I've always had a thing for wearing traditionally masculine scents: going back to my rebellious teen years (and the grunge days of the early '90s), I unabashedly wore the citrusy-woodsy Calvin Klein Escape for Men. Maybe I was on to something, because now, after years of feminine, fruity-floral concoctions, it seems the fragrance pendulum is swinging back to more masculine-feel scents (just witness Estee Lauder, who's coming out with the wood scent called Sensuous – a complete 180 from what they normally do). Another case in point: byKenzo's Vintage Edition, which launches in June. Commemmorating Kenzo's 20 years in the fragrance biz, Vintage Edition channels the scent of the '70s (when Kenzo emerged on the fashion scene), this unisex scent mixes cedarwood, mandarin and heliotrope in an eau de toilette, which gives it a surprisingly light and airy feel. At first whiff, the scent seemed way too masculine even for me, but at dry-down, it's refreshing yet grounded and has immense staying power that creeps up on you – at the end of the day, I still caught a glimmer of it. In short: It's somewhat sparkly, yet totally wearable. Oh, and the bottle? Not as beautifully spare and architectural as the typical Kenzo bottles, but a pretty purple-y and moody gem nonetheless.
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