Comme des Garçons Floriental

Rose and iris open cool and slightly powdery, neither sweet nor sharp, with the iris pulling things toward a dry, almost waxy quality. The heart warms quickly as benzoin and amber push through, giving the floral a resinous depth that reads more meditative than romantic. Incense keeps it slightly smoky without going full church-mode. The dry-down is soft sandalwood and musk — intimate, skin-close, with modest sillage that stays polite rather than projecting. — Cold-weather evenings for someone who finds standard florientals too sweet or too obvious.