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The men's version was manifest two years later by an unknown perfumer for Hanae Mori, released as both and eau de toilette and eau de parfum - a rare move at the time, under the name Hanae Mori HM (1997). Following Thierry Mugler's lead with Angel (1992), this new eponymous perfume was a gourmand composed by Bernard Ellena (brother to Jean-Claude) and was released to some acclaim. By the mid 90's that scent would be rebooted under an entirely new composition as Hanae Mori (1995) once again in most markets, but as Hanae Mori Butterfly in others. With all that being said, the efforts of this house in the field of perfumery were modest to nonexistent until the 1990's, with just one perfume under the name of Mori herself issued as Hanae Mori (1968) 17 years after her house was established in 1951. Additionally, she is the first female Asian designer to have her work designated as haute couture by Fédération Française de la Couture. Hanae Mori is one of the oldest and longest-running couture houses from Asia, and Hanae herself is one of only two female fashion designers from Asia to present her collections on the runways of Paris and New York.

I absolutely love this scent, and ordered some backup bottles as well as the EDP version.

It is NOT a safe blind buy, so you may want to order a sample first unless you are an experienced collector and know what these notes smell like. It can work on a man or a woman, smells gorgeous and lasts a very long time.

If you are a mature gentlemen with style who dresses preppy or fashionable, this is an absolute must. It stays on clothes and fabrics for several days and can extend your longevity and projection to 12-15+ hours if applied over clothes.

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It holds onto skin, digs in and becomes your skin scent. This is actually very strong, is easily detected at arms length and can fill a room. With eight sprays (neck, shoulders, chest and forearms), I get a very impressive 7-10+ hours of longevity, with excellent projection and heavy sillage for at least five or six hours. If you like Issey Miyake 'Leau d'Issey' or Calvin Klein 'CK One', this can be described as somewhat similar to those on the top end, but with added base notes of amber, tonka bean and jasmine. Like an expensive hotel soap or shampoo, this smells very classy and sophisticated and will have people asking you what it is because it is so unique. Many hours later, it becomes a sweet vanilla and floral skin scent that sticks in and becomes you. And for some reason, it smells wonderful. In some parts, which was surprising to me, its smells like Calvin Klein's 'Eternity For Women' perfume, but with a heavy tonka bean and amber base for a masculine edge. To be honest, this could be unisex, as it comes across as a citrus, floral fragrance with a sweet vanilla and amber base that smells gorgeous on either a man or a woman. Chocolate, rose, jasmine, berries, and subtle amber in the low end come together like nothing you've ever smelled. It's amazing.Īs it settles down, so many notes come through. Nothing else smells like this in my 200+ bottle collection. The unlikely combination of lemon and tonka bean in the opening is both weird and gorgeous at the same time.

The initial blast is fresh citrus, lemon notes, soft woods and heavy tonka bean and vanilla, which I've never smelled anything like before.

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I got all of this and more, plus a pleasant surprise towards the dry down which I'll explain below. I didn't know what to expect, but I knew it was supposedly a great performing, unique scent. WOW! I finally picked up Hanae Mori 'HM' Eau de Toilette after having it on my wish list for at least a decade.

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