Kabuki

One of the most beautiful and sweet fragrances I own, and I have many! This is so reminiscent of luscious Japanese fruit candies, which is a more accurate association than the Kabuki theatre, but... Luxury and sensuality sell, I suppose. It is clean, dewy, and juicy litchi but not too ozonic, with just the right touch of a sweet grapefruit. And as someone who used to eat Texas ruby red grapefruit every day when it was in season, it is intoxicatingly magnificent. But the litchi prevents the extreme tartness and citric acidity of grapefruit and elevates her to a cane sugar fruit confection. She remains steadfastly light and ethereal throughout her composition and never becomes too heady or cloying. The bon bon lotion has a lighter, less sweet scent than the EDP, if a more airy nature is desired. I personally bought the lotion first, then purchased the discovery set of dabbers at an attractive discount. And let me tell you, if your "gas station" truly has "pink soap" that smells as good as this, you must be living in Scarsdale, NY— or you have phantosmia from a brain or nose tumor. There is no alternative for a truthful response, unless you're a bot. Here in the real world we have pink soap that gives people hives and smells of cheap benzaldehyde, which is a slightly cherry-almond scent, but worse than food and perfume grade. And I'm saving this description for when anyone else makes this ludicrous claim about a completely unrelated fragrance. If it doesn't cause skin abrasions upon contact, it's not a public restroom disinfectant. Now back to the actual fragrance: I hesitate to say this is a good one to layer. I appreciate that she likely would be a cooperative scent, but she is just so perfect on her own! A light and warm vanilla scent could cut a little of the zesty fruity sweetness, if one so desired, but she could easily pair with fresh, woody, or other sweet citrus or gourmand scents.

I REALLY love this one!! It is definitely full of sugar, but there's a pleasant tartness from the grapefruit and lychee, and just the perfect touch of jasmine. There is definitely NOT any vanilla scent, despite what previous reviews have stated (perhaps some noses associate "sweet" with "vanilla"?!), and definitely no almond. I keep this beautiful little bottle on my desk at work, and spritz myself (once, on the neck), when I need a cheerful pick-me-up. And, I have had coworkers stop at the door of my office to tell me how good it smells, so the sillage is pretty impressive! I think that if you like Michel Germain's fragrances, you would probably enjoy "Kabuki". I will 100% repurchase this when I run out! The rating I give it is 9.3/10.

I bought this on my honeymoon in Kauai and whenever I wear it I am instantly transported back to that beautiful, lush island. I sprayed it on my wrist as my new husband and I walked through a shop. We left and walked next door and within minutes I was so in love with the smell I had to go back and buy it. It is very sweet and gourmand, so if you don't like food fragrances this may not be the one for you. It is very fruity and distinctly tropical, but with a warm, musky base. It morphs with my body heat and becomes totally irresistible. Does not induce headaches for me either, which a lot of perfumes do. My absolute favorite smell.

This is the most syrupy, sweet, silly, girly, almost childish scent I own. It had no real depth. It might give you a cavity. And unlike every other Tokyo Milk Fragrance it has the audacity to last. I love it. It's nothing like anything else I have or would normally ever pick for myself, but it was love at first sniff and I've never changed my mind. I love wearing this to bed despite it not being a soft or particularly relaxing scent. It makes me want to eat myself rather than lulling me to sleep. Nothing about my relationship with this perfume makes any sense whatsoever, but I will never give it up. 20/10 all around

I love candy type scents. This is candy without any burnt sugar or plastic or musk! I am in HEAVEN! I LOVE this. I bought a 2nd bottle immediately upon receiving my first. This scent opens just as the note description appears. "Sugared grapefruit, lychee and sweet jasmine crushed and distilled to perfection." It is the way I imagined that FRESH Sugar Lyche Perfume would be (but isn't). To me, this Kabuki scent is very close to the FRESH Sugar Lyche lotion (which is much better then the FRESH perfume that is supposed to match) ! PLEASE make this forever! Lasts about 3-4 hours on the skin.