# Comme des Garçons — Comme des Garcons Series 2 Red: Rose

> Series 2 Red: Rose is a 2001 transparent rose fragrance with raspberry, pink pepper, geranium, and clean musk. It offers a bright, watery take on rose rather than a dense, dark, or old-fashioned flora

## Essence
Series 2 Red: Rose is a 2001 transparent rose fragrance with raspberry, pink pepper, geranium, and clean musk. It offers a bright, watery take on rose rather than a dense, dark, or old-fashioned floral, which makes it one of the house's most immediately approachable releases.
## Scent Profile
The opening makes rose feel luminous and lightly fizzy. Raspberry supplies a red-fruit brightness that may suggest berry pulp more than fresh fruit, while pink pepper adds sparkle. Geranium introduces a green, rosy-minty edge that keeps the floral tone from becoming syrupy.
As the opening fades, the scent becomes a clean rose-musk skin scent. Fruit and spice recede rather than deepen, so the structure is almost linear. The green geranium and pepper effect is important: it gives Rose its modern bite, but can read sour or vegetal to people seeking a softer, classic rose.
## Performance
Rose is intentionally quiet. Its opening is most visible, then it tends to become a close floral musk with short-to-moderate wear. It suits a light hand and can be reapplied without becoming oppressive. Buyers looking for a high-impact rose should expect less projection than the scent's bright opening suggests.
## Wearing Context
This is a spring and summer daytime rose for casual wear, work, or layering. Its transparent character is office-friendly, and the fruit and clean musk keep it from reading formal or vintage. It was marketed feminine, though the dry peppery rose structure is readily wearable by anyone who enjoys the material.
## Comparisons & DNA
Frederic Malle Une Rose provides a useful contrast: Rose is brighter, lighter, and less earthy. Guerlain Nahema and Les Parfums de Rosine Ecume de Rose are richer, more expansive rose benchmarks; Rose acts more like a rose sherbet palate cleanser. Inside the house, it is far more literal than the rose facets woven into the original CdG or CdG 2. Its identity is a fruity-peppery transparent rose with a clean musk finish.
## Reception
Wearers who enjoy bright roses value its realistic floral center, fruit lift, and modern lightness. The opposing view is that it is too green, peppery, or raspberry-led and lacks dimension. Nearly everyone agrees it is soft. That makes it a good value when found at a sensible price, but a poor fit for someone paying collector prices for power or complexity.
## Versions & Reformulation
Rose was released as an EDT in 2001 as part of the Series 2 Red collection and is discontinued. Some sibling scents have returned in later house reissues, but a regular reissue of Rose is not established. No major reformulation is documented. The fragrance was created by Yann Vasnier with Francoise Caron.
## Acquisition Notes
Availability now centers on older bottles and resale. A well-stored bottle is preferable because the scent depends on a bright, volatile opening. It makes the most sense for a rose fan who values transparency, layering potential, and a short, personal trail rather than a dramatic floral statement.
## Notable Facts & Lore
- Rose is one of five scents in the 2001 Series 2 Red collection.
- It is an unusually direct rose treatment within the house's catalog.
- Its creators are Yann Vasnier and Francoise Caron.
- The green bottle-era Red collection has become a quiet collector interest, even where individual scents remain modest in profile.