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Miyako Annayake for women
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Miyako is a Japanese female name, and the fragrance Myako is very Japanese. This fragrance was inspired by traditional Japanese ritual Kodo, or 'way of the fragrance'. Kodo is one of the three classical Japanese arts, which besides kodo include the art of creation of Ikebana, and the tea ceremony, Sado. Kodo is a tradition of paying respect to incense. Incense is placed on a plate placed over the smoldering coals. The incense does not burn but slowly releases its fragrance.
The meaning of kodo is not in smelling, but in 'listening' to the fragrance. For the kodo ceremony Japanese use the verb kiku, 'listen', meaning to try to get to know the fragrance with the heart and soul and travel with it through the time and space.
The tradition of kodo dates back in the time of the Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa (1443-1490), who ordered a monk, Sanjonishi Sanetaka to list and classify all kinds of incense that were used in that time. Thus Sanjonishi is considered to be the father of kodo.
The scents of incense used in the kodo ceremony are divided in six types with five tastes – sweet, spicy hot, bitter, salty and sour. These qualities are the base for the traditional Japanese game, kumiko or genjiko, the meaning of which is in proper classification of incenses according to these categories, what requires excellent olfactive abilities.
In the heart of Miyako is frankincense, and floral, balsamic and woodsy notes make it a good company. The outer box opens like the door of a Japanese temple. This limited fragrance was launched in 2005.
Top notes: cardamom, cinnamon, frankincense
Middle notes: Hinoki wood, rose, jasmine, ylang-ylang, patchouli, cedar, sandalwood
Base notes: musk, wild rose, benzoin, myrrh, amber
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Miyako Fragrance Reviews
mister_chaz
In contrast to the currently fashionable dry, woodsy and masculine incense, Miyako is balmy, feminine and a bit sweet spicy incense. It is a very cozy scent, good for winter; sits close to the skin, but the longevity is good. Very nice.
Jan
05
2012
05
2012
tessture
Rich warm amber with a base note that smells a touch like cola. Dries down to a very basic but lovely warm amber. There is a gorgeous midway feeling of powdered incense opoponax that is just dreamy, but it passes on to leave the warm amber. Quite nice, interestingly complex, but ultimately a little expensive to end as basic warm amber.
Apr
16
2011
16
2011
caitlina
This smells just like Armani Code which I CANNOT STAND. The minute after I sprayed it on I knew it was familiar and unpleasant but didn't know why..then it hit me. I can't get it off soon enough.
Mar
03
2011
03
2011
harlequin1572
This is so very different from anything else I've tried of the women's perfumes! It's like walking in some magic healing woods - all about the woods (almost evergreen/cypressy) & incense, and a touch of background creaminess, for a total effect of the mediciny kind, as opposed to the Christmas/churchy kind. (When my mom smelled this on me as I walked into her room, she asked "What happened?! Why have you been to the hospital?")
Unlike on Veruska, this never goes through a flowery stage on me, but ends in woody amber-benzoin as well. Perhaps because I'm missing the flowers, this is far from a feminine fragrance on me. In fact, as I was struggling to pin down the unusualness of this scent, as soon as I started to think of it as a masculine fragrance, I realized what it reminds me of: Fou d'Absinthe! I haven't smelled them side by side, but from what I remember of it, if Fou d'Absinthe tried to have a daughter, this would be her - the edges are smoothed out, but it's the same basic DNA.
Jan
03
2011
03
2011
veruska
This is a very beautiful feminine perfume with a capital F. It starts dry almost with a orthodox churchy smoky incence ( strange for a Japanese scent)and goes to a heady honeyed floral (possibly Ylang-Ylang.This is a lovely stage and the same goes for the amber-benzoin drydown. Almost perfect!
Jan
19
2009
19
2009
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Miyako by Annayake
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