Concrete, for Comme des Garçons Concrete.
Comme des Garcons Andy Warhol’s You’re In ~ new fragrance
Comme des Garçons will launch Andy Warhol’s You’re In, a new unisex fragrance, this week. Andy Warhol’s You’re In is a riff on Warhol’s artwork You’re In, which featured Coca-Cola bottles painted silver and filled with a cheap citrus cologne from a supermarket. 10% of the proceeds will go to the Warhol Foundation…
Comme des Garcons Concrete ~ fragrance review
Comme des Garçons’ latest fragrance is called Concrete. But Comme des Garçons says the fragrance isn’t about concrete at all — it’s a deconstructed sandalwood. It’s also supposed to evoke New York City. So, which is it?
None of these, if you ask me. To me, Concrete is a sweet and creamy, yet industrial-smelling fragrance, sort of like warm custard in a wet alley near freshly plastered walls…
Wow
This accord I scribbled down, and when we got a second chance I showed it to our evaluation team and marketing and press team, they all said, “It’s bullshit, it’s not a perfume it’s an accord,” and I said, “So what? They’re not looking for a perfume if you ask me. I mean we had great fragrances but they said ‘no, it’s commercial’” so I convinced them to show him that, and when she came back she had like a banana [smile] on her face like “wow”.
— Perfumer Mark Buxton talks about developing Comme des Garcons Eau de Parfum (1994; the one that "works like a medicine and behaves like a drug"), and other things; read more at A Sensory Journey: Mark Buxton at Wonderland.
Comme des Garcons Concrete ~ new fragrance
Comme des Garçons will launch Concrete, a new fragrance. Concrete is meant to contrast the harder “concrete” surface of the bottle, and the softer fragrance inside…