Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Ouarzazate Comme des Garcons for women and men

Opens with amber and frankincense. After few minutes tea becomes apparent. It also has floral notes, probably the jasmine. The frankincense is very strong and stays until the end. The floral and tea part reminds me of GPH2.

Mmm... I've had this one for 3 months now and it's becoming harder and harder to choose it for any occasion... it's got certain interesting moments which last for many hours but zero projection and the worst part for me is its herbal vibe. Herbal as in a thick chicken with bitter herbs all around and guaiac wood so loud... I sound contradictory : Is it a strong or soft perfume? well... you barely notice it but when you smell it from very close, it's chicken and herbs. Perhaps my being vegetarian doesn't help to enjoy this fully, lol... but it's so annoying when you have to apply half a bottle to get a hint of a perfume... and even worse when the actual smell borders on bitter food. It could be a great male scent if they took that part away... and it's quite unpredictable when applied to women. Sometimes it gives them a certain allure I would at least try in case you girls were tired of sickly sweet and floral perfumes.
A very bad start for CDG Incense series in my Carestinian life... I'll check the other ones and comment on them. I didn't even feel this as an incense anyway... disappointing.

Ouarzazate opens up with a clearly anise note that disappears in a blink of an eye giving space to a guaiac wood note accompanied by spicy notes, specially pepper.

through time this combination almost completely disappears leaving a herbal/incense tone which gives a very peaceful sensation in a wonderful drydown.

Ouarzazate is less particular than Avignon, and more playful than Kyoto, the only two others in this series I know. It would actually make a great mainstream men's fragrance, and I mean this as a compliment. It's balanced, subtle but noticeable, beautiful to smell but not extravagant, and a fragrance that straight men wouldn't be embarrassed to wear in a group of straight men. All the attributes of a classic men's scent.

Right out of the gates this slight little thing is linden bract, pepper, and jasmine. "Alright!" one thinks, "This could be my day!"

2o minutes later, the dry/let-down is nearly identical to Mr. Buxton's 2 Man, which, though excellent, make one wonder if that vivacious, sweet/green/astringent opening was just a lovely dream.

I love it, but I don't trust it!

This is the fifth one in the Incense series that I have tried; how can five "incense" perfumes be so vastly different??? But they are, and this one is different because of the sage and vanilla - two notes I don't normally enjoy but in this blend they fit right in, and give a Middle Eastern smoky feel. I wish I could afford a big bottle of each of them, but Avignon won the race. I am pleased that these incenses seem to last a while on my skin, which is notorious for blotting up scents so that they disappear quickly. You need to try all five of these to get the nuances from each one, they are all fantastic and I highly recommend them to incense lovers as the best of the best, up there with Tauer and a bit more affordable.

Starts out mildly green and a little resinous, but quickly blooms to reveal frankincense resin pure and simple, in its raw form, not burned. After a half hour some spices are added to the mix, mostly nutmeg, and a sweet vanilla-labdanum amber with hints of dried fruits becomes apparent. There’s very little sillage at any point, but the faint drydown does last for 5-6 hours on skin. Ouarazate is a warm incense-resin amber that’s light but lovely.

Just like Jasper, I bought a decant of this frag "out of curiosity and educatioanal purpose". The opening is indeed very peppery, dry, even bitter and smoky. But as time goes by, it becomes sweeter, woody and very feminine. I would even say sexy. On me it has a very good sillage. I can smell it on my wrist all day long, and I can`t stop sniffing :-).

Not bad at all. I could consider buying a small bottle for its originality. Very green, more than I tought.

edited: I wont buy this...Even if i like this now.

My opinion changed...I LOVE THIS like all incense series by CDG.


9/10

All i get from this is black pepper. I honestly detect no other notes at all. It actually made me sneeze after getting too close a whiff. Its boring and poorly done in my opinion and the bottle looks cheap, like an axe/tag body spray.

Surprise, surprise! I didn't expect to like this, just bought a tiny decant out of curiosity and educatioanal purpose! ;) I test Ouarzazate along side Avignon. The top note battle won by Ouarzazate. It opening softer and light. But the drydown is even nicer, smooth and warm incense. There is just a tinge of sweetness in it which would make this scent unisex.

This one paralysed me instantly. So much pepper surrounded by spices and incense, the note of sage gives the fragrance some nice bitterness, nutmeg - some sweetness and all that blends into a very unusual and unique aroma. I've never been to Maroco but if that's what its markets smell like, then they smell truly divine.
I can imagine myself wearing this fragrance on a very warm summer day.

I tried this fragrance once and feel in love with it. It is unique and enjoy fragrances that not everyone is wearing.