Tsukimi Annayake 2003

On a tree, there hangs a plum - yes, a beautiful, spicy, aromatic one. Not a watery supermarket plum, but a sun-ripened one from the garden. And now it is enclosed in the beautiful, impractical, because towering bottle, which always wants to reserve a spot for itself in the dresser.
Plum, and not as overcooked, cloyingly sweet compote with a deterring consistency. This little fruit has been carefully treated and ennobled.
It is preceded by a tempting tart fruitiness, pepper has been used very sparingly, and soon the main character of the fragrance comes to light: plum with cinnamon and clove, as a delightful dessert. Everything feels soft and gentle - and by no means over-seasoned. Warm, like an early autumn day, when you can still enjoy the sun. Perhaps comparable to the first autumn mists. Woody and vanillic notes emerge, a slightly dry powderiness develops.
Tsukimi has, by the way, distant relatives. If one imagines a fragrance equator, then "Habanita" as a fragrance hammer lies exactly on this line, right next to the naive-exotic Balahe. And Tsukimi is found quite a bit further north - as the chaste relative of the race women. It has similar ingredients,
but not this explosiveness.
The wearers do not have to be the same, but for lovers of the two other, more complex fragrances, Tsukimi could very well be a gentler oriental with
elegant persistence, making it an option for warmer days. And age rating: 18-88, depending on personal preferences.
Tsukimi proves that fruitiness in modernly conceived fragrances does not have to burst with sweetness and interchangeable squeakiness. And that an individual perfume is also possible in the mainstream sector.