Hanami
Annayaké (2003)

A very pretty floral, and I mean pretty in the most positive way. It's just lovely. Fresh and youthful, with a lovely balance of cherry blossom, jasmine, and violet notes. My only 'issue' with Hanami is that it does not last more than an hour or two on my skin.

Hanami, "spring" in Annayake's series of scents representing the seasons, is a true cherry blossom scent. Not cherries, cherry blossoms. This is a floral scent, with no fruity notes whatsoever. It's a very springlike, fresh floral. Although it contains other notes, I would classify this a soliflore cherry blossom. Such an ethereal scent must be very difficult to catch in a perfume. That's why many "cherry blossom" scents are actually fruity cherry scents. Annayake does it quite well, though. Hanami is true to the cherry blossom flower.