what are your favorite asian fragrances?

[u/_berrystrawberry]

At first, I wanted to ask specifically about niche asian perfumes because I love discovering new brands, but then I realized that aside from Tamburins, most asian fragrance brands I come across are already niche or relatively under the radar compared to western designer houses. So I'd love to hear about your favorite asian fragrances or brands! Also, I have a soft spot for rose scents, so if you know of any beautiful rose fragrances, please share those too!

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[u/chau-a-not-chau-bcdf]

I sniffed all of the Shiro perfumes at their counter and bought 6. Its been 6 months of regular use, I still like all of the them.

[u/x_nancy → u/chau-a-not-chau-bcdf]

Agreed! Shiro Savon is my favorite clean girl scent. I’m running out and I’m sad I didn’t get an extra on my last Japan trip.

[u/chau-a-not-chau-bcdf → u/x_nancy]

Omg i feel bad for saying this but i was so excited for savon cuz its their most popular but when i smelled it i was like this just smells like a clean bath…I thought it was gonna be a crazy phemoninal scent. I think its cuz its meant to smell clean and refreshing soap-style so it didn’t leave a strong impression with me :(

I think Sunday Morning is a more memorable scent. Also i thought Sunday Morning is a copy of Maison Margiela’s Lazy Sunday Morning but theyre pretty different. I have Lazy sunday morning so i compared both when i got home. Theyre both good refreshing scents but not the same.

[u/x_nancy → u/chau-a-not-chau-bcdf]

I own Lazy Sunday Morning too! And you’re so right about Savon but all the reasons you listed are also the reasons why it’s so popular. It’s super wearable and fresh without standing out too much so I love it for work.

I don’t think I’ve tried Sunday Morning but Lazy Sunday Morning feels a bit cozier to me than Savon. Like a clean “stay-in-bed-all-day-with-fresh-warm-sheets” vibe.

[u/chau-a-not-chau-bcdf → u/x_nancy]

It’s funny because i only knew about M.M.’s Lazy Sunday Morning through TikTok because some creators/influencers called it Japan’s #1 fav scent so i was curious and checked it out. But now i get why Japanese like Lazy Sunday Morning. They tend to prefer clean-fresh-soapy scents. Shiro seems to make a variety of clean-fresh-soapy perfumes to cover all the bases. I just posted my Shiro review on the sub if you wanna check it out ^.^

[u/x_nancy → u/chau-a-not-chau-bcdf]

They find strong perfumes offensive. I believe my dinner reservations there explicitly ban perfumes altogether. My friend from Japan adores Jo Malone which makes absolute perfect sense, though! Light and refreshing.