Yohji Homme - launched in 1999.

This reminds me of a date at la Piazzetta, Central, a special evening that was …

With clean short haircut and fine-rimmed glasses accentuating the unpretentious look, T.Y. was bright, handsome, cute and witty. That night, the lanky US-trained architect wore a casual checked shirt and a pair of jeans, but above all, I was most intrigued by the scent that fumed around, although not a Yohji fan, I rushed to buy one the next day.

“What went wrong?”
“Dunno. Maybe it’d work in 10 years … who knows?” T.Y. replied.

The nasal nostalgia left mark when we were young and beautiful. It’s funny how whiffs of scent can bring up episodic memory like this. Housed in a tall elegant bottle, the discontinued scent was created by ‘the nose’ Jean-Michel Duriez at Patou parfums, and later acquired by Procter & Gamble in 2002.

Top note: Coriander, Lavender, Bergamot, Anise.
Middle note: Rosewood, Cinnamon, Carnation, Geranium.
Base Note: Cedar, Tonka, Leather, Rhum.