Memoirs of a Geisha Fresh for women

I love this! This is the ideal "Asian" scent! It is mysterious, light, clean, citrus, lovely! Too bad it was a limited edition... I hate it when the products I love are no longer available!!

Having bought the 75ml when it first came out, I abandoned it in my closet for the longest time as my interest in perfumes waned. As I've become re-interested in perfumery I pulled this, the oldest of my owned scents, out to see if I still liked her and if anything had changed over the years.

First off, luckily Memoirs of a Geisha hasn't turned in any way, maintaining the same powdery-peachy note I remember from when I wore it constantly. At first spritz the citrus notes are acidic and ashy, but it always does that on my skin. Thankfully that phase is fleeting as the peach and kumquat come roaring to the surface, and the two fruits together somehow smell of yuzu. The combination of iris, sandalwood, and fruits gives the blend an overall powdery-peachiness evocative of a geisha at play at a biwa, but it's much too strong and cloying as a spray and would've been (and was) much better as an actual scented powder. Not for me, and hopefully there are others who love this scent more so I can swap my long-ignored bottle to a loving home.

This originally came in a larger bottle and the perfume was a dark amber, but I have two of the smaller bottles (like pictured above) with clear perfume. I bought it on a summer sale at Bath and Body Works right when the store was being switched over to a flagship store, so everything they used to carry was super cheap. I think I paid $5.99 for each. It is a lovely scent and I wear it mostly during warmer weather. All of the notes seem to be more perfect in summer with slight humidity.

Very light and soft. Soft as musk, light as dew. Very nice, cozy scent. Too bad sillage is not good enough.

Alas that this was a limited edition perfume. I usually do not like fruity perfumes, but this was just delicious -- my mouth would water a bit every time I'd apply. Perfect summer fragrance, not too sweet, never cloying, and the citrus notes really lasted - unusual!

Stupid of Fresh to make this in a limited edition. It's by far their best fragrance. I've never had any inclination to buy their other scents. It's summery, fruity, slightly tropical, like lychee and peach mixed together. The staying power is surprisingly excellent.

very soft and light,a bit citrus like men cologne.i bought it ebay very reasonable price,perfect for summer.