Hanae Mori by Hanae Mori

silverbutterfly

Hanae Mori reminds me of Casmire Chopard. Sweet vanila,a little powdery in a middle, and soft sweet grass drydown.Not bad, but not my favourite.

starlight~girl:)

Update; I keep going back and fourth on this one. But both my parents love it and they hate perfume. I am thinking of getting the small rollerball perfume for my Mom. A nice belated Christmas gift. Will save up. :)
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Update #2 (2/5) About a week or so ago I bought my mother a small rollerball of this fragrance. She has been wearing it every day and she loves it! I am starting to be able to smell the strawberries and be able to appreciate it much more, even though it might not be for me. :)
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I am sampling this now. My first impression is ICKS! But the dry down is really nice. I have been having a lot of the opposite experience with other fragrances, they smell wonderful and morph into another creature all together. This one starts really icky for me maybe it's my chemistry with it.

In any way, I am not a fan of praline. I love sweet scents but a lot of the gourmand type of notes are icky sweet for me. And the spicy oriental aspect of it also makes it strong and just off/ icky.

If you were to take out the praline and swap it with a little bit of amber, something warmer not icky sweet, and remove the rose. Then it would be perfect. :) Less spice and floral and praline. More warmth = yummy.

Is it me? I can't smell the berries or fruit. Only a vanilla that smells almost burnt and icky sweet?

At least when it fades it turns into a lovely warm vanilla. I like cleaner ones with less floral, spice, rose, and praline. So if you love those notes then this one is for you! :) I almost like/ love it. Unfortunately those notes turn me off. :( Well I tried! :) Maybe it will grow on me as I use up my sample in the next few days.

ps = Is it me, or does this turn into a burnt sugar smell? Almost like you left something sweet in the microwave and it burns and turns into something a bit icky. Maybe it's my skin. Or just not used to orientals? IDK? I'm sorry, I want to like it, and it turns my stomach a bit. :( The search continues...

Dark Curls

ok I love it but it does not last on me..at all!!!

codythomas

The sandlewood and ylang ylang hold this together for me. It's quite pretty but edges up close to a moth ball smell as it incarnates on stored clothing of a perfume wearer. But it doesn't go too close and I like it.

Dark Curls

love it love it love it!! I smelled a sample and i just had to acquire it. I started out with the lotion and I had a small sample vial of the perfume. It smells so heavenly to me!! I have always loved vanilla so this suits me. I now finally have a bottle of the perfume which makes me super happy!!! :)

Mado Haddad

I'm wearing it today & it's a pure joy!!
Very creamy, warm & sensual... Something yummy about it :)
I remember someone once said on the forum that she likes to spray it on her hair... I'm sure this will smell soooo lovely & even more sensual on the hair.
It also has an amazing sillage...

c3c

I received my sample today and I like it! The initial burst was raspberry, blueberry, & red current with a touch of vanilla. As it wears the strawberry and vanilla come out a bit more but the initial scent is still there, just softer. It's sweet and tart at the same time, feminine and lively. Definitely for having fun rather than a serious event.
I don't smell patchouli at all which is a good thing for me. I saw a reference to Angel in one of the reviews and I totally disagree. It isn't even close to the same ballpark, or the next town over from the Angel ballpark, or the next, or the next. This is an animal of it's own. Or at least I haven't smelled anything like it yet.

Sveta666

Got this perfume 2 days ago. Absolutely love it! Elegant, yet playful smell. I feel like this is my second skin. First impression - reaaly strong, but in 5 minutes you are like in the very soft, comfortable and delicious cloud made from Strawberry shortcake...:-)

kenberlyc

I really like this fragrance. Does anyone else get reminded of Wish by Chopard while wearing this? It just really seems similar to me. Fruity, and I really appreciate the almond. I can really smell the strawberry too. What's not to like?

Flowercat

My new top-favorite! Powdery vanilla, but quite unique...very unobtrusive and gentle. I like the sweetness that smells more like a pretty soap or shampoo than a chemical perfume. I have read that there is actually no vanilla in the notes, but the overall scent is an unusual, vanilla-y essence. Love the body lotion too. Between this & my ever-faithful Vanilla Fantasy, I think that my quest for my ideal perfumes is finally over! (after many years and hundreds & hundreds of dollars!)

lmaley

I got a tester of this and I liked it, but something kept bothering me about it. Like there's one note keeping me from loving it and that one note is almost too strong for me. It does dry down a little calmer but still...I finally figured it out. It reminds me a bit of Calvin Klein Obsession. I couldn't wait to see what they had in common and I think it must be a strong vanilla. It's just almost a headache for me. I bet that's also what makes other reviewers get bored with it--the vanilla. That's my two cents anyway.

liquidiridium

A little strong @first. Dry down is gorgeous. Lovely & precious. Soft & alluring. The freshness almost reminds me of a freshly bathed little babe's neck/hair w/ an added sparkling essence. So sweet & warm.

Princess

After reading all the tempting positive reviews, I have now ordered it. Im so exited to have it! I cant wait to smell it, I will post a real review when I get it:)

nathalieZ

This is a very pleasant scent..warm , sweet but not overly, very sophisticated, I really think this is a must have...very refined, and not overbearing at all..I smell the vanilla and the praline at first, then some white flowers right behind it.I dont detect fruits at all.well balanced. soft and well defined..5 star to Miss Mori!!!
ok I got bored with it and swapped it..too linear and in the end it is pure vanilla!!

lillybee

Sweet and edible strawberry, currant and other fruits in sugary sweet syrup. Then it becomes vanillic and finally dries down to a powdery and slightly woody base. I associate this fragrance with my taste in my 20s, anything sweet with vanilla, the oriental recipe. I'm looking for a true oriental without vanilla, I'm bored with it now. p.s. Funny how vanilla is regarded as 'oriental'. It comes from the Americas :)

mandashell

It is a great scent. I loved it so I do recommend it. After I while I stopped grabbing it when I would pick a perfume for the day. I guess I was bored with the smell. When I first started wearing it I could smell all the delicous warm smokey berry notes that drew me in to begin with. Later on all I could smell was vanilla, vanilla and more vanilla lol. The scent was also very dry. I still have a little sample which I wear occasionally but my large bottle was given to my bestie who is obsessed with it. Anyway, give it a try if you haven't already. ;') I plan to try the Eau Fraiche which may be more to my liking.

allexa27

wow!I tried today and i love it.It is sweet but not like the other girly sweet Escadas perfumes ,this one has style and is suits mature woman.Very sexy..mmmm.....:)Perfect for summer !

BluDreamer7806

Mmmm, Hanae Mori...................

A decadent and lucious dessert baking onto and into your skin, sparking up nostalgia. Sunlight and butterflies playing hide and go seek beneath the harvest moon. The spicy crispness of autumn and cool rainy days of Indian Summer lulling your senses to ecstacy.

Hanae Mori is the most delicious perfume that I've ever worn. With the fruitiness of the top notes, I expected it to be more of a fruity fragrance, but it is so much more than that.

The fruitiness of the strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and black currant swirl around in a decadent haze and stumbles into a garden, hidden by time, where roses, jasmine and ylang ylang fly into the clouds dancing provocatively, until they reach a dusky place of dried leaves and aromatic woods.


The intensity and beautifulness of Hanae Mori is an endless dream that maintains its cadense and alluringness through and through.

Intimate, Romantic and ideal for Autumn.

Adriana_87

OMG,i fell in love with first smell,this must bee one of the best fragrances in the universe.I love many perfumes but this one is something special.Sweet,delicious and beautiful.Soft and feminine too,i can see why guys love this one.If i was a man,i would through myself over a woman wearing this..I am so buying this one..

ArkangeL

****1/2

There are very few perfumes that make me fall to my knees. This is one of them. Wear this, and I might tell secrets.

(4.5 Stars)

litldove7

Oh! This is delicious! On me, I could smell caramel at first! But not a sickeningly sweet aroma....just enough to make my mouth water. Then it turns to a somewhat fruity smell...but not juicey. I can only smell a bit of it. Think fresh fruits dipped in caramle. Yum...then it turns almost floral to me...with some sweetness in the background. I think this is enchanting. I disagree that it is like Angel...because I dispise Angel. This is warm, delicious, and pleasant. I quite like it for work and just a nice day out. It's not a sexy scent so I wouldn't use it to seduce someone....but it's sweet and pretty.

UPDATE:
After trying this two more times...I've decided that this fragrance isn't as wonderful as I thought. I still think it's pretty, but I am now tired of it. There seems to be a note in there that bothers me. Or maybe its a combination of notes that bother me. Problem is that I don't know what it is. I still enjoy the sweetness...but maybe the rasberry is throwing it off kilter a bit. IDK...I'm just guessing. I'm saying this because I can think of a few other fragrances that I'd like to get before this one.

Jessmoberry

I've never before smelled a "seductive" or "mysterious" fruity scent... until I tried this. I feel sexier just wearing this; it's like a sweet, alluring, mystifying sort of hug. It's soft but not at all powdery, sweet but not at all cloying... I adore this.

Amanda79

I can't believe I waited so long to try and buy Hanae Mori! Love at first spritz!

This is going to be perfect this summer in the hot, humid Texas heat. Something in this reminds me of rain.

I've never smelled such a perfect blend of fruity notes as I do in this one. I've also read at a few places that say the strawberries mixed with the almond creates the impression of vanilla. Genius and perfection! Complete amazement to my nose! The praline adds even more depth to the sweetness. The mixture reminds me of a strawberry cheesecake or some rich desert. I don't get much floral but there is a slight powder to the overall scent. Very well balanced, beautiful and completely original. I've never smelled anything like this.

Annie_D

How lovely this is, at first spray there is a lot of fruit I smelled a pineapple like smell (even though it isn't listed) but I sensed a lovely smell in the background wanting to come out. The currant and vanilla came out wonderfully with a powdery clean note, Now I am sensing more praline which adds a lovely sweet tone to the powdery vanilla like tones. Overall a nice soft sweet perfume.

albania9diadem

Its a warm, sexy, romantic and vanilla-ish perfume. Quite long lasting. I love when my girlfriend wears this.
Makes me want to cuddle with her and smell her neck.

sweet_escape

i've lusted after this fragrance for quite some time. Is it just me, or does the description here seem inconsistent with the manufacturers as far as the notes; i remember reading that there is no actual vanilla in this fragrance, but rather, the impression of vanilla as a result of the mixture of almond and strawberry notes.
Either way, this smells delicious. It's on the top of my to-do list for sure

mmizy

I agree that it is a very warm scent....sweet like caramel on my skin. It is best for the winter in my opinion. It was just too much sweet and i didn't detected any berries. Must be my chemistry. It brought out only the praline and the vanilla.

Kama

It is such a different fragrance..
not typical gourmand scent, not typical vanilla scent...not typical flower or fruity scent...but it has it all in some bits...
When spraying it for the 1st few minutes I could smell strawberry, rose... it is so good blended... and withing some minutes I start to feel warm, very warm, almond vanilla mixed with some sugar cane...or burned sugar....it reminds me a bit of hot brulle cream....but still it is very cosy, femine and warm perfume...

It is not very "young" scent, rather sweet femine scent, quit exotic vanilla, but still very relaxing one...giving impression of nice pink pullover...
Although it is not "pink" fragrance.

falovalo

This is a very cozy scent, its warm and has a nice vanilla-ish thing to it that's not at all childish. The raspberry peeks through a bit too. This is one of my new favorites. and my bf got it for me :)

louyse

Hot Couture (edt) by Givenchy smells similar to this but...Hot Couture is warmer and classier. P.S. This site is for opinions and reviews on perfumes. Yep ! that's what its all about....

luz

Very warm scent, raspberry/vanilla caramelized syrup with spicy undertones. I don't love gourmand scents in general, but this one is special.

Mals86

This scent received 4 of 5 stars in Perfume: The Guide, so I picked up a sample to try. I'm not generally a fan of sweet and fruity scents, so I was surprised to find that this is, actually, pretty nice. It doesn't really suit my personality, but it's very pleasant. The berries are juicy, the patchouli is only a whisper (a definite plus in my book!), the sandalwood and rose are enjoyable and the vanilla is light and creamy, not too sweet. I do get a hint of almond as well.

Now to see if my daughter, age 13, likes it... she finds most of my choices to be too "old lady" to suit her.

Edit: my picky daughter loves it! She nabbed both my sample sprays and plans to use them up. She says it smells "girly but not too girly."

alicektn

I finally received Hanae Mori EDP after a blind buy,since I could not find it in my country. I was dying to smell it after reading the notes and the reviews!

But unfortunately it's not exactly the soft creamy fragrance I was expecting.. Well, it's not bad, just somewhat synthetic. Maybe it's the smokey wood notes that I'm not drawn to.

Anyway, I will wear it from time to time,since the strawberries in it are really cute, but I will not rebuy it.

One big plus is the bottle. In my opinion it's very beautiful!


Edit 1:
Yesterday I believed this was a so so fragrance, but today I think it's gorgeous!

Why? The answer is: I tried it on different spot this time, at the pulse points. Yesterday I tried it on the neck, and all I got was woody notes with strawberry. BUT NOW, it's velvet vanilla with strawberries and woody undertones.

I would also like to request , people should not bury reviews with different opinions so easily, because the person who did the review spent time to share it with everyone. Please show some respect to different opinions. Thank you.

Edit 2: Lately I've been using it on my clothes, there it smells even better!

Edit 3: I know I've been editing this review a lot, but honestly it's not my fault. I have a love/hate relationship with this perfume, I can't help it. Some weeks ago I wanted to swap it, but these days I seem to be craving it ALL the time. Maybe it's the cold weather, maybe it's my exams, maybe it's my romantic mood... I really don't know. But it just feels right.

dalkiuyu

i love this, it's so feminine and sweet. i can, however, see how it might be TOO sweet and sugary for some...there is definitely an age limit...i don't think it would be very suitable for anyone under 30. but other than that, it's so nice to smell--reminds me of strawberry ice cream and whipped cream :) i'm always getting compliments on this one!

golden.one

Hanae Mori is amazing. I feel so pretty when I wear it. I love the vanilla and the top notes are the best. When only the base notes are left, I want to spray it again to get the top notes. That is the only down fall. It is powdery and fresh and so comforting.

ktv0926

Lovely, warm, cosy fragrance! It makes me smile:) I'm working with fragrances and we have almost everything here in the warehouse, but whenever I come to the shelves with perfumes - I always get a sniff of Hanae Mori, it is just sooo delicious!

P.S. I got a bottle of Hanae Mori and realized, that though I like the scent a lot, I don't really enjoy wearing it. Sounds weird, but it actually happens to me quite often.

Miss_Nightingale

What a cloud of comfort envelops you as you wear Hanae Mori, it's as though you have wrapped yourself in a warm, fluffy blanket that stays with you all day. I have the EDP - it arrived yesterday morning in the post - and I know I shall be reaching for it time & again.

There's a lovely gourmand opening of forest fruits, but not overdone or harshly chemical, an immediate sense of wellbeing with powdery vanilla that settles into the sandalwood base with the praline note drifting in & out with a musky, ambery trail...

This reminds me of a slightly less spicy Apparition by Ungaro (one of my favourites) - so if you are a fan of Hanae Mori, I am willing to lay a bet that you will also love that one. I'd love for people to try it and let me know if they agree!

I chose to wear this comfort blanket especially today, as it was the funeral of a very dear friend of mine. I know she would have approved. She was a fellow Perfumista and always loved to choose fragrances with me. I shall always associate her with perfumes, and the memories make me smile.

I can't recommend this perfume enough - it has something for everyone, I think, and the bottle is understated yet quietly beautiful, too. We all need a comfort blanket, sometimes, and this is simply stunning.

cherryfairy

I was curious about Hanae Mori when I read the reviews here in Fragrantica,and I bought in unsniffed.
The first thing I noticed was a feeling of freshness when I applied it, and a nice fruity scent, like fresh strawberries sprinkled with vanilla.
I can't stop sniffing my wrist, smelling this luscious vanilla.
I can imagine that I will run out of it in the spring-perfect spring fragrance!

asilverfire614

This was an unsniffed purchase for me that worked out beautifully...I absolutely adore this fragrance! When I first sprayed, I thought I detected some chocolate mixed in the the strawberry, but that faded rather quickly and turned into a strawberry/vanilla heart with sandalwood undertones. Very long-lasting, I applied yesterday afternoon and could still smell it on my arm this morning. A very balanced gourmand with just the right amount of fruit!

snobuni77

This is very yummy indeed.I got a sample of it & my daughter sprayed it like 3 times up in the air (she was sitting in my lap looking at all the samples with me)when suddenly I got this overwhelmingly strong sweet dose of perfume in my nose(not literally).At first I wasnt to sure about it but after a couple minutes it definitely grew on me.It is simply delicious.It is definitely a perfect blend of gourmand & fruits.At first it was a strong berry covered in vanilla extract that i smelled but it has since faded a bit & is truly very delightful.....

Now every time my 2 year old runs by me I get a wiff of it & it's actually is a really good scent for a young one as well.

mmsmlzgud546

Very yummy, my very first really gourmand scent, it really got me! This perfume smells so delicious like vanilla icing or icecream with fruit and sugar sprinkled throught. It was my signature scent for 3 years! So warm and delicious. No cheap vanilla scent in this perfume. It lasts for ever, the body whip is just as wonderful.

tessture

The flagship of vanilla/fruit scents. This is the scent I compare all the new copies to: "Smells like Hanae Mori." A warm, comforting scent that is also feminine and pretty.

Cari888

The caramelized sweetness of sugar, the warmth of vanilla, and the fresh scent of berries make this fragrance welcoming, delicious and comforting for wintertime. It's what you want to wear for cuddling and snuggling...

d dolce vitta

Its not a parfum more, it is the parfum. I think too, that is very difficult to find it. But one of my favorites. I recomended this because is a smooth oriental, the vanilla, patchouli,and raspberry, makes the note. Rich scent.

BlackAmberMoon

So appropriate that a butterfly represents this scent...wearing this makes me feel like I'm floating on butterfly wings through a lush, summertime garden filled with berries and sunshine. It's rather girlish, but the wood notes and musk lend it a sexy edge and prevent it from becoming too sweet. Stunning bottle, too. I use the pure parfum and it lasts all day. Compliments galore. Wearing this always lifts my spirits and makes me smile!

indigo.smile

finally i have it...quite difficult to find it. For me, the dry down is well done.I can smell the rose around my body. Felt like in a nice garden. The vanilla is just in the right amount. perfect..

chance25

This smells like cupcakes in a warm summer kitchen. It's hauntingly dry, and the vanilla smells so yummy on my skin. A true scent, very complex and the silage is extremly long lasting. I prefer the edt to the edp, b/c it's lighter and easier to wear, I can smell the notes more clearly.

Aeternitas

I get a whole bunch of strawberries out of this more than anything else, and it's delicious. The vanilla in it is beautiful, too. I love wearing this because I can smell it for hours, not to mention it puts a smile on my face. It's warm, comforting, creamy, and sweet. Kind of reminds me of strawberry cheesecake.

Diana

This is a nice fruity floral fragrance with warm undertones, it reminds me of a softer though not quite as intriguing version of Angel. It is not quite as multi layered as Angel, but it is a pleasent scent for everyday wear. Does wear down to a nice powdery vanilla undertone, at which point it smells it's best.

elgab89

I have the EDP and it is wonderful. It is one of the gourmand scents, with the vanilla, almond and the strawberries in it. Just making you feel good all over. Good fragrance for those cold nights or for the times when things go wrong in your life.