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December 7, 2009 4:21 pm
We haven’t made a secret of the fact that we typically prefer men’s fragrances to women’s; give us a woodsy, vetiver-infused musk over a fruity-floral any day. Unisex scents also tend to top our list of favorites, which is why we’ve always been devoted fans of Costume National. The Italian fashion house has mastered the art of gender-bending through perfume, and its wildly popular Scent is one of the most universally appealing eaux we’ve ever had the pleasure of sniffing. When we recently learned that the company had enlisted Dominique Ropion—a frequent Frédéric Malle collaborator—to create something exclusively for the boys, we had to get a hold of a bottle. It’s been branded as “an original, sensual fragrance, for an essential and timeless man”; we set out to see if its bergamot, cinnamon, clove, and patchouli notes worked as well for an essential and timeless woman. The answer is, kind of. Turns out, Costume National Homme is in fact slightly too mannish for our female pheromones, although it possesses a warm, spicy, almost buttery quality that lingers as it dries down and keeps you coming back for more, if only to get another whiff of its distinctive masculine charm. It’s sort of like a boyfriend’s sweater or scarf that you put on for sentimental purposes, that way. We wish that our significant other wasn’t so diametrically opposed to wearing fragrance. If yours is more amenable, it’d make a great holiday gift that you can both enjoy.
tags: Costume National Homme, Dominique Ropion, Fragrance
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By Jhonnienbr5 on 10/19/10 at 2:12 pm