Amazingreen

#150 of My Fragrance Journey - Comme des Garçons Amazingreen: The bell pepper fragrance nobody asked for and honestly, we needed it First spray and there's no mistaking it - green bell pepper, straight up. Crisp, a bit watery, that faint bitterness, like it's still got dew sitting on it somewhere. Not the usual "fresh" citrus thing everyone does. This is rawer than that. Crushed stems, actual leaves, something that smells alive rather than manufactured to smell alive, if that distinction makes sense. It hits like cold chlorophyll catching a bit of sun - that specific feeling of rain evaporating off warm skin early in the morning. There's something almost vital in it, like the first real day of spring after a long grey stretch, sun actually landing on your arms for once. Give it twenty minutes, and that sharp pepper note eases off, lets ivy leaves, coriander seed, and a creamy orris step in. This part rounds the edges without losing the plot entirely - orris adds a bit of weight to all that wet green, coriander keeps a dry, spicy edge running through it so it never turns powdery. Feels unforced, this transition. Like the fragrance is just doing what it wants rather than following a script. Dry down brings in this grey-green vetiver - not smoky, not earthy really, more just a faint green dryness sitting under a soft white musk that's been left out in the sun a while. Clean, understated, fades out quietly rather than making a thing of it. Notes list gunpowder, flint, smoke apparently, but I genuinely can't pick any of that out on my skin - if it's there, it's more texture than presence. Which, honestly, keeps the whole thing from turning theatrical. Stays green start to finish. Performance's where I have to be honest with you - it's a bit disappointing. That green bubble up front is lovely, properly vivid, but an hour in it's already pulled way back to skin. Longevity's fine, nothing special, and the sillage drops off much sooner than that opening promises. Bit of a letdown given how original the whole thing smells. Still - what it does well, it does really well. It commits to vegetal in a way most green fragrances don't, going straight for bell pepper and leaves and damp stems instead of the usual moss-and-pine shortcut everyone reaches for. Smells like a pepper that's actually been sitting in afternoon sun, genuinely alive in a way that's rare. Not the loudest thing you'll own, not the longest lasting either, but it blurs the line between perfume and actual garden closely enough that people have mistaken it for the real thing on me. Which says something, I think. Vibe: Crushed bell pepper. Cold rain lifting off warm skin. A garden just after the storm's passed. Performance: Vivid and green for the first hour, then it pulls in close to skin fast - moderate longevity, low sillage from there on out. Fit: Anyone who wants something genuinely different, not another safe green fragrance. Spring days, gardens, mornings you actually want to smell alive. Ever had a fragrance convince someone you'd just been gardening? More scent stories and visuals on Instagram - @lavendercloudsjd

After using the entire 100ml bottle, here’s my take on this fragrance. In the end, it’s essentially a woody vetiver perfume. It opens with an avant-garde, edgy, green, off-the-grid energy—especially in the top notes. But after a few wears, you gradually realise it’s fundamentally a classic, vetiver-centric fragrance. In this review, I want to focus on its non-green side, since the green facets have already been well covered by others. When you wear it, you first get that characteristic green, edgy opening, and that’s likely to become your impression of the scent. And that impression isn’t wrong—it’s just incomplete. As I kept wearing it, what stood out to me was its solid core of soft, almost creamy vetiver. After 1–2 hours, the green top notes mostly fade, and the scent settles into a blend of orris root and vetiver. That, to me, is the quintessence of Amazingreen. It can be easy to miss—partly because of the concept, and partly because the opening is so dominant—but for me, the heart and base last long enough to deserve attention. The way the green notes resolve into a woody, creamy vetiver base gives the fragrance a quiet dignity. Around 2–3 hours in, it no longer has the sharp projection of the opening, but it still projects nicely and wears for a long time. At this stage, it smells like a classic vetiver fragrance, but with a lingering green freshness and a subtle mineral edge. It’s savoury, green, and gentle. This, to me, feels genuinely ‘amazing & green’ —and where it truly earns its name.

LUSH BLIND FIND! I don't get the negative reviews here - I get CDG's ethos - this is classic CDG - slightly quirky and brilliantly done with typical quality - if I guess you are open minded and looking for an entertaining change. As such I own many CDG. I just posted a review of Histoire De Parfum 1828 - I think this will explain it for you: 1828 is an Amazing green smell almost like no other! Or so I thought then I realised its remarkably like one of my faves AMaZINGREEN from Comme Des Garcons. I had do a comparison. I would explain how it smells rather than by the pyramid notes as 1828 - Opening is am in your face Vetiver (eucalyptus/pine), Incense, Cactus, Fern, Green Bell Pepper/Capsicum and spices. The dry down reveals Nutmeg, Cedar, Wood and pungent Green Bell Pepper. Amazing projection and silage - very natural and pretty damn unique - maybe slightly challenging but if you like green it’ll pass for formal or casual use. Beautiful and natural. AMAZINGREEN is weirdly enough a synthetic (in a typical good CDG appeal) version, simplified! It starts with a much sweeter floral open and in the dry down turns to simple sweet sugary pungent green bell pepper/capsicum with gun powder hanging just over the top that as it drys down turn to a bit of a kick. Its that simple! Its like 1828 is a seasoned version of Amazingreen. AMAZINGREEN for men/women 1828 for Men. Both awesome both newbies into my top 20 and smelling them both on my arm I would not do with out both. Happy Smelling!

Whatever I expected from Amazingreen, falling in love immediately after first try wasn't it. Greenery this one portrays is of the softest kind. Plants wetted by summer rain, their big leaves covering the ground so it takes a while for rain to reach soil beneath. There's something sweet also, probably the flavourful bell pepper accompanied by hazelnut (gunpowder and smoke are very subtle but present in background). This ivy is what I wish the one in eau de Lierre by Diptyque was as that one gets too green and bitter for me, here it's balanced much better. I bought discovery set to get introduced to the brand and I'm liking everything so far (Amazingreen being at first place). Bottle design for this collection represents scents within so well you know what you're getting just by looking at them, not important but I appreciate when brands manage that. Amazingreen is like breath of fresh air or sip of cold water early in the morning, energising and calming at the same time. I would even consider getting a full bottle as I don't have anything like this in my collection yet.

This is my everyday perfume as long as I can remeber. It is very very dark, but rather fresh. The build up reminds me of Petrana by Odin maybe because of the coriander. Now the first impression I get is parsley, a splash of parsley. Maybe it's the green pepper together with palm leaves,incredibly green and airy. It's quite linear but overall you can always feel the gunpowder and vetyver that gives it depth and the orris rooth with ivy which powders the whole thing a bit up. There's nothing as green as this! Apsu by Ulrich lang is much sweeter and fruity. Forget it, this is what the most green you can get out there! In my opinion if you like this you could try Naomi Goodsir La nuit de Bakelitè to have something very green for the winter. I feel Amazingreen much more summery, even though you could use it all day round. Pity (it's true) won't last long. I get 5 hours on the skin and a moderate trail for 2-3 hours. I mean, I actually don't care about it because it's so good I'll spray it twice ;)