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Ethos of Cities - Taipei One Day 2023

8.6 / 10 55 Ratings

A popular perfume by One Day for women and men, released in 2023. The scent is creamy-gourmand. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Creamy

Gourmand

Woody

Sweet

Powdery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Taro

Rice

Soy milk

Heart Notes

Iris

Gaiac wood

Base Notes

Musk

Sandalwood Vetiver

Vetiver

Ratings

Scent

8.655 Ratings

Longevity

7.242 Ratings

Sillage

6.741 Ratings

Bottle

7.829 Ratings

Value for money

7.425 Ratings

Submitted by Katzoy, last update on 09/10/2025.

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White Rice

Reviews

6 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/16/2024

Byrehoe
202 Reviews

Byrehoe

Helpful Review 5

milky beans

They did it boys, they did it. They made me want to smell like soy milk. Wow. This is a beautiful bear hug of a lactonic. It’s a nutty, blond-wood cream, ever so slightly sweetened with taro. But not too sweet. I also get that musty, Frito-y dog paw scent, in the best way possible. While I always fear these milky musks will wind up sheer, Taipei held for at least 6 hours and had a close, dense scent bubble. It’s everything I wanted in White Rice. I feel like this opaque, savoury lactonic is a profile I hadn’t come across until this year (also see Arielle Shoshana’s rice puddingy Sunday), and I love this niche. Perfectly unisex too, for all soy boys/girls/theys.

Mental Snapshot: A cloudy morning, in a city you’ve never been before. You wake up in a childhood friend’s loft. Strange, but familiar. The celling-to-floor windows yawn upon a misty jungle of high-rises and balcony gardens. You nestle under the duvets, savouring a mug of milk tea.

tl;dr: milky beans

09/26/2024

8
Pricing 8
Bottle 7
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

parfumpixie
338 Reviews

parfumpixie

5

Taro to a t

This scent perfectly nails the scent of taro! It opens with a scent that is more akin to the actual taro root rather than just the typical sweet smell. It’s earthy, woody, and starchy. Then as the scent develops the blend of soy milk with rice smells like a sweet and creamy rice pudding with a now much sweeter taro. The iris adds an even creamier touch but the woody accords make this a touch savory for a bit. As this dries down it’s a dry and woody sandalwood with nutty milkiness and earthy taro. It manages to be slightly sweet and savory at the same time with a woody creaminess all throughout. This is a dreamy scent that nails the scent profile of taro to a T!

01/19/2025

8
Pricing 7
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 9
Scent

1carian
10 Reviews

1carian

Helpful Review 1

Taro and all its various facets

I would describe this as the Asian take on the idea of a cashmere sweater. Taipei is warm, the opening reminiscent of the air lingering in a boba store or Chinese bakery. You get this nuttiness from the taro and soy milk in the opening, which gradually fades away into the smell of sandalwood softened by white musk. I wouldn't classify it as a rice fragrance though because it lacks the airiness freshly folded rice has, defenitely leans more toward the woody side. The fragrance itself is more of a love letter to taro and its various facets. It's quite well blended, I have difficulty picking out any of the individual notes once the fragrance progresses to this stage. Taipei is strong, and easily lasts over 8 hours on the skin and leaves a detectable sillage as you move. On clothing it is practically eternal. It would suit someone with a cozy aesthetic, who enjoys wearing thick fluffy sweaters and wool pants. Unfortunately that is not me, I'm glad I own it because of how conceptually unique it is but a decant would have sufficed.

01/17/2024

7
Pricing 7
Bottle 6
Sillage 6
Longevity 9
Scent

Zorasgulla
8 Reviews

Zorasgulla

1

A genuine gourmand scent redolent of East Asian's daily life

Starting the day with freshly-made soy milk,
The steaming hot rice at home soothes your belly and soul;
Taro balls in the night market are shared with love.

The multifaceted iris thickens the palatable concoction, giving the buttery soft texture at first; meanwhile, the earthy and powdery profile with the woody undertone create the vintage vibe reminiscent of ancient lofts after dry-down.

This gourmand scent captures the daily life of the city vividly. Whether you are a visitor to Taipei or a Taipeier away from home, just one spray of One Day Taipei, you will be transported to town.

08/09/2025

6
Sillage 7
Longevity 8.5
Scent

daechu
15 Reviews

daechu

1

The rice perfume to rule them all

Finally, a rice perfume that actually smells like rice! I love this one. It is so realistic. The combination of soy milk, rice, and taro almost evokes rice cooked in coconut milk, or the rice you would eat with a curry made with coconut milk. The fragrance is obviously missing the coconut note, but my mind kept trying to parse the creamy, milky, slightly sweet flavoring of the rice as coconut milk. Taro prevents it from being too savory without ever making it excessively sweet. The milkiness works wonderfully here. Now, there is the issue of wearability...I am not sure how practical this is to wear out and about. You will literally smell like rice, as if you just walked out of the kitchen. This is part of what makes the fragrance so unique to me -- it is very unapologetic about what it is and makes no attempt to compromise. I respect that, but it also means it can only be a "home" perfume for me, which makes it a bit harder to justify buying a full bottle.

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