BACK IN BLACK: COMME DES GARCON FRAGRANCES

The biggest hits of Comme des Garcons are back at the Apothecary. Wonderwood, Incense Kyoto and Hinoki are waiting for you.

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Scent One: Hinoki
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If you want something contemporary, sexy, and absolutely woody, Hinoki is probably going to be your best bet. It's quite non-traditional for a body fragrance, but it's a scent most of us will smell and recognize from one place or another in our past. Modeled after the scent of the Japanese Hinoki cypress used in spiritual and spa arrangements, namely the Hinoki wood soaking bath, the scent is reminiscent of cedar, though it's as if CDG took each element of your run-of-the-mill cedar, then significantly improved the quality of each element and amplified them. The result is an incense-y wood fragrance that's chock full of character.

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Wonderwood
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A positive overdose of woods, woody notes and wood constructions. Bewildering in its conception, spectacular in its evolution: mysterious yet perturbing in its application, luxurious but uplifting in its effect. A world overflowing with wondrous woods, the creation of the ultimate wood fragrance, Wonderwood.

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Incense Kyoto
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Kyoto is and always has been a Blackbird favorite. Starting with incense, add a dash of patchouli, then cypress oil, teak wood, vetiver, and Virginian cedar for a medley of woods that will cause even the most seasoned lumberjack to furl his brow with intrigue. However Kyoto, like Jaisalmer, is equally accessible to your average lumberjill, set apart by its inclusion of Everlasting Flower that adds a certain floral sweetness to the ligneous concoction. A perfect fragrance to share with your loved one, Kyoto wears well all-year round.