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akimbai – :
The opening is fresh (Ginger&lemon) but this passed relatively quickly and becomes a Juicy Fruity-Floral. Pretty, charming and feminine. Made for a princess, I really like this!
Long lasting longevity and soft-moderate sillage
Spouhdouddy – :
Testing this from manufacturer dabber so not a s spray but I’m going to decant it in spray tomorrow. It’s juicy sweet but not cloying because it’s not chemically. If you’ve tried Peche Cardinal it’s about the same level of sweetness. But this is also both softened and strengthened by the florals. While peche gets to be almost fuzzy soft, this stronger and more alluring, but not in your face. I don’t get distinct florals but they are there on the outer layers of the projection. I think this is going to be a love.
I do love and own la Belle helene and like Peche Cardinal. So for the hefty price tag I’m going to have to see which one I love more peche or this.
олег 2 – :
Cio Cio San is a deceptively potent summertime mix of fruits and florals. Well blended with a mature feel instead of the more candy leaning offerings you may find from other perfumes with similar notes. For me personally though I’d prefer a bit more complexity, especially at the full bottle price. Once dried, it seemed to settle into a fairly straightforward combination of big, booming florals underpinned by a softly musky ginger. I think I’d be more curious to smell this on someone else than wear it myself.
Plan x – :
as I cling to probably the headiest of perfumes from this line ‘Parfums MDCI’ ‘Chypre Palatin” and gave the ‘Cuir Garamande’ to my (straight) twinbrother bc of its manly character I fell in love with ‘Cio Cio San’ because of its delicateness. what I can distinctly detect are the lychee and the peony, beautiful. the citruses to me are supportive upstarters while I fear the cherry blossoms are so delicate their perfume escape my olphactory filters. yet in my feeling they co-op in the overall shintoness of this perfume what with the discernable tea accord (ceylan or oolong) make this perfume a sinojapanese particularistic princess in disguise. a perfume with such veiled myth to it and love story at that deserves all the stardust sprinkled upon it.
hixveminini – :
My first thought was “plums”, which isn’t even listed as a note. Except for a little whiff of lemon I don’t smell any of the notes listed. Nevertheless, this is a beautiful fruity, ripe and luscious, sitting on a bed of non-distinctive but pleasant flowers. The drydown is a beautiful honey with a touch of vanilla. Cio Cio San is more rich and deep than sweet. It is warm and sunny and happy. It is the perfect summertime perfume. Moderate sillage, good longevity. And the bottle is incredible!
flouggere – :
Gorgeous lychee and flowers, with lovely cedar, guaiac wood and tea and gentle musk for comfort. I love it. I love the sharp citrus opening, and the beautifully true lychee – lychee is such a delicious fruit – and the lovely flowers. It smells very Japanese delicate feminine, pretty and also demure and serious, not silly or frivolous at all. The ginger is really nice and strong, and gives Cio Cio San a strong assertiveness, as if to say ‘I may be delicate and pretty, but…..’ I really like Cio Cio San, I feel very alluring in it, and my husband adores it on me. It lasts for 17 hours without needing any extra sprays, but I do put more on a couple of times during the day, as I love the opening so much! It is lovely.
athvth2011 – :
Lychee as a type of fruit, is one of my childhood favourites. It always reminds me the story where a Tang Dynasty emperor sent his horse men to fetch the freshest lychee from Southeast China to the capital city of the middle kingdom, 3000 miles away, just to please his beautiful wife. The opening of Cio Cio San is probably the best, most realistic lychee I’ve smelt in perfume.
I also get some citrus and pink floral. The lightly-dosed guaiac wood, tea leaves and not-so-lightly-dosed ginger give Cio Cio San a spicy layer and prevent it overly sweet.
I quite like Cio Cio San although it might not be my favourite in this house.
mitsum – :
MADAME BUTTERFLY FRAGRANCE
Cio Cio San is the name of the Japanese Geisha in the Puccini opera Madame Butterfly and if she had a fragrance it’s this one. It smells of Japanese cherry blossoms, very feminine, soft, sweet and romantic, even melancholy. It starts off with sharp bitter citruses I don’t care for but it softens into a beautiful pairing of peony and cherry blossom. The dry down and end of the fragrance is woodsy with cedar. This is an artistically crafted fragrance. It’s definitely a modern Oriental with a vintage vibe. It takes me to Japan every time. This expensive fragrance is from the MDCI Parfums line. They are beautiful fragrances but are overpriced. Their rose fragrances are well done but I can only wear this one as I find it to be a masterpiece. It was the most expensive fragrance I purchased this year. This one doesn’t sell at Sephoras Macys Nordstroms and you can only order it direct from their website. This is worth te price. It’s one of the most beautiful fragrances I am currently wearing. I find it suitable for day time wear casual wear. It’s for spring and summer but I wear this anytime anywhere. It’s floral chypre Oriental with such a delicious cherry blossom note that takes over the whole thing. I’m so glad I found you Cio Cio San and I will not abandon you unlike that bastard Pinkerton LOL
Artur_555 – :
I really like this; it wears like a ripe, green fruit on me.
I always get images from perfume, and with Cio Cio San I see artists. Painters, dancers and actresses. The scent makes me want to laugh, to create, to express myself in some fun way.
Yes there is a lot of citrus here, which I tend not to wear well. My skin is amplifying the base and floral notes though, which is why this is so lush on me. It’s a big, booming scent as well. I used just two dabs and Whoa! There is one note in particular that is really standing out, but I can’t identify it (but it’s a floral).
Anyhow, do try this and see what you come up with. It’s fun to wear.
noris123 – :
I don’t even care what it smells like. I NEED this bottle!!!
Ulkior – :
A well-balanced, juicy, fruity-floral perfume. Its rather straightforward and there aren’t many secrets here, its just a really charming, tart and mouthwatering composition, perfect for warm weather. My favorite part is the slight hint of incense in the base (I think this could be a combination of the oolong and ginger) which stops it from being just another fruity floral. I don’t think it warrants the $$$$ price tag for what it does, but I’m tempted nevertheless.
Diselist – :
At first, the fruit accords were running the show, but this passed relatively quickly to a stage where the fruit and floral accords seemed quite harmonious. The drydown here is pretty because it’s so nicely balanced. Longevity is good with modest sillage.