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01/27/2021
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Celebrating under cherry blossoms
With my purchase of "Ramune / ラムネ (Eau de Parfum)" of the same brand, I fortunately received some samples, including Hanamizake.
Right off the bat, I am not a connoisseur of Japanese sake, nor any other alcoholic beverage, but will try my best to describe this fragrance.
Hanamizake stands for hanami, the celebration of cherry blossoms in spring, and zake, the Japanese pronunciation for sake.
As for cherry blossoms and their scent, in the perfume world and also in food, a fantasy accord is mostly used, as far as I am informed, since cherry blossoms have little or very very faint and subtle scent. But since I have already tried some products (especially Japanese stuff) with cherry blossom scent, I think I know in which direction the scent should go. Generally floral, soft, light, "wafty" without getting too powdery, with a hint of fruity-sour notes. Very difficult to describe...phew.
Sake and perfume, is also a difficult story, as sake also smells very subtle and is confusingly similar to regular ethanol in perfume. No wonder since sake consists mostly of volatile ethanol and water. When drinking sake, including at an izakaya in Tokyo, my experience so far has been that it tastes relatively neutral, with occasional tart fruity nuances, in fact I found the cheaper sakes tastier and more exciting in terms of flavor profile. In perfumes, I only know "Kira Kira / きら きら" as a reference so far.
I now think I detected a similar sake note in both, particularly fleeting and only detectable moments after spraying on, that somehow smells like sake and alcohol (perhaps the rice parts in the sake), but definitely different from the ethanol in the perfume itself.
Shortly after this sake experience, the scent blossoms like a bud on a tree, and the described cherry blossom scent characteristics show up. Floral, soft, wafty, slightly fruity-sour. As it progresses, the fruity-sour nuances fade and Hanamizake reminds me somewhat of Japanese cosmetics and creams that have a subtle floral creamy scent. Occasionally, the sake flashes again and reminds you that this is a Hanami-zake and not a cherry blossom cream.
Conclusion: Hanamizake is a very special fragrance, so in the kind not yet smelled. One should like floral fragrances since this forms the basis here. Durability and sillage are rather ok to weak, but this is rather normal in view of a Japanese market, since applies "less is sometimes more" and discreet fragrances are wanted.
Thanks for reading ;) ♥
Right off the bat, I am not a connoisseur of Japanese sake, nor any other alcoholic beverage, but will try my best to describe this fragrance.
Hanamizake stands for hanami, the celebration of cherry blossoms in spring, and zake, the Japanese pronunciation for sake.
As for cherry blossoms and their scent, in the perfume world and also in food, a fantasy accord is mostly used, as far as I am informed, since cherry blossoms have little or very very faint and subtle scent. But since I have already tried some products (especially Japanese stuff) with cherry blossom scent, I think I know in which direction the scent should go. Generally floral, soft, light, "wafty" without getting too powdery, with a hint of fruity-sour notes. Very difficult to describe...phew.
Sake and perfume, is also a difficult story, as sake also smells very subtle and is confusingly similar to regular ethanol in perfume. No wonder since sake consists mostly of volatile ethanol and water. When drinking sake, including at an izakaya in Tokyo, my experience so far has been that it tastes relatively neutral, with occasional tart fruity nuances, in fact I found the cheaper sakes tastier and more exciting in terms of flavor profile. In perfumes, I only know "Kira Kira / きら きら" as a reference so far.
I now think I detected a similar sake note in both, particularly fleeting and only detectable moments after spraying on, that somehow smells like sake and alcohol (perhaps the rice parts in the sake), but definitely different from the ethanol in the perfume itself.
Shortly after this sake experience, the scent blossoms like a bud on a tree, and the described cherry blossom scent characteristics show up. Floral, soft, wafty, slightly fruity-sour. As it progresses, the fruity-sour nuances fade and Hanamizake reminds me somewhat of Japanese cosmetics and creams that have a subtle floral creamy scent. Occasionally, the sake flashes again and reminds you that this is a Hanami-zake and not a cherry blossom cream.
Conclusion: Hanamizake is a very special fragrance, so in the kind not yet smelled. One should like floral fragrances since this forms the basis here. Durability and sillage are rather ok to weak, but this is rather normal in view of a Japanese market, since applies "less is sometimes more" and discreet fragrances are wanted.
Thanks for reading ;) ♥
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