parfums*PARFUMS Series 6 Synthetic: Soda (2004)
by Comme des Garçons

Comme des Garçons’ Soda demonstrates what I already knew: that soft drink flavorings are often manufactured in the same chemical plants as perfume ingredients. Soda starts out as a perfect facsimile of 7-Up, morphs into ginger ale, and winds up on a clean musk base note. It’s true to its name and concept, but it doesn’t work within my understanding of personal fragrance. If you want to smell like you’ve just spilled your soda pop, this is your ticket.

2nd April, 2011.

I guess I should've researched this one more. I was expecting a dark soda (cola) type fragrance, instead it's akin to smelling like Ginger Ale. "Soda" has a bright, summery feeling to it -- green and somewhat sparkly, although it dries down fairly quickly and leaves something faintly rose/musk in its wake. There are better effervescent green frags out there, but this one isn't a total disaster either.

23rd May, 2010.

The top notes are synthetic citrus and very "fizzy." It then just sort of smells like "chemicals." It's interesting to smell a fragrance that doesn't even try to smell natural - not many companies have the nerve. Thumbs up for being unique, if nothing else. It really smells nice, too. I would wear it if the occasion was right.

19th November, 2009.

Really smelled like soda. And that's it. I wasn't intrigued, but I was certainly pleased with the novelty. It lasts a good amount of time on my skin. Won't be purchasing a full size. I want to keep the sample... but when am I ever going to want to smell like soda? I'll be experimenting with layering it, I guess.

18th November, 2008.

Bright sparkly and fresh. 7-up or Sprite without the sticky mess you'd have if you dowsed in the real thing. There is a fresh ozone quality to this fragrance that is eye opening, along with a hint of lemon lime for proper soda scentedness. I don't know of many fragrances that can hold up to 2 hours of sweat drenching workout and still stand tall through the naturally emanating odors filling them with ozonic freshness. Stays put all day. You need a frag like this in your man-care kit.

24th September, 2008.

One of my all time favourites, this is such a delicious fragrance. The smell reminds me of one Jamaican ginger soda which I do love very much, as it is so tasty and it tickles my throat with that spicy ginger.

Soda is all about sweet ginger and lemon with marvelous soft vinyl accents. Can come quite air-freshner like to some, but I always feels so good wearing this. It makes me feel really good, very much alive.

Of course the bottle is amazing, and the lasting power plus sillage are both insane.

My second best CdG favourite right after SKAI. (Harissa would be third on the list, I guess)

13rd September, 2008.