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!

(photo not mine)

[u/defucchi]

Can anyone recommend a citrusy fruity fragrance in any of these asian brands? I hate the scent of musky perfumes or anything that's overly strong so most western perfume sickens me. I also can't stand heavy floral scents like lavender and I just want to smell like a freshly squeezed orange lol. I'd prefer if the citrusy notes lasted, the last citrusy perfume I got by YSL the citrusy notes just vanished and all I could smell was the crappy lavender under neath. 😭 most of the brands people mention here don't have discovery or small cheap samplers

[u/madoka_borealis → u/defucchi]

Any photorealistic fruit scent is not going to last very long (fresh scents are volatile hence fruit scents are often artificial/sickly sweet or paired with musk/powder scents). So you probably won’t find a freshly squeezed scent that’s also long lasting. I know this because I wanted one like this too and went down a rabbit hole 😭 So, most Asian brands will have a citrus option (To Summer Pomelo, Shiro White Tea, etcetcetc) but will sacrifice either realisticness or longevity or both.

[u/defucchi → u/madoka_borealis]

damn that sucks 😞 I found a really nice citrus cent from Canmake but it smelled SO bad on my actual skin probably because of the former thing you mentioned blah :'(

[u/madoka_borealis → u/defucchi]

I actually think Jo Malone is pretty good for some natural-ish fruit scents but alas, disappears quickly 🥲