Series 2: Red - Sequoia 2001

Series 2: Red - Sequoia by Comme des Garçons
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7.6 / 10 88 Ratings
Series 2: Red - Sequoia is a popular perfume by Comme des Garçons for women and men and was released in 2001. The scent is woody-spicy. It is being marketed by Puig.
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Main accords

Woody
Spicy
Fruity
Sweet
Resinous

Fragrance Notes

RumRum MahoganyMahogany Chinese oudChinese oud OpoponaxOpoponax AppleApple Karo KaroundeKaro Karounde

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.688 Ratings
Longevity
7.263 Ratings
Sillage
6.461 Ratings
Bottle
6.560 Ratings
Value for money
7.016 Ratings
Submitted by Sani, last update on 03.01.2024.
Interesting Facts
In 2017, the scent was re-released as part of the series Olfactory Library.

Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions
Emrego

22 Reviews
Emrego
Emrego
2  
A classic
Like the rest of the series Red, Sequoia, being my absolute favorite of them all, is a pioneering fragrance. People go crazy about Initio - Oud for Greatness since 2018 and here we have the father of that formula. Much respect to Bertrand Duchaufour for this timeless creation. I strongly believe Initio is inspired by Seried 2 Red: Sequoia. I get a great black peppery blend with oakmoss, Cashmeran, cloves, cedar, and woody ambers like Ambrocenide or AmberXtreme. Oud note is probably an illusion created as usual by Cypriol oil and Kephalis (another woody ingredient).

Instant love, nuf said.
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Art

68 Reviews
Art
Art
2  
Smoked dark wood
For me, CDGs Incence Series was always kind of a logical continuation of their Sequoia (first, it was in a red bottle, and now it’s in a white one) - very balsamic and resinous perfume, but still so spiritually-meditative! I imagine an old, noble wood, soaked in dark balsams, church smoke and a little rum. Must be poured into a black bottle and sealed with wax. :)
2 Comments
7
Bottle
6
Sillage
7
Longevity
8.5
Scent
Ignika

26 Reviews
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Ignika
Ignika
4  
Diluted, but not diluted
Out of curiosity I ordered a sample from AlzD 5 years ago. I immediately liked Sequioa, but I still find it difficult to describe him. I'll try anyway.

The absence of a note tree already indicates: Sequoia is linear. All notes appear to me to be equally long-lived and almost equally strong. Apart from the mahogany note, all notes are more or less sweet, even the Chinese oud: it is described as first medicinal, then woody and sweet with a dry finish. To the sweetness (quasi) of all notes comes a certain fresh-fruity note, fine and not too sweet itself. If I had to guess, I'd say Granny Smith, but I'm not too good with apples. In addition to the (light) woody-sweet mixture, the last notable factor is rum. Characteristically decently spicy, also sweet, but more than sweet so...watery. She doesn't seem alcoholic to me. The same sweet-spicy dilution I also know from Kilian's Straight to Heaven and Joop's Homme Wild. Since the note is not too dominant, it goes down a bit in all compositions, here just behind wood and apple.

The endurance was neither positive nor negative for me, it is in the green range of about 7 hours. The Sillage seemed to me always quite close to the body, but in a club I was asked about it! I'm afraid not because I liked it, and not the opposite sex. Very bad :/

So: sweet, woody, with spicy and fruity hints. Sounds funny, but it is; is better than it sounds, and it sounds like it's worth a few tests.
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SilverHiccupSilverHiccup 4 months ago
5
Sillage
5
Longevity
5.5
Scent
I get a harsh, raw boozy scent, but as it dries down, a pleasant woodiness emerges.
That initial punch is so off-putting though.
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StaciaStacia 7 months ago
Boozy top notes, then bark peelings decomposing in the hot sun. Wood chips on a pirate ship.
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