Ah, perfume! What a vast array of scents that word includes. From standard florals and musks to more outlandish aromas like tanuki raccoon dog or Attack on Titan characters, there’s a dizzying selection to choose from. Or perhaps it’s just spending too long in the perfume section that’s making you light-headed.
If your lady love is a Japan fan, you can bypass all those testers and head straight for the J-Scent Collection: a series of perfumes that evoke uniquely Japanese aromas. They’ve just released their first three scents, Agarwood, Roasted Green Tea and Wasanbon.
Now, agarwood is a resinous heartwood produced when lign-aloe trees are infected with a particular type of mold. It’s a rare and expensive ingredient that it is commonly used in fine perfumes. It’s also used in traditional Japanese incense, so it’s not surprising to find it in this line.
▼ Agarwood: so you too can smell like moldy wood
Roasted Green Tea and Wasanbon, on the other hand, are not your typical perfume scents.
Roasted Green Tea, or hojicha, in Japanese, is a very popular beverage and is served both hot and cold. It has a warming, earthy scent, especially as the leaves are being roasted. According to the manufacturer, this perfume recalls that and “the feeling of having a chat with an intimate friend.”
Wasanbon is an expensive fine-grained sugar produced in the south of Japan from sugarcane. It is primarily used in making wagashi, or traditional Japanese sweets. I can’t say that there is any particular smell associated with it, but the product description says it’s “a friendly scent with the image of delicate wagashi.”
They all sound like nice subtle scents that could make for a thoughtful Valentine’s day gift, though you might want to be careful they get you fired up for the wrong activity.
▼ “Mmm, baby, your perfume makes me want to eat a bunch of sugar and have a cup of tea.”
Rocketnews 24, slightly edited by the lazy folks of JWS
Source: At Press
Wow! Can I get samples for review? 😀
LikeLike
Hi Sheryl, let me check it out for you, and we will get back to you asap. We just have to find a physical shop, and not a internet based shop.
Cheers,
Jws
LikeLike
Hello! I appreciate your response. Looking forward to it! More power! 🙂
LikeLike