Cadjmere (for women and men)

Mitsouko

Green, forest, cream, friendly, soft. Very pretty , harmonious. It pacifies me, comforts and lusters. Smells exotically, magicly. I envisage, that smells like a indian forest. Very comfortable. Similar to Addict - green, claw note and sweetness vanilla, but Cadjmere is subtlest than Addict and more natural.

pitbull friend

On me, it's sharper than I’d expect from the name. Like wood with a little bit of oil paint. When dry, a lot of vanilla. Then coconut milk/cypress resin pokes out. Pleasant but odd. Two hours later, rather like Good Earth herbal tea. Nothing special on me, I guess.

rebella

I am since earlier a big fan of Parfumerie General, even tough I don´t like all perfumes I´ve tried from them, at least almost all of their fragrances touches me in one way or another.

Cadjmere isn´t an exception. I fell in love at first sniff! Really bad, heart crushing, aching and mouthwatering love... I have loads of untested perfumes, and probably many of them really good and interesting. And all I can think of since Cadjmere strucked me, is... Cadjmere. LOVE LOVE LOVE! I think I will need a lot of this gorgeus perfume... like enough to fill a bathtub. Well, so far I haven´t even mentioned how good it smells. And it sure smells good.

It is creamy, but still very interesting, personal, smells familiar and mystic at the same time. Comforting and sensual and sexy, I´ve got a lot of compliment on this, even tough I´ve only wear it in public one time! It is warm yet fresh and cool in a very alluring way. The coconut in this one is tricky, I can´t really smell it (like coconut usually tend to smell suntan-lotion) but I guess it´s contribute to the luxurious feeling of creamy, smoth softness. I´m not sure about how myrtle smells like, but in Cadjmere everything smells sooooo good!

I don´t think you should try it, I think you should leave all the existing bottles to me, I want to swim in it. No, I guess not, but I am obsessed with Cadjmere. Maybe you will be to if you try it! Longlasting, heavy sillage, I have my own Cadjmere-cloud around me for hours and oooh, do I love it? :)

It is also a very euforic perfume, I feel warm and happy when I wear it.

andyray

Cadjmere is a another interesting and beautifully well-constructed perfume from the exciting and (relatively) exclusive house of Perfumerie Generale.

Lacking a classical opening of citrus top notes, Cadjmere unfolds as a wonderfully warm, woody fragrance that, in my opinion, resonates the vanilla/wood theme that dominates the late-90s mens' fragrance by Givenchy's, namely, Pi.

However, Cadjmere is a more subtle perfume and is not as powerful in impact and strength as Pi, and rather than accentuate the oriental chords, there's a more subtle use of wood notes that have incredible longevity and linger and linger.

The vanilla/amber/sandalwood axis is particularly potent and there's the occassional flutter of coconut milk to add something unusual to the composition.

I suggest that it's a unisex perfume that, somewhat conservatively, leans markedly towards the feminine side and might be to 'perfumey' for some mens' liking. Nevertheless, there's a warmth to be found that, for certain individual's skin and taste, will be appealing.

Furthermore, given the last decade's trend towards sweeter and oriental perfumes within the male market, such as the aforementioned Pi, and Le Male by Jean Paul Gaultier, then Cadjmere is definately worth a try if those fragrances float one's olfactory boat!

Finally, I suggest that anyone interested in the fragrance houses such as Serge Lutens, Frederick Malle's, Editions de Parfums, and Bois 1020, then Pierre Guillame's work and his diversity of creations are essential to explore. Indeed, I speculate that his creations might even set a new paradigm of perfume concepts and their realisation rather like the old-school vanilla/oak-based Rioja wines, giving way to the 'cleaner' fruitier new-age Riojas aged in stainless steel barrels rather than oak.

Andyray