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irka5302 – :
It’s very smokey and sits close to the skin. They talk about the flowers but all you can smell is smoke and almost a generic cologne scent.
wheeriouh – :
Wow, its so smoky! Really exotic.
stalker bbb – :
Just a question.
For those who are familiar with this and Shiseido Zen, are they similar? I’ve been looking for a sub for the Zen original formula (ca. 1960-1970s) with that elusive “fuzzy” note.
Thanks if you can help!
Update: just blind bought and it’s not like Zen. It is woody, smoky, subtly sweet.
rifmo-nik – :
I imagine this would be the smell of a garden-facing room in a daimyo’s residence back in the day, sometime in the spring. Of the shouji, the tatami, the wooden frames and incense burning, probably there’s an ikebana in the middle of the room.
Also, of the blooms and greens and pond and wooden bridge and a fruit tree in the garden.
The incense is clean but definitely smokey. It’s powdery and aromatic at the same time. There’s some green notes, along with thick woody. It smells cool, yet warm at the same time.
Very elegant, it is airy and fleeting but leaves a firm presence.
ndv77 – :
Definitivamente, um aroma sublime e diminuto em sua totalidade, porque consigo fazer algumas comparações/associações em sua evolução, quer dizer uma, mas consigo. A farmácia italiana que o faz, Officina Profumo – Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella, é absoluta em suas criações por conseguir apresentar como resultados de suas criações fragrâncias totalmente exclusivas e nobres, sim exatamente, são fragrâncias elevadas, ilustres, reais em seus mais altos estilos magnos. Talvez a experiência da Casa em elaborar fragrâncias por quase 500 anos seja um fator acurado para o sucesso do que produz, fazendo-a manter o valor dos seus produtos comercializados agregados sem receio de não vende-los. Então, Citta di Kyoto tem uma abertura super áspera, vem com força e sufoca se aplicar em grande quantidade, associei essa violência a Lavanda submersa em suco de Laranja aquecido e talos de Jacinto frescos, algo sublime e penetrante nas narinas; sua abertura não demora, rápido ela dá espaço ao coração, mas se com a potência que se alarga perdurasse um pouco mais, isso aqui seria um desastre engarrafado. Seu coração é Vida para os que amam Guerlain, pois nele têm aspectos e vestígios notórios de borracha rica, são Íris fundidas com Lótus selvagem, têm também algumas notas verdes enviadas em Pêssegos secos, o resultado é maquiagem corpulenta da esposa do patriarca Noé em noite de gala com clima ameno; o legal de tudo isso é que não há doçura nessa mistura. Por fim, sua base já se assemelha a pó de arroz com Canela envolvente e quente, as mesmas que percebo no Organza Indecence, só que no Citta di Kyoto o espetáculo é maior, considerando a Canela defumada por Incenso divino numa capela de Cedro com uma plantação de Lírios serenados num vale bem próximo dali; há uma madeira com pedações de raízes de Patchouli que no fundo tornam a fragrância séria e mais exclusiva do que já está. Ao aplica-la e vivencia-la, Memórias de uma Gueixa me veio à imaginação, não há como não lembrar, cenário, trajes, maquiagens, clima etc. é um perfume difícil de agradar sim, porém quem busca por exclusividade é um prato cheio; é um perfume muito viril, mas não deixa de ser compartilhável. Sua fixação perdura em torno a 8hs com uma silagem em 4hs!
Dedico esta resenha a minha Amiga Gatoburi!
Membx608Unlogrere – :
I’m really in love with this fragrance. Soft iris, & incense give a beautifully light, hazy effect. Sandalwood, cedar, & other woody accords give a sense of walking through a hall where rich shoji slide open as if by magic, incense burns (dry, elegant incense) and cool, air drifts through open windows carrying fresh birch, and a hint of snow to come perhaps. The iris gives a sense of a lovely, silk drenched, and elegantly powdered lady in the room with you. You can smell the brisk snap of the flower arrangement, and as the sun sets, the room warms, making the woods radiate, the powder heightens for a moment, then melts as if in your arms.
I plan to purchase a fb of my first iris heavy love! Ill give it another review after a solid spray. Thank you Venus for the sample!
kuzzmma – :
Used for the first time today. At first it was almost unbearable, but a kind of “delicious unbearable”, like standing on the top of a hill in a winter morning. The wind is beating you, your skin is getting raw, but you don’t want to go down, because the air is so fresh and clean. That’s it. It smells very green and clean. I suppose it is the hawthorn here. Five minutes later the iris appears, and it gets an earthy, sombre tone. in half an hour some sweet flower chime in and from there it gets more subdued and woody.
A great composition, very unusual. My best blind buy lately – but after all, all Santa Maria Novella perfumes are distinctive for me.
ops564Diobtetty – :
Città di Kyoto is a frustrating composition. One of those that doesn’t contain fruits, it’s simply fruity. It doesn’t contain incense, it’s simply incensey. It doesn’t contain leather, it’s just leathery. What about flowers? Some iris, somewhere…well, yeah…well…overall I’d say is fruity-leathery. Unremarkable.
Sort of Daim Blond after bleaching.
Rating: 5/10
Kylie_fromAD – :
I spritzed this on after taking a shower, then got caught up in emails. an hour later I’m thinking, ‘Damn, I smell nice!’
But here is the key: don’t stick your nose in your shirt. Spray sparingly. If you deeply inhale you’ll pick up on somehting harsh and discordant; the halo is the key. If you catch a whiff of your own trail you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
I get peach. Maybe a hint of oily, deep florals, and hardly any of the basenotes. This wears like a soft, spring floral. It’s such a feminine scent I’m tempted to mind my manners and stick my pinky out when lifting my tea cup. I like it.
lonaGeoma – :
Beautiful and mysterious fragrance. First fresh but than develop into incense-dusty reach scent. After 20-30 minutes after application I feel it seems to be similar to Jade by Durbano. I can recommend this fragrance to all incense lovers. Definitely unisex or even more male than female scent.