Unravel 07/14 by Yohji Yamamoto bottle
Yohji Yamamoto

Unravel 07/14

3.9/5 · 363 votes Unisex 2021
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Fragrance notes

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Character

Longevity2.9/5
Sillage2.2/5
Day95
Night25
Spring100
Summer97
Fall58
Winter33
Our take

This fragrance opens with a sharp fizz of aldehydes and bergamot, the mandarin orange adding a fleeting sweetness before elemi resin throws in a lemony, peppery tang. The heart is where it truly lives: iris gives a dusted, lipstick-like powder, softened by hawthorn’s almond-tinged floralcy and freesia’s watery cleanness. On drydown, white musk and ambergris smooth everything into a soft, vaguely salty skin-scent, with sandalwood providing a faint creamy anchor.

Imagine a crisp white linen shirt left to dry on a Tokyo rooftop at dawn, still carrying the ghost of morning coffee and yesterday’s soap. That is Unravel 07/14. It feels fresh in the most restrained way, synthetic in the sense of a perfectly pressed garment, not a chemical blast. The powdery floral-iris accord sits somewhere between elegant niche and accessible designer clean, but the numbers do not lie. Longevity is a whisper, barely three hours on skin, and sillage is practically nonexistent beyond an arm’s length. This is not a fragrance that announces itself.

It suits someone who wants a quiet, cerebral scent for intimate settings, a spring office or a first date that stays close. Skip it if you demand projection or all-day performance. Wear it in the morning, preferably when the air is still cool, and let it unravel, softly, at the wrist.

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