Comme des Garcons Series Luxe: Champaca

This is a very beautiful heavy tuberose floral with kick-ass intense freshly ground pepper mashed in on multiple levels. The edges are slightly softened with its musky powdery backdrop, but it's going to give you an emotional one-two punch so be prepared for that. Not for the faint-hearted nor for someone looking for something 'pretty'. For men, I think a wonderfully exotic and daring choice. For women, the strong regal type. This is not a fragrance I could live up to on a daily basis, but one I quite love and admire.

Yessss, Comme des Garçon! This is what I wanted and needed from you. Incense Kyoto was gorgeous, but I'd never buy it because it isn't for me. This, however, is achingly beautiful. It's a shame I can't find it anywhere! The angelica in this is a bit of a struggle, but once that dies down and becomes more of a backdrop, the champaca just shines through as a beautiful, fruity floral aroma. So comforting. This is that perfume you smell on the person who doesn't smell like all of the other clones.

Extremely luxurious and intense, exotic and distant.. A flower hurricane that sweeps you off your feet and carries you to far away lands... A mysterious woody, powdery and somewhat mushroomy dry down that leaves you breathless, wishing you were somewhere else entirely.. Too emotionally intense thus to be used only when the right mood and/or moment comes :)

The salesperson said that it "makes you smell like an expensive spa" and that's a pretty good description of Champaca. It smells exotic, expensive and sophisticated in a "rich hippie" kinda way. Very Anita Pallenberg in Morocco. Excellent sillage and lasting power.

Whenever I see a fragrance with a note of champaca I immediately think of Nag Champa incense. I am often confused when champaca dominant scents smell more floral than of incense. Comme des Garcons Luxe: Champaca is a unique yellow floral with notes of champaca, green tuberose and musky angelica. There are some subtle spice accords present in this fragrance including pepper and cardamom, making this the quirky kind fragrance you would expect from a brand like Comme des Garcons. Luxe: Champaca is not a perfume I would consider a safe blind-buy. The overall scent can be quite bitter, despite the sweetness of the floral accords. Although tuberose features in this fragrance it doesn't smell like a traditional tuberose accord. It has a slightly chemical, green aroma. I do like this fragrance, but I have to be in the mood to wear it. The longevity and sillage are excellent, lasting approximately 8 hours on the skin. It's not the strongest fragrance, but a few sprays can go a long way. Comme des Garcons is often overlooked as a niche perfume house, which is truly unfortunate as there are many gems to be found in their range. Luxe: Champaca represents the obscure note of champaca beautifully, maintaining the uniqueness of its aroma whilst highlighting the creamy sweetness of the accord.