Description
In the summer of 2013 Comme des Garcons are launching the collection of Blue Invasion which includes three “blue” fragrances— Blue Encens, Blue Cedrat and Blue Santal in characteristic flacons colored in blue, iridescent from the darkest to the lightest shade. The new perfumes are created to accentuate radical contradiction providing a mixture of luxurious warmth and sea freshness. Olfactory evocation of the fascinating paradox presents the blue color as timeless and very intense in three different ways.
BLUE CEDRAT offers an unexpected alliance of fiery cedar from Virginia with metal rose and tart accords of quinine. The fragrance is available as 100 ml EDP. Official notes: Italian lemon, bitter accord of quinine, juniper berries, angelica root, metal rose, cedar from Virginia.
The nose behind this fragrance is Nathalie Feisthauer.
jora21 – :
This is a scent of my mid-spring allotment garden, that is as fresh and as wet as a snapped twig of grass in your hands…or a grandpacitron angelica/rose twig green…although it lasts longer than that and turns into the lingering juniper with some cedary wood board feel.
All in all, a perfect spring/summer day scent
4рвп – :
A beautiful fragrance with a central note of Virginia cedar (very natural since I live among these beautiful trees) which is enhanced with notes of Italian lemon, quinine, juniper berries, angelica, and rose. The resulting juice is a light sparkling and bright potion with moderate sillage/projection and of unisex appeal. The juxtaposition of cedar with these elements creates a modern airy feel around the scent and harkens to an imagery of a fall morning stroll in cedar laden Virginia forests. Very nice, modern, edgy and cutting edge. But then it’s a CDG. So this winning eclecticism is to be expected. Enjoy!
scrsnseabrookcjz2 – :
My boyfriend (of two years) wore this on our first date, and I really disliked it! Of course, he over sprayed. Obviously I got past the blunder since I’m still with him, but please don’t over spray this fragrance as it can be quite strong and very long lasting. However, he thinks it might have been a fake, because he bought is on Amazon. Be careful if you’re trying to buy this fragrance, or any fragrance in general on Amazon. I too have had a few bad experiences.
maestro – :
5/10
Tortagoca – :
A surprising aromatic that’s not too sweet or two sour. This one comes into its own after a few minutes when its on the skin, it settles nicely into a rounded citrus. very well balanced and would be great for everyday use. A bit on the grown up side, but that’s all in a good way. A little more conservative for comme des garcons, but they do that quite well.
evrey_g – :
Big lemon opening with a woody/earthy dry down. The earthiness is light but is present after a few hours as it blends well with the cedar. A very likeable scent but I don’t think the Blue series sold that great for CDG. The whole thought process was for them to do their brand of mainstream scents that would appeal to the average customer. Maybe if they were priced lower that would help.
vitassik – :
A woody and lemony bitter fragrance soaked in a cold breeze from the ocean. Unfortunantly Blue Cedrat lacks what I expect from a CDG and instead takes me back 25 years to what I recall as the classic Paco Rabanne Pour Homme, and that is not necessarily a good thing.
Get the more intricate Eau de Lierre from Diptyque instead and your money is well-spent.
shevirevov – :
the dry cedar is perfectly paired with the bitter citrus notes. works wonderfully well. a good pairing and one that has me sniffing my wrist quite often!
anatolymedvedev013 – :
is it it similar to l’ombre dans l’eau ?? someone said no !!
PANDEC – :
pleasant combination for cedre lovers , rose notes added some powdery effects which made the whole mix unique discreet and elegant .
It reminds me of l’ombre dans l’eau from dyptique even i didn’t smell it often
andrkit – :
The scent is all about Citrus notes, Cedar, and a gentle herbal aromatic accord in the background. It soon turns to one of those long lasting skin scents for me. When I bring my nose to the skin it can be detected: an inoffensive and nice citrus scent…
For some reasons it smells a little bit generic to my nose. I’m a fan of citrus scents and I enjoy the smell but it’s far from being something that I decide to add to my wardrobe!
igor444 – :
Citrus/dry-wood yes, but with a twist. The citrus is the dense rich oil of thick-skinned Amalfi lemons, and the wood is sappy, freshly-planed planks of seasoned cedar. There’s also an effect very similar to the ‘fizz’ or shot-silk shimmer that you find in L’Artisan’s Timbuktu – the effect there comes from sharp tropical fruit and cypriol working against a cool leafy patchouli, and there’s something so similar going on in Cedrat that I thought it must have patch in the mix, though it’s not listed. There’s also (and here I’m sure) good vetiver in the base, which makes this a rather more upbeat and optimistic brother to the rather dour Encre Noire. I haven’t even mentioned the dryly witty quinine and juniper (the latter being so vivid and bracing that one almost shies away from the spikes), or the crisp angelica. So yes, this is not a mould-breaking fragrance, but it is far from being uninteresting. It’s only generic in the way that Marion Cotillard is a generic French beauty.
Crystal – :
very generic fresh smelling lemon and cedar combination with some green herbal quality from the angelique and a bit of gin form the juniper berries. The angelique in combination with the other ingredients gives it a bug spray quality. I expect more daring and challenging scents from CDG and this is not much different than a lot of designers with lemon and cedar such as D&G light blue for women, versace eau fraiche even though those are citrus bombs next to his wood driven scent. nice yet forgetable.
alex2158 – :
thin sillage and very low duration….full tilt synthetic and with that plasticky feel.. a cheap drugstore frag…”very low cost”! rating 0.5/10
badjik27 – :
Great scent to finish off this series of reviews clean and very well done.
Sharp lemony citrus opening with gin/juniper vibe and lovely fresh cedar, pretty linear and no surprises.
Not the most complex even in this blue series but blue Cedrat delivers for me. I can’t understand any negativity about the blue collection, they each have merit and cover a variety of bases, all of which are valid and should appeal to a mass audience.
zfr927Unlogrere – :
While the scent litters the air, I suddenly recognize this perfume as a stranger with a familiar face. Bois D’orage anyone? In glowing fashion, citrus and berries sits atop what smells like a cedar base. A typical college guy fragrance. This is absolutely not a distinctive fragrance especially in a room full of people wearing designer frags. Doesn’t evolve like a niche nor does it smell like a niche. This isn’t the filet and lobster buffet that I thought it would be but this works as an everyday fragrance. Another fragrance, another shoulder shrug…..
Paige38 – :
Here’s my first impression on first wearing. Got this free sample vial that came with my recent Incense Avignon purchase. It opens up with generic fresh woodsy smell, which wears close to the skin. It then dries down to the same metallic petitgrain note as Platinum Egoiste by Chanel. Longevity I would say moderate. Do I like it? Unfortunately, sorry it’s a no. However, I would like to try Blue Incens.
enetlytes – :
good summer scent.classic citrus…with woody base.
like!!!!
zagryzun – :
I just tried this new arrival in el corte ingles in spain and it is definitely an very enigmatic scent. Lasted about 4 hours on my skin but with quite weak projection. A bit similar in drydown to Lalique Encre Noir but more “metallic” and stronger than the Lalique. It really is a very unique aroma, I might make this my long searched for replacement to Gucci PH1 as it is a fragrance that is “unlike fragrance”…..
….but need to spray quite liberally to get any noticeable effect
Given the strength is a bit low I guess also this could be used as an intimate neck aroma for sexual activity. It isn’t masculine or feminine; so is a mysterious option for both partners
Further note: I finally found all the CdG perfums in one place at Liberty in Regent Street. I tried all them on and this one is just so unique I can’t stop sniffing it. It is the longest lasting of all their fragrances and smells so utterly wierd (in a good way) I can’t help but recommend it as a blind buy. It has great longevity too – although discreet.
Ha! Couldn’t resist. Just ordered it via Escentual, 100ml. Have to wait 48hours though….
marcus7065 – :
what a disappointment! all three blue seem crude chemical formulas that lower the quality of the previous series … as if they wanted to save money or broader range of new customers less accustomed to more complex fragrances …
naaaaaaaaa
DanielVK – :
I get pepper from all of these Blue CDG scents! This one is just lovely; none of the nineties reprise that I get from Blue Incense, just a fresh peppery citrus-infused first blast that mellows quickly into a linear cedar.
I love cedar. Lasting power is about the same in all three blue scents (and most CDG scents, which on me don’t last that long) and sillage is moderate.
In summary: fresh, clean and lovely. Again, not one for my signature list but one I’d love to smell on other people.
6.5/10
yurgol – :
Blue Cedrat is probably the most commercial delivery in the Blue Series (or whatever they call it) and, admittedly, I was ready to dismiss it and bash it right after my first test on paper because of the strongly generic opening. Fortunately, knowing that Comme Des Garcons is not new to tricky fragrances, I decided to give it a second chance by grabbing a sample…and I’m (partially) glad I did.
A full wearing revealed a simple yet quite evolving fragrance. The opening still strikes as extremely generic in its somewhat trite iteration of the woody-citrus accord but the composition quickly opened to a *majestic* angelica accord that felt almost astringent in its incredibly green nuances while a subtle rose oxyde note, provided the usual metallic facets of many CDGs. In this phase Blue Cedrat was very earthy, refreshing, dry and incredibly radiant but, something else was just about to happen…
A smooth, dry, woody-incensey note makes its appearance and joined by a massive vetiver base slowly takes over to give birth to what can be considered the real essence of Blue Cedrat. This is actually when I began questioning the fragrance again…
On one side, I loved that the fragrance had three distinct phases that alternated theirselves so smoothly and naturally generating quite some pathos. On the other hand, I’m getting a bit tired of dry woods. I’ve to say though, that no less than 3-4 years ago, I would have probably went completely head over heels for whatever fragrance playing a similar theme. Today, as a matter of fact, this is probably my least favorite in the new *Blue* trio but, at the same time, it’s far from being unremarkable especially when it comes to the quality/price ratio. If one’s into dry woods, green fragrances and vetiver, this is something worth checking out. No doubts.
This is what I expected from Amazingreen but it probably would have been more appropriately labelled as Nicegreen. I believe this is going to be the real *hit* as far as commercial potential.
A few keywords: French Lover, Terre D’Hermes, L’Homme Infini, Anat Fritz Tzora, Kenzoair, Comme Des Garcons 3, Fleurs De Sel, Jardin Du Poete.
Rating: 6.5-7/10