Izayoi

Feels pretty standard to this brand (a pretty high one at that). @rbalkris said it all, but it's still one of the better ones, comparable to Adameku & Kurokami—What it lacks in lush florals, it makes up with a slightly deeper dry-down!

Naturally beautiful but stylistically redundant scent from this venerable natural perfume house. The scent is meant to evoke the peaceful serenity of the moons reflection on water. It opens with a lovely Yuzu lemon surrounded by slight spice (nutmeg, star anise, pepper). The brief heart is a floral mix of neroli, ylang and rose. The perfume soon settled into a powdery base of vetiver, rosewood and slight cypress. The unisex scent has moderate sillage and longevity like most scents of this brand. Overall there is nothing new that is offered here, a surprisingly tired offering, whose soul is reflected much better in scents like Kagiroi and Sasora. Enjoy!

Yuzu and bergamot in the opening, dry and fresh. Star anise, nutmeg, and touch of black pepper create a strident, fresh, and spicy accord. The fresh green of cypress is prominent. It's all very bright and zingy, anise and green. The florals are peeking in - neroli first, then ylang ylang. The florals are still very dominated by anise and nutmeg, herbs. I'm not getting rose here. Then, wood begins the drydown with vetiver. The anise is still central. Late drydown of vetiver and oud. It's not very strong, but it is an interesting one. Anise is the star here.

Opens with lemon/Bergamont twisted with rose. Fresh woody and floral.. ehhh