Shaft of Light
光芒 / Kōbō
2018 Eau de Parfum

Shaft of Light / 光芒 / Kōbō (Eau de Parfum) by J-Scent
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7.0 / 10 12 Ratings
A perfume by J-Scent for women and men, released in 2018. The scent is floral-fresh. It is being marketed by LUZ / 有限会社ルズ.
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Main accords

Floral
Fresh
Citrus
Fruity
Chypre

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
BergamotBergamot GrapefruitGrapefruit LemonLemon Orange blossomOrange blossom
Heart Notes Heart Notes
GardeniaGardenia JasmineJasmine LilyLily Lily of the valleyLily of the valley MagnoliaMagnolia RoseRose
Base Notes Base Notes
AmberAmber MuskMusk OakmossOakmoss PatchouliPatchouli SandalwoodSandalwood VanillaVanilla
Ratings
Scent
7.012 Ratings
Longevity
6.99 Ratings
Sillage
6.810 Ratings
Bottle
6.110 Ratings
Submitted by Anessa, last update on 05/21/2025.

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Reviews

2 in-depth fragrance descriptions
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Pricing
4
Bottle
4
Sillage
5
Longevity
4
Scent
Akira1005

194 Reviews
Akira1005
Akira1005
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A cheap version of Jour D' Hermes
One word: Don't copy a hit song and act like it's your own

I didn't notice it, but a Japanese blogger who loves perfume noticed it. What's unlucky for J-Scent is that I have both. Lol I put Hermes on my left arm and Shaft of Light on my right arm.
Yeah, they're pretty similar. This one seems to have less fragrance and is cheaper. (In fact, the price is about four times higher)
Hermes has a sweeter apricot-like scent. Shaft of Light has a less sweet opening. Personally, I think Hermes has a more fruity and nice scent. Shaft of Light is more soapy.
It's interesting to wear both, but even though I wore them at the same time,Shaft of Light's end comes sooner, so Hermes is like a slow-motion Shaft of Light. (Can you understand?) Hermes is still in the middle, but Shaft of Light is the last note early. Shaft of Light feels more earthy. I found that Hermes has a stronger concentration of fragrance.

Jour D'Hermès
Top: Grapefruit, Lemon
Middle: Gardenia, Sweet Pea, Jasmine, Tuberose
Last: Musk, Woody

They're similar, right? This is a complete rip-off.it's dupe. Because Jour d'Hermès means "The Light of Hermes", but the 光芒 means a pillar of light, and refers to the way light shines through the clouds and illuminates the sky like a curtain. Affordable version of Jour d'Hermès. (I looked it up and found out it's a phenomenon where light shining through gaps in trees and clouds hits water droplets in the air.) My explanation is very reasonable, right? A total homage. Is J-Scent the Japanese version of Rattafa?lol
You're right. You're a sharp-eyed person, so you've already noticed. In essence, they're just selling popular global perfumes with names and Japanese names. They either remove the fragrances that Japanese people don't like or turn down the volume. Of course Japanese people will like it and Non-Japanese people will feel familiar with it, right?
I'm very angry right now. It's disappointing that they're using this method to deceive the world and use a "Japanese" label. It's not cool. People overseas don't notice because they assume "this is a Japanese brand," and Japanese users don't notice because they don't know much about perfume. But I notice because I know both. I feel like I'm now in the job of translating them and communicating them to the whole world. It doesn't feel good at all.In any world, there is always homage. Whether it's painting, film, song, or anything else. There's nothing wrong with that. However, I think it's a bit unfair to imitate a masterpiece by saying something like "This is a uniquely Japanese scent."
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Joemamas

11 Reviews
Joemamas
Joemamas
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patch of flowers
smells like a nice little patch of flowers in a forest, or like you're napping with the window slightly open next to a pot of flowers. lots of strong fruity flavors, and its overall good. It does stay on pretty long but still retains that dreamy forest feel. there's not a lot of green like other of J-scents picks which lets the strong fruit smells take precedent, which I personally am not a fan of but I could easily see others loving. then it all recedes back into J-scents trademark refreshing vanilla-musky scent that I will never be able to praise highly enough.
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Akira1005Akira1005 2 months ago
4
Bottle
4
Sillage
5
Longevity
4
Scent
This is an imitation of Jour D' Hermes. It feels like Hermes minus the freshness of the fruit. I recommend Hermes.
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