Energizing Fragrance

Energizing Fragrance is unlike anything I have ever smelled: one part perfume, one part aromatherapy and one part healthy treat! This is an "Eau Aromatique" (or aromatic water) but lasts for quite a while. It is not energizing like citruses are energizing, but more like a fresh wind is enrgizing and tonic for the spirit... I agree with other reviewers that I swear I could smell citruses (grapefruit, blood orange or pomelo) but there are none listed, anywhere I looked. My mother received a FB from another wonderful member as a gift (Thanks Ellen!) still in the box; and there are all manner of botanical complexes listed as ingerdients in this: from raspberry infusion to seed and nut extracts and all sorts of delicious natural things meant to protect the skin from the normally harsh ingredients in most synthetic creations. This company TRULY goes the extra mile to make a very nice, natural based and skin friendly product without charging an arm and a leg...and IT smells AWESOME!! Someone on another site mentioned it smelled almost reptilian (not cold and slimy, but very silky and smooth) and I agree. The opening of (I am guessing white) pepper is very subdued alongside the lovely carnation note; though this is not the oily heavy carnation; it is airy and springlike and very, very fresh. As the heart opens, one is greeted with the most lovely wafts of pure flowers: jasmine's sexy smoothness, iris' cool sleekness, heliotrope's dry sweetness with just enough muguet to keep it sheer and green and a hint of rose to round it out and make it lovely. If there is anise here it is light and only adds a hint of warmth to the magnificent blend of botanical beauty! To review this lovely scent: I sprayed the back of my hand once from the 50 ml bottle and touched it gently to the other hand...and I am sitting here 45 minutes later feeling surrounded by utter and sheer beauty, as spices cavort with flowers, and woods and muskiness (very clean) peek through. Everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) I have ever tried, sniffed, smoothed on my body from this company is the epitome of quality and just about as close as you can get to smelling "naturally beautiful" short of rubbing flowers in your armpits! :) Sillage: very good Longevity: impressive Overall: 4.5/5 Shiseido rocks! No doubt about it, the skin care is quite expensive but for what you get from the perfumes they are worth whatever you have to pay, and luckily for me they are the cheapest (in price, NOT qulaity) of this wonderful company's products. You get what you pay for, yeah; but you can pay less and still smell fabulous. I must try more from this lovely House. I am reviewing this first thing in the morning and after posting it, I think I will get to some things I have been putting off...color me ENERGIZED!! About the bottle: yes, it does look like an ear syringe. However, I think they were trying to capture the purity of the "drops of nature" held within...it reminds me of an imp bottle or an apothocary's jar and it is very ergonomic and feels "right" in your hand! The slightly frosted finish and lovely sheer colour really match the scent...

Zen in a bottle! Ahhhhhhhhhhhh <3 <3 <3 I can;t stop sniffing, feeling calm, sniffing, feeling calm. It really is uplifting! From what I can recall of Chloe Innocence, (this is going back 10 or more years) it;s pretty much spot on. Innocence is more powdery perhaps (I think? It's been too long!) but they both have the same feeling. I sniff EF... I am smelling Innocence. The Body Shop used to stock a Cotton edt (2001 or around then) that came wrapped in cotton material. This also reminds me of that. It's clean, dry, fresh, but it's also warm, snugly, mood lifting. It smells very 'white' but not cold or clinical. This is an inviting scent. Not sensuous or alluring, but just the right amount of comforting magic to console and lift the mood. I would wear this year round. No headaches, no nose wrinkling, just lifted off my feet in a dewy cloud of clean, warm, enveloping cotton ball magic. A must sniff, if not a must buy.

I agree with all the positive reviews! Up until finding this on Fragrantica, I never knew Shiseido even marketed fragrances. I buy their makeup (their translucent pressed powder is a staple in my makeup bag) but never looked anywhere else at the Shiseido counter. I am so glad I blind bought this. Energizing is a fresh and clean scent. So true what other reviewers said... it doesn't smell or feel like you're wearing perfume with Energizing. You just smell good. It is one of the few scents I have that I would consider buying a backup bottle of. Thanks again Fragrantica reviewers!

It does exactly what it says on the tin: this scent provides a spark of energy that lifts your spirits. It shouldn’t be listed under floral at all (see correct notes below). This is a spicy and clean non-fragrance. People will not ask you “Wow, what do you wear?”, instead they will compliment you “Mmm, you smell nice.” It's impossible to go wrong with this one. Pyramid acc. to Shiseido Europe - Top Notes: Green Petals, Black Pepper, Cloves Middle Notes: Star Anise Element, Sheer Floral Bouquet, Jasmine, Heliotrope, Iris Base Notes: White Musk, Sheer Woods

I always enjoy wearing this fragrance. I'd agree that it's a "clean spicy floral" similar to what a few others here describe it. The spiciness (carnation, anise, pepper) is soft but lasts, and blends very well with the floral notes. It's also not the overly sweet spiciness that makes me feel sick when I wear it. Nothing about this fragrance annoys me, it's one of the most wearable perfumes I have. I've also never known anyone else to wear it, so it's unique in that way too.