Kimono Yui

Kimono Yui was such a pleasant surprise! I discovered Decorté while visiting Tokyo a few years ago and fell in love with their beautiful, luxurious branding. This perfume stood out to me in particular because its scent profile resembled other perfumes I love (such as Delina La Rosée and Ballerina No 1 by Les Parfums de Rosine). Last Christmas, my mom gifted me Kimono Yui and I instantly fell in love! It’s everything I want in a perfume — Sweet, rosy, and floral with a musk and woody base. It’s like springtime in a bottle! Overall, a very underrated perfume and I could not recommend it more.

This is a beautiful and happy little thing! It instantly lifts my mood when I spray it and I want to keep smelling this. It is inspired by a Japanese citrus fruit called Sudachi, which I read is zesty and sour, often used instead of lemon or lime in cooking. I get a blast of citrus and a gentle orange blossom in the initial spray and then it blends beautifully. Sillage is moderate and longevity is 3 to 5 hours, but it is an EDT, so pretty decent. I wear it as a daytime fragrance to run errands, go to the gym, or just feel fresh and beautiful at home. Full bottle worthy and 8/10 ❤😍

Elegant feminine scent. All Decorté kimono perfumes were amazing, It was so hard to pick just one of them. I think this would be safe blind buy, because it such comforting nice feminine fragrance. It's not loud or strong, very delicate, it doesn't last long, but you would expect that from Japanese brand.

It's more white floral than citrus for me, giving clean girl aesthetic. The longevity is moderate, but I'm satisfied. Suitable for everyday wear, even at work.

Yui opens bright, clean, a citrus-tinged neroli during the first stretch of morning. There’s a softness to it, something effortlessly pretty, like a freshly ironed dress, or rather, a kimono ribbon tied just so. The heart, a lightweight swirl of pastel florals, is dewy and delicate, never too heady, never too bold. A safe kind of feminine, distinctly japanese beauty. It fades into a skin-like hush of musk and woods. Easy. Also the kind of scent that makes you wonder if it was ever there at all. Yui is like a young maiden charming in the simplicity of her beauty, personality elegant yet demure, one that never quite insists on being noticed. With her, any man can feel put together, polished—but does she necessarily spark any special type of joy?, or romance? Maybe. Maybe not. Or maybe just enough.