Except that you should.
I think it was with CK one (or was it Acqua di Gio) when I said that with fresh fragrances there’s not much space for smelling “different.” But this is not is not going to apply to this one.
The cool thing about Kenzo Homme is that, although there is no passage from top to medium notes, and it is fairly static in its development (erudite talk for “it remains pretty much the same from beginning to end”), there is so much stuff in it that it can become a guess game until you get bored: here’s what I picked: salty water, pine, citrus, kitchen herbs (sage, I think) and lavender.
No wonder then, that, although most people feel it very aquatic (and I’m one of them), some feel it very woody. It is, of course both things, and you can imagine the opening like lying under a pine tree on a beach, with some annoying kid running and splashing salted water all over you.
Kenzo for Men dries down relatively quickly so re-spraying it is an option (but maybe my skin, normally a sponge for fresh fragrances, is not the best of references), especially when the pine – which gives the stinging aroma – starts to fade.
Kenzo Pour Homme has been on the market since 1991 (created by Christian Mathieu) and is one of the cleanest-smelling perfumes I have met so far, with the aromatic notes hardly making it any warmer.
If it was foamy it would be a great shaving cream, and if it was a color, it would be this:
Kenzo perfume for men
Kenzo Homme
