Comme des Garcons 2 is a landmark perfume in the CdG range, and a revered cult classic. Built around invisible incense, the suggestion of ink, and the gentle euphoria of tea, CdG2 is bright and clear, but with an unexpected tenderness. Incredibly diffusive, this EdP retains its structure and presence while also hanging in the air with a barely-there shimmer.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is the scent of a composed, close-range presence: someone who moves through a room with quiet precision, leaving a clean, mineral trace rather than a loud trail. It suits spaces where sharp tailoring, paper, steam and soft light all seem to belong together.
How to wear
Best in cool to mild weather, where its airy structure and strong diffusion can unfold without becoming too sharp. One or two sprays are usually enough; on skin it reads clean and textured, while in the air it lifts into a pale, tea-tinged shimmer with a dry woody finish.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like conceptual, unisex fragrances with a clean but unconventional profile: airy woods, tea, aldehydes and an abstract, almost inky edge. It will appeal to those who prefer quiet originality over sweetness, polish over obvious sensuality, and scents that feel graphic rather than decorative.
Release year
1999
The nose
Christian Astuguevieille is the creative force most closely associated with Comme des Garçons Parfums, shaping the line’s conceptual, anti-perfume direction rather than chasing conventional prettiness. His work for the house is known for abstraction, unusual materials and scents that feel more like ideas than formulas. For Comme des Garçons 2, that approach is especially apt: the fragrance turns tea, aldehydes and an ink-like accord into something airy, graphic and quietly emotional. It sits comfortably within the brand’s taste for tension between clarity and strangeness.
Comme Des Garcons’s story
Comme des Garçons treats perfume as an extension of Rei Kawakubo’s broader design philosophy: anti-conformist, intellectually driven and deliberately outside conventional ideas of beauty. The house favors contradiction, negative space and conceptual freedom, making its fragrances feel like small acts of rebellion rather than decorative accessories.
Comme des Garcons 2’s concept
Released in 1999, Comme des Garçons 2 belongs to the house’s early perfume era, when the line was defining its experimental identity through unconventional materials and abstract structures. It extends the brand’s fascination with invisible or hard-to-name effects, here using tea, aldehydes and an ink suggestion to create a scent that feels lucid, modern and slightly mysterious.
Extra info
Comme des Garçons 2 is part of the brand’s numbered fragrance sequence, following the original Comme des Garçons scent and preceding later releases such as Comme des Garçons 3. It has become a cult classic within the house’s perfume archive.
Comme des Garcons 2 is a landmark perfume in the CdG range, and a revered cult classic. Built around invisible incense, the suggestion of ink, and the gentle euphoria of tea, CdG2 is bright and clear, but with an unexpected tenderness. Incredibly diffusive, this EdP retains its structure and presence while also hanging in the air with a barely-there shimmer.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is the scent of a composed, close-range presence: someone who moves through a room with quiet precision, leaving a clean, mineral trace rather than a loud trail. It suits spaces where sharp tailoring, paper, steam and soft light all seem to belong together.
How to wear
Best in cool to mild weather, where its airy structure and strong diffusion can unfold without becoming too sharp. One or two sprays are usually enough; on skin it reads clean and textured, while in the air it lifts into a pale, tea-tinged shimmer with a dry woody finish.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like conceptual, unisex fragrances with a clean but unconventional profile: airy woods, tea, aldehydes and an abstract, almost inky edge. It will appeal to those who prefer quiet originality over sweetness, polish over obvious sensuality, and scents that feel graphic rather than decorative.
Release year
1999
The nose
Christian Astuguevieille is the creative force most closely associated with Comme des Garçons Parfums, shaping the line’s conceptual, anti-perfume direction rather than chasing conventional prettiness. His work for the house is known for abstraction, unusual materials and scents that feel more like ideas than formulas. For Comme des Garçons 2, that approach is especially apt: the fragrance turns tea, aldehydes and an ink-like accord into something airy, graphic and quietly emotional. It sits comfortably within the brand’s taste for tension between clarity and strangeness.
Comme Des Garcons’s story
Comme des Garçons treats perfume as an extension of Rei Kawakubo’s broader design philosophy: anti-conformist, intellectually driven and deliberately outside conventional ideas of beauty. The house favors contradiction, negative space and conceptual freedom, making its fragrances feel like small acts of rebellion rather than decorative accessories.
Comme des Garcons 2’s concept
Released in 1999, Comme des Garçons 2 belongs to the house’s early perfume era, when the line was defining its experimental identity through unconventional materials and abstract structures. It extends the brand’s fascination with invisible or hard-to-name effects, here using tea, aldehydes and an ink suggestion to create a scent that feels lucid, modern and slightly mysterious.
Extra info
Comme des Garçons 2 is part of the brand’s numbered fragrance sequence, following the original Comme des Garçons scent and preceding later releases such as Comme des Garçons 3. It has become a cult classic within the house’s perfume archive.