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Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Avignon (for women and men)

Designer: Comme des Garcons Olfactive Group: Oriental Woody

Comme des Garçons has launched the project Parfums Series 2000. Fragrances of each of the lines are united around the common topic.

Series 3 Incense was launched in 2002 and was devoted to the five main spiritual teachings of the humanity:
Avignon – Catholicism
Ouarzazate – Islam
Zagorsk – Orthodox Christianity
Jaisalmer – Hinduism
Kyoto – Buddhism and Shintoism

Each of the fragrances is named after the cities significant for those teachings.

Avignon is Catholicism, named after the city of Avignon in the south of France, the Provance region. It was a very influential Catholic centre in the 14th century. This is a smell of gothic cathedrals, their vast and high halls, gobelins and tapestries that were absorbing the sacred frankincense smell for centuries.

The top notes open in distinguishing frankincense and myrrh scent, which lead to the mysterious heart of solemn smoky and balsamic notes. The dry vanilla and soft French (Roman) chamomile notes tame and make this inscrutable mystery closer to us.

The main notes are several kinds of incense, chamomile, vanilla, patchouli, rosewood and ambrette.

Fragrance Notes

notes
LabdanumSpicesPatchouliMuskOakmossCedarChamomileBrazilian RosewoodMyrrh

Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Avignon Fragrance Reviews:

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this scent for me is phantastic ;-))))). it reminds about deep old sacred times , about old italian, spain and french cities, about church space, wchich smells of myra, arabian resin .....
05/24/09 11:15:25
The biggest church I´ve visit is St Paul´s Cathedral in London. What on earth does St Paul´s Cathedral has to do with CdG´s Avignon? A lot actually, but the one thing I really think of is the space they have in common.

Even a small countryside church can have the ability to making me feel little. Little in a pleasant way tough.

CdG´s Avignon has that very space in it. It is the smell of a catholic church during mass, says the one´s who knows. I don´t. Well, maybe all kind of churches and big holy buildings has that space in common? I am curious to find out.

Avignon is the smell of the big space in a somewhat cold and old stone building. Avignon is the smell of a building where thousands and thousands of candles has been burned trough the years. Avignon is the smell of incense, insence so often used in the building that if we carry the benches out in the sun, they would still smell of the incense for a long time. Avignon is the smell of golden covered wooden carvings and brass chandelers.

Yes, I do love Avignon. I am so happy I´ve finally tried it. But, I´m not sure I want a bottle of it. I am not sure if I really want to go around smelling like all that big emptiness and corrupted holyness. I think it could make me feel like I am walking around like some kind of heretic. Maybe some days that would make me feel cool, some days sad.

Avignon could be the worlds No 1 emo-perfume...

Try it? Of course.
04/05/09 13:00:09
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Goes on like bayberry and beeswax then fades down into a churchy incense, but there's a musty note that doesn't go away, like the inside of an old deserted house. I love incense fragrances and most of this one is great, but that musty note is a deal breaker.
03/22/09 10:27:16
 
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Goes on like bayberry and beeswax then fades down into a churchy incense, but there's a musty note that doesn't go away, like the inside of an old deserted house. I love incense fragrances and most of this one is great, but that musty note is a deal breaker.
03/22/09 10:26:04
Oh, man is this stuff good...I like incense fragrances (got Aedes de Venustes for my beloved, and I REALLY want Amouage Jubilation XXV)...and this is one of the BEST. Reminds me of this time in 1987 when I stole a case of Champagne (Veuve Cliquot, my fave)and me and a bunch of my punk rocker friends broke into a Catholic church in Chelsea, Massachusetts...drank the wine, smoked hash, and I had sex with a beautiful dreadlocked black punk girl on the altar...sorry if that offends anybody, but it's probably the best use that that place has ever been put to...we cleaned the place up afterwards, too.
01/29/09 11:03:52
A little goes a long way with this scent. Through out the day, you will be transported to a cathedral during high mass. The smokiness of the frankincense and patchouli may through some of you back to the 70's. The dry down will leave you wondering if you have repent enough over the over indulges of how sinfully the vanilla notes keep enticing you.
09/10/08 19:23:33
I received this as an gift. This is my second fragrance from this CdG Serries #3 (the 1st being Kyoto). At first it is intense but warms up beautifully. This scent brought back many memories of my days being an alter boy. The next one in line for me is Quarzazate. I recommend these CdG Series for anyone who is looking for that unique fragrance.
02/13/08 08:29:05

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