Comme des Garcons Series 4 Cologne : Anbar

Smells wonderful. A basic Cologne. CDG has done everything right with this one. It is a Cologne and it says so outright on the bottle. It is priced correctly for a Cologne in a splash friendly bottle (though you do get a spray seperatly). Most other brands would have taken this same thing and sold it as an EDP. I respect what CDG has done in fragrances; they created crazy smells and opened the new generation to a whole world of niche fragrances.

I can't say I find the Comme des Garçons twist in this one, but it is indeed a well-constructed Eau de Cologne, that to my nose has a more pronounced neroli note (not listed) than its sibling Citrico (which has neroli listed as an ingredient). Fairly long-lasting for an Eau de Cologne, several hours on me. No risk of over-applying though, it can be splashed on as a traditional Eau de Cologne. A summer staple!

This smells like Deet bug spray in the best way. get this if you wanna smell like you going on a hike. remind her of that childhood camping trip.

Bright! Clean! Warm! This is a very high quality, very well blended cologne that while, intially bright with a dose of all the usual citrus suspects, settles down to a warm neroli clove amber carnation base. It's very comforting. I'm wearing this just before bed time and I feel toasty and warmy warmy. True, all the bright notes leave rather quickly but the room you apply this cologne with has air saturated with the most lovely smell that’s beyond words. Drydown happens quickly as this is a cologne but this phase is rather persistent and leaves your skin smelling pleasant for many hours. I applied Anbar at 11am and before I stepped in the shower at 11:30pm I still smelled Anbar on my body. Comparison: the quality is just bit more elevated than 4711, which is excellent. This is much more richer and interesting than 4711. However, Anbar is no match for the beauty within Guerlain’s Cologne Imperiale. Personally, I love colognes. You get a big bottle for the money. They pick you up and enliven you. Then your skin is graced with a pleasing tint of fragrance that you get to enjoy thoughout your day and all those that have the good pleasure of entering into your personal space.

this smells a bit sweeter than Citrico, still as fresh and citrusy, but Anbar goes a bit deeper and darker, both are pretty close. at first it smells really close to a japanese sour lemon candy I used to devour called Super Lemon, and on the dry down it sticks better than Citrico, the citrus on citrico goes away pretty quickly and all you're left with is a floral skin scent, while Anbar, it stays a lot longer and I slightly like the floral package in Anbar more you can tell this could be a really good mindless daily driver, something you just put on very casually, and it costs pretty much nothing for how much you get, longevity is an issue, yes, but it's still pretty decent compared to other freshies, and for the price, it's really worth it, positively surprised