Comme des Garçons

Hinoki

Floral Fruity · 2008

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Longevity

Moderate

Sillage

Moderate

Occasion

Romantic/Evening

Seasonality

Summer

Cypress, pine and hinoki wood over camphor and thyme, with olibanum adding a resinous depth. Cool and forest-like, it feels dense, contemplative and quietly meditative.

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How Hinoki smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Hinoki leaves its components exposed, shifting as it wears, and keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere.

Warmthtemperate0.36

Hinoki sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber. That is 26th percentile for warmth across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Projectionmid-range0.45

Hinoki sits mid-range on projection, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle. That is 33rd percentile for projection across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Riskmid-range0.50

Hinoki sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is 89th percentile for risk across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Textureexposed0.81

Hinoki leaves its components exposed, shifting as it wears. That is among the highest in the catalogue for texture across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessdry0.28

Hinoki keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 29th percentile for sweetness across 5,322 scored fragrances.

Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.

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