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Comme des Garcons + Stephen Jones Wisteria Hysteria ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 6 March 2014 16 Comments

Comme des Garçons + Stephen Jones Wisteria Hysteria

Comme des Garçons has launched a second fragrance in conjunction with British milliner Stephen Jones, Wisteria Hysteria (the first was 2008's Comme des Garçons + Stephen Jones). 

"I have a huge wisteria hanging outside my house,” said Jones, who explained its flowers in August give off “the most amazing kind of carnation peppery scent; that was what [the fragrance] was really based on.”

Wisteria Hysteria was developed by perfumer Nathalie Feisthauer. I will update with more detailed notes when I can.

Comme des Garçons + Stephen Jones Wisteria Hysteria is £95 for 55 ml; it can be purchased now at Show Studio.

(quote via wwd, additional information via crash.fr)

Update: the list of notes from Dover Street Market — pepper, clove, frankincense, white wisteria, rose, mate leaf, musk, styrax, benzoin and amber.

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Tagged With: comme des garcons, nathalie feisthauer, stephen jones

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  1. kindcrow says:
    6 March 2014 at 9:41 am

    Carnation peppery? Yes, please. I look forward to seeing a more detailed list of notes.

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    • Robin says:
      6 March 2014 at 10:04 am

      This has shot to the top of my want list for 2014 — don’t really care what the notes are 🙂

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  2. mals86 says:
    6 March 2014 at 10:39 am

    That first thing was such a weird scent. Not unappealing, but it did strange things to my head… violets on lava rock, WHOA.

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    • Robin says:
      6 March 2014 at 11:01 am

      Yes! Vogue used the term “angelic sister” to the original, but hoping it is equally weird.

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  3. Merlin says:
    6 March 2014 at 1:43 pm

    I know the original was described as a spaceship crashing into a field of violets, with an asteroid note – or something like that, but I don’t find it at all bizarre, personally. Violet incense with charred edges and, a sterilized feel. Admittedly, that does sound a bit bizarre, but when I wear it it feels quite conservative!

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    • Merlin says:
      6 March 2014 at 1:44 pm

      The bottle looks very nice in white.

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      • melissa says:
        6 March 2014 at 1:51 pm

        It looks like a meringue cookie. (That’s me agreeing, by the way — it’s a good thing!)

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        • Merlin says:
          6 March 2014 at 2:56 pm

          Lol, i was enjoying its spectral aspect – but now thats ruined forever:p

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          • melissa says:
            6 March 2014 at 3:04 pm

            Haha — what, what cookie? I don’t see any cookie.

          • Merlin says:
            6 March 2014 at 3:26 pm

            Its the ghost of a cookie:)

    • Robin says:
      6 March 2014 at 1:55 pm

      However anyone describes it, I do wish I had a bottle. And love that they’ve used the same shape for this one.

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      • Merlin says:
        6 March 2014 at 2:55 pm

        The ‘love’ response to a scent is, somehow, completely independent of the language that can be used to describe it! I find I can like a scent more, or appreciate it better, after reading a good review, but the moment that my response turns into love seems to have nothing to do with any possible description – even though all sorts of images and ideas may come to mind. Quite odd.

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  4. The Candy Perfume Boy says:
    6 March 2014 at 2:11 pm

    You had me at the name!

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    • Robin says:
      6 March 2014 at 2:23 pm

      Exactly! Best fragrance name of recent memory, easily.

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  5. nathanthomas50 says:
    6 March 2014 at 2:48 pm

    The accompanying video on the website is lovely too !

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  6. hajusuuri says:
    6 March 2014 at 10:16 pm

    Darn…£25 shipping.

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