Rising Sun

Metallic sun-cream with well-blended tropical notes, gets muskier and noticeably powdery on my skin as it dries down. Perfect for the summer months, this is a great beach-themed scent that isn't too on the nose. I get around 4 hrs on my skin, definitely should be reapplied to last all day.

What a sweetie ! Incredibly likeable, joyous, energizing, sunshiny. An essence of sunny day full of joy. Blind bought during winter, and I just used it for the first time yesterday. My wrist still radiates this sweetie - which is fine, because I cannot imagine tiring from it. It fits the gentleness of waking sun during fair weather day - it has this level of intensity. The coconut is milky, fresh and comforting. Mineral aspects are reminding me of French, rocky-soil grown wine from Rousillon region or Corbières. During the peak for the wine from these regions, the mineral aspects are dominating the taste of the wine and here I have this unique effect extracted to parfume :) Immortalized! It also contains marine breeze - always welcome. The florals are dominated by sunshine in the form of ylang-ylang flower. Finish is foamy-soft, warm and inviting. If it can brighten gloomy-winter day then I can imagine it fit for any weather, all year. A signature-type, then. My only regret - the bottle could be prettier and of higher standard. Magnetic top, coloured glass rather than painted. And I would be happier. Opening it is a bit of a grating experience for me.

This is a strange perfume. Very unusual. The combination of coconut, ylang-ylang and cashmere, like it is done in this fragrance is something i have never smelled before. There are also other notes that i can't quickly identify that also contribute to this weird vibe of Rising Sun. It's pleasant, comforting but it takes some time to get used to it. It's not your typical summer fragrance. The image that comes to my mind is a beach near a big city in Japan in the last days of summer when it is already starting to get cold. It's not my cup of tea, but i can't say it's bad. It is, at least something different and i appreciate that. It projects well and longevity is average. Final note: 7/10

Lowering initial love to like. I don't know anything similar, it only bothers me that this is sold in cheap bottle, Shiseido as a brand I associate with high quality, including packaging. The scent is joyous and refreshing, an interesting blend of mineral notes and lemon with ylang ylang shining in heart notes, supported by clean jasmine and a bit of coconut in the base notes. It does not smell like any of the parts though but as a coctail that is entirely new. It is worth having, as it is carefree and an easy reach. But it becomes shy on the skin in summer, barely a whisper. Mineral to the point of metallic. At some point it starts to remind me of Zen Purple. I prefer it in winter.

Rising Sun releases its aroma with the effect of a lava stone, invisible, continuously imperceptible but present. Really present. It wraps my body politely, without intrusiveness. Approaching my nose where it was sprayed, I feel a hint similar to iron filings mixed with sand and ylang ylang. Divine. They told me it was conceived as moisturizing body mist and confirmed me that it can also be worn in the sun, therefore more sprays should be provided, contrary to what I am used to doing. If Shiseido thought of turning this solar water into perfume, it would be to me the supreme expression of a small masterpiece in itself. I count on it.