Hanae Mori Eau Fraiche

VANILLA WOODS, Berries & Rose-Ylang... This was love at first scent for me - as was the OG Hanae Mori. Opening with a sparkling burst of citrus, berries, that deepens into a smooth & sweet blend of vanilla woods, including creamy yellow florals, rose-peony & sweet fruits. This puts an oily sheen on the skin and takes off once it warms up. I get a blueberry compote with background fruits in the air and on the skin I get vanilla, sandalwood and ylang. In the drydown it takes on a vanilla/brown-sugar quality. Overall: well above average performance, this is a worthy flanker I will always want in my collection. Enjoy! Contrast to Hanae Mori Hanae Mori: These are different, but share the same DNA. Side by side the sparkly fruity opening is unique to the Eau Fraiche, which doesn't take on nearly as much brown sugar in the drydown, and has a few more floral touches. While both have fantastic performance, the Eau Fraiche projects more during the opening, while the OG develops deeper and stronger over time. Update 06/24/24: Testing this today, the rose-peony & grapefruit-berries are coming more forward for me, although it's still predominantly a woody scent, with a woody-brown-sugar base. Remains a love. Update 12/10/24: Sprayed this on today and I'm enjoying it. I'm surprised vanilla isn't listed in the notes, but I guess the sweetness is coming from elsewhere. There's a slightly sparkly texture in the opening from grapefruit, but the dry-down reminds me of brown-sugar without the granular texture. Love, love, love.

I have and LOVE all three concentrations of the original Hanae Mori (pink, blue, red). They are exactly the same except for intensity and weight of the warmth, balmy, woody elements. I normally chose pink (edt) for summer, blue (edp) for winter, red (perfume) for evenings. I finally added the Eau Fraiche (blind buy) to my collection and it is also EXACTLY the SAME as the original (pink) except it is lighter and fresher, yet still undeniably true to the lusciously creamy sweet original. Vanilla, almonds, gentle creamy florals. The woods keep it smooth and grounded but are not as prominent as in the original. I do not get any true citrus with Eau Fraiche but it is definitely bright and sparkly. This is the perfect summer alternative to the original blue or red butterfly, but if you have the pink, this is probably a wash. If you don't have any of the originals this could work year round. If I had to choose, I actually prefer this to the pink butterfly but because I LOVE all the butterflies regardless of the color I shall keep them ALL!!!

Yay! Just got this! This is light and warm. I havent smelled the original, so I dont know how it compares. It does smell like fruity warm vanilla. If youve smelled the line called "Les Senteurs Gourmandes", this smells to me like it could have been part of the collection, except I think its a little more complex and smoother. I got it just from the description and because I dont think its a very common fragrance, which is always a plus. I dont like people guessing my perfume,I find it offensive! Follow my beauty blog in spanish! esunbellodia.blogspot.com My most recent post is about essential oils and I have a haul page. Ive been trying out products by corean brand Missha.

Oh gosh... This is truly A M A Z I N G !!! Love at first sniff! This scent captures quite a few notes and even though it is not that easy to tell each note apart, if I try I will be able to tell that each note listed is there... All these notes joining together makes this perfume a very sophisticated and distinguished masterpiece. It is Sweet, it is Fruity, it is Floral & Woody, it is Fresh & Creamy, all at the same time... IMO it suits any season of the year... day or night, you decide! Lastingpower and sillage are actually very nice considering this is an 'Eau Fraiche'... I will definitely purchase the original HM for next winterseason! ~LOVE~ ♥♥♥♥♥

This is yummy it smells to me like fruity cotton candy cupcakes with some caramel thrown in. I love it!!