2 MAN by Comme des garçons

Brand: Comme des garçons ^{pronounce in French}
Perfume: 2 Man
Concentration: edt
Notes:* incense, white smoke, saffron, nutmeg, kumquat, mint, vetiver, mahogany wood, leather
♔Ingredients: Alcohol Denat. (80%), Parfum (Fragrance), Aqua (Water), Limonene, Linalool, Eugenol, Geraniol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Benzyl Benzoate, Citral, Farnesol
♔Information on the packaging: Antonio Puig S.A., Barcelona 08902, PL Europa 46, London WC1B 5EH
♔Brand owner (now): Antonio Puig S.A., Spain - www.puig.com; comme-des-garcons-parfum.com
♔Made in Spain.

 I  initially tested it from an original 1,5 ml sample and I clearly felt parts from Rien by État libre d'Orange and Gomma by Etro. I said that it was less intrusive than the two. Now, after wearing it from the 100 ml bottle, I think it is even calmer and rounded.

In the first stage of the evolution, 2 Man smells vividly of smoking incense, very aromatic and with a sweet note that I encountered in the essential oil of true lavander. The incense is humid and dry at the same time. I am reminded of orthodox churches and also of a block of beeswax. I like the fragrance a lot now.

There is a bitter element somewhere in the background that I recognise from Encre noire sport by Lalique.

In the drydown, applied on skin, the dry smoke gets bolder. It is not a woody smoke, but of resins. The incense facet recedes. A vegetal and slightly sour smell, similar to that of bergamot, now appears. Maybe even some red berries.

I smelled this combination of dry smokiness and bergamot sourness in other fragrances too and I am not its biggest fan. Having said that, I like the drydown, however, my favourite part of 2 Man is when I freshly spray it.

The intensity leaves a lot to be desired.

In conclusion, a masculine-unisex perfume that I enjoy a lot.

My verdict: 9 out of 10.
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* The notes were taken from comme-des-garcons-parfum.com