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ELEGANTLY TOKYO
Elegantly Tokyo by Spanish Zara in collab with British House Jo Malone is a Unisex Oriental Floral Woody perfume. The fragrance was launched in 2021 and the perfumer who signs this fragrance is Jo Malone.
Elegantly Tokyo as the name dictates opens elegantly with a white flower oriental, clean, fresh and shimmering. Here we are talking about cherry blossoms and sambac jasmine: sambac jasmine, also known as Arabian jasmine, is less indole and animalic than Grasse jasmine, which reinforces the cleansing character of the fragrance.
The cherry blossom right on the way out immediately reminded me of the famous Sakura cherry grove in Park Of Carmo in São Paulo, which has its festival every year in late July and early August in celebration of its bloom ... it is like walking among the Sakuras; a delicate delight.
When drying, akigalawood brings a woody depth as if it were the trunks of Sakuras, it also resembles a very light 'oud, nothing animalic and dirty-free, akigalawood as well as cipriol is widely used in fragrances to create the 'oud accord. The end result is an impressive white clean feel.
In short a boost to the heat, perfume finishes with a fresh and clean white floral with a soft and clean woody background too. It refers to cleaning a clean white linen shirt freshly ironed. And it has the best performance in this line next to Ebony Wood, which incidentally caught my attention and also entered the radar.
Top Note:
Cherry Blossom.
Middle Note:
Jasmine Sambac.
Base Note:
Akigalawood.