Roasted Green Tea

Wowie!!!! I think this has to be the most unique yet still wearable fragrance I've come across so far. It's not gross or weird just... interesting. Different. Opens primarily with the tea + peanut, but after a few minutes the mint ushers in. Does bear some resemblance to Nest Indigo with the tea and mint but Indigo is a LOT stronger on the mint and is also super fruity due to the fig note so they're only like 50-60% similar to me. I'll wait to finish my sample before making a definitive decision but I could see myself buying a bottle of this which I really did not expect. I thought I wouldn't like the peanut note (it's not nearly as salty as I expected it to be!), that it would be yet another disappointing tea fragrance, that it'd feel redundant next to Matcha Meditation, that it'd be too subtle or not long lasting... nope to all of the above! This is great stuff Edit: testing it some more I realized it somewhat reminds me of Zoologist Rabbit also! This is the far superior version, though. Rabbit is intense & chaotic, this is a simplified version that's a lot more pleasant on the senses - no soapiness, and the florals & gourmand/savory notes sit in the background and allow the fresher green notes to sit at the forefront.

Delicious hojicha smell! I LOVE how well-blended this perfume is--I don't get any of the strange, pungent notes that other reviews mention on the first spray, and instead, the opening is a nutty, creamy roasted green tea. Then I get some coconut, so it feels like a hot hojicha latte with creamy coconut milk. I don't like overly sweet fragrances, so I'm usually wary of gourmands, but this one legitimately smells so much like a boba shop and isn't too sweet! I can definitely see this scent working all year round, but the lactonic coconut and roasted qualities make me think this would be a perfect fragrance for colder weather. It's a really versatile scent and can be worn to work or any daytime event. It's a bit subtle for nighttime, but I can also see it as a comforting bedtime scent because of the nostalgic roasted tea note.

I've been on a journey to find my ultimate green tea fragrance, and I've finally decided to purchase the full bottle of Roasted Green Tea. I enjoy the opening umami peanut note, it gives a punch of personality to this otherwise soft, sublime and gentle fragrance. After a minute or two the peanut fades and the lovely creamy matcha swirl arrives. It's light and minty, refreshing yet calming. A previous review mentioned getting a whiff of thin mints in the background, and I totally that get that too. The scent is wonderful, and I intended to make it my signature fragrance, but it turns out that its just a tad too sweet for me to wear daily. I'm looking forward to seeing how the scent changes throughout the seasons, I think it will bring a lovely lightness to autumn and winter.

I found myself surprised by the realism of the green tea scent at first spray, leans more towards the creamy/milky side than green, with notes of vanilla that really begins to shine as it dries down. The nuttiness reminds me of a kinako (roasted soy bean) powder that often appears in Japanese confectionery, so the fragrance overall expresses itself in a way that's reminiscent of a matcha dessert. The sillage is pretty intimate and I find myself needing reapply it every few hours, but given the value I'm more than willing to invest in a bottle to carry around with me. It's a reliable everyday fragrance that functions beautifully in the workplace or casual hangouts that always gets compliments whenever I'm close enough for someone to notice the scent

First thing: GIVE IT TIME TO DRY DOWN. Don’t judge this scent on first spray. This is the type of scent that needs time to bloom to be at its best. The longer you let it sit the better it gets! First spray I wasn’t a fan but I smelt it 5-10 minutes later and I adored it. A true matcha/green tea scent, lightly sweet with a slight bitter it’s perfect! Although, longevity didn’t feel long. I’m gonna try it again & spray more to see if maybe I just need to be heavier handed with this, will update later. It’s a strong like for sure, idk if it’s a love yet we shall see... but it’s definitely unique in my collection scent profile wise.

I love this one. Tried most of the line during my trip to scentxplore in NYC and I couldn't leave without picking this one up. Every J-scent is nice and airy, just like the Japanese culture. They prefer light, and natural smelling scents. Anyways, just like the name suggests, it smells like roasted green tea, has a slight hint of matcha-ness but isn't that pungent. Overall a really nicely blended fragrance that most will really enjoy. Amazing quality, great presentation and bottle, for $110/50ml, it is a great price. If you are interested in picking this up, I highly encourage! 9.2/10

I finally have found my green tea scent! This is a true, nearly photorealistic green tea scent with the perfect hint of roasted rice poking through to make this recognizable as genmaicha. I've been searching for my ideal green tea scent the last two months and most had either too much creaminess or too much lemon added in with more of a powdered matcha rather than green tea but this one has completely blown me away with how spot on and beautiful it is! This would be especially ideal during the spring or hot summer days but is equally lovely, though less sillage, on cold days.

I was looking for a Hojicha scent when I found this fragrance and to be honest, I don't get that at ALL! When I think of Hojicha, I want something nutty in a smoky way, not a salty peanut way. The umami-like peanut note is really aggressive at the start, so it typically takes me 20 minutes before I start to truly adore the smell. Once the peanut subsides and the iris and mint emerges, it reminds me so much a green tea ice cream. Super creamy, a little powdery, and very sweet. Very cutie-pie. Want to try more from this brand

Obsessed with this scent!! The opening is a warm, kind of savory, nutty green tea and it's to die for. I don't love the way the mint note comes through, but it's not prominent for long. The dry down reads as a beautiful fresh spa scent to me and stuck around for several hours even as it was weaker. I'm on a Tea Scent journey and have tried this and Ethereal Wave so far--they are definitely different kinds of Tea Scents and I love them both and I fear I will end up with a long wish list of full size bottles..

To me this reads very close to steeped, wet green tea leaves with a biscuit on the side. It is very cozy and comforting, and reads almost like a memory of a tea ceremony in Kyoto. It reads less "matcha latte" that many other green tea scents I've tried have (and I have sampled a lot). The peanut note does provide a roasty quality although the first 3-5 seconds it can be a little too nutty but that does go away very quickly. It's not a fantastic performer, but this is a scent I spray and wear only for myself.

smells just like a hojicha latte--delicious, warm, nutty tea, with the mint note making it more leafy, and the vanilla and coconut making it creamy and slightly sweet. i also get a raspberry note on my skin--on the initial spray i can smell raspberry seeds (a little fruity and a little nutty, makes sense) but as the fragrance wears off i get a faint-yet-present sweet raspberry, swedish fish kind of smell. it's probably just me though, and i still love it!

I really like photorealistic tea scents, a this is up there! I smelt it next to my matcha powder, and it’s slightly sweeter but very similar. The roasted element really comes through, which makes it cozy. It’s light enough I think you could get away with it all year round. I do agree with what someone else said, it follows the trend of East Asian scent profiles being more intimate sillage but I think with this type of scent that’s more what you want.

i only have the perfume oil, so no clue how it differs from the edt. the opening is very peanutty, which i actually quite like, but shortly after it settles into a lovely warm, roasted, slightly sweet and lactonic tea scent. agree with others that this smells more like genmaicha than hojicha. very intimate projection and short longevity, which is a bummer, but apparently that's the preference in japan, and i don't mind carrying it around to reapply.

It's VERY green on its own so I wasn't super into this at the start, but once I sprayed it on my skin it became delicious. It becomes very creamy/milky vanilla on the skin, which brings the floral notes out very nicely. However I am disappointed that I wasn't sensing any of the nuttiness? Perhaps I'd have to try it again, but the floral/vanilla/a little coconut stands out much more than peanut for me. And definitely didn't detect any mint 🧐

This is a creamy roasted green tea with refreshing mint, hints of warm and nutty peanuts, and a dry down of woody vanilla. This opens with that fun peanut note paired with a hint of a seaweed smell that isn’t off putting by any means, and a softly fresh coconut. The heart of this is like a jasmine green tea but with a creaminess from a smooth iris. The dry down is beautifully sweet and woody with remnants of that creamy green tea.

If you've ever been to Japan, this would remind you of your stay there. This is one of the prettiest and most realistic green tea fragrances out there. It's really good, just not my style. Edit 7/11/2024: Roasted Green Tea layered over Cedrat Boise by Mancera creates this ice cream-like accord. It's very creamy, not overly sweet, and has an amazing scent trail! Scent: 7/10 Projection: 9/10 (I find it cloying) Longevity: 8/10

slightly disappointed that the tea didn’t really seem to be the main note I got? that being said, the peanut, coconut and lactonic notes come together to create the experience of hojicha latte in a cafe. the creamier, sweeter notes are grounded by the more earthy wooden notes and kept light by the hint of mint and florals. slightly indulgent, very easy to wear, pretty drydown and has definitely grown on me more and more.

Top Notes Coconut, Peanut, Laver (seaweed) Middle Notes Jasmine, Mint, Wintergreen Last Notes Iris, Cedarwood, Vanilla, Clover It starts off strong with true Hojicha scent and leans into a super sweet note. I've noticed that on my skin, it's more minty and cedarwood, while my partner can smell sweeter, like matcha ice cream or umami. I can smell the projection too, and it lingers on the skin and clothing for a while.

This opens as the most photorealistic roasted green tea fragrance and after a few minutes it really comes to life with a subtle sweetness and some florals that is very reminiscent of matcha ice cream. It feels like walking the streets of Kyoto and passing by a matcha tea shop. I love my tea fragrances, but there's really nothing quite like this one. It's absolutely delicious and I smell it on myself for hours.

I actually really like the opening savory peanut-y note, however like others have said it's gone in a matter of seconds and you're left with an almost shockingly hyper-realistic matcha smell. Projects very well but doesn't punch you with an overpowering smell, you're constantly getting a soft hint of green tea in the back of your nose. This one is good. Like, really good.