Costume National · 2002
Scent
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
woody
grounded
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Costume National Scent smells like green tea and cardamom, woody floral leather. It opens with bergamot, cardamom and green tea, moves into hibiscus, jasmine sambac and rose and settles on sandalwood, ambergris and leather. It reads unisex.
This fragrance works across all four seasons and is easy to wear day or night. A good pick for casual days. Released in 2002.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something woody and grounded for casual days.
- Sample first if: woody is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike floral fragrances.
Around $70.
Explore more: More from Costume National · Woody perfumes · Bergamot perfumes · Cardamom perfumes
Occasion
Casual
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans feminine
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
Costume National is the fragrance arm of the Italian fashion house of the same name, the line's aesthetic runs spicy, woody, leathery and resinous rather than the sunny-citrus Italian default. The 15 live pieces on Scendira average .01 and skew Woody / Spicy / Gourmand by scent-family. Prices span $33-$146 (average $92), accessible-niche band. Standout live pieces: Costume National I ($99.44,.40, spicy saffron tea with leathery cedar), Soul ($146.24,.26, spicy leather jacket with resinous oud smoke), Costume National Homme ($99.44,.25, spiced grapefruit citrus, dry sandalwood, sweet resin), Scent Intense ($79.55,.22, dark rose tea, cardamom, leathery warmness), and 21 ($111.14,.14, warm resinous wood, honeyed spice, soft musks). Best read as Italian-fashion-house niche with a leather-spice signature: CN I and Soul are the anchors.
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FAQ
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It smells like green tea and cardamom, woody floral leather. It opens with bergamot, cardamom and green tea, moves into hibiscus, jasmine sambac and rose and settles on sandalwood, ambergris and leather.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
It works across all four seasons. It is easy to wear day or night. It suits casual days.
It reads unisex.
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