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Kenzo’s Indigo scents for men and women – L’Eau par Kenzo Eau Indigo – were created to complement each other.
As night falls, L’eau par Kenzo becomes Eau Indigo, a pair of sensual fragrances for him and her inspired by the seductive dance of color and scent as dusk sets on water.
I was excited to try the Indigo duo because, as I’ve mentioned before, I am a Kenzo fan. I assembled my usual testing crew to try the scents out. This includes my daughter, Bailey, my mom, Sandy, my daughter, Sarah, and Greg, Bay’s boyfriend. We loved all the scents, Bay, as usual tried to talk me into giving them to her and Greg (it would be a “special” present for us, Mom).
Mom and I preferred the men’s version to the women’s. I joked to her that it was because we love boys and I might not be far off with that. Men’s fragrances tend to have a spicier aspect to them and I am drawn to that. The men’s version also has a Cedar note and I love a woody base.
Both scents have a citrus-y beginning – the women’s from both Mandarin and Bergamot, the men’s from “lemony hints” and a warm base of Tonka Bean and Amber. The women’s fragrance has a feminine mid-note from a combination of Ylang-Ylang, Orange Blossoms, and Jasmine. Jasmine is a very familiar scent to me. A long-time favorite of my mom’s, we usually had a Jasmine bush of some sort in our yard while growing up, so it has a comfortable feel to it.
I sprayed the Pour Femme on my left arm and the Pour Homme on my right. I went back and forth, sniffing them, identifying the notes, then I put my arms together and smelled the combination. They really do play off each other very well.
The bottles, when they fit together – female purple and blue male – become a “true” Indigo which is described as somewhere between blue and purple.
Pour Femme Fragrance notes: Bergamot, Mandarin, Sambac Jasmine, Orange Blossom, Ylang-Ylang, Tonka Bean, and Amber
Pour Homme Fragrance Notes: Ginger, Gourmand, Lemon, Coriander, Elemi, Vetiver, Cedar, Amber, and Tonka Bean
Image credit: Michelle Smith
[...] bottle reminds me a bit of the L’Eau par Kenzo Eau Indigo bottle with the fading colors. It’s nice, not in-your-face masculine like some men’s fragrance [...]