Two years in the making, ERL Sunscreen perfectly evokes the fleeting memory of a nostalgic summer. Feelings of the warm Westcoast sun against salty skin transform into cool splashes of ocean water and chlorine suspended in the air. The scent of Venice Beach, California.
Top notes: bergamot oil, solar accord.
Middle notes: lily of the valley, heliotrope, peach.
Dry down notes: musk, cedarwood oil, coconut accord.
COMME des GARÇONS and KAWS are pleased to present the artist’s first scent, MIRROR. Inspired by KAWS’s multi-faceted practice, MIRROR brings a complex blend of optimistic fragrant notes together in collaboration to create a musky floral scent. The bottle design is a nod to the artist’s iconic COMPANION character who materializes across a variety of medium, from fine art to consumer products, leveling the hierarchies between “high” and “low”.
Fiery red metal, cool to the touch. Luminous berries atop darkened leaves. COPPER is an olfactive interrogation of perceived differences and their harmonious alignment.
A blend of distinct olfactive components: vivid pinks positioned against deep greens. Bright contrasts reveal new clarity. Ingredients found across the globe find unity in a single scent.
Fresh galbanum harvested atop the Iranian mountains; luminous peppercorns picked in Peru; rhizomes of spicy Madagascan ginger distilled into oil.
Like rust corroding a golden sheen, with time COPPER evolves on the skin.
Encased within a copper vessel, organically formed and industrially made, COPPER transforms contradictions into compatibility. The subversive spirit of Comme des Garçons explored through scent.
ZERO is a radical expression of simplicity. A reset. The origin of a new perspective: the antithesis of excess.
An exploration of freedom found within purposeful parameters. Carbon neutrality embraced as a formative concept; the foundational motif of a fragrance. Every element shaped by reduction. The clarity of restraint
Fewer ingredients: a shorter formula, meticulously assembled. At once in line with the Comme des Garçons fragrance philosophy and the preservation of resources.
Rich, natural cedarwood – hand-harvested and extracted using hydroelectric power – enlivened by a fresh breeze of Bergamot. The raw seduction of musk and equitably-sourced Haitian vetiver patchworked against illusory beauty: an overdose of synthetic rose, a varnish accord.
A subversive harmony of dichotomies. An untraceable wood.
Seductive incense entangled with vegetal roots. Ardent woods set boldly aflame. Resinous depth illuminated by beetroot brights.
A ceremonial clash of contrasts. A radical revelation of blazing harmonies.
BRIGHT: Crushed clusters of spicy sweet pink peppercorns. The enlightening intensity of Indonesian ginger. A luminous layer.
FRESH: Earthen emissions from fresh sliced beetroot. Egyptian Geranium leaves, minty and metallic. Grounded wonder.
DEEP: The resinous romance of sticky incense. Woody patchouli dosed with the aromatic amber of cistus. A sacred sensuality.
Through deliberate overdose and rapturous expression, ROUGE presents an unexpected unison. An olfactive congregation of desire.
The archetypal associations of the colour ROUGE seen and subverted through the distinctly disruptive gaze of Comme des Garçons.
The fragrance is a new distinct perfume created by Comme des Garcons and inspired by the original citrus scent Warhol used for the 1967 artwork.
The scandalous original fragrance from 1967 consisted of Coke bottles spray painted silver and filled with a citrus perfume promptly triggering a cease and desist letter from Coca-Cola resulting in the project being abandoned. Staying rather clear of Coke bottles, the reintroduction of Andy Warhol’s You’re In comes in six unique matte silver industrial bottles, each featuring a different whimsical quote by Andy Warhol.
Based on the theme of sweet, the ritual of Sweet: what is sweet, who is sweet, how sweet or not sweet can sweet be.
Series 7: The Guests / A nomad, an itinerant philosopher, perpetuating tradition, offers NOMAD TEA, a sweet that is rough and exotic, edgy and almost uncooked.
Comme des Garçons likes RED, the RED of the sun, the RED of fire, the RED energy of blood, the eternal serenity of the RED temple gate of the Far East.
The blending of two majestic trees, the Palisander of Brazil and the gargantuan Red Wood from Virginia, combined to create this enigmatic RED fragrance.
Socially incorrect fragrances based on man-made places and materials of daily life. Ground breaking anti-perfumes pushing beyond the realm of traditional fragrances.
Socially incorrect fragrances based on man-made places and materials of daily life. Ground breaking anti-perfumes pushing beyond the realm of traditional fragrances.
Traces of kerosene teamed with vetiver and cedarwood.
Eau de Cologne was created as a light, fresh and dynamic fragrance, a “feel good energy giving” scent.
The bottom note is based on the original perfume “Eau de Parfum” with added citrus fruit and flower based fragrances. The underlying Amber gives it weight and strength. Finally comes the bouquet of freesia, magnolia and rose flowers.
Socially incorrect fragrances based on man-made places and materials of daily life. Ground breaking anti-perfumes pushing beyond the realm of traditional fragrances.
Grilled cigarettes teamed with town gas and bergamot.
