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01/28/2021
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Yuzu reference scent?
"Yuzu" is currently the last J-Scent sample I can comment on, I hope soon I get the opportunity to test some more fragrances from this exciting brand :)
Briefly... with "Yuzu" I mean the perfume, with Yuzu the fruit. So that one can understand me hopefully better :)
So now to the fragrance: "Yuzu" starts....quite unspectacular and smells exactly like Yuzu smells. Citrusy, floral and slightly menthol-like. It's hard to explain what makes yuzu a yuzu, but once you know the differences it's obvious. Just like a tangerine smells and tastes different than an orange or lemon. All citrus fruits and yet fundamentally different.
"Yuzu", the fragrance, remains pretty much focused on just that smell of yuzus, thereby acts very juicy, natural, pleasantly harmonious in the nose, almost lifelike and moist as if you had the fruit right in front of you. Nothing seems harsh or pungent. Light menthol-like nuances are interwoven in the fragrance, probably also coming from thyme, otherwise hardly any other notes show. The rose shows itself eg. not at all.
Similarity has "Yuzu" with Diptyque's "Oyédo" whereby the latter has stronger mint / menthol facets, which can make the fragrance like an ice candy or toothpaste. In contrast, "Yuzu" is more of a pure natural yuzu, but still feels like "perfume" when worn, rather than just an ole essential oil.
The durability and sillage are a big surprise, because despite the fact that it is a citrus fragrance, "Yuzu" really holds relatively long, with 6 hours. This is not always the case with fragrances of this type, but is also due to the nature of the molecules, since citrus molecules tend to be light in molecular weight and thus tend to be volatile and "disappear" quickly.
In a nutshell.... "Yuzu" thus has a better performance than "Oyédo" since the latter only lasted 2-3 hrs on me.
Conclusion 1#: Yuzu lands with me on the wish list, however, I will probably get him only with the next visit to Japan, since he is to be obtained there immensely cheaper than if one would buy/order him in from DE.
Conclusion 2#: Yes "Yuzu" can be considered a Yuzu reference fragrance, much more than many other Yuzu fragrances for the Western market.
Honorable Mention: "Almost Transparent Blue" by ALabOnFire also has a very pretty yuzu note, but more entwined with other notes that are somewhat distracting, with worse performance! Still great fragrance!
Thanks for reading! :)
Briefly... with "Yuzu" I mean the perfume, with Yuzu the fruit. So that one can understand me hopefully better :)
So now to the fragrance: "Yuzu" starts....quite unspectacular and smells exactly like Yuzu smells. Citrusy, floral and slightly menthol-like. It's hard to explain what makes yuzu a yuzu, but once you know the differences it's obvious. Just like a tangerine smells and tastes different than an orange or lemon. All citrus fruits and yet fundamentally different.
"Yuzu", the fragrance, remains pretty much focused on just that smell of yuzus, thereby acts very juicy, natural, pleasantly harmonious in the nose, almost lifelike and moist as if you had the fruit right in front of you. Nothing seems harsh or pungent. Light menthol-like nuances are interwoven in the fragrance, probably also coming from thyme, otherwise hardly any other notes show. The rose shows itself eg. not at all.
Similarity has "Yuzu" with Diptyque's "Oyédo" whereby the latter has stronger mint / menthol facets, which can make the fragrance like an ice candy or toothpaste. In contrast, "Yuzu" is more of a pure natural yuzu, but still feels like "perfume" when worn, rather than just an ole essential oil.
The durability and sillage are a big surprise, because despite the fact that it is a citrus fragrance, "Yuzu" really holds relatively long, with 6 hours. This is not always the case with fragrances of this type, but is also due to the nature of the molecules, since citrus molecules tend to be light in molecular weight and thus tend to be volatile and "disappear" quickly.
In a nutshell.... "Yuzu" thus has a better performance than "Oyédo" since the latter only lasted 2-3 hrs on me.
Conclusion 1#: Yuzu lands with me on the wish list, however, I will probably get him only with the next visit to Japan, since he is to be obtained there immensely cheaper than if one would buy/order him in from DE.
Conclusion 2#: Yes "Yuzu" can be considered a Yuzu reference fragrance, much more than many other Yuzu fragrances for the Western market.
Honorable Mention: "Almost Transparent Blue" by ALabOnFire also has a very pretty yuzu note, but more entwined with other notes that are somewhat distracting, with worse performance! Still great fragrance!
Thanks for reading! :)
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