Honey and the Moon

Honey and the Moon by Tokyomilk is absolutely beautiful, easily a top 3 fragrance for me! It is classified as an Oriental spicy fragrance here, and I find it very much an Oriental fragrance, boarding on gourmand, but the classification of spicy is a bit misleading. This is not spicy in the sense of pepper or cinnamon, merely very very warm. I am extremely particular about my scents and I have collected a long list of typical perfume ingredients that I find repulsive, especially when overdone, and I do have some allergies. This fragrance, however, is warm sheer delight all the way through. I have both the hand cream and the fragrance. The hand cream is much softer— the vanilla comes through more and the honey is there, just not as strong, and there is an appearance from the sugared violets as well. The fragrance, however, is someone welcoming you into their warm and cozy home in which they have honey-scented candles cheerfully smoldering. The juice is much more honey-forward with a bit of a waxy accord, a darker smokier vanilla, and just a very subtle hint of the shy sugared violets. And all this with only 2 sprays! It is very sweet, in my opinion, as I tend to test mostly Oriental fragrances and have been retesting some old florals recently. This is not a floral like Vera Wang Princess or Tocca Florence or Omanluxury Flowerlush is a floral, and what little flower scent the violets provide here is soft and subtle. This is the kind of fragrance I can smell all day, slather on my skin, bury my nose inside, and never get overwhelmed. It also stays sweet, warm, and intoxicating on my skin rather than going sour or becoming screechy. Also, I have not matured this fragrance at all yet, so this is from the very first sprays, for those of you who find the maturation process works wonders. Obviously, as a top 3 fragrance of mine, this is flawless. Perfect 10/10, would recommend to anyone who loves sweet, warm, and honey-forward scents. The hand cream gives an idea of what to expect and is less of an investment, if anyone is on the fence, and also layers beautifully with so many fragrances. I would rate the cream a perfect 10/10, too, with the caveat that if you want the full honey experience, it is not in the cream.

Hello Fragranticans, I'm relatively new here and this is my first review. After years of not wearing much perfume at all I have been on a fragrance binge the past couple of weeks – mostly blind buys based on reviews here. I have a lot of fragrance allergies, but have discovered some "safe" houses (Chanel, Yves Rocher), and am hopeful of finding more. As for the fragrances I obtain only to find I cannot wear them, I enjoy collecting decorative perfume bottles, and I generally buy minis or small sizes when buying blind, so it's not a big loss if I can't tolerate the juice itself. Honey and the Moon is one of my new acquisitions. I tried it for the first time tonight after a long, pampering shower, and it was love at first spritz. I find it delicious, silky, gently warm, light and soothing, like putting on a cozy new pair of pajamas and having a warm milky drink. I dislike extremely sweet or chemical-smelling gourmand notes, but HatM is not tremendously sugary, nor overpowered with strong edible-florals. It opens with strong but smooth-flavored honey that doesn't display any funky or sharp notes as honey sometimes has. There is a suggestion of floral violet, and a little sweet powder that may be the "candied" part of "candied violet". After a half hour or so on my skin, some hints of green and wood appear to further enrich the honey, with a mere whiff of earthy notes (salt, primarily), but it's all very subtle and gentle. Over an hour in, I'm not perceiving any jasmine yet. If it's there, it's very delicate, in keeping with the softness of the other notes. And there's no headache, nor other allergic symptoms. Yay! This scent reminds me of a good black tea, possibly flavored or spiced, taken with milk and just enough sugar to open up all the complex flavor notes. It doesn't feel like an office or big-event scent, but it's perfect for a relaxing or contemplative time of day, when you can just settle in for a few minutes (or a longer time!) and be mindful and appreciative of how utterly comfortable the moment is. :)

Ahhh give me a non-patchouli gourmande any day! After all those bad encounters with perfumes like Angel, Wish, and Jo Malone's English Pear & Freesia that made me want to cry because of good fragrances being plagued by the evil Count Patchouli, this is a breath of fresh air! I got my bottle today morning and even smelling it out of the bottle, I knew I was in for a treat! Smelling this up close on my wrist, (to my nose) there are some powdery and floral notes- which I assume are violet and jasmine. However, genuine-smelling/real honey (mixed with a bit of toffee/caramel) is the dominant note- yum! There is a slight similarity to Pink Sugar, but it's nowhere near as tooth-decay-inducing! I love sweet fragrances, but even I could not tolerate Pink Sugar very much! Drydown brought out the honey even more, and the overall smell is subtle- the floral notes are in the background. I don't see how this is a unisex fragrance, although it may easily smell tempting on a guy as well! I think this scent could be worn during any season except for summer- it might smell a bit cloying then even though it does not smell cloying at all when the temperature is less than about 25 degrees celsius. Longevity was good with the perfume lasting about 7-8 hours on me. I had a shower and I can still smell the vestiges of sweet honey on me. This is easily a 'love'. : ) P.S. For those who can't find this (especially people living in countries other than America or Canada), there are a few eBay sellers who sell this and many other Tokyo Milk products for affordable prices often. There is a permanent one there too (rhapsodygifts), but their international postage options are inflexible and they are difficult to deal with.

As someone who isn’t into overly sweet scents, I absolutely love this perfume. I tend to get nauseous with a lot of scents, and especially if they’re sweet. I do not experience that with Honey & the Moon. This scent is comforting for me. It is sweet, but it isn’t cloying on my skin. I do smell the honey, and when I smell it in the bottle something reminds me of incense. I assume this is because of the sandalwood note. On my skin, I can smell honey and something that reminds me of a cocoa butter scent. I don’t really notice the violet or jasmine notes on my skin. This fragrance felt very familiar to me, and I was trying to think of what it reminded me of. It’s Lush’s “Butterball” and “Butterbear” scent. I absolutely love the scent of Butterball, so I’m very excited to have this perfume. The other reason it might be familiar is because it reminds me of cocoa butter. I can see myself wearing it very often. I feel that this fragrance suits the colder months. Although, I have no problem wearing it in the summer and enjoy it. I find the sillage to be more close to the skin, which I like for my sensitive nose. Edit: After purchasing the full size, the full size smells completely different than the mini. This review is for the mini ^. The full size leans more citrusy, and it reminds me of “Vasilisa” by Fantome. Vasilisa gave me a headache, and it definitely has a similar scent. I assume it smells different because the mini is in a dabber bottle, while the full size is a spray. I recommend the mini size!

Ah, my first love. Honey and the Moon was the perfume that first got me interested in fragrances. I definitely smell the notes as they are listed: honeyed violets and a slightly indolic jasmine on a background of warm sandalwood. It's beautiful and unique, which I love - I don't like to smell like everybody else. Something about this fragrance makes me feel nostalgic - I'm not sure why, since I felt that the first time I smelled it. A reviewer below describes this scent as resembling sunlight shining on dust particles floating in the air, and I definitely get that. The fragrance matches the sad sweetness of the song "Honey and the Moon" by Joseph Arthur. I also love Margot Elena's Honeycomb from the Library of Flowers line. It's an entirely different fragrance from this one; both feature honey, and both are beautiful in completely different ways. I also agree with Foxzilla below: I recently smelled Aquolina's Pink Sugar for the first time, and I couldn't believe how much it smelled like Honey and the Moon. I actually came to this page on Fragrantica to seek validation for my discovery, and, sure enough, Foxzilla had made the connection, too. If you're familiar with PS, you already know what Honey and the Moon smells like, however, HatM has no citrus and is more refined than PS.