Sarawak

Such a nice, clean, fresh spicy cologne. What pops out to me is the softly sparkling ginger. I love the smell of ginger, but don't really wish to smell of gingerale as most of the other ginger scents I've tried make me feel like. The bamboo keeps it freshly green, and the grapefruit lends its own understated tart sweetness. Just perfect for a hot day. Had come to the end of my original bottle and was sad to see it had been discontinued. Luckily... there is ebay.

Before I bought Sarawak, which was about 10 years ago or so, the description and reviews assured a ginseng scent. Instead, this was lime, ginger, a touch of woods, and other citruses. While it was a disappointment that way I did enjoy it very much and sprayed it liberally until the bottle ran out only a few months later. This happened because it was so weak it required that sort of use. SPRITZ SPRITZ SPRITZ! And so, I remain in my search for the holy grail ginseng scent in a perfume, cologne, or even a lotion. Soaps are easy. Sprays or creams seem nonexistent.

I used to have a bottle of this but gave it away to my mum, she liked it so much on me.. It was very fresh, zingy, very little sweetness and a lot of bamboo going on. The bottle was very pretty, I think it's sad that it was discontinued, I'd love to have a bottle of it now especially in the summertime.

smells like a sunny spring day- I really get the grapefruit and lemon plus a slightly spicy scent from the ginger. beautiful, if not slightly old-lady-esque

This is a nice fresh green floral. It's subtle and good for daytime wear. I picked it successfully as a birthday gift for an "older lady" :)

Oh, here is a nice fresh feminine fragrance, perfect for summer! It's really like an eau de cologne but has some character. It smells clean, fruity and very acquatic floral, but the good news is that it's not sharp ozonic like many acquatics. I think that in the middle of summer you may feel like laying close to a fresh pond surrounded by nympheas wearing this one. After the first (gentle) blast of citrusy freshness, it settles finely on my skin and becomes more mellow, always clean. Honestly I can't smell ginseng and the ginger is very delicate, finely blended with no sharp edge. No lotus is listed but the acquatic edge makes me think of lotus flowers. I can't smell deep notes in the drydown. It seems that it really has no wood nor vanilla. I think the bamboo gives a deep greener drydown. It's definetely not my type of scent for winter. It may appeal women (maybe men) who enjoy clean florals in winter too, especially in crowded places. It reminds me of an old perfumed deospray with a green label I bought in Germany many years ago, but it's an upscale version, of course!

I remember this being a fresh-gingery-green fragrance. It was light and fresh, and I do remember the ginger and citrus notes in the beginning. It later settled into a very fresh light summer scent. Very fresh-spicy-green, very refreshing and not sweet. Unfortunately it is long discontinued and I cannot find another bottle to see what I would think about it from today's perspective.

Fresh? Aquatic? Maybe because of lemon and bamboo notes. But I only smell a very green, spicy perfume. Sigh. I understood after that one that I was definitely a city girl. Too much of heady nature here for my taste!