parfums*PARFUMS series 8 Energy C: Lemon (2008)
by Comme des Garçons

Welp, an avant guard take on the traditional Eau de Cologne? This is ok but it's a fun energy boost and goes into a woodsy drydown. It's nice enough but not something I go gaga for.

18th November, 2009.

Opens quite calmly with clean and soft lemon. Never becoming tart Energy C is a pleasant lemon fragrance that I’d be more than happy to smell on others. That said as I’m not an ‘upfront’ lemon fragrance wearer it’s unlikely to ever be on my skin again. There may well be more elements present in the perfume but I can’t say I get any of them, which is fair enough as it’s nice enough as it stands.

Due to it’s decent longevity and straight up simplicity it’s on the better side of a neutral review. As I’m fairly indifferent about lemon scents this one was never going to get a thumbs up. I hope you have the weather to enjoy it.

14th September, 2009. (Last Edited: 5th October, 2009.)

There are families of scents that Comme des Garcons does extremely well (eg. Wood, Incense, Leaves- especially Tea) and then there are their fragrances that leave you wondering why CdG even bothered. So far, CdG's citrus/"Energy C" series has been more than a little disappointing to a die-hard citrus lover like me. CdG's Lemon perfume smells like "lemon-scented" dishwashing liquid. It is vaguely sweet and bland, and has no complexity or zestiness at all. CdG's Lemon is very similar in style to CdG's Citrico and I am shocked that there is a market for either of these, let alone both.

If you want a truly well-made citrus perfume, I would highly recommend Lostmarc'h Din Dan, Editions Frederic Malle's Bigarade Concentree, i Profumi di Firenze's Limone di Sicilia or Guerlain's Aqua Allegoria Pampelune.

Here are the notes, courtesy of Luckyscent: Bergamot, yellow lemon, citron, cardamom, angelica, incense, musk, vetiver.

21st July, 2008.