By Dane
Every year hundreds of new fragrances are released. By the next year or so, most seemed to have vanished from the shelves forever. Limited editions you say? Nah...they just sucked and were put out of their misery. There are those, however, that don't deserve to be cut off.
Mint was my first encounter with Comme des Garcons' fascinating line of scents. No matter how hot it was outside, spraying it on would feel like an icecube on the back of your neck. Watery floral nuances played up the chilly herbal notes and created a magical experience. I realize I'm being overly poetic, but having one of your favourites be discontinued is like loosing an old friend. I made the mistake on not stocking up when it was quasi-replaced with the yawn-worthy "Peppermint" in the Sherbet series, and have regretted it ever since.
Bertrand Duchaufour's recent releases like Eau d'Italie's Magnolia Romana and L'Artisan Parfumeur's Fleur de Liane may seem a departure from his dry, spicy stylings, but if you look at creations like Mint, you can see the progression made with his reinterpretation of the aquatic.
I realize it's not much fun reading a review for something you're probably not going to get the chance to smell, but some works deserve some recognition before they got lost in black hole of discontinued gems.
Mint was my first encounter with Comme des Garcons' fascinating line of scents. No matter how hot it was outside, spraying it on would feel like an icecube on the back of your neck. Watery floral nuances played up the chilly herbal notes and created a magical experience. I realize I'm being overly poetic, but having one of your favourites be discontinued is like loosing an old friend. I made the mistake on not stocking up when it was quasi-replaced with the yawn-worthy "Peppermint" in the Sherbet series, and have regretted it ever since.
Bertrand Duchaufour's recent releases like Eau d'Italie's Magnolia Romana and L'Artisan Parfumeur's Fleur de Liane may seem a departure from his dry, spicy stylings, but if you look at creations like Mint, you can see the progression made with his reinterpretation of the aquatic.
I realize it's not much fun reading a review for something you're probably not going to get the chance to smell, but some works deserve some recognition before they got lost in black hole of discontinued gems.
Year: 2000
Perfumer: Bertrand Duchaufour
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