Shi

OH DEAR HEAVEN. Ilias Emenidis is a perfumery genius I read they created this scent after my review here and their creation of this perfume is pure angelic magical and alluring. 🌈 I was not expecting this to be so so lofty and heavenly. 🌼I have always loved perfumes that smell a little bit soapy and this is just so so clean and gorgeous. I did not read the reviews before I bought this. And I really won this time with getting a perfume off eBay. I did not read the notes in either before I bought it I liked the teardrop bottle( thanks to Jerome Dinan I found out who created the bottle after penning my review). ...and I like the name of the perfume. What I smell when I first spray it is gorgeous 🍑lemon🍋🍊Orange and tangerines and just absolute brilliance. I thought it was going to be wayyyy too💦💦 Aquatic because of the color blue juice but it's not. I cannot stop smiling my wrist. I do smell musk??? A tad. Very sexy and a tad balmy. For the for a perfume that come out in the 2000 millennium 21 years ago its still top notch. 💫🌟💫It's now been on my wrist for about a half an hour and I am so very impressed with this scent. For a girl that's on a slight budget this is absolutely amazing. 🌺🌸🌺It is slightly fruity and but not in a bad way at all. I cannot see the scent offending anybody. I would wear this anytime during the Spring🌿 and Summer🌴. Day or night. I'm sure I'm going to Dazzle people when I wear this perfume.🌠 I want to thank the creators of this perfume because it smells so comforting. I usually like Cocoa scents and vanilla scent not to sweet scents and this is perfectio. I'm so glad I took the risk of buying this beautiful perfume. This is one that I will forever have. In fact I'm going to go buy another bottle on Payday on eBay. I did get the tester it was about $16. But the investment was worth it. This smells like it's $65. I did get a tester without a cap but the next time I get this perfume I'm going to buy a bottle with a cap that's how impressed with this perfume. If you've never tried it I really suggest to try this. If you're a fan of☁ NOA you're going to love this perfume. NOA has been reformulated but this scent is heaven sent. The bottle is very very opulent and I could smell the beautiful fragrant flowers and oils.💐 This scent is so clean and so fresh and so soft. 💦But I know that other people are going to be able to smell it slightly and that's what I like. The closer a person gets to me the more of those smell this perfume and that's exactly what I like. You cannot go wrong with this perfume. It is everything that I ever hope for in a perfume that's not slightly gourmand. If you read my review thank you so much may peace be with you. May the light shine upon you. May you have Enlightenment 🌈and Beauty surrounding you. And may the age of Aquarius begin. 💗This perfume actually reminds me of the age of Aquarius. 💦A very refreshing. Of time in life. Celebrate your life every day it's a gift and to a buyer fragrance is one of the best thing you could do for yourself and others. God bless you dear one🕊🕊🕊 update - this is really weak. I must spray it every hour and I can not smell it on me unless I put my nose directly on my wrist. Thats my only complaint because on me it smells wonderful.

Alfred Sung Shi really snuck up on me: a real sleeper! I can't really explain it but it transports me back in time -- the old perfume-as-time-machine thing. It starts off with fresh fruits (pink grapefruit? some sort of citrus, to my nose, anyway) and fresh, green flowers (orange blossom? water lily? frangipani? I don't know!) -- basically nicely rounded but slightly bitter fruits and sharp, green florals -- and no alcohol smell, interestingly. Overall, the impression, to me, is one of Restrained Elegance. So many of the reviews describe the scent as reminiscent of fabric softener sheets (maybe I just can't remember what they smell like...) and Shi as a casual, post-gym scent, but I get more of a fancy-hotel-from-the-1970's atmosphere. Maybe it's the orange blossom peeking through -- fancy hotel soaps -- maybe it's the starchiness of the rice note (starched laundry sheets), I'm not sure. As Shi dries down, a sophisticated woodiness and "perfumey" quality appears (the birch leaf, lending it a super-light leather smell); all I know is that it reminds me of my Aunt Bernice, who usually wore Norell or Chanel and expensive clothing, gold jewelry, and diamonds (very unlike my cool and earthier mom). When I smell Shi, I think of orange blossom soap, the smell of pink grapefruit served for breakfast with small, serrated spoons, and lazy afternoons at the hotel pool (chlorine). Happy times ... :) As for Shi's designation as an aquatic, well, I guess? But it completely lacks that nasty chemical undertone that drives me away from the majority of aquatics or aquatic florals (for example, Elizabeth Arden Pretty, True Love, CK Eternity Moment, and even, though to a lesser extent, Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey). Shi just smells fresh and watery rather than "aquatic." It also really seems to last on me -- and my skin often "eats" fragrance. I want to put Shi in the same category of light-but-intense fragrances, like Arden Beauty (that shares its fragrant, starchy rice note, but adds some warm ginger on top of it) and, weirdly, L'Heure Bleue (Yes! If an incensey/pastry-like confection seems like a weird comparison, for sure, but I made that association nonetheless!). As for longevity, I sprayed (OK, probably OVER-sprayed) on Shi last night before bed and I could still smell it when I woke up in the morning, 7 hours later. That's pretty good longevity, in my book! I don't understand why I don't hear more about Shi; but then scent is such a particular thing, tied to memory and experience, as well as chemistry. Incidentally, I have a couple of Alfred Sung fragrances, and like or love most of them (Like/love: Shi, Sung; DON"T like: Jewel -- it has that nasty aquatic note I mentioned before, and doesn't last on me anyway, thankfully). I just ordered Pure because I think I'll probably like it, but we'll see...

A Zen of Watery Fields of Rice... Opens with a burst of floral-citrus aquatics. As it transitions to the heart, rice-leaf and orange-blossom mingle to add a soft, creamy lactonic quality near rice-pudding, that echoes the lactonics in another composition of Ilias Ermenidas, So de la Renta Oscar de la Renta. However the balance of floral-aquatics to sweet-lactonics leans a little more to the former here in Shi, more than in So de la Renta, which also has a vintage vibe not present here. The rice-pudding note here is likely built with a little tuberose (not listed) as in So de la Renta. Overall it's an easy to wear fruity-floral with a rice-pudding note in the base. I could imagine walking through watery fields of rice when I smell this - it's very zen as many comments describe. Performance is average for a light spring through fall wearing experience. Overall: gorgeous, affordable, zen watery fruity-floral with rice-pudding note in the base and average performance. It's a love for me. Enjoy! Contrast to Dolce Dolce&Gabbana: These are different, but there are similarities with a watery fruity-floral over a musky base. Dolce has a more obvious pear note in the top, and the musky base doesn't take on lactonic tones. Roughly equivalent performance. Update 07/24/24: Sprayed this on my wrist this morning, and I'm really enjoying the water-lily in the opening. The notes are a little more clear now than I remember, especially the water-lily & orange-blossom, and the performance has improved. Refreshing & relaxing, and really shines in the heat. Still a love, and even better than I remember.

Shi by Alfred Sung is one of my favorite blind-buys. It's clean, fresh, light, and floral. I have a strange relationship with this scent because ordinarily, I'd be reaching for this type of fragrance every day. However, there is something in Shi (probably just one note) that I don't particularly care for, and I'm not sure what it is. As such, I wear it only when it suits my mood and mostly on my clothing, not on my skin. This works best (for me) during the summer. I can't stand heavy floral or citrusy scents when it's hot because my skin doesn't really carry them well. This opens a little sharp but develops quickly and dries down to something clean, soft, and pleasant-- as such, it can be used in any environment. I would confidently wear this to the office knowing it won't offend those who can't tolerate strong perfumes. I still have an almost full bottle but would definitely repurchase this one.

Its opens a bit Sharp..like a body splash, but very floral and bright,its my favorite part. I love this fragrance bc it smells so clean and frosty. After a settles...I get soft waterlillies, the spicy birch and musk...woody but not a creamy wood, more toward pine woody. Which is why its so aquatic smelling imo. It remains sharp and woody through out but with less floral...To me it smells like wet laundries straight from the washer...basically soapy wet linen. Call me weird but I LOVE that smell. Lasts 2-3 hrs on skin, about 5hrs on clothes. I can't seem to smell it on myself after an hr. but everyone else does, and I get compliments everytime. My only complaint is that I wished it lasted longer....but the scent itself makes up for its short commings =) bc Ive yet to find any aquatics that smells this bright and fresh.

I'm not really here to leave such a unique review because I feel the same way you all feel about it. It's very crisp, fresh, light, airy, mellow, cooling, and calming. I love getting the first cold opening blast from this beauty. The rice leaves and the water lily make an amazing team alongside the clean woods. The drydown is really mellow and soft, more of a skin scent perhaps, based upon how much of this fragrance you apply. I wholeheartedly agree that this fragrance is so compatable with heat (high heat at that) and continues to be fresh. I'd not hesitate to categorize this into 'shampoo, soap, fresh out of the shower clean vibe" Overall, an amazing fragrance for such an affordable price. If you like aquatic florals or just fresh scents in general, this is a REALLY safe blind buy.

Oh my! Why didn't I find this sooner? Just received it in the mail ( another blind buy). It's lovely. So pretty and light. Not sweet, not week. Great sillage and longevity. Reminds me of a walk in spring rain or sitting on a beach. Very similar to Haiku from Avon and issey Miyake l'eau. It's a water-like fresh floral with a bit of fruitiness . Great for the heat of summer for sure. I look forward to trying it in all of the seasons. It's 35°C here on the prairies today and this is the perfect scent to put on after a long day working outside in this heat....its great right out of the shower too. Ok I could keep going on and on about this scent but you get the message. Lol. So glad I found this lovely gem!

Shi is a delightful open-air scent that's rice-based and does remind me of delicious steamed rice. It's not a thick perfume, it's more watery, it's green, bamboo-like, but that's not a listed note. You can sense a burnt tarry finish in the dry down that gives Shi a masculine edge to make this a perfect aquatic, it's just different enough. It's atypical, and I like that. It's not boring. I love rice as a note and in this it's absolutely perfect. Although normally a scent like this would be good for hot summer days, I'd also recommend this for three seasons of the year. Lasts for a good four to six hours. Wear Shi as a comfort perfume to relax or when you're just hanging out with friends.

I finally understand what 'ozonic' means! It's a mineral tanginess? And I super love it here. I have no idea why 'leather' or 'smokiness' are here tho, I can't smell anything like that. Aquatic white florals are kinda basic tbh, but they're a staple for summer for a reason. Shi is refreshing, well-blended. The best way I can describe it is that it smells like a waterlily pond made of mineral water that has an orange tree on its edge. I don't like aquatic florals but a lot of my collection is cloying/heavy in the humid summer... this is a safe summer scent that really blossoms in heat. The one and only floral summertime that I'll ever need. (Also the bottle is super cute!)

If you live in a hot climate and feel like a sweathog just stepping outside then you might like Shi. It's aquatic without being warm or musky. The florals are not too heavy or loud. It's delicate and feminine without being weak. Overall, it's refreshing and clean. I wish it lasted longer but for the price it's going for these days I don't think twice about refreshing around midday. It's not my favorite fragrance but it is the only one in my collection that I feel has a purpose and that is it makes me feel clean and fresh in heat and humidity and for that reason I'll keep buying it and wearing it.

Takes me back to the early 2000 Clean aquatic floral BEAUTY !!! I would go hard on this one in middle school and remember all my teachers asking me all the dam time what I was wearing and me having to spell it because I didn't now how to pronounce it 😅 The water lily is the star of the show then the musk and mandarin orange follows. I think that the rice leaf and frangipani makes the fragrance have more depth and turning it creamy. Don't let the bottle fool ya! This is potent, long lasting and could be heavy to the point of getting a headache if you spray too much. 10/10

I love this perfume. A lot of things smell strange on my skin but this smells beautiful. I often use the body wash first before I wear this and it adds a little extra warmth. The rice note gives a softness to this clean scent that makes it unique. It also smells a little salty on my skin which I actually like. One of those "my skin but better" perfumes. It is very light but I personally have had compliments several hours after spraying so, there is some lasting power and some sillage. Excellent for daytime, all seasons. A scent for smelling great without drawing crowds.

I picked up a bottle of this fragrance recently. It is rather sharp to my nose in the beginning but quickly settles down to a warm, yet green soapy clean fragrance. Very zen. After awhile the woody note comes out and stays throughout. A beautiful and versatile fragrance. Surprisingly long lasting on me for a clean scent like this, about 5 hours. Sillage is moderate for about an hour or so then becomes a very discernible skin scent. Totally office and church friendly as it sits close to the skin and should not be offensive to anyone. A really lovely fragrance. A win!

I remember complementing this Russian girl on her perfume and she said it was Shi. That's how I learnt of this perfume. I had so much perfumes that I couldn't add more. Now I can and I saw it on sale at the store near me. I tried the tester and I love how it is soft, and not sickly sweet or heavy. It reminds me of green, green herbs and grass and meadows. Like I'm in the countryside. I like Sung forever too but I find this one to be less sweet than the Forever perfume. I see this perfume matching a delicate type of person.

When this first came out it was kinda of pricey but of course after awhile I was able to find it for $10-$14 and at that price I bought 8 of them I kept 3 and sent my friends some in the mail. Alfred Sung has a history of softer scents so I figured I would like this one. I love how clean this smells and at $14 for a 3.4fl/oz I mean I couldn't beat that size/price ratio. It's definitely a must for my perfume collection. I will always make sure I have this one. It's my dirty/clean secret dirt cheap for clean price.

This was an instant favorite for me. A really pretty, bright, clean scent that I'd feel comfortable wearing in almost any context. I guess it's the rice leaf that gives Shi the lactonic accord that I really love--it elevates the perfume from something that's "just" pretty to a more dimensional and interesting fragrance. This fragrance probably isn't picking strangers up in bars, but it rewards the wearer and anyone who takes the time to get close with something genuine, unexpected, and beautiful.

I wore this all through high school as I hated sweet scents back then. I was always told I smelled good and fresh and clean even family members. I found it for 19.99$ at shoppers finally after avoiding it for months and being upset when it finally disappeared and I’m glad I did!! My husband loves when i smell like “shampoo” he says I smell like I mean business lol. Anyways if you can find it and you need a nice everyday or even it’s comforting and clean for bedtime this is a safe blind buy.

An easy reach. Smooth, beautiful and clean. Gentle in composition, but lasts all day. Has a nice rice water quality to it. The floral notes are blended in a way you can pick them out, but they sit together neatly. Nothing is overwhelming, including the musk and birch. It's a still aquatic with a tangy aromatic facet but all very smooth. I have a newer formulation with the (ugly) plastic cap. I use this whenever I want the freshly showered feeling throughout my day. Serene.

Growing up, my mother had the solid perfume version of this, which she gave to me years ago. I always liked how clean and fresh it smelled, so I finally decided to get a full sized bottle since the price is so great. Such a beautiful, bright and light fragrance for spring/summer. It isn’t listed in the notes but I get a juicy green apple punch from it sniffing up close. I hope it’s not discontinued cause it’s so cheap online. I may stock up just in case. This is a staple!

I immediately liked this one at the first spray. It's floral and aquatic right off the bat. It's noticeable, but not overpowering. It's very fresh and clean feeling, like I just got out of the shower. I think The water lily and frangipani do the heavy lifting in this, but the citrus and musk are definitely supporting the fragrance. I blind bought this and am very happy I did. It will definitely be a part of my regular fragrance rotation. It's also very reasonably priced.