Osmanthus Keiko Mecheri for women

I feel a bit weird reviewing this one and not praising it like everyone else...

To me, Osmanthus smells cheap and synthetic. A mixture between one of those "flavoured" nail polish removers for teenage girls and hairspray.
I really tried to like this fragrance but would recommend to everyone who feels quite ambivalent about it as well to try Evening edged in Gold by Ineke instead. EeiG is similar to Osmanthus in its fruity sweetness (plum) and the Osmanthus top note but it comes without this strange drugstore smell.

There are so many well written reviews on this fragrance that I'm not sure how to express what this smells like without repeating so much of what's already been said. So I'll go a different way. This is how Osmanthus looks to my nose!!

A tropical garden so loaded with flowers that the very air is composed of scented pollen. Magical pollen that you can actually see. It's transparent and yet has a pearlescent sheen to it. It's full of life and it never overpowers. There's lush greenery everywhere, climbing, vibrant. Beautiful vines with trumpeted velvet soft white blooms. They are so soft that you can't resist running your fingers along the petals. As you move through the garden you run across some stunning tuberose. It's quite evenly distributed and very discreet giving a scented fullness to the other blooms. There are also some fruit trees in this garden full of lush ripe apricots and a little bit of depth from the plum trees which are mostly off by themselves. They bring in a nice base note without taking any attention away from the symphony of smell coming from the vast floral abunda of the garden.

Superbly blended and shamelessly feminine, Osmanthus will make you see the sunshine in the darkest of places. Umbrella drinks will come to mind as you spray this on. She is incredibly evocative and she does it well. A favorite.

Osmanthus is a fragrance that surprises a lot. I have never smelled osmanthus all by itself, so it is hard for me to tell how much of it is actually there. The fragrance as a whole is deliciously exotic. The most prominent note to my nose is apricot- creamy and floral. There is a subtle touch of tuberose- not too much, which is a real blessing. Osmanthus is quite a subtle fragrance, and tuberose is a note that had a tendency to overpower, here the nose behind it got the balance just right.

I can just see myself smelling of it, sipping a cocktail with a little parasol on a Hawaii beach... Which might happen if I ever win on a lottery :)

The fragrance is subtle yet powerful, and the lasting power if very good.

Oh Datura, what a beautiful, velvety, large white trumpet shaped flower you are! Your hypnotically spiralling petals put me in a state of delirium.

... actually, I'm not sure exactly what datura smells like, but the flowers are stunning; it is also a known hallucinogen. In concept, it's a pefect pairing with osmanthus which has a light apricot scent with nuances of leather and caramel tobacco. Intoxicatingly captivating.

The floral accord is rich and heady with the tuberose gorgeously supporting, and somehow the subtle fruit and green notes lighten the olfactive load. The result is a floral liquor that undulates like liquid satin. I liken it a little to balmy, tropical frangipani with a whisper of ylang-ylang.

Keiko Mecheri Osmanthus is one you must try if you're seeking a rich, wearable (big) floral with an exotic departure.

Someone was kind enough to give me a sample of this perfume. It's a gorgeous Asian-inspired floral. The floral notes are light and refreshing, yet there is a creaminess or nuttiness to the scent that is so reminiscent of gen-mai. The only other scent I can compare this to is Organza, with it's cool gardenia and toasted nutty notes. But I like Osmanthus better. The quality of the fragrance is unsurpassed. It's got great sillage and projection and seems to be crafted from flowers of the highest quality. I'm going to use up this sample very quickly!

I have been wondering for a while whether I actually know what osmanthus smells like, whether I’ve ever encountered it in nature, and also whether this might be another, fancy name for a less-exotic sounding flower (such as narcissus for daffodil…). Clearly there is a lot of interest among niche perfumers in osmanthus, judging by the number of perfumes bearing as their name that of the flower. I begin my exploration of this note today, with Keiko Mecheri OSMANTHUS.

OSMANTHUS is a light, slightly sweet, somewhat oriental floral perfume which reminds me somehow of gentle cherry blossom fragrances. Perhaps osmanthus is really cherry blossom? If not, they do seem at least similar. Assuming that OSMANTHUS, as advertised, offers a dominant osmanthus note, I have to say that this flower, at least as presented in this composition, is not very assertive—nothing like rose or tuberose or gardenia or jasmine or… other readily identifiable flowers, which can often be teased out as individual notes even in complex creations. Instead, the florality here reminds me of perfumes which list the blanket category “floral notes” rather than singling out one or more for individual attention.

Yes, OSMANTHUS strikes me as vaguely indistinct, floral without being identifiably of any particular flower. But maybe this is just because I am ignorant of the true nature of osmanthus? My journey must continue until I’ve sniffed enough osmanthus perfumes to be able to determine what links them together. At this point, my induction basis is too small (n = 1!).

As for OSMANTHUS, the KM perfume, I’d say that it smells nice enough, but is not something that will forge a permanent memory trace in my brain. It’s not really calling up any visual images or ideas. To my nose, this creation seems merely pleasant and inoffensive rather than compelling. Désolée.

Very, very floral, this scent is, indeed, warm and creamy, and to me also a bit cloying (I agree with Redlipstick here and just like her, I am not getting any greens or fruity notes, just a lot of heady flowers).In large doses I would even expect this to be a bit headache inducing, so I will not try. :-) Not my cup of tea...but I am not a big fan of florals...Osmanthus is intoxicating, rather elegant and feminine and if you like powerful florals, you might find it very attractive.

This is an unique floral green - it has a creamy, almost milkiness to it but it is still quite green and fresh.

I agree with Aalia that this has a creaminess to it. On my skin all I smell is osmanthus and tuberose. Lovely, but slightly cloying. Very similar to La Perla's J'aime Les Fleurs in that sense.

I wish I could get some of the greenness, that would perk it up. Even the fruits would perk it up, but I don't smell anything fruity.

Alas, this is one sample that I probably won't reach for again.

Osmanthus is a warm, deep, and honeyed floral that reminds me quite a bit of Mimosa por Moi by L'Artisan, but it has more fruit layers. It has average staying power (3-4 hours) and slightly better potency/sillage than some of the niche fragrances that I've sampled.

Right out of the bottle, Osmanthus is a an impressive, alluring, and lavish floral. The tuberose and osmanthus are viscous and potent, and the green notes add a pleasureable (and distinct) feeling of being in a garden. I cannot detect the apricot or plum. While I cannot recognize datura, I will venture to say, it's amazing.

There is something creamy going on in this perfume. After about twenty minutes, a luxurious sensation arises..it's dreamy...perfectly smooth...and this has sillage...the smoothness floats off your skin into the air. From here, the perfume begins to thin, and slowly fade away. The best wear lasts about three hours.

Exciting, refined, radiant, ..Oh, how I fantasize about bathing in it! ....or..perhaps merely owning one bottle, would be a dream come true!