlgari would make its debut in the world of perfumery with a creation that would open doors to a new theme. With a Jean Claude Ellena creation, Au The Vert showed that it was commercially possible to make a perfume of green tea in a minimalist and pleasant theme, so pleasant that what was an aroma for ambience of the Bvlgari store quickly became perfume to be sold due to the great demand. After 8 years of Au The Vert release CDG in its first themed series, Leaves, shows us a more conceptual and dark side of tea theme, a kind of yang for the Au Vert yin.

If there is any expectation regarding a green refreshment in TEA this is quickly subverted by experiencing the perfume in its initial moments in the skin. The perfumer here explores precisely the smokier and more animalic nuances of the two teas chosen as protagonists: maté tea and black tea. While the aroma of black tea is more smoky, maté tea in essential oil is interesting in its nuances ranging from the scent of leather to that of patchouli and to a mild mentholic and sweetness hint witnessed at the background of the aroma.

Although there is no mention of the perfumer responsible for TEA, it is likely that either Marx Buxton or Bertrand Douchafour were responsible, since both at that time created several compositions for the brand under a similar aesthetic, which can be observed here as well. Buxton and Douchafour created a linear and monolithic style of compositions that went beyond the enjoyable and with the correct juxtaposition of materials of impact could pass something more conceptual and daring. In Tea, soft musks and woody mineral materials are supplemented with light minty tones and a dose of what appears to be a castoreum accord, which creates the feel of the smoked and leathery aura of tea. There is still a slight suggestion of sweetness and the earthy, patchouli scent of the maté tea in the composition. Series 1 Leaves Tea shows what CDG has always been able to do better in its most classic moments: subverting a concept without leaving aside the usability of it.
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