Fragrance Notes
Flower Ikebana by Kenzo
Tea is the material that makes Kenzo Flower Ikebana by Kenzo Eau de Parfum worth attention, because it is used as the spine of the fragrance rather than as a decoration on top of it. It is a dry, slightly astringent, faintly bitter smell, much closer to leaves steeping in hot water than to anything sweetened, and it sets the temperature of the whole composition as cool. Tuberose is the counterweight and it is an enormous flower, creamy, waxy and heady, the sort of material that can take over a scent entirely. Here the tea keeps it in check, and the tension between the two is the entire idea.
Sandalwood is the third and last material, and it is well chosen. Smooth, milky and faintly sweet, it gives the base a softness that neither the tea nor the flower can provide, and it is what the fragrance settles into after a couple of hours.
Three materials, so this is a short composition with a clear shape rather than a long story. At eau de parfum strength expect six to eight hours, with the first of them gently projecting and the rest a close, creamy drydown. It reads feminine and leans unisex, it is comfortable in any season and especially good in spring, and it is an easy office or daytime choice. Alberto Morillas and Alexandra Monet are credited, dated 2023.
Kenzo is a French house, the work of a Japanese designer, Kenzo Takada, who founded it in Paris in 1970 and had his first Galerie Vivienne shop decorated as a jungle. It is owned by LVMH, which treats the perfume arm as a business of its own, so scent is developed within the group, and the owner names Flower by Kenzo, Icon and Absolute Icon ahead of the rest.
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