Comme des Garcons Series 6 Synthetic: Soda

It has been my top one of citric fragances, and still. I'm very dissapointed that this serie, the synthetic has been discontinnued. There's, in my opinion, the best one of the Comme des garçons synthetic range. Soda is quite linear, uplifting, refreshing, electric, effervescent, slightly aquatic. Smells just limonade with clean far away flower notes and vinylic notes on the background. It's beyond synthetic, for sure, but the quality of the ingredients is so high, that I found it the most natural of the synthetic I own and know. The fragrance is based in lime accord. It starts as it finish, zesty and refreshing. You can detect the aldehydes, and the lily of the valley, a fresh version here, nice and captivating. The vinylic note starts to blossom after 30 mt application. This note just has a nostalgic impact on me, as reminds me of my childhood, when I was a child, and I used to play in the pool with those plastic lilos on the surface of the water. Well that is waht smell like, clean wet vinyl. Citral and pimenal are molecules that represent acid citric and pimento. Lilial is a molecule that represent lily of the valley but softer, and has a electric twist. Iso eugenol smell fake flowery and the galaxolide is a well known representation of sot musk scent... Bla, bla, bla... Whatever!. The final: jut a heaven perfume. The sillage is monster, specially being a citric fragrance, as the projection too. It's one of the favs of the crowd. Ive been stop several times on the street for people asking me what I was wearing, and the current impression of "I smelled that but I can't get what is It". The formal memory of this synthetic series : A constant intriguing Deja-vú. Fab!.

★★★★★ The synthetic series is a remarkable collection of urban contemporary olfactory art. Soda is the only one I hadn't tried until recently, a surprise left for last. Soda opens up with citric effervescence, providing a powerful blast of synthetic freshness. There's an underlying sweetness that gives the impression of Sprite. This sweetness is crucial because without it Soda would be a harsh bitter and unpleasant result. Pleasant is not the only thing Soda evokes to me, it's also nostalgic in a 90s manner while maintaining a uniqueness in the citrus fragrance category. This formula is original, pleasantly synthetic and relevant to this day since nostalgia is an essential ingredient in today's culture (fashion, film, etc) I consider it to be a more playful and higher quality version of Hilfiger Athletics, a great citrus from the 90s. They only smell similar in spirit though, as Soda does not evoke American sportiness, but Japanese pop culture instead.

Oh this is like opening a can of fizzy drink, right down to a sense of the metalic. It’s gorgeous on first application then interestingly enough it’s evocative (but so much nicer) than the effect of the Acne/Malle collab. Those aldehydes are so busy I almost get a soapy steam along with the fizz. Citrus but not simply peel or zest. It dries down pretty quick to a refreshing wear. Daytime, summer for sure. Nobody could be offended as it does not project wildly and is clean and fresh but not cliched. Yes it’s a 90’s vibe but also brilliantly abstract. If the price point is achievable I’d risk a blind buy if you are broad minded, love a synthetic. Very clever, very fun.

I love this! Was definitely the relaunch I was most excited about from the Olfactive Library, and it didn't disappoint. If you're a fan of Bond No 9 Coney Island you may find something familiar here, but less obtrusive. Where Coney Island is a very strong, sharp lime scent with an almost heady bitter edge, Soda is is a bit sweeter, fruitier and crisper, without any hint of bitterness. Soda also sticks more closely to your skin, making it less of a...conversation piece as Coney Island. It's tangy citrus, effervescent, and every bit as synthetic smelling as you'd expect. It's also a whole lot of fun.

Fizzy ginger, some ginger and more ginger. Did I order sprayable ginger juice by mistake? :D At least that was my impression upon spraying. Then dishwasher detergent stepped in. Sounds odd but I actually liked it. Edgy and refreshing. Sadly after a while it took a flowery turn and got a bit creamy. Not really what I wanted from Soda, but still might get a bottle someday who knows... :) It's also a shame about the newer bottles. The old ones looked really cool.