Pomelo Oolong

My introduction to d'Annam with Pomelo Oolong was quite welcoming. I recently sampled this scent and have to say it has grown on me. As a lover of tea notes in fragrances, I was excited to see what perfumer Anh Ngo presented in this scent. I was first hit with a blast of florals and only a soft hint of pomelo, something I must say I was slightly disappointed in. The oolong profile is gentle on my skin, something I love and admire in Ngo's work. Pomelo Oolong is for sure more feminine; however, it walks the fine line of unisex, with the heavy dose of florals making it teeter over. On skin, it lasts for a moderate amount of time, with a pleasant sillage drying down into a nice skin scent. It's best described as a therapeutic fragrance, one that calms the mind and constantly demands the smell of the wrist. For a citrus, tea, and floral fragrance, Anh Ngo and d'Annam do a great job refining the scent down into its core elements, doing nothing more or less. A realistic tea scent is something I love, staying inoffensive and pleasing both the user and those around them. The dry down is where the expected comes to life, with many people giving Pomelo Oolong backlash for its misleading opening. The airy, light scent profile is one aspect of this fragrance that must be appreciated. The hyper-realistic oolong becomes the star of the show just after the opening and somewhat upon the opening as well. Overall, Pomelo Oolong is a great, basic scent that checks off everything a tea/floral enthusiast would look for. The simple structure and lovely dry down are what make Pomelo Oolong unique. Even though it does not last as long as people would like it to, the true and artistic meaning behind this scent is more for the individual. You can always overspray and reapply if you want to share this masterpiece with the world, but I have learned to appreciate this scent for what it is. It's creamy, smooth, and hyper-realistic, which is hard to find. I look forward to exploring d'Annam and the works of Anh Ngo, as well as eventually picking up a bottle of Pomelo Oolong.

i’ve come to realize that, while it truly does not matter, i want to use different scents to match the different seasons, therefore i must make use of my sample collection to find something cute. i got a tiny decant of this from somebody last year, and at first i wasn’t super crazy about it, but i found myself finishing the decant and now i’m getting a bigger decant just to be sure. that being said, i think i love it. i’m not usually one to reach for tea or floral or fruit (unless it’s fig), but i think really like this. the first initial sprays is the sharpness of a pomelo juice and rind, mixed with oolong, and it’s tea-y for a bit until the dry down. at least, for me. it’s important i preface this by saying that this is purely for my skin chem because on me it dries into a creamy (i guess that’s where this porcelain accord comes from) sunscreeny floral, and some tea. like, it smells like a really expensive milky sunscreen. kind of reminds me of ‘skank’ by barre in the dry down ON ME. maybe even like an oolong milk tea. it was raining the day i wore this, but it stayed on my clothes for a decent amount of time, and projected pretty well for the amount of sprays that i did (6, both wrists, both inner arms, 2 on the neck and 2 on my chest). my friend said she could smell me in the passenger seat right as i got in the car, and it lasted into the next day. v sweet v awesome v pretty man who shares luv for fragrance w me also tested this, as a designated tea lover (it was also his first time having pomelo after), and it’s way more herby tea on him and i am jealous.

Immediate reaction to my first spray is that I think this is a pretty safe blind buy for the shampoo scentheads - you get a sweet fruity citrus opening, with no sharpness. As it settles on my skin, the tea note blooms, but again without any tannic bitterness that I sometimes get from overly tea-forward perfumes. It feels very clean and is just barely sweet - the word I keep coming back to is sparkly? This is feminine without feeling excessively girlish or immature. Will be a lovely warm weather scent and is probably office/public transit safe. By hour three it’s mostly gone but hour two was an interesting powdery, musky tea - possibly the porcelain coming through - that retained just a hint of the early sweetness. Edit: the porcelain is like no other powdery note I’ve smelled, it’s so clean and neutral. I find myself reapplying every few hours just to experience the dry down over and over again. I probably would have gone through half a bottle per week if they had dropped this earlier during peak summer. The bottle design is eh for me but I have to acknowledge that that atomizer is 15/10 quality at this price point.

This is disgustingly good, and I can't look at tea fragrances the same after smelling this. The first spray fills the air with the smell of a freshly poured cup of oolong, paired with a heavy dose of osmanthus and indolic jasmine with the pomelo poking out behind it. The indole and the sweetness make this surprisingly rich and narcotic. As the fragrance progresses, the florals take over. The smell is strong at close distance but tapers off quickly, not a room filler, which I'm fine with. The price is quite high, and that's my only qualm. However, when you consider the price is on par with Tom Ford, this is far superior to what I've worn from TF and far more interesting. It's still more than I care to pay for, though. A note on longevity: people need to get off this obsession with longevity. This frag lasts ~3 hours, but you really shouldn't expect more out of a tea and citrus fragrance. Those are top and mid notes, it's just the nature of those materials. If you want to smell like citrus and tea, you have to accept that you need to reapply.

First spray is an immediate bright sweet citrus with a slightly bitter note behind it, which is balanced by a powdery, polleny but fruity floral, a very beautiful blend. The bitter/floral combo pushes through after half an hour and pomelo takes a backseat, keeping it refreshing but not very sweet. After two or three hours, it’s more powdery and mostly floral with barely any fruit. Interestingly, after four hours the drydown is fruit-forward again and much sweeter and lactonic, very close to the skin. It essentially disappears by hour five and is barely detectable. Very pleasant and more addictive than I expected, but I'm disappointed it fades so quickly. The longevity is possibly the worst out of all the perfumes I own. I don’t mind more intimate projection, in fact I prefer it, but the drydown doesn't even last to the end of the workday. I will probably just get myself a larger decant and leave it at that, because I'm not sure the price is worth it for me for just 50ml.

Pomelo Oolong opens with fruity flowery goodness. The tea note makes it way in pretty quickly, along with a little bit of a clean musk that occasionally leans towards a very fancy shampoo. However, most of my experience has been akin to walking in to a tea shop, and putting your face in a handful of a fresh fruity tea leaves with floral hints. The osmanthus in this scent is really flexing its muscles. It occasionally leans in to a fruity boba tea drink, but barely touches that. The only sweetness I’m getting feels like it’s from the florals, so it doesn’t feel over done at all. Definitely leans feminine, which makes it the perfect house scent for me. I imagine this has a head turning scent trail, it’s just that damn good.

Oh wow. I love this. It’s gorgeous. The choice of pomelo and added osmanthus was genius. Most citrus based fragrances are lemon or bergamot based making it more tart and zesty fresh. While those are nice, the pomelo note adds a softer and sweetness to the tea, making the overall composition gorgeous. It’s not screechy or bitter like Wulong Cha by Nishane. Btw, this is nothing like Tea Escape, @GayFrag MMM’s undoubtedly nice, but Pomelo Oolong is in a league of its own. I don’t think this is similar to One Day Jasmine Tea, which I also love. However, I totally understand where the comparison comes from. The floral aspect of the tea without tartness and without strong astringency from the tea. Both are excellent.

This is the perfume that made me buy my first D’annam discovery kit. This has quickly become my favourite perfume, surpassing my beloved L’interdit. I, for now, only have a tester, but it is first on my list to buy. Only bad thing about it is that, on my skin, the opening is a bit like cleaning supplies, which did not happen on paper, but after it dries, that cleaning supplies scent leaves, and I like it so much that I don’t care. I also don’t mind reapplying since this is my perfect perfume, specially the oolong note, which also happens to be my favourite tea. I will hold every other tea scents to this standard.

Might be my new favorite perfume of my collection. It's a photorealistic tea and not "perfumey" at all. If you like the smell of oolong, you will like this. It lasts pretty long on my skin and clothes as well. I can be headache prone to certain perfumes, specifically ones with artificial fruity notes or aldehydes. This is very headache safe. It literally smells like sticking your nose in a cup of tea with citrus in it. Such a nice tea fragrance. If you've never had oolong, but you know what jasmine tea smells like you'll probably like this as well!

I don’t understand the negative reviews saying this doesn’t smell like tea - it smells exactly like oolong tea to my nose. I’ve been looking for a tea scent that’s not too sweet - many smell like sweet iced tea to me and I am looking for something more deep, like tea leaves. The pomelo is quite strong and long lasting for a citrus scent. It's refreshing, but has that bitterness that keeps it from being too sweet. It's very elegant, simple but not boring. I don't get the complaints about longevity, this easily last 6 hours on my skin.

I had a weird relationship with this scent. For the longest time I was completely adverse to anything with a prominent citrus note, and this was one of my victims lol. But I went through several samples convincing myself I didn’t know how I felt. I did know I just needed time to accept I’m a citrus girl lol! Now the citrus isn’t very present in this at all, it’s mostly warm steam from oolong with bergamot squeezed on top. Then it turns into the most beautiful powdery skin scent. I adore this

I mostly get the pomelo at first; very fresh, juicy, and bright. It really stands out and gives the fragrance an uplifting, refreshing feel. After just a while, the tea comes through with a slightly earthy touch, which balances the pomelo nicely and also gives the fragrance more depth. I really enjoy how fresh and juicy this fragrance is overall. To me, it feels elegant and clean, probably thanks to the porcelain and musk notes, but at the same time it has a youthful, energetic vibe.

Love love love this one. A bit of a talcum powdery open but it fades to the back as the green body unfolds. Smells like the color green and stevia. I don’t get the citrus note as strongly as others seem to but I do get the kind of authentic tea scent that almost lends a bit of bitterness. The suggestion of bitterness without the actual bitterness. Beware though, a little goes a long way. Going to try to layer this with Mooncake for funsies.

This is soooo beautiful & divine T^T Chinese gardens, myths of wise dragon emperors, resplendent philosophies of awakened sages; just transports you to a surreal picturesque fantasy of the nostalgic orient🐉 It’s so sublime; I am personally reminded of my childhood watching Dragon Ball & The Journey To The West dramas 🙏✨ I also do get the subtle effect of the porcelain accord, it’s executed very subtly, yet impressively naturally !

Blind bought this and was not disappointed - as someone who dislikes strong citrus scents, the pomelo actually plays quite a supporting role throughout the entire fragrance. The tea note is extremely prevalent, along with the floral osmanthus note. Extremely reminiscent of what tea would actually smell like! My one issue is that sillage and projection are on the weaker side (tbf, to be expected from this kind of note combination).

First spray is soapier than you'd expect, probably due to the porcelain accord. Luckily for me, I love soap 😍 Once it mellows out 30 mins later, it is the perfect balance of pomelo and oolong tea with a powdery finish. I dislike when heavy citruses corrupt a tea scent, which Western brands have a tendency to do, but this one is simple and beautiful. Quickly becoming one of my favorite spring-summer scents. Chief Keef signing off

Wanted to make note that there is definitely white florals in here for those that are also sensitive to it. I do, though, love this one! It's a very gentle scent. Rather dry compared to what I was expecting. Must be the porcelain note, I can almost hear the broken porcelain shards when I smell this. There is a sharp and cold opening and it dries down to a wonderful milky tea. Gentle florals throughout. A beautiful tea scent!

Fresh and delicious. Oolong is stronger at first then dries lighter, turns very pomelo-osmanthus. It doesn't last that long in my opinion, started struggling to smell anything around hour 5. I'm not picking up the smoke scent that some others describe, and while I dislike most white floral scents, this one is gentle and not overpowering, very balanced with the citrus. I like this a lot more than I though I would.

Tea fragrances are usually very tea forward which is not favorable to my nose since it creates a very dry and stuffy experience. This one is different though since the tea is very toned down and the osmanthus is dialed way up making this scent super soft, delicate and slightly powdery. It kind of reminds me of Neroli Outrenoir by Guerlain which I also love. Overall, very safe buy and great summer scent.

I like it a lot!! It’s a very complex scent: tart tea leaves, green and zesty and a big bouquet of milky white flowers (that is probably an osmanthus note that I’m picking as a jasmine). It’s very interesting and I want to smell it again and again. However, the floral part if really prominent which makes it slightly overwhelming for me personally. But still it’s done very nicely!! My ig: scent.guide