Feuillage vert

This is a very pleasant green-musky scent with the bamboo most prominent for me along faintest whiff of florals/rosewood giving the impression of a fresh, dewey walk along a bamboo forest. That said, for me this definitely leans green rather than woodsy, so don’t come in expecting a deep woody smell (the bamboo is forward rather than any rosewood or cedar). Also a prominent note of white florals from the freesia. It reminds me a bit of Alba di Seoul from Santa Maria Novella, though a bit fresher and with less of the “oriental spice” that is present on that scent. As with other Miya Shinma creations, this is an intimate perfume that is down to a fresh-musky skin scent within an hour or less on my skin (though the performance is a bit better than Alba di Seoul for me). Very unisex. I enjoyed it but don’t see myself buying a full bottle.

The other day I had the opportunity to try some scents by Miya Shinma (Feuillage vert, Kaze and ... sorry, I forgot which one the third one was) - they were all quite disappointing, although the description really sounded nice. They made me think of my grandmother's collection of perfumes from the 50s. I used to play with them when I was a child. Being over 20 years old, most of the perfumes smelled of roses and some other ingredients that had probably gone off a long time ago. Sorry, Ms Shinma, but I wouldn't want to smell like this...

Bamboo rosewood & watery citrus. It begins rosewood with green dewy notes and slight citrus. The colder the more freesia comes up with some citrus and cedar. It has musk as well as the freesia comes quite strong when it dry down. No bad tho.