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.

I can see me emptying this pretty fast when it gets hot. It’s not lemony but the vibe is like that. The mineral note makes it special for me, it’s like a hot stone, imagine a hot stone spoon with a tiny ball of lemon ice cream on it, which fast gives way to a much stronger scent of a cotton t shirt, hot from the dryer (not scented dryer sheets). This is the ultimate freshen up scent for me. I like things like eau dynamisante and that should be nice in the heat, but that does not have the same clean vibe this does. I absolutely love it.

Opening smells like sun screen, pleasant but quite niche imo, the dry down is a great, non soapy musk that lingers as a skin scent for days (!). I personally think the opening is a bit hard to make work outside as a summer fragrance, but the dry down is a year round, your skin but better. Reminds me of the original formulation of SJP Lovely or NR Musc oil!

I agree with the recent reviews below; this may be a pleasant but weird frag. It reminded me of Replica Beach Walk, perhaps due to the ylang-ylang and coconut presence. This is not typical summer frag like Bronze Goddess or Terracotta, neither does it smell white flowers like jasmine, gardenia nor is sweet at all. This is unique ( the only exception I know is Beach Walk as I said). Very unisex for my taste- indeed genderless- both man and women can easily wear. Can also be worn at any season but daytime. Surprising because on the first sniff I thought this is generic but later the frag developed differently on me. Interesting to have, and not very expensive where I live but I wont buy it. Not safe blind buy, test first if you are not familiar with Beach Walk already.

Mineral, aquatic (in just a fresh way, not the typical aquatic), mineral musky, mildly flowery. I actually think that if I was to Equate this to an object, it would be a feather from a coastal bird. Free, light, over the open ocean under the morning sun, far away from everyone. Not my thing, but I appreciate it. It can definitely be considered a cozy fragrance.

Sun-kissed skin. Sunny, summery, happy fragrance. I'm not really a fan of either coconut, cashmeran or ylang but notes in here are so well blended that I don't sense any of them to the point of being too much. The citrus and marine notes make it fresh, the cashmeran salty, coconut and ylang creamy. It's not tropical or sunscreen scent, it's not citrusy, it's not aquatic. It's just pure warm summery skin. It gives a feeling of a beautiful and carefree woman lying on a beach in the summer.

This must be the "your skin but better summer by the sea" - version. Nothing sticks out. Blends nicely on my skin and top notes stick around for a long time. I actually find this to be sort of sexy in a subtle way. It's a really nice summer fragrance. Edit: colder weather doesn't do it any favors, but it really shines in the heat and on warm skin. Rising Sun is beachy without smelling like suntan lotion. Sunny and clean smelling.

I really like shiseido and this one has a fresh summery vibe but the projection and longevity is really poor. The kind lady at the counter sprayed me like 5-6 times and half an hour later I dont really smell it. Otherwise it would be a really nice option for summer.

Smells like cashmere and salt water. Soft yet breezy. For me it smells.... unharmoniously. Different notes blooming at the same time, but on their own. You can smell fresh water, cashmere, ylang. But that's about it.

This one does not last. Not even 10 minutes. So it doesn't matter how much I loved it. It is like a beautiful butterfly that flies away the second you see it.

Blind bought and love it!it is winter,so will dave for summer.i smell lemon coconut and ylang on me

Citrusy and creamy at the same time. Not very good longevity but very uplifting and optimistic.