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

Another favourite from the best CdG series.

This is essentially a sharp citrus (grapefruit?) fragrance with something metallic thrown in for good measure. Decent lasting power too.

It’s not something I would wear, personally, but for those looking for something more conventional try Diptyque’s Oyédo instead.

[Original submission date: 29 December 2007]

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.

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.

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)

go to the Kitchen...take a big piece of Ginger...crush it and smear it in your hand...now smell it? well tht's the opening notes to soda...hyper ginger ale blast. half and hour past the ginger notes ton down considerably and mingles away with the rest of the dirty musk notes to give off a mirage of well, "Rose", this reminds me a lot about Rose 31 by Le labo, especially the midnotes.

i would give it a thumbs up for it's creative factor and the interplay of notes. a evry sexy skin scent for reasonable price. ignore the packaging, this one is good.

I like that this fragrance is inspired by effervescent soft drinks, yet it doesn't smell like any one particular type in particular. It's something like Sprite and 7UP, with its citrus notes, but then it's also got quite a ginger ale character as well--maybe even a touch of lemon Alka Seltzer. Soda is very strong, long lasting and generates pretty intense sillage-- although it's such a playful scent that it comes across really friendly and amiable. There is a bit of a citronella candle accord that sometimes comes through and I can see where some people might find it a bit like household solvents and cleaning agents like Pledge, but it doesn't bother me too much-- I expect a bit of a chemical playground feeling from the Synthetic Series.

This is a good fragrance to wear on a 90+ degree day, when you're going to be outdoors for long periods of time and you want to stay constantly refreshed. Where most citrus colognes would shear off in the hot sun, this stuff is engineered (synthetically, of course) to stick around.