Reviews of Kenzo pour Homme by Kenzo
So after receiving a bundle of miniatures, one curious bottle immediately stood out: a small, dark blue-green form that looked more like a windswept tree trunk than a conventional flacon. It was a far cry from the usual masculine shapes—no rectangles, squares, or rigid cylinders here. This was something organic, something alive—curved, asymmetric, evoking natural growth and movement.
And the scent? Dare I say, it’s like nothing else I’ve had my nose on.
People often mention Cool Water in the same breath—likely because both are aquatic in nature and hail from the early ’90s—but that’s where the comparison ends for me. Where Cool Water feels synthetic and sporty, Kenzo Pour Homme feels elemental—like standing at the edge of the sea at dusk, the wind carrying brine, driftwood, and a distant whisper of something green and herbal. There’s a meditative stillness to it, but also motion—like waves gently lapping at a rocky shore.
It’s not trying to be sexy, loud, or alpha. Instead, it’s serene, windswept, and quietly confident. A true outlier in the world of men’s fragrance, and in my opinion, a little masterpiece.
And the scent? Dare I say, it’s like nothing else I’ve had my nose on.
People often mention Cool Water in the same breath—likely because both are aquatic in nature and hail from the early ’90s—but that’s where the comparison ends for me. Where Cool Water feels synthetic and sporty, Kenzo Pour Homme feels elemental—like standing at the edge of the sea at dusk, the wind carrying brine, driftwood, and a distant whisper of something green and herbal. There’s a meditative stillness to it, but also motion—like waves gently lapping at a rocky shore.
It’s not trying to be sexy, loud, or alpha. Instead, it’s serene, windswept, and quietly confident. A true outlier in the world of men’s fragrance, and in my opinion, a little masterpiece.
I just recieved a mid to late 1990s bottle today (first bottle style but blue textured box). So far i think this is incredible, i would have been wearing this my entire life if i had experienced it when i was a kid. These are initial impressions, but this has a freshness i dont think ive quite smelled in anything else, a very deep and thickly built freshness. I actually dont really picture the ocean when i smell this, i get a vivid picture of hiking on a forested mountain and taking a deep breath of very cold air, makes you feel alive lol. Perhaps thats dramatic but im really diggin this alot. I may come back for a deeper dive review once ive worn it a bit. Two thumbs up for sure though i.m.o.
P.s. im a big conifer note fan, and i think the use of balsam fir in the base is amazing, it truly shines in the drydown.
P.s. im a big conifer note fan, and i think the use of balsam fir in the base is amazing, it truly shines in the drydown.
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I was able to locate a vintage version of Kenzo Pour Homme for a song and it's true that it is an extraordinary manifestation of modern perfume in 1991, arguably smelling ahead of its time. It took the template of the dihydro-myrcenol heavy aquatics of Cool Water and such, rendering it more floral, woody, and dare I say, "arty." It was a harbinger of what would appear in niche perfumery at the turn of the following century.
This version (I can't speak for current or recent formulations) has dimensions to it. The citrus resonates and the pine is plangent and shadowy, the aquatic accord does not screech and feels almost meditative. Most notably, there are florals, spices, and herbs that add what I can only describe as "reverb" to the whole experience. A bit of lily of the valley, even a bit of carnation, awash with waves of ozonic freshness.
The dry down is nearly chypre-like, gradually warming into sandalwood, moss, and amber. There is so much texture overall, that it verges on vertiginous, much like standing on a cliff by the ocean. It is such a captivating wear, not to mention nostalgic, as there are moments where I recall having smelled this in the atmosphere of my youth.
This version (I can't speak for current or recent formulations) has dimensions to it. The citrus resonates and the pine is plangent and shadowy, the aquatic accord does not screech and feels almost meditative. Most notably, there are florals, spices, and herbs that add what I can only describe as "reverb" to the whole experience. A bit of lily of the valley, even a bit of carnation, awash with waves of ozonic freshness.
The dry down is nearly chypre-like, gradually warming into sandalwood, moss, and amber. There is so much texture overall, that it verges on vertiginous, much like standing on a cliff by the ocean. It is such a captivating wear, not to mention nostalgic, as there are moments where I recall having smelled this in the atmosphere of my youth.
This fragrance is unique and evocative of the ocean, but it has an artificial feel to it, almost like a simulation. It's not a hyper-realistic or salty scent like Hermes' Epice Marine. Instead, it feels synthetic, like you're standing on an artificial pier while seagulls drop coniferous vegetation around you.
While the reviewer has sold their bottle and wasn't the biggest fan of the scent, they still appreciate the composition and creativity that went into creating it.
While the reviewer has sold their bottle and wasn't the biggest fan of the scent, they still appreciate the composition and creativity that went into creating it.
This stuff was revolution in a bottle, anathema to the "old guard" tastemakers that needed everything to smell rich and redolent, but also a bizarre non-fragrance to more modern noses used to the synthetics that this one heaped on in globs, and that is the point of Kenzo pour Homme (1991). The "fresh revolution" as I like to nickname it was already ushered in by forebearers like Guy Laroche Drakkar Noir (1982), Creed Green Irish Tweed (1985), and the first recognized modern aquatic of Davidoff Cool Water (1988), but these fragrances tethered something natural to the core of their being to reign in the abstraction. Drakkar Noir set this precedent by countering the dihydromyrcenol and dimetol with a soapy lavender fougère structure evolved from Paco Rabanne pour Homme (1973), while Green Irish Tweed had a backdrop of verbena, iris, and violet leaf for it's exercise in vividness. Cool Water piggybacked off Green Irish Tweed and swapped the green florals for mint, lavender, and soft amber, so the modus operandi for many that followed was set. New West by Aramis (1988) balanced a calone mega-dose with a chypre structure, while Calvin Klein Eternity for Men (1989) sandwiched a fougère accord between aromachemical bread slices. Kenzo pour Homme throws caution to the wind however, saying screw sensibilities, pushing the "freshness" front and center, then building the rest of itself around that rather than trying to blend down aromachemicals. You'll either love or hate this scent, but it was a signifier of the future. Christian Mathieu makes paradoxically his most challenging yet widely celebrated work here with Kenzo pour Homme, and although the punishing dose of aromachemicals here wouldn't be repeated with this level of cynicism until 20+ years later, Kenzo pour Homme still set a new precedent for better or worse.
To say Kenzo pour Homme is an aquatic would be mostly fair, as it is based around the same "aquatic" elements of citral, dimetol, dihydromyrcenol, calone-1951, various floral ozonic melon elements jacked to 11 like floralzone, melonal, lyral (replaced by florhydral in newer batches), eugenol, and so forth. There is so little "real" about the opening it is almost jarring to the senses, like looking at an uncanny valley for your nose. Extremely crisp, metallic, and cold from what also smells like a bit of something camphoraceous, Kenzo pour Homme establishes its "sea notes" theme right away, sending in the robot flowers brigade into the heart, where a litany of things from rose and carnation to jasmine, muguet, and orris are listed but God so help me all I get is hedione high-cis powering a vague rosy wall of white noise similar to what MFK employs now. Somehow Kenzo pour Homme remains likeable, like a perfected smile on an unfeeling android face, then softens into a woody base that differs depending on vintage, since some naturals appear here in earlier bottles. If you have the capped "bamboo" bottle, you'll get something closer to a sandalwood base, with a bit of creaminess that is made green and dry by vetiver, cedar, and fir, then padded out with oakmoss for diffusion. Early testers with integrated sprayers that look like current bottles but missing the star pattern also have this formula. Once you move to the integrated sprayers that look like hilts to a Katana with the star, the base gets much drier and more woody, as the sandalwood is gone, the oakmoss dialed down (then replaced with evernyl), and the cedar/pine notes taking over. Both cases will have you swimming in late-stage iris ionones and patchouli terpenes in the drydown, lest you think the aromachemicals were done with you, but older versions wear a little sweeter from the sandalwood and oakmoss.
I don't have to talk about performance with this one, as we have a rare aquatic that's notorious for its "beastmode" performance despite being subtle in terms of compositional style. The kind of "aggressive beige" pleasantness of Kenzo pour Homme is best compared to a Taco Bell interior from the 1990's, with cheap materials and pastel colors set in cream colored plastics that individually look benign, but when combined create the interior design equivalent of Divine's stage makeup. Kenzo pour Homme lasts a day in vintage, and still probably a good 10 hours in newer forms. Kenzo pour Homme was meant to get louder with the application of heat, so even though you may think it's best in summer, Kenzo pour Homme can become a monster if not applied discretely. Unsurprisingly, this one has strong winter legs too since your body heat will crank up the woody base so it easily becomes a year-round signature if this is your bag. I'm lead to my final point with this realization of accidental versatility through potency: who is Kenzo pour Homme meant for from a marketing standpoint? The late Kenzo Takada (RIP) was a forward-thinking "avant-garde" figure similar to Japanese fashion peer Issey Miyake, so I think the real answer is "everyone, no one". Kenzo pour Homme predicted the obsession with extroversion and mass appeal men's designer fragrances would develop in coming decades, then parodies the thing it helped set in motion by just being so damned extra, yet somehow is still perfume high art like the old chypres vintage snobs stick out their pinkies when spraying. Kenzo pour Homme is an old shock rock singer a la King Diamond, with an outward appearance poised to offend until you realize they have an impressive set of pipes. If you need freshness like you need a kick to the face, this is for you. Thumbs up.
To say Kenzo pour Homme is an aquatic would be mostly fair, as it is based around the same "aquatic" elements of citral, dimetol, dihydromyrcenol, calone-1951, various floral ozonic melon elements jacked to 11 like floralzone, melonal, lyral (replaced by florhydral in newer batches), eugenol, and so forth. There is so little "real" about the opening it is almost jarring to the senses, like looking at an uncanny valley for your nose. Extremely crisp, metallic, and cold from what also smells like a bit of something camphoraceous, Kenzo pour Homme establishes its "sea notes" theme right away, sending in the robot flowers brigade into the heart, where a litany of things from rose and carnation to jasmine, muguet, and orris are listed but God so help me all I get is hedione high-cis powering a vague rosy wall of white noise similar to what MFK employs now. Somehow Kenzo pour Homme remains likeable, like a perfected smile on an unfeeling android face, then softens into a woody base that differs depending on vintage, since some naturals appear here in earlier bottles. If you have the capped "bamboo" bottle, you'll get something closer to a sandalwood base, with a bit of creaminess that is made green and dry by vetiver, cedar, and fir, then padded out with oakmoss for diffusion. Early testers with integrated sprayers that look like current bottles but missing the star pattern also have this formula. Once you move to the integrated sprayers that look like hilts to a Katana with the star, the base gets much drier and more woody, as the sandalwood is gone, the oakmoss dialed down (then replaced with evernyl), and the cedar/pine notes taking over. Both cases will have you swimming in late-stage iris ionones and patchouli terpenes in the drydown, lest you think the aromachemicals were done with you, but older versions wear a little sweeter from the sandalwood and oakmoss.
I don't have to talk about performance with this one, as we have a rare aquatic that's notorious for its "beastmode" performance despite being subtle in terms of compositional style. The kind of "aggressive beige" pleasantness of Kenzo pour Homme is best compared to a Taco Bell interior from the 1990's, with cheap materials and pastel colors set in cream colored plastics that individually look benign, but when combined create the interior design equivalent of Divine's stage makeup. Kenzo pour Homme lasts a day in vintage, and still probably a good 10 hours in newer forms. Kenzo pour Homme was meant to get louder with the application of heat, so even though you may think it's best in summer, Kenzo pour Homme can become a monster if not applied discretely. Unsurprisingly, this one has strong winter legs too since your body heat will crank up the woody base so it easily becomes a year-round signature if this is your bag. I'm lead to my final point with this realization of accidental versatility through potency: who is Kenzo pour Homme meant for from a marketing standpoint? The late Kenzo Takada (RIP) was a forward-thinking "avant-garde" figure similar to Japanese fashion peer Issey Miyake, so I think the real answer is "everyone, no one". Kenzo pour Homme predicted the obsession with extroversion and mass appeal men's designer fragrances would develop in coming decades, then parodies the thing it helped set in motion by just being so damned extra, yet somehow is still perfume high art like the old chypres vintage snobs stick out their pinkies when spraying. Kenzo pour Homme is an old shock rock singer a la King Diamond, with an outward appearance poised to offend until you realize they have an impressive set of pipes. If you need freshness like you need a kick to the face, this is for you. Thumbs up.
Just about a thumbs up from me.
I owned this back in the mid 90's. It was a great and very unique fragrance. Just recently bought the current version. It is 70% the same but something is missing. This is lighter. The original was much deeper and darker. This one lack a bit of body. There is also a slight hairspray thing going on! Still smells decent.
Original version - 8/10
Current version - 6/10
I owned this back in the mid 90's. It was a great and very unique fragrance. Just recently bought the current version. It is 70% the same but something is missing. This is lighter. The original was much deeper and darker. This one lack a bit of body. There is also a slight hairspray thing going on! Still smells decent.
Original version - 8/10
Current version - 6/10
Horrific perfume. I was really excited to try this out as I read so many great reviews about this smelling like a true oceanic/marine fragrance with lifelike oceanic seaweed notes as well as driftwood and Japanese aquatic florals.
However it smelled nothing of the sort. Upon spraying it on my skin, it was an extremely strong and almost pungent odour. It's the first time I have ever coughed when smelling a fragrance.
After that, I immediately smelled STRONG rubber along with some sort of florals in the background. No marine notes, not even an aquatic calone note. No vegetation and no seaweed.
Just extremely strong rubber along with some sort of sweet florals in the background. And this same scent lasted for hours and hours. The longevity and sillage were both incredible. But yes, rubber and florals for hours and hours is pretty horrid.
I returned my full bottle pretty much immediately. Don't understand the rave reviews this fragrance gets, and I'm not an aquatics-basher (in fact aquatics are my favourite genre and dominate my wardrobe).
However it smelled nothing of the sort. Upon spraying it on my skin, it was an extremely strong and almost pungent odour. It's the first time I have ever coughed when smelling a fragrance.
After that, I immediately smelled STRONG rubber along with some sort of florals in the background. No marine notes, not even an aquatic calone note. No vegetation and no seaweed.
Just extremely strong rubber along with some sort of sweet florals in the background. And this same scent lasted for hours and hours. The longevity and sillage were both incredible. But yes, rubber and florals for hours and hours is pretty horrid.
I returned my full bottle pretty much immediately. Don't understand the rave reviews this fragrance gets, and I'm not an aquatics-basher (in fact aquatics are my favourite genre and dominate my wardrobe).
An average greeny woody male fragrance.
Not that nice but also inoffensive. Perhaps may have a result with the right skin chemistry.
The patchouli and geranium wafting around in the background undoes it for me.
Fragrance: 3/5
Projection: 4/5
Longevity: 4/5
Not that nice but also inoffensive. Perhaps may have a result with the right skin chemistry.
The patchouli and geranium wafting around in the background undoes it for me.
Fragrance: 3/5
Projection: 4/5
Longevity: 4/5
Kenzo's First Male Fragrance Release and what an entry level fragrance they released. Kenzo is keeping the name of KPH alive with multiple flankers in recent years and hopefully the new generation discovers this scent.
Nose behind this is Christian Mathieu and this shall be his best release even thought his resume is fairly bare.
The idea behind KPH was to build a fragrance around the idea of dark blue/green vegetal aspect and the marine world. The blue bamboo as seen on the original bottle.
Upon smelling KPH is transported me to the deep edge of the sea right away, there was not winding down period here, just delve in. You get hit with many facets including some citruses, aquatic notes, woods and florals. KPH shows depth that many aquatics lack in this modern male perfumery world. This isn't your stereotypical aquatic, it's dark blue. You aren't just on a boat and the sea is around you, you are scuba diving deep down in the water, it's not crystal clear anymore, it's dark blue... you smell vegetation around you.
I smelt a plastic note here that is a little different (some say rubber) , it reminds me going with the aquatic theme here of the plastic key holders they give you for your keys to your boat so you don't lose your keys in the water. I love the work of the sage and pine in this scent. The sage gave KPH an edge almost peppery, the pine is not strong however resonates throughout the scent.
Contrary to reviews on here I get quite a bit of florals like many 90's counterparts utilized (ADG with jasmine) and it works with the overall theme here in KPH.
Overall KPH is a true warrior in the early 90's aquatic years. There's no too many survivors that are still doing well to this day. Kenzo Pour Homme made it's mark on the fragrance industry and it truly made a mark with me during my testing for my review on youtube on me.
Kenzo Pour Homme can easily be a signature scent for anyone, easy to throw on, can be great for someone just starting out since I see it sold for cheap online or a true veteran fragrance head since it has some very interesting parts to it. The development is quite linear however it's an easy transition and flawless delivery by the perfumier. It's work appropriate and on me it was not a huge compliment getter.
Projection: 6
Longevity: 6 (5-6 hours)
Compliment Factor: 6 (average)
Uniqueness: 7
Pricing VS what you get: 10
Versatility: 9 (very high)
Smell: 8 (solid)
Overall: 8 (very solid release)
Buy Try or Pass: I recommend this one as a Try (it worth a shot to sniff)
Nose behind this is Christian Mathieu and this shall be his best release even thought his resume is fairly bare.
The idea behind KPH was to build a fragrance around the idea of dark blue/green vegetal aspect and the marine world. The blue bamboo as seen on the original bottle.
Upon smelling KPH is transported me to the deep edge of the sea right away, there was not winding down period here, just delve in. You get hit with many facets including some citruses, aquatic notes, woods and florals. KPH shows depth that many aquatics lack in this modern male perfumery world. This isn't your stereotypical aquatic, it's dark blue. You aren't just on a boat and the sea is around you, you are scuba diving deep down in the water, it's not crystal clear anymore, it's dark blue... you smell vegetation around you.
I smelt a plastic note here that is a little different (some say rubber) , it reminds me going with the aquatic theme here of the plastic key holders they give you for your keys to your boat so you don't lose your keys in the water. I love the work of the sage and pine in this scent. The sage gave KPH an edge almost peppery, the pine is not strong however resonates throughout the scent.
Contrary to reviews on here I get quite a bit of florals like many 90's counterparts utilized (ADG with jasmine) and it works with the overall theme here in KPH.
Overall KPH is a true warrior in the early 90's aquatic years. There's no too many survivors that are still doing well to this day. Kenzo Pour Homme made it's mark on the fragrance industry and it truly made a mark with me during my testing for my review on youtube on me.
Kenzo Pour Homme can easily be a signature scent for anyone, easy to throw on, can be great for someone just starting out since I see it sold for cheap online or a true veteran fragrance head since it has some very interesting parts to it. The development is quite linear however it's an easy transition and flawless delivery by the perfumier. It's work appropriate and on me it was not a huge compliment getter.
Projection: 6
Longevity: 6 (5-6 hours)
Compliment Factor: 6 (average)
Uniqueness: 7
Pricing VS what you get: 10
Versatility: 9 (very high)
Smell: 8 (solid)
Overall: 8 (very solid release)
Buy Try or Pass: I recommend this one as a Try (it worth a shot to sniff)
First spray and it reminded me of a greener version of Mugler Cologne. It has Mugler's soapy fresh sensation, but with less citrus and more vegetative green elements. Like you've taken a shower in your garden or bathed outside. As it dries, it turns into more of a wood soap scent, maybe a little resinous or rubbery, but the fresh element lasts throughout. A pretty unique fragrance in both scent and performance. In the heat, Kenzo can be a real powerhouse, so I only give 2 sprays and it lasts all day. Glad I bought this one and I'll wear it often in the humid Gulf Coast summer.
Indeed a unique fragrance man i love this stuff....today i smelled a sample,cause a lot of scents from when i was younger do not appeal to me anymore but the ones i did bought do all smell excellent so far.Very fresh and oriental woody scent that just stands out among the rest.....
A really unique fragrance, but that's where the story kind of ends. It has such a complex array of notes that the overall fragrance is very hard to places, and perhaps refuses to be classified. There is a blast of calone and green notes up top with spices, and vague hints of a floral theme. There is an unnatural oily calming effect. Though I like the opening, it's from the heart onwards that I begin to not like it so much. The aquatic vibe subsides a bit and a woody phase emerges, except that this combination in this particular case I personally don't find agreeable at all. It becomes more of a synthetic green-aquatic-woody-spicy mess. It does project an image of a deep blue sea and a dark sky at the crack of dawn like the commercial, except that all of it is a bit unnatural. While I am not averse to 'synthetic' smelling fragrances and adore many of them (the latest incarnation of Cool Water being an example), this particular blend doesn't do it for me. Finally, projection is average and longevity is decent.
Try it out if you're looking for a different kind of aquatic. Though I don't like its development on my skin, it's still a quality fragrance.
Try it out if you're looking for a different kind of aquatic. Though I don't like its development on my skin, it's still a quality fragrance.
Ok, so I appreciate the uniqueness of this fragrance. I have sampled hundreds of colognes and haven't smelled anything that even resembles Kenzo Homme. Many people mentioned a rubber note, and I can sort of detect something like that. I also detect the plastic or "glue" note that others complained about.
I don't really find this fragrance to be aquatic or salty/oceanic at all. To me, it smells like some oddball avant-garde women's perfume. I agree with the person who said that this could pass as a perfume that you would smell on an old woman. But not in a good way.
Here's what comes to my mind when I smell this: A tanker truck is hauling a chemical that you have never heard of and can't even begin to pronounce. The tanker jack-knifes on the interstate and crashes, spilling its contents all over the road. You try to hold your breath, but you inevitably take in a huge whiff of the chemical... of Kenzo Homme.
I don't really find this fragrance to be aquatic or salty/oceanic at all. To me, it smells like some oddball avant-garde women's perfume. I agree with the person who said that this could pass as a perfume that you would smell on an old woman. But not in a good way.
Here's what comes to my mind when I smell this: A tanker truck is hauling a chemical that you have never heard of and can't even begin to pronounce. The tanker jack-knifes on the interstate and crashes, spilling its contents all over the road. You try to hold your breath, but you inevitably take in a huge whiff of the chemical... of Kenzo Homme.
In one word: Unique.
Created in 1991 and has stood the test of time. Nothing like it in the world of aquatic fragrances. It is maturity in that curved bottle. I see virile and confident men wearing this. Longevity and sillage are way above average. It is a serious fragrance...no joke...no play play.
I dig it big time.
Created in 1991 and has stood the test of time. Nothing like it in the world of aquatic fragrances. It is maturity in that curved bottle. I see virile and confident men wearing this. Longevity and sillage are way above average. It is a serious fragrance...no joke...no play play.
I dig it big time.
This fragrance is absolutely classical. You don't find aquatics like this anymore. I bought it for the first time when it was introduced and to this day, I still love it. It smells of a fresh summer day at the beach. It has very nice aquatic notes that makes me and my nose very happy. It lasts a good 7-8 hours on me.
Definitely not aquatic, despite all the water imagery in the ads and descriptions. A very heavy, dark scent; I had to think of elderly ladies. That may not be the most flattering association, but Kenzo pour Homme is actually quite pleasant, once you get a little used to it. Definitely interesting and bold.
Genre: Aquatic
One of the original Calone bomb aquatics, and still one of the best. Why? First because it's actually more complex in olfactory structure and development than most of what followed it. Besides ozone, brine, melon, and cedar, Kenzo pour Homme cycles through spices, floral notes, moss(!), and iris in its oceanic peregrinations. Second, because it's at once more subtle and better blended than most of its peers. Too many aquatics smell like products for cleaning shower stalls or chemical spills on my skin, but not this one. Kenzo pour Homme smells like an abstract rendering of sea and sky: expansive, outdoorsy, and uplifting. Of all the mainstream aquatic scents I've tried, I recommend either this or the equally good, though very different, Bvlgari Aqva.
One of the original Calone bomb aquatics, and still one of the best. Why? First because it's actually more complex in olfactory structure and development than most of what followed it. Besides ozone, brine, melon, and cedar, Kenzo pour Homme cycles through spices, floral notes, moss(!), and iris in its oceanic peregrinations. Second, because it's at once more subtle and better blended than most of its peers. Too many aquatics smell like products for cleaning shower stalls or chemical spills on my skin, but not this one. Kenzo pour Homme smells like an abstract rendering of sea and sky: expansive, outdoorsy, and uplifting. Of all the mainstream aquatic scents I've tried, I recommend either this or the equally good, though very different, Bvlgari Aqva.
Kenzo - Kenzo pour Homme
A modern fougere-styled scent for people in the urban city. I recall it as very greenish with raw edges to it. It smells how fern feels like when you pick it from a tree and rub it between your fingers. It has a spiced-oily touch to it which I like very much. Here it smells quite natural but the rest is a sort of kakafonie of sharp synthetic notes. The start is basically the best thing about it, the rest is hollow and a bit dull, it walks a familiar path. Spicy-green like cederwood with a whiff of gasoline, plus lavender, vetiver and oakmoss in a cloud of salty, airy and slightly soapy seabreeze-ness. I also get a thin bubblegum/hairspray-note that gives it a sticky feel. Kenzo is easygoing, solid and sits quietly on the skin. A very 'ok'-like scent.
It is a green breeze that chameleons itself to a city full of concrete, metal and glass. I imagine if everyone was wearing this in New York-city, it would give the suggestion that it was full of trees instead of skyscrapers. Very mild thumbs up.
A modern fougere-styled scent for people in the urban city. I recall it as very greenish with raw edges to it. It smells how fern feels like when you pick it from a tree and rub it between your fingers. It has a spiced-oily touch to it which I like very much. Here it smells quite natural but the rest is a sort of kakafonie of sharp synthetic notes. The start is basically the best thing about it, the rest is hollow and a bit dull, it walks a familiar path. Spicy-green like cederwood with a whiff of gasoline, plus lavender, vetiver and oakmoss in a cloud of salty, airy and slightly soapy seabreeze-ness. I also get a thin bubblegum/hairspray-note that gives it a sticky feel. Kenzo is easygoing, solid and sits quietly on the skin. A very 'ok'-like scent.
It is a green breeze that chameleons itself to a city full of concrete, metal and glass. I imagine if everyone was wearing this in New York-city, it would give the suggestion that it was full of trees instead of skyscrapers. Very mild thumbs up.
A strange scent to put a finger on. Definately not an aquatic. has an almost cleaning chemical smell. I have the Woody version and like it much more than this.
review by stefly321 Bought this for £10 GBP. It was reduced because they where changing the bottle design. Its a great summer fragrance and doesn't have a smell that relates it to other frag's, so makes it quite unique, in my opinion anyway.
Super unique, in a good way. Just not many scents that smell like this nowadays. Very refreshing. It get a soapy vibe, mixed in with a fermented, fizzy soda like quality. Very airy but sort of powdery and silky smooth. Excellent longevity. One of my favorite designers. This fragrance is the type that makes you pause and think, think deep, as it stimulates the mind and soul.
My favorite designer fragrance. Every time i smell it it's just wow, it has its own charm and individuality. This a staple in my wardrobe.
having it on heavy rotation made me sick of this, but this juice is a true masterpiece with sillage and pure class oozing!
This scent is definitely oceanic, and overall one of the better aquatics that I have tried. I would say this smells remarkably similar to Sprite, Mountain Dew and 7UP, so if you like the smell of lime soda, definitely try this one.