Scent

How can a scent feel so potent yet so gentle at the same time? Like a beautiful woman practicing taichi with a sword - it seems effortless but nonetheless very powerful. For me, the beauty and gentle strength of Scent makes it a pleasure to wear. I smell incense and faint flowers throughout. While dry woods seems to dominate at the opening this settles down balanced by notes of light tea and a drop of softening amber. On my skin it all has a light almost sparkly sillage, and very good longetivity without ever feeling heavy. Notes here might not be extraordinary, but I find the blend unique and difficult to describe by comparing with others. A favourite of mine.

ottima sintesi, molto astratta come il nome, di note floreali e ambra. e infatti il gelsomino e l'ibiscus non sono distinguibili, tantomeno il tè, ma nel loro insieme danno una connotazione fresca al fondo ambrato, che non sprofonda mai in sensazioni resinose ma rimane leggero e gradevole. si tratta di un profumo assolutamente minimale, quasi chimico, tanto che ricorda l'odore di alcoli altobollenti, ma che restituisce una freschezza verde, come di cocktail ghiacciato. somiglia molto alla versione intense (che io preferisco, perchè è più nera, gotica) ma qui predomina l'aspetto luminoso. ottimo.

So are Costume National being ironic, or nihilistic, or are they just playing bossy by giving this scent the name Scent? Honestly i don't care. Both scents - this and the intense one - are hilariously amazing. This Scent is more floral and lighter, but it does not mean it's not as good. The amber is warm and welcoming, but it is the jasmine that gives it the decadent aura of dirt that i just can't resist. Perverse and animalic in a floral way with a quality sandalwood base. Yep, this is how a Scent should scent. *****

Maybe I’ve been going a little crazy with my heavy amber perfumes lately but this doesn’t strike me as an AMBER. More like...a sweet tea scent with amber facets. To me this is a little fruity, a little spicy, and I definitely smell peach, cinnamon and other spices in here even though they’re not listed. It reminds me Histoires De Parfum’s “1969” but less sweet. Scent dries down to a refreshing spiced tea fragrance. It’s not a love, but I find it quite nice and will enjoy my little dabber bottle.

i got this at a discount store, it was cheap so i bought it! after trying it at home, I LOVE IT! i think it smells special, love the drydown, jasmine and hibiscus note. and besides, you won't find too many people sharing the same fragrance as yours! it's unisex, but actually more of the feminine side i must say. well, as a guy, i don't have to be too hard on having to be too masculine, it's playful, it's fun, just smile and enjoy the SCENT. LOVE IT! -Mr. Almond-

Received a sample of this tucked into a shipment from Nordstrom yesterday. Clever of them!! I'm wearing Scent right now, and it's filling this room with an ambery floral fragrance that is heavenly. Guess where I'm going to order this perfume? Lovely scent--can't comment on the longevity yet, but I'm guessing it's going to get better as my day progresses...

I needed time to understand thin perfume. My boyfriend used to wear it and I didn't really like it. Then, he put it on without telling me and I fell in love with it. Smells great on a man. It is really ambery and woody (almost spicy) on him and not too floral. It's heady at the beginning, but it becomes warm and round.

Strip Scent Intense from its dirtiness/aggressiveness and you are left with the basic Scent DNA. Calm, Soothing, Peaceful, Classy, Floral, Warm, Refreshing are words that come to mind. Versatile, sensual and androgynous as hell, this could easily become signature scent. Big Love

Another one that I gave to my husband and smells divine on him. I am so jealous about how beautifully dry this sits on his skin while the amber is too cloying on me. Gorgeous fragrance though... I just have to appreciate it from a distance (sigh).

This is clean and light, calming in a way... that tea note is so lovely. Effortlessly chic, classically beautiful. Very versatile and inoffensive, without being stale or boring. (I wouldn’t categorize this as an amber either)

I know what you mean with the pencil shavings...it has something of that in the top note and I also understand because of the top note why others call "scent" a bit dirty. By the way I kind of like this pencil shaving smell but it might not be for everyone. The dry down takes a little while and while it continues "scent" becomes softer and softer, more warm and clean woody and slightly floral. Now scent reveals its heart's and drydown's beauty. I really love the nice mix of a hint of jasmine, a teaspoon of black tea and woods. In the base it gets also a bit sweeter which I like. It's definitely not a sweet frag anyway, it's rather dry. It reminds me of new wooden natural furniture (or nicely polished antiques) and an english summer garden. This weirdly beautiful, slightly spicy, a bit contrary mixture makes it a very edgy and modern scent for casual and a bit hip, fast forward dressed women who would also wear Comme des Garcons scents. This is definitely not for girly girls, it's somehow feminine but it's not this pinkish in your face feminity. "Scent" is more for sophisticated modern women and tomboys.

Scent is essentailly a tropical infused tea scent sitting on a dirty amber base. It is awesome. It begins with a fruity hibiscus/jasmine and delicious brusque loose leaf black tea and yes, it does have that pencil shaving-esque tone to it, this comes from a rather musty woods note (not listed). The amber which comes out in the drydown is of the dirty, smeared 'skid-mark' kind, not the softly polished rounded 'pearl' type found in Prada EDP for example. My husband, upon being accosted with Scent, said is smells just like aftershave. I interpreted this to mean he was volunteering himself for a unisex Scent experiment. Results? It smells the same on his skin as mine although he is convinced it is butch and unsuitable for feminine wear. Ha! Little does he know...

Scent by CoSTUME NATIONAL is a fragrance released in 2002. It aims to blend minimalism with a daring touch but doesn’t fully achieve it. The scent starts with amber and jasmine tea, offering a soft and slightly sweet opening. As it develops, crystal amber adds warmth, but it’s not groundbreaking. Base notes of warm woods and ambergris give it a smooth finish. The fragrance lasts about 6-8 hours and stays close to the skin, making it subtle and suitable for everyday wear. While it’s pleasant, it might not leave a strong impression. If you’re looking for something bolder, you might want to explore other perfumes from CoSTUME NATIONAL.

I appreciate CN's Scent perfume after the head note evaporates. The remainder of the formula spurs positive reactions as amber skin fragrance. For a guy, as with other uni fragrances, the floral head note of Scent causes a small liability. After I received CN Scent by blind, online purchase for little money, maybe a tea note caused me to curiously associate crayon or pencil. ...a plus in my book. I capitalize on the value of Scent perfume by by applying at morning. When I leave the house by noon, a little of the hibiscus remains. Then CN's Scent of amber gives a warm and positive aura for the rest of the day.

After a sparkling, faketastic y2k tropical floral opening, we get musk. and more musk. a lot of musk. a dense, stonking, somewhat animalic but still pretty abstract and “clean”, musk. It’s like a white fuzzy carpet, or white noise – the smell of “nothing”, except a very loud and oddly satisfying nothing. I find Scent altogether strange and delightful. Despite being billed as a feminine (and being a somewhat girlie tropical fantasy for the first 15 minutes or so) it could work as a unisex scent – most of the day is spent in that perfectly neutral musk zone.

I like the pencil shavings note, and it's definitely present in Scent. On my skin this fragrance is predominately a sweet amber with some nuances of smoked tea, a soft jasmine and yes, pencil shavings. I enjoy it and find it a very easy fragrance to wear, though hard to pin down. It's not really sexy, but it's not really casual. It seems to work at all times of day, and though one might assume it's more of a fall/winter scent, I actually really like it in warm weather.

Jasmine and tea are the main notes. Close to Yang for men. Both having great sillage but this projects better. Also aamber but not in the traditional way. It's more balanced and refined. Not cloying and never gets too sweet. Can be worn year round by gents and ladies.

a very strong, long lasting scent. its really great an if you spray it on your clothes it lasts for days. very well done and not such a lollypop barbie fragrance. probably not for teens but for confindent women. great!

This is very similar to Atelier Cologne Ambre Nue in terms of smell and performance, so if anyone stateside missing Ambre Nue may want to check it out. Soft mellow unisex spicy amber.

I get iris root, lavender, and spice, particularly anise. Rather rich on me. I do get the pencil shavings, but it is subtle.