Kimono EDP 50ml

Kimono is part of d’Annam’s Chapter 2 series, Memories of Japan. Each fragrance in this collection is a loving tribute to the rich heritage of Japanese culture. No matter your connection to Japan – whether as a lifelong native, an inspired traveller, or an admirer from afar – you will still find your own memories in these fragrances.

花衣 The blossom-viewing kimono –
ぬぐやまつはる disrobed, I’m entwined in
紐いろは a sea of sashes

– 杉田久女 Hisajo Sugita

NOTES
Magnolia, Silk, Rice Flour, Lipstick, Powdery Notes

PERFUMER
Anh Ngo

HOW IT WEARS
Kimono begins with the lush, bright freshness of magnolia, which settles to become softer and creamier, fusing with the heart notes. In the heart, silk provides an almost cooling, smooth texture that when paired with the powdery notes and lipstick accord create a soft, dry, clean feeling reminiscent of fresh laundry or clean skin, but just a little bit more floral. The dry down reveals the still powdery but ever-so-slightly earthy rice flour, which helps to ground the fragrance and anchor it to the skin.

LORE LOVES
Kimono, texturally, does indeed feel like putting a real silk kimono on naked skin. It’s smooth, clean, fresh and soft. Because it is powdery, it also has a vintage feel to it – like the lipsticks, makeup compacts and talcum powders of yore. The almost savoury earthiness of the rice powder cuts through that and serves to modernise the fragrance and make it something more unique and interesting.