What Comme Des Garcons Incense Series ?

I think of both Kyoto and Avignon as "cool" incense; I would mix it up with a "cool" and a "hot" if I had to choose two. The two I think of as "hot" are Jaisalmer and Ouarzatate.

When I was interested in these frags I got a set of samples on E-Bay from LiquidArt. I've ordered a lot of samples and 1/3oz decants from this guy and he never fails. He's at: http://stores.ebay.com/Liquid-Art_W0...toreviewQQtZkm

You can see his set of 5 samples here:
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I like all these in the series, but my favorites are Kyoto and Avignon, with Quarzazate climbing fast to number 1.
The consensus pick on B-notes seems to be Kyoto, and it's great, but I actually am enjoying the both Avignon(straight ahead frankincense) and Quarzazate(Black pepper and Sage) more at the moment - they are just a bit bolder and interesting. Kyoto might be a winner in the fall though.....
Good luck.
Slim

Of the five, my favorites are Avignon - a dead ringer for Roman Catholic church incense and Jaisalmer - incense and warm spices, just lovely.

I'd go with Kyoto and Zagorsk.

Jeff

It's all good so get all five! Go to the CdG boutique in Chelsea and sample them. Since it is a hot summer I'd start out with Jaisalmer. Then go for Kyoto for the fall. Avignon is a shocker, smells hot and dry so a good summer in the city type. Reminds me of the hot smell of old tenements about to torch the sky. Ouarzazate is the sleeper. Zagorsk is racy evergreen adventure.

Kyoto is most popular so I started with Zagorsk instead. It almost burns when it goes on. Then the coool head takes over. Very different and has the brisk contemporary edge. Kyoto is more quaint than Zagorsk. These two seemed most distinctive initially.

Then I got Avignon. Somehow the arid firebomb got to me. Like sitting on a centuries old church bench wearing incense saturated leather pants while a defroked priest hums and drones through an animal head. Zagorsk has the beast head too but with furry skins instead of the leather.

Next came Jaisalmer. Wanted a cozier spice coating over the hot Avignon note and got it. Wears well in humid summers amidst flowing weedery and roaming elephant grass, sipping tea and huffing chillums.

Finally broke down and ordered the all too subtle Ouarzazate for the even more hot tinder Avignon heresy with Parisian exotic orientalia simulation. Ouarzazate is wearable when global climatic revenge gets really torrid. They'll have to sink the snozz rignt into your skin to get any of it.

I saved samadhi Kyoto for last. Saved the best for last. That tea house full moon teak tranquility sits alone on my wish list. Like sitting silent under the starry pagoda listening to the moon.

Get em all!

Click on this link: It's a poll about series 3 - Incenses

http://www.basenotes.net/community/Y...num=1119042818

Kyoto is the best for me. But I have discovered Jaisalmer, with a v. nice gaiac wood note. You won't get gaiac and spices with incense that often:-)

For a lover of pine and citrus scents, which one would enyone choose among the five?

The ones in your other thread about citrus and pine.