Sha

A simply lovely, lilac skin scent. The opening is clean, a mildly soapy, water lily. Very fresh and dewy but not aquatic. And then the musk comes in and it's so very Human; a very interesting and sensuous phase, also very short lived. I really like the play of the musk, it's sexy, sexy skin. And then the lilacs BLOOM into the scent. They're soft, very fresh lilacs. The scent settles together into well blended bouquet; lilacs dominate but it is not a soliflore. Projection is very close to the skin for the entire duration. Wear time is up to about 6 hours.

Sha is one of my spring and summer mainstays. I like the Lily of the Valley note. It's a very light and airy fragrance, like smelling flowers right after a rain. unfortunately, the longevity and sillage is terrible. But since I wear fragrance me (aroma therapy) and not necessarily for others, the 2 - 3 hours is OK. It's too bad that it's only available on places like eBay and Amazon. But it's big sister, Shi, Is similar and will give off the same ambience.

I really enjoyed this, and purchased a bottle or two when it was still around. It's similar to Shi (which I don't like), but it has prominent musky lilac notes. It brought to mind vintage Love's Musky Jasmin. Another reviewer said "washed lilacs after rain"...Yes! I also get the smell of ozone-reawakening-lithium-sunset.

I really loved this. I am a big Alfred Sung Fan. This is hard to find.

I first got this back in the early 2000s when I smelled a dry paper sample in a mailer from Macys and became obsessed with the fragrance. I loved it then but for some reason quickly forgot it, perhaps it is too clean for me since I enjoy more complex fragrances. I have a 3/4 full bottle of 3.4oz EDT that I would be happy to trade if anyone is interested. I just tested it and it is still fresh smelling, on me I get the lilac very strongly, with a slightly sharp scent that may be the ivy, and then eventually I just get a very soft clean slight floral. Edit: Layered with Pomme Poivre from Love + Toast this lovely lilac works much better for me. The subtle spiciness and woodiness of the PP negate the watery sour element of Sha, and make the lilac sing like it should. Thanks to Fragantician reviews, I am learning wonderful ways to experiment with wearing fragrances!