COMME DES GARÇONS Niche Unisex Perfumes Scent One Hinoki

Monocle Scent One: Hinoki - The mysticism of Japanese wooden baths Born from a collaboration between Comme des Garçons and Monocle magazine in 2008, this perfume is an ode to Hinoki wood, a sacred Japanese cypress used to build temples and palaces. The fragrance recreates the sensory experience of bathing in a traditional wooden tub (ofuro) on a cool morning in Kyoto, surrounded by the tranquility of a damp forest. The inspiration for this fragrance comes from a perfectly calm and slightly chilly spring morning spent soaking in a bath at Tawaraya in Kyoto. Olfactory family: Woody The top notes are cypress, camphor, black pepper, and green notes. The heart notes are pine, woody notes, hinoki cypress wood, cedar, and thyme. The base notes are frankincense, vetiver, juniper, and oakmoss. Monocle Scent One: Hinoki Hinoki is a minimalist, austere, and profoundly spiritual fragrance. Its opening is cool and almost medicinal due to the camphor, but it quickly evolves into a dry, resinous, w