Annayake / アナヤケ
Annayake / アナヤケ
102 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Blackcurrant syrup and mandarin peel cut through with an almost tart brightness, immediately establishing the fruity-sweet DNA. The citrus prevents the blackcurrant from becoming jammy, instead creating something closer to crystallised fruit leather—immediate, slightly sugary, undeniably present.
May rose emerges with a dewy, almost aqueous quality as the coriander threads through, adding a whisper of spice that prevents the florals from reading saccharine. This middle phase is where powdery notes surface, creating a vintage softness that contrasts beautifully with the remaining fruit accords—the composition becomes more complex, less obviously sweet.
Patchouli and amber anchor the composition whilst those fruit notes stubbornly refuse departure, creating an ambiguous, slightly powdery base that feels neither fully earthy nor wholly gourmand. The fragrance settles into a quiet, slightly fuzzy presence on skin—present but undemanding, intimate rather than projecting.
An'na arrives as a contradictory whisper—simultaneously bold and restrained, which explains its modest rating among those seeking either full commitment or complete subtlety. The fragrance opens with a tart blackcurrant and mandarin combination that feels almost candied, as if someone's compressed a bowl of glacéd fruit into liquid form. This initial sweetness isn't cloying, though; it's tempered by the brightness of citrus that prevents the composition from becoming syrupy.
What distinguishes An'na is how it pivots into its heart, where May rose and Italian jasmine create a dewy, slightly green floral base—the rose here reads almost damp, like petals after rain, whilst coriander introduces a subtle spice that complicates the sweetness without overwhelming it. This is where the fragrance's powdery character emerges (52% of its accord profile), lending it an almost vintage quality, as though someone's dusted the florals with talcum.
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3.0/5 (93)