Kenzo Unidentified Fragrance Object Kenzo for women and men

Finally splashed out and got a bottle of this. It really is a magical scent, a skin scent whilst at the same time exuding confidence. It starts kind of sweet with orange flower, but incense wafts in and out of it, and there is some rich (not sweet) vanilla, whilst at the same time a metal/powdered marble feel is there. It's hard to describe but it's a pleasure to smell. At times, when it's mainly incense and metal I think it is unisex, but when I get wafts of the sweet floral I think it's better suited to a female. I like this alot, although I definitely think it's overpriced.

The first time I smelled this, a long time ago, I remember thinking it was one of the best floral perfumes I’d ever encountered, but I couldn’t remember why. Testing it again, it starts out sweet, slightly green, and floral, but not at all as I remembered it. But wait. The floral notes die down and a warm, ever-so-slightly fruity and skunky musk appears along with some incense and vanilla - a beautiful scent if ever there was one. It’s not too weak, not too strong, and the sillage is just right.

It’s definitely not floral. It’s a fairly subtle scent, but at the same time it’s assertive enough that you’re always aware it’s there. If you can get your hands on a sample, it’s worth trying.

Incense and petals evoke an image of a monastery in Tibet or an ashram in India.Smokey,earthy and slightly oily, this scent clings to skin and doesn`t let go.If there is any fleur d`orange,it flees before the magic of incense!
Serene and calm, it softly changes from dark to light.
The description says that the perfume creator was inspired my marble dust. I know very well how it smells. It is rather fresh and sweet, and the base of UFO slightly reminds me of it: the Incense finally lets go...the evening prayers are done...good night.

Beautiful scent. It starts with a nice orange flower note and becomes more floral during its evolution.

But it must be noted that the bottle is more interesting than the fragrance it holds.

Too much floral, specially, at the beginning. It reminded me a lot an incense of flowers I had once, with that characteristic smell of incense.
It is sell as a unisex scent, but I disagree with that. I think this is ideal for a female public.
It is pleasant and lasts for a long time.

Recommended for evening wear
Arad was commissioned by Kenzo to create a vehicle for fragrance that breaks with traditional industry codes and evokes sensuality when in contact with the skin. The perfume is not defined by the traditional olfactory pyramid. Its structure is a balance between a powerful heart, “the marble accord”, and four natural raw ingredients that add facets to the note. An exemplary object for both the art and fragrance collector. This fragrance is for females, it is NOT unisex.

Vanilla + frankincense= heaven. This is only for your hard-core perfumista: only 1,000 bottles made and distributed in the U.S. makes it rarer than ’61 Lafite. The bottle is granite grey, inspired by sculpture, and rests heavy and magnificent in your hand. It was featured at the Museum of Modern Art in New York last year.

The frankincense gives the vanilla structure; the vanilla gives frankincense softness. Fireworks in fog. This may well be the very best smelling stuff on earth. (That lives in a bottle, I mean.)

Soulflwr~ A friend of mine said she'd like her whole LIFE to smell like this!!!

Flowery, powdery, with a hint of wood which gives it an air of spice...It really does smell like marble! Every now and then when I smell it, it reminds me of an old cedar chest I used to have as a little girl.

My impression of it..
Precious porcelain dolls displayed on a mantle piece in an old Victorian house, A silver antique brush and mirror set laying next to an old-fashioned wash pitcher and basin - both resting on top of an old wooden vanity covered with an heirloom lace doily, a dusty music box with a spinning ballerina decorated in white chiffon, cedar chests filled with long forgotten treasures, country road antique shops, and vintage rose perfume.

And the dry down -
To me, the dry down smells of roses sprinkled with sweet spices. I would like my whole house to smell like this...

Nostalgia in a bottle. Very lovely.