Description
A Tribute Fragrance
In Japan, to be described as “best suited to wearing a kimono” is among the highest compliments a woman can receive. It does not mean she looks beautiful in silk — countless women do. It means the garment and the woman have become inseparable. The silk seems to breathe with her.
This fragrance is a tribute to Shima Iwashita, the Japanese actress whom Japan called exactly that. Discovered by legendary director Yasujirō Ozu. Dressed in exquisite kimonos by Hanae Mori. A woman who never needed to raise her voice to fill a room.
The Woman in the Kimono opens with the crisp breath of sakura — that particular freshness that comes just before the petals fall, when the air itself seems to hold its breath. At its heart, jasmine and orange blossom move quietly underneath, adding a soft floral depth that lifts the blossom without overpowering it. The base settles into vanilla, soft amber, and a whisper of sakura petal — the memory a woman leaves behind when she’s already gone.
Like sakura, this fragrance does not try to stay. It simply makes it impossible to forget.
Fragrance Notes
| Top Notes | Sakura Flower (True Cherry Blossom) • Green • Bergamot • Cardamom |
| Heart Notes | White Lily • Violet • Jasmine • Orange Blossom • Dewy Petals |
| Base Notes | Vanilla • Musk • Soft Amber • Sakura Petal |
Scent Profile
| Family | Floral Green |
| Season | Spring — Year Round |
| Best Worn | Day to evening transition |
| Inspired By | Shima Iwashita • Sakura Season • Mono no Aware |
“The Woman IS the Fragrance.” — Sugar Mama’s Artisan Fragrances
