Tokyo (2007)
by Kenzo

This scent is in fact a copy of Azzaro Visit, but unlike Visit it is more citrusy, very much close to the skin and with poor longevity. I rated Visit neutral but I do respect it for it's tremendous sillage and longevity wich can be compared to Joop! Homme. Kenzo blew it with this one, though I have to admit the bottle looks very cool.

30th March, 2011.

There is a lot of solitude under the Tokyo skyscrapers. Tokyo is a strange fragrance which i don't dislike despite being far from my usual olfactory taste. I use to appreciate the correct usage of tea note in the fragrances and this scent smells to me as an oriental (in its conception), bit moody and dark tea fragrance, watery and spicy. Closing my eyes with the whiff of this scent under my nose i figure my last holidays in tokyo and kyoto, i figure the smell, the taste, the flavour of meals and drinks from the far east. Tea, ginger, mate and spices are the soul of the scent and inhaling its fresh, sparkling lightness i don't know why but i tend to think to japanese light drinks and soya foods. The spicy, woody, hesperidic opening, very light and airy, is flooded by a water of tea and ginger in order to create, even thanks to orange addition, a sort of spicy, fruity, aromatic sort of tea based cocktail drink. The color of cocktail is dark brown. The woods seem to be dry and light. I don't perceive the strong, resinous texture of the wood. The base is woody and spicy and keeps on the masculine fresh sort of brown trait. The masculine trail is rised by pepper, ginger, cedar and other spices. There is not a lot of progression from the heart to the base. The heart is the featuring part of the scent after the first blast of citruses and spices. Unfortunately longevity and sillage are weak. There is a lot of solitude in this fragrance.

8th February, 2011. (Last Edited: 22nd December, 2011.)

I tried this scent when it first came out and I think it smells exactly like a trash dumpster. Awful. Kenzo needs to rename this one and call it " KenzoTrash" This is the scent you get when you add TOO many scents together.. F-

20th December, 2010.

This isn't bad.
The spices are somewhat sweet and certainly generic -- I don't detect ginger at all.
Some citrus-y notes brighten the mix.
The scent is smooth, attractive, not heavy, and quite pleasant.
There is a faint hint of smoke towards the end.

17th December, 2010.

I love this fragrance. It is so delicate and sparse just like the traditional wood and paper houses of Japan. I can think of no other scent that sums up the minimalism of Japanese aesthetics so beautifully and succinctly. On my skin this perfume is filled with numerous subtle details that reveal themselves only with patience and attention. There is no sillage to speak of, but I have no problem with longevity with one squirt lasting for about six hours. This is definitely my favorite Kenzo so far.

3rd May, 2010.

Opens with a guaiac wood, an amorphous sweet citrus, cinnamon and clove. Dries down to orange rind, nutmeg and a hint of wood. Actually reminds me very strongly of a Dunhill Desire, dialed back about 50%. The longevity is poor, as has already been noted. The sillage is strange. On my skin, the fragrance is only perceptible at 1-2 feet but is nearly imperceptible up close. It's like an olfactory ventriloquist. It's not bad; it's also nothing that will impress you. I'm not sure I would buy it again. If you want a longer-lasting synthetic sweet cinnamon, ginger, citrus, nutmeg type of thing, try Dunhill Desire (I hate it). If you want some kick-arse dense, sticky, sweet clove juice, try Washington Tremlett's Clove Absolute. Not too excited about Tokyo. I might take it over Dunhill Desire only because it's more mild. I'm not sure about the Burberry frags everyone else references; I have a good number of Burberry fragrances and don't have any that smell like this.

18th April, 2010.