The Perfume Library

Odeur 53

6.6

Comme des Garçons · 1998

Fresh · Floral · Aquatic

Comme des Garçons Odeur 53 is a cool, synthetic-leaning unisex scent that suits the light, clean air of spring and summer. The notes have no top, heart and base split, so the scent reads as a single whole. Fresh laundry, metal, oxygen and grass together give a sterile, airy impression, while nail polish and stone pull that cleanness in a synthetic, mineral direction. Fresh, floral and aquatic accords sit alongside a green and slightly smoky side. Longevity and sillage are moderate. Most voters pick spring and summer, and daily wear, leisure and business are the settings named most often. Votes split between masculine and feminine, which fits its unisex stance. Comme des Garçons Odeur 71 and Pryn Parfum Jardin d'Iris have a close profile.

Flora Jade / Jade

7.8

Yardley · 2014

Fresh · Citrus · Floral

Yardley Flora Jade / Jade is a fresh, green and floral women's scent that opens on bergamot, galbanum and peach. Its longevity and sillage are moderate: not heavy, and felt mostly close by. Most voters pick spring and summer, and daily wear, leisure and office are the settings named most often. Voters mostly find it feminine, with some calling it modern. The top pairs the citrus of bergamot with the green bite of galbanum and the soft fruit of peach. The heart of rose, ylang-ylang, jasmine and iris is floral and powdery. The base of patchouli, moss and sandalwood leaves a woody, chypre-like footing. Estēe Lauder Private Collection Jasmine White Moss and Penhaligon's Jubilee Bouquet have a close profile.