Cherry blossom
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Eau de Sakura
Hana is another Japanese fragrance from Florascent. Translated, Hana actually means blossom. And I mean blossoms from flowers and such, not counterfeit money :D
The cherry blossoms (=Sakura) themselves represent perfect beauty, perfection, but also transience in Japan. The cherry blossom is even considered the unofficial national flower there, and the cherry blossom festival (Hanami) is one of the biggest spring highlights. The Japanese often celebrate this together with family or colleagues with sake and bento. Overall, it is about appreciating the fleeting beauty of nature, as the cherry blossoms bloom for only about ten days and therefore symbolize not only beauty but also transience.
By the way, it is said that if you travel to Japan during the cherry blossom festival, you can experience the Japanese in their happiest moments. Oh, and the fruits of these trees are not eaten, but are at most used for decorative purposes.
So, the scent is floral and sweet. Initially, it seems a bit stuffy, but that subsides (at first). The blossoms actually remind one of beautiful and warm spring days.
Like all Florascent Japan fragrances, the scent is light, but they also smell more like essential oils.
Later, a light woody note comes in as a base. After a few hours, however, the stuffy notes return a bit, and the sweet notes become noticeably weaker.
I recommend reapplying the fragrance after three hours, as it otherwise smells too weak and the lovely, sweet floral scents get overshadowed, making the scent a bit stuffier.
For longevity, I estimate about four, at most five hours.
Hana has actually become a lovely fragrance that doesn't smell weak at the beginning. With its sweet floral scent, it is very feminine and smells quite clean. If it had more staying power, I would even recommend it for going out, as it needs to smell good on a lady, yes yes delicious and all, you know what I mean :D
But unfortunately, the scent doesn’t smell that great continuously. As mentioned earlier, it loses strength noticeably after about three hours, becomes less interesting, and even a bit stuffy. But well, you can always reapply it by then.
Through the lovely scent, one can also understand a bit why the Japanese create such a hype every year around the cherry blossom festival; besides, the pink blossoms are really beautiful… on the other hand, we do the same with our traditions when it comes to Christmas, Easter, or Carnival (hm,… before a certain friend gets really upset, I better quickly correct that Carnival to Fastnacht :DD)…
Could be worth a try...
The cherry blossoms (=Sakura) themselves represent perfect beauty, perfection, but also transience in Japan. The cherry blossom is even considered the unofficial national flower there, and the cherry blossom festival (Hanami) is one of the biggest spring highlights. The Japanese often celebrate this together with family or colleagues with sake and bento. Overall, it is about appreciating the fleeting beauty of nature, as the cherry blossoms bloom for only about ten days and therefore symbolize not only beauty but also transience.
By the way, it is said that if you travel to Japan during the cherry blossom festival, you can experience the Japanese in their happiest moments. Oh, and the fruits of these trees are not eaten, but are at most used for decorative purposes.
The Scent:
You can simply smell cherry blossoms here, and that’s all. No, of course not, but almost… :DSo, the scent is floral and sweet. Initially, it seems a bit stuffy, but that subsides (at first). The blossoms actually remind one of beautiful and warm spring days.
Like all Florascent Japan fragrances, the scent is light, but they also smell more like essential oils.
Later, a light woody note comes in as a base. After a few hours, however, the stuffy notes return a bit, and the sweet notes become noticeably weaker.
I recommend reapplying the fragrance after three hours, as it otherwise smells too weak and the lovely, sweet floral scents get overshadowed, making the scent a bit stuffier.
The Sillage and Longevity:
The sillage is surprisingly stronger than expected and smells good for a short while with a perfume. Of course, this is only the case at first, so it quickly fades again; nonetheless, I found it noticeably stronger than some other Japanese fragrances. For longevity, I estimate about four, at most five hours.
The Bottle:
This bottle is also rectangular with thicker edges and a thick glass bottom. On the front, there is a pink label with the name of the fragrance. The cap is cylindrical (it even looks like a cylinder for wearing) and chrome-plated. A loop hangs from the neck. All in all, simple but nice to look at. Hana has actually become a lovely fragrance that doesn't smell weak at the beginning. With its sweet floral scent, it is very feminine and smells quite clean. If it had more staying power, I would even recommend it for going out, as it needs to smell good on a lady, yes yes delicious and all, you know what I mean :D
But unfortunately, the scent doesn’t smell that great continuously. As mentioned earlier, it loses strength noticeably after about three hours, becomes less interesting, and even a bit stuffy. But well, you can always reapply it by then.
Through the lovely scent, one can also understand a bit why the Japanese create such a hype every year around the cherry blossom festival; besides, the pink blossoms are really beautiful… on the other hand, we do the same with our traditions when it comes to Christmas, Easter, or Carnival (hm,… before a certain friend gets really upset, I better quickly correct that Carnival to Fastnacht :DD)…
Could be worth a try...
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