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Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Kyoto
The stillness in a temple courtyard as incense smoke swirls lazily, enveloping you in a cocoon of calm and focus.
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Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: KyotoPremium · $100–250
50%Similar accords, often for lessBlack Meisterstuck · MontblancMid-range tier, $40–100 · all 3 of its listed notes are in this one8 matches →How it wears
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The story behind the bottle.
Launched in 2002 and created by perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour, Comme des Garçons Series 3 Incense: Kyoto is a fragrance that captures the essence of the Japanese city’s incense tradition. The composition opens with smoky and warm spicy notes, immediately transporting you to an intimate temple setting where the air is thick with the scent of burning incense. As it settles into a woody base, accented by aromatic and balsamic elements, the fragrance evokes the quiet contemplation and serenity of Kyoto’s sacred spaces.
Apply this fragrance with a light hand; the smoky and warm spicy notes are potent. It blooms gradually over time, so one or two sprays will suffice to maintain its serene presence throughout the day.
Fig. 01 — Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Kyoto, Comme des Garcons
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Bertrand Duchaufour
The world traveler's noseBertrand Duchaufour is a perfumer-adventurer whose creations read like a travelogue of the senses. Trained at Roure (now Givaudan), his work draws deeply from his journeys through Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and sub-Saharan Africa.
“The art of perfumery must be at the same time, innovative, harmonius, and “sent bon”.”
Bertrand Duchaufour · CaFleureBon, October 2010
Designer Comme des Garcons
More from the house · founded 1969 · Japan
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What people
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A community favourite: loved by 47%, disliked or hated by 5%.