Kenzo – Kenzo World EDP Released in 2016, Kenzo World (“World”) is a floral fragrance. According to the brand art-directors, Humberto Leon and Carol Lim, the collection “alludes to the force oft eh third eye and to spiritual protection from above”. I find that you can really see that statement in play in the fragrance’s advertisement video (see link below). World opens with a semi-sweet fruity floral note. The note is on the strong side and has a biting pineapple nectar quality to it. The intensity of the initial opening pulls back a bit after roughly 30 minutes. In pulling back, the fragrance takes on a soapy quality which is as a result of the Ambroxan. Ambroxen is one of those fragrance components that people with love or hate; much like notes of oud or rose. In World, the Ambroxen is omnipresent. While it serves to underscore the floral notes, it also adds a synthetic quality to the fragrance. In World, the peony an...