Comme des Garcons

CdG 2

1999

Ink on rice paper, incense in cold air — a calligraphic fragrance where East and West dissolve into one brushstroke.

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Sensory Profile

Composition

Concentration Eau de Parfum

Style Avant-garde

Notable Ingredients

ink accord sumi aldehydes incense magnetic vetiver rhubarb luminous wood

Olfactory Structure

Family Woody

Evolution Moderate

Sillage 4/10

Character

Moods

mysterious sophisticated meditative ethereal

Season

Autumn Winter

Occasion

Evening

Thematic Territory

East-meets-West calligraphy in scent — the precision of ink on rice paper, aldehydic luminosity meeting incense smoke

Era & Context

Postmodern

Released a year after Odeur 53, CdG 2 showed the house could be cerebral without being confrontational. Its ink-and-incense concept bridged Japanese aesthetic sensibility (sumi-e, wabi-sabi) with Western aldehydic perfumery, creating a third space that belonged to neither tradition.

Spiritual Links

Le Labo Thé Noir 29

6/10

Mood Convergence Cultural Bridge

Diptyque Orpheon

6/10

Mood Convergence Cultural Bridge

Frederic Malle French Lover

5/10

Mood Convergence Cultural Bridge

Serge Lutens Feminite du Bois

5/10

Cultural Bridge Era Defiance

5/10

Gender Subversion Synthetic Innovation

Etat Libre d'Orange Hermann à Mes Côtés Me Paraissait une Ombre

5/10

Era Defiance Compositional Parallel

Influences

Absorbed from

Comme des Garcons Odeur 53 Inherited the conceptual fragrance-as-art framework but channeled it toward contemplation rather than provocation

Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan East-West aromatic bridge and incense-forward composition as a form of cultural dialogue

Influenced

Comme des Garcons Hinoki Established the contemplative, Japanese-inflected approach that Hinoki would distill into pure temple wood

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