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Comme des Garcons Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Avignon vs Olfactive Studio Autoportrait
Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Avignon is the community's favourite of the two.
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Notes
Top
ChamomileelemiAldehydes
Heart
French labdanumSpicesAmbrette (Musk Mallow)
Base
IncenseMyrrhOlibanumVirginia CedarBrazilian RosewoodPatchoulioak mossMuskVanilla
Accords
Amber
100%
Balsamic
67%
Warm spicy
61%
Woody
59%
Smoky
58%
Aromatic
48%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
fallwinterspring
About
Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Avignon by Comme des Garcons is a Oriental Woody fragrance for women and men. Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Avignon was launched in 2002. The nose behind this fragrance is Bertrand Duchaufour. Top notes are Chamomile, elemi and Aldehydes; middle notes are French labdanum, Spices and Ambrette (Musk Mallow); base notes are Incense, Myrrh, Olibanum, Virginia Cedar, Brazilian Rosewood, Patchouli, oak moss, Musk and Vanilla. Comme des Garçons has launched the project Parfums Series 2000. Fragrances of each of the lines are united around the common topic. Series 3 Incense was launched in 2002 and was devoted to the five main spiritual teachings of the humanity: Avignon – CatholicismOuarzazate – Islam Zagorsk – Orthodox Christianity Jaisalmer – Hinduism Kyoto – Buddhism and ShintoismEach of the fragrances is named after the cities significant for those teachings. Avignon is Catholicism, named after the city of Avignon in the south of France, the Provance region. It was a very influential Catholic centre in the 14th century. This is a smell of gothic cathedrals, their vast and high halls, gobelins and tapestries that were absorbing the sacred frankincense smell for centuries.The top notes open in distinguishing frankincense and myrrh scent, which lead to the mysterious heart of solemn smoky and balsamic notes. The dry vanilla and soft French (Roman) chamomile notes tame and make this inscrutable mystery closer to us.The main notes are several kinds of incense, chamomile, vanilla, patchouli, rosewood and ambrette.
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Notes
Top
elemiBergamot
Heart
BenzoinIncenseMusk
Base
Virginia CedarVetiveroak moss
Accords
Woody
100%
Aromatic
94%
Amber
77%
Balsamic
67%
Earthy
62%
Citrus
52%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
fallspringwinter
About
Autoportrait by Olfactive Studio is a Oriental Woody fragrance for women and men. Autoportrait was launched in 2011. The nose behind this fragrance is Nathalie Lorson. Top notes are elemi and Bergamot; middle notes are Benzoin, Incense and Musk; base notes are Virginia Cedar, Vetiver and oak moss. Celine Verleure is the creator of a new niche perfumery line. As someone with extensive experience in the perfume industry, Celine first launched a blog about the fragrances that still hadn’t been made, looking for inspiration and ideas from her readers. The Olfactive Studio line was born that way. Olfactive Studio is a blend of modern art photography and the world of perfumes, since both these medias capture a moment and its atmosphere. It is “an encounter between contemporary artistic photography and perfumery; between the eye and the nose…It is at the crossroads of a photographic studio and a perfume design studio”. The inspiration for the first three perfumes of the collection is topics of self-portrait, dark chamber and still life, transformed into fragrances Autoportrait, Chambre Noire and Still Life.Celine Verleure first conceived the names of the perfumes, then gave freedom to three different photographers to showcase their interpretation of the same, and then these images served as inspirations for the perfumers who created the compositions.Luc Lapotre’s photography inspired Nathalie Lorson for the creation of Autoportrait. Autoportrait is described as an intimate, warm and deep scent, a scent that you wear just for yourself. It is composed of woody notes, spices and balms.Top notes: bergamot and elemi. Heart: benzoin, incense and musk. Base: oak moss, cedar and vetiver. All three fragrances are available as 50 and 100 ml EDP.
Notes in Common
28% sharedShared (5)
elemiIncenseVirginia Cedaroak mossMusk
Only in Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Avignon
ChamomileAldehydesFrench labdanumSpicesAmbrette (Musk Mallow)MyrrhOlibanumBrazilian RosewoodPatchouliVanilla
Only in Autoportrait
BergamotBenzoinVetiver
Rating
4.35vs3.97
Ratings
3,685vs961
Concentration
ParfumvsEDP
Launch Year
2002vs2011
Which should I buy?
Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Avignon is the community's favourite of the two.
- Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Avignon is rated higher by the community: 4.35 from 3,685 ratings, against 3.97 from 961.
- Longevity votes for both lean "moderate".
- Sillage is comparable: "moderate" is the most common vote for both.
- Both are voted best for fall first.
- Both houses are premium (typically $100–250), so price won't be the deciding factor.
Buy Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Avignon if you want the higher-rated option; pick Autoportrait if its note profile reads closer to what you already love wearing.