Hanae Keiko Mecheri for women

Beautiful. Simply beautiful.

Not a fan of fruity florals through BAD experiences, but Hanae is certainly a cut above your run-of-the-mill stuff. I do have to say that the first half hour is piercingly strong, but then it mellows down to a really nice fruity blend which is easy to wear, and still makes its presence felt. I am very happy to have tried this one. Although the citrus and yuzu are the dominating notes, they are not overpowering and the berries and musk add interest.

Keiko Mecheri HANAE is my idea of an excellent fruity floral perfume. The flowers and fruits are not wilting and bruised, and there are no gnats anywhere in the vicinity! This composition features yuzu in a clean musk base, adorned with light florality and, according to my nose, gentle white woods.

Although I'm not a fruity-floral fragrance type, in general, I love testing niche FFFs such as HANAE because there is little danger of what drives me away from mass market FFFs: no noxious "abstract floral" chemical soup and no rotting fruit. This composition smells perfectly natural and is very pleasant to wear from start to finish.

Like most of the KM creations I've tried, HANAE has medium sillage and good longevity. Recommended for fruity floral lovers--and also for those who have based their aversion to that genre on the synthetic, emetic nightmares brim with bht that are usually classified as fruity florals but are in reality filled with ingredients that either should be or are banned by the FDA.