Haiku - Fleur de Sanshō by Masakï Matsushïma

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Haiku - Fleur de Sanshō Masakï Matsushïma 2017

7.1 / 10 23 Ratings

A perfume by Masakï Matsushïma for women and men, released in 2017. The scent is fresh-floral. It is being marketed by Panouge.
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Main accords

Fresh

Floral

Spicy

Woody

Green

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Angelica

Bergamot

Heart Notes

Orange blossom

Sichuan pepper Szechuan pepper blossom

Base Notes

White cedarwood Maté

Maté

Perfumers

Jean Jacques, Takasago / 高砂

Ratings

Scent

7.123 Ratings

Longevity

6.420 Ratings

Sillage

5.919 Ratings

Bottle

6.725 Ratings

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Reviews

2 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/17/2020

7.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Taurus
1178 Reviews

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Taurus

Top Review 14

The Lovely-Fresh Pepper Flower Mill

Fleur de Sansho means nothing other than Sichuan pepper flower and is consequently also a component of this Eau de Parfum from the Haiku Trilogy by Masaki Matsushima. Unfortunately, I have almost no personal experience with this flower and cannot contribute anything regarding its presence or authenticity.

And despite the continued mention of pepper, this creation overall does not come across as spicy or sharp as one might fear or possibly hope. No, Fleur de Sansho is truly a very floral scent with the additional pleasant aroma of angelica, citrusy bergamot, fruity orange blossom, and woody-fresh cedar. Overall, it comes across as very lovely and summery, sometimes a tad too feminine but still can be declared unisex.

There are no major developments, twists, or surprises, as the scent is too clear and too well-behaved, yet still possesses a certain spark of refinement. Whether this is precisely the connection between Sichuan pepper flower and Sichuan pepper is hard to interpret. Nevertheless, Fleur de Sansho has its fine charm and impresses with poetic contours - understated yet still trendsetting and extremely likeable.

Two points are quite interesting on the side: on one hand, while wearing it, scent veils reminiscent of Terre d'Hermès appeared repeatedly.
On the other hand, I noticed that Fleur de Sansho from the Haiku Trilogy is offered at €79 for 80 ml, which is somewhat more expensive than the two other EdPs at €66.

07/06/2018

7Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

DonJuanDeCat
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DonJuanDeCat

Very helpful Review 11

Aaaahh, Mate… where have you gone?

Hmm, I haven't tried many Masaki Matsushima fragrances so far, but the bottles from this brand always look very extravagant yet interesting to me, so that with just a single glance at such a bottle, you can usually tell it might be a Matsushima scent.

For me, it's also good to learn more about a brand to eventually form a better opinion about it. But I want to be honest that what attracted me to this fragrance was primarily the fragrance note… how else could it be… the Mate. Well, what else, right?

I don't need to explain at length again how much I love tea and such "things." However, I was very disappointed by a Mate drink recently. During a meeting with one of "your kind" (which means with a nice perfumer :D), I sat in a café and thought I could try one of those Mate refreshment drinks. Because as I said: Mate always sounds great, and the slightly milky-green color of the drink was enticing. But what came out of it? An absolutely unsweetened and extremely watered-down drink that really wasn't worth the money! No wonder I'll surely order a coffee next time…. *sigh* :D

But now to the scent!

The scent:

The scent starts off quite fresh with a citrusy bergamot, shortly followed by sweet floral notes, where I suspect Angelica. The pepper adds a slight spicy note and is a bit weak at first, but for my taste, it is optimally dosed. Whether it becomes stronger and especially sharper later on remains to be seen.
A little later, the scent continues to smell fresh, but still slightly spicy. The bergamot is gradually replaced by oranges, which become more noticeable.
So, a bit later, the pepper fortunately remains quite pleasant, and the scent still has light, sweet notes, although it is now more challenging to attribute these floral sweet notes to Angelica.
Mate? Well,… it is slightly present, but to be honest, I wouldn't immediately think of Mate if I hadn't seen it in the fragrance pyramid beforehand. I find that disappointing because I actually like the scent of Mate and had hoped for more here.

The sillage and longevity:

The sillage is rather weak, so you will mostly smell the scent yourself, meaning it will be less noticeable to others.
The longevity isn't that high either. The scent lasts about four to six hours.

The bottle:

The bottle is slim, tall, and rectangular. It has a pattern of small squares on the glass, which makes the bottle look quite nice. The cap is black and round, appearing to be cut off on one "side," which seems to be one of those design features of Matsushima bottles. It's quite nice anyway.

Okaaay, the scent didn't really convince me, at least regarding the Mate aspect. But if you set that aside, the scent turned out to be quite nice, although also rather unspectacular. It generally smells sweet, slightly floral, and a bit spicy, making it feel like 1000 other fragrances, with which you can't really go wrong if you're looking for a (weakly projecting) simple summer scent. But you should really lower your expectations a bit and not expect anything extraordinary. The scent is simply suitable as a simple, fresh daytime fragrance on warm days, which you can also wear well at work, as it won't negatively or disturbingly stand out to anyone. However, for the price, there are indeed better fragrances available.

So… yes, I expected more from the Mate, and I was a bit disappointed here, much like with that Mate drink recently, which sounded quite good "on paper" *sigh*

Well, maybe I should buy one of those Mate preparation sets… although I fear that I might sometimes be a lazy sack and that the thing would end up gathering dust in a corner after the first use, argh! :D

PS: Thanks to Blauemaus for the hint: I think I just confused Mate with Matcha regarding the preparation set! :D Although Mate does have such a great preparation method too!

Statements

7 short views on the fragrance

Rieke2021

2 years ago

7Scent 6Longevity 4Sillage

15

12

Starts aquatic, thankfully only briefly. The pepper is pleasantly muted, delicate O-flower with dry + warm-spicy wood. Calm freshness. No tea.

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Heikeso

3 months ago

7.5Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

10

The orange blossom is modest. Angelica and citrus notes take over. The scent has a refreshing wipe vibe.

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DasCroe

3 months ago

8Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

5

Oh Angelika, with you we even spice up the O-flower into the perfume. Spicy-floral + at the same time nicely fresh, great!

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EdithLyri

2 years ago

7.5Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

4

2

Bergamot & orange blossom lovingly surrounded by spicy pepper notes. This gives it a niche quality / a hint of vintage charm. Unfortunately, it's very subtle.

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