Comme des Garcons

Scent One: Hinoki

Scent One: Hinoki by Comme des Garcons is a Woody fragrance for men. Scent One: Hinoki was launched in 2008. Top notes are Cypress, Camphor, Black Pepper and Green Notes; middle notes are Pine, Woody Notes, Hinoki Wood, Cedar and Thyme; base notes are Olibanum, Vetiver, Juniper and Oakmoss. The avant-garde house Comme des Garcons presents its new fragrance specially created in honor of the men\'s lifestyle magazine Monocle. The fragrance is available via Monocle.com and Comme des Garcons boutiques. It is named Scent One: Hinoki.The fragrance Hinoki was created by Antoine Maisondieu, the nose of Comme des Garcons house. It is presented as a fragrance which brings aromas of cedar and Hinoki wood. It is inspired with Japanese warm spring baths and the woods of Scandinavia.Hinoki is a Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) which, when freshly cut, releases a lemon-like scent which reminds of cedar wood aromas. Hinoki is a precious wood of yellowy-white color which tends to pink nuances.It is great for construction but very expensive. The fruits of Hinoki wood are actually 8-scale cones. Hinoki grows in a conic shape and reaches between 1,20 to 1,90 meters of height when cultivated in gardens and over 3 meters in nature.The fragrance brings notes of cypress, turpentine, camphor, cedar, thyme, pine, Georgian wood, frankincense, moss and vetiver.It comes as 50ml (1.7 oz.fl. EDT)