Curated by Colette: Hussein Chalayan (2005)
by Colette

One of three “Curated” fragrances from Colette. Hussein Chalayan is an extremely light and fresh scent. The top seems to be a transparent citrus (bergamot?) / floral with a semi-somewhat-aquatic feel to it. This is followed by another transparency: tea, I think – a very subtle tea that I have failed to identify. I think it has a wood base, but don’t hold me to it because this scent is extremely discreet and I can barely smell it. It seems to me like clean-after-a-shower skin, like a breath of fresh air, like a misty fog. Whatever it is, it is definitely unisex, maybe even more masculine than feminine. It is a nice scent and I like it very much, but it has the same problem of most light scents: It is too fleeting; it simply doesn’t last very long. But it IS nice if one is into negligibility… It’s the fragrance to wear when you don’t want people to even suspect that you are wearing fragrance.

2nd May, 2008.