parfums*PARFUMS Series 7 Sweet: Nomad Tea (2005)
by Comme des Garçons

Nomad Tea is the strange combination of SWEET spearmint toothpaste and smooth bitterness like a leather chair. The result? The scent of a posh Dentist. I rate this perfume a thumbs down for me, because it lacks intimacy and warmth. But the smell would be strangely comforting in an office, comforting in the strange way Doublemint is for carsickness. Neutral thumb.

4th December, 2010.

To me this one is all about mint, it`s an exotic mint tea. I`ve being searching for a proeminent and different tea fragrance, and found in this one gold. Nomad Tea really opens with an herbal mint, and at this moment it conjures to my mind the smell of the mint leaves when you crushes it with your fingers and start to smell the green juice that they expel. Then, you notice really something more artificial on this mint as pointed out by other reviewers. I quite like it this fusion of nature and industry mint and it what makes this one stand out to me. It`s not only an herbal mint, it`s also a gum mint, a mouthwasher mint, a dentist mint, sort of a complex creature that stands out in its weirdness and cozyness. The sweetness in this one is supported by a lovely sugar accord that gives you an impression of sugar being burnt - is that moment when sugar has a burnt and a syrupy smell, something like caramel, syrup and liqueur - and matches perfectly the mint, accentuating the sweet smell of it and giving the mint a liquer side that i truly appreciate.
I`m sad that this one got discontinued. If you like mint and want something fun, try this one.
Score 9/10

17th May, 2010.

Quite a unique green note forms the opening: the mint and geranium give some extra punch to the green tea leaves, and it forms an accord that smells not only more than a little exotic, but also quite a bit synthetic… but it’s interesting and potentially enjoyable… This accord stays on for pretty much the run of the fragrance, and there doesn’t seem to be separate heart notes. The base is signified by the periodical wafts of the smoky woodnotes that finally add a certain depth and breadth to the unusual greenness of Nomad Tea. Nomad Tea is a tea scent but I don’t get enough “sweet” out of it to understand why it is in the “sweet” series. The sweet I do get seems combined with the smoke to give me a burnt sugar or caramel note. In all, it’s unusual but not impressive.

14th November, 2009.

As one of the few dissenters here, I loved this. It actually works well with my skin chemistry. On me the mint fades quickly, leaving me with a smokey tea/leaves scent, with a tinge of lemon, tobacco and marijuana.

23rd October, 2007.

It reminds me a bit of wood coffee, actually. They're both sweet and sort of musty, while at the same time quite masculine/boozy/woody. Nomad tea is not fresh on me. It's smoked black tea with rum rather than iced green tea with citrus.

14th August, 2006.

I have to add a note because i changed my mind about this one. yes it does have a slight dentist office beginning, but i found myself wanting to wear it more and more...so much so that i am buying a bottle. it is fresh and sort of business like and at the same time playful. clear but quirky. I do not, however smell anything approaching tea. but it's lovely all the same.

31st January, 2006. (Last Edited: 23rd March, 2006.)