Comme des Garçons — Blue Cedrat
Essence
Blue Cedrat is the citrus-focused member of the 2013 Blue Invasion trio, designed around the paradox of making warm materials feel cold. Citron, juniper, angelica, quinine, metallic rose, and dry cedar create a chilled green woody scent that is unusually accessible for Comme des Garcons.
Scent Profile
The first spray is a broad, clean citron burst. It can seem familiar for a few minutes, almost like a generic woody citrus, before its cooling effect becomes clear. The sensation is icy without being minty: faintly plastic, metallic, and cold in the way an ice tray can smell. Angelica supplies a sharp, intensely green edge. Juniper brings a gin-like aromatic quality that can become iris-like alongside the angelica, while the metallic rose is more a rose-oxide shimmer than an identifiable flower. Quinine may be difficult to isolate. As it dries, Virginian cedar becomes the steady backbone. The composition remains relatively simple, but its citrus, green, metallic, and dry-woody phases alternate smoothly enough to hold interest.
Performance
Blue Cedrat projects best early, then settles closer. Overall longevity and sillage are modest for an EDP, so reapplication is reasonable in warm weather. The cool sensation is strongest during the first hour, making the fragrance especially rewarding in heat rather than in cold conditions.
Wearing Context
This is a spring and summer daytime scent for office, travel, outdoors, or clean daily wear. It is fully unisex, dry, and unsweet, with a grown-up sporty polish. The transparent citrus and icy cedar can feel thin or sour at night or in cold weather, so it is best reserved for bright conditions.
Comparisons & DNA
Classic Paco Rabanne Pour Homme is a broad reference for its dry green freshness. Within the Blue Invasion trio, Blue Cedrat is the bright citrus counterpart to incense-led Blue Encens and pine-sandalwood Blue Santal. Terre d’Hermes, French Lover, Kenzoair, Fleurs de Sel, and Amazingreen map its dry woody-green territory. Curated by Colette: Three AsFour is the closest stylistic comparison for the angelica-and-juniper, almost iris-like detail.
Reception
It is generally regarded as the crowd-pleaser of the trio. Praise centers on the cold green opening, polished cedar, and a more wearable version of the house’s specific-accord style. Critics find the initial citrus generic, the performance too light, or the overall result too safe for the brand. The key divide is between people who want experimental strangeness and people who want refined everyday citrus wood.
Versions & Reformulation
Blue Cedrat is a single 100 ml EDP with no known reformulation. It is discontinued. Blue Encens and Blue Santal are companion releases, not alternate versions of the same fragrance.
Acquisition Notes
It began at an accessible niche price and is now a discontinued fragrance. A sample or decant is sensible because its most distinctive cold opening is brief and the later cedar wear is restrained. The iridescent blue bottle is the expected format for this title.
Notable Facts & Lore
- Blue Cedrat launched in 2013 with Blue Encens and Blue Santal as the Blue Invasion trio.
- The collection used iridescent blue bottles graded from dark to light.
- Nathalie Feisthauer created Blue Cedrat after earlier work for the house’s Series scents.
- The collection’s central idea was to make luxurious warm materials feel cold and blue.