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.

I love love love this scent. It is a delicious fruity floral. The sunny citrus notes make it very good for summer. I did not like it at first spray, it was initially very sweet-tart but after about 15 minutes I could not stop smelling myself and went back for it. The grapefruit wears off some after a few minutes, letting the jasmine come through. I will admit that something about this reminds me of a fruity hard candy - thank goodness the floral notes balance it out. It mellows well. Lasts pretty well, too, a few hours on me. Very uplifting, always puts me in a happy mood.

I own this in perfume and in hand cream. I will admit that the other reviews are so very far off. First this perfume does NOT smell like play dough Second it does not smell like generic candy or chewing gum Its notes are true to its advertising. It’s a crisp and effervescent scent that showcases the sugared grapefruit and lychee wonderfully almost to a bright cherry scent but toned back a bit with the jasmine and vanilla. You will definitely smell the warmth of the vanilla as the base note. So far it’s my favorite of the Tokyo Milk products.

Ok, when it comes to Tokyo Milk scents, I never have any idea wtf I'm even smelling. I got Kabuki in a discovery kit and I don't like it, but I do like it. It smells strange. I def get that grapefruit at the beginning and then it turns into some weird spice, vanilla and play-doh. I dunno man, but I just bought a full bottle of it lmao Edit: 02/18/2021 Just got my full bottle and this fragrance is so out of my element, but I love it! It's an odd, interesting and foreign frag. I'm hoping I love it as much during the warmer months.

Kabuki reminds me of Juicy Fruit gum. Ironically, I love it! I have to admit, when I first received it, I was a bit disappointed. Grapefruit? Where??? I don't get any citrus in this at all. It is very candy-like, not a sweet-tart, but just soft and sweet, like litchi candy. On second try, I realized it's a keeper. And it really lasts!

This is probably my favorite fragrance that I own! It's a fruity sugary vanilla scent that's just so intoxicating. Smells playful and fun like candy, but doesn't come off as juvenile at all. With a lot of fragrances I can't really detect every single note, but I can easily smell all of them here; nothing is overpowering!

I was actually pretty bemused when I read what is in this, becuase to me it smells like a batch of sugar cookies with hints of almond and cherry. I finally bought a bottle after weeks of spraying the tester on and I am so happy with it. Its very comforting and lasts for hours. :]

Sweet and delightful. I was told "you smell sweet, like Dairy Queen." Idk if I smell like a Dairy Queen while wearing this, but I'll take that compliment and all the others because this really is a nice scent. Unfortunately, as a brand, it doesn't last as long as I'd like.

Yes the name is unfortunate. You know those candies they have at sushi restaurants? This is completely that sweet and sour candy and jasmine. Or at least that's what it opens with. I could love this. After about 3 hours it transforms into a nice vanilla scent

Total Sugar bomb! Love it. Reminds me of something Barbie would wear. Sweet and Delicious. The fruity notes stay on my skin for about an hour and the dry down becomes a yummy almost vanilla mixed with jasmine scent that lasts for several more hours.

This fragrance is incased in a beautiful bottle. It perfectly emulates the beautiful, lush, refreshing yet sweet smell of Lychee.

This makes me think of beautiful women in silk pajamas brushing my hair and giggling as they keep putting fruit in my mouth.

kabuki is very powdery, and although i really love this perfume i wish the litchi and grapefruit were brighter

love it! so sweet and delicious! sparkles on my skin! truly amazing!

I was pretty geared up to have this one be my favorite out of the whole line. All of the notes listed are among my favorites, and I could imagine a way they'd be interesting together. Unfortunately, this is actually the first in the line that I actively dislike. Grapefruit, even sugared grapefruit, to my mind should smell crisp and tart and fresh. This doesn't. I'd heard that it smelled more like orange or lemon than grapefruit and I'd have been fine with that, but to me it doesn't smell like citrus of any kind. I can't really make out lychee at all, and, well, I know and love lychee pretty well. I'd also heard it was a candy scent, which is fine with me. And it sort of is, but to me this comes out smelling like bubblegum rather than a fruit candy. Maybe that's just the way it works with my chemistry, but I couldn't get past that impression. All that being said I can see how lots of people would like it. It's very feminine and sweet and playful. It's not really bad, just not to my taste and really, really not what I was expecting. On the other hand I've found that I quite like Tokyo Milk's Lapsang Su Chong, which I've never seen anyone review and I've never seen any store stock. Seeing as I impulse-ordered that one without ever smelling it and decided to wait until Kabuki came in to a local store so I could test it first, I'm glad that it wasn't the other way around.

Margot Elena has a gift for creating scents I enjoy despite using notes I dislike, in genres that generally don’t appeal to me. This makes exploring TokyoMilk especially fun. Kabuki was a risky blind buy for me. I don’t like sugary scents or gourmands. However, TokyoMilk made possibly the first vanilla scent I really like and the only aquatic fragrance I love, too. So, I stepped out of my usual lane and decided to try Kabuki. I’m happy to say I don’t regret it. It opens with a distinct, clean sugared grapefruit note. The litchi adds a different tone of fruitiness and an aquatic balance to the sugar, preventing it from being headache or toothache inducing. The jasmine is a subtle presence at first, but lingers through the entire drydown, taking a stronger role as the sugared grapefruit balances and settles down. The composition takes on an airy-light sweet tobacco undertone in its final form. I am not about to jump into this genre, but it is nice to find something so different that I like and that my husband really likes, too. Very feminine. Long-lasting (surprisingly) with a moderately-strong projection that settles fairly close to the body.