One Umbrella for Two Floraïku for women and men

It smells deliciously like a red fruits tea. It has sweet and lactonic aspects but so delicate to my nose that it is very pleasant to perceive. It is a lively, happy and beautiful perfume. It also feels a little powdery due to the rice.

For me it is a very well composed, balanced gourmand, not at all heavy, maybe better to be used in spring, more tending towards the feminine side.

It has a moderate sillage and lasts 7-8 hours on my skin.

Although it is a simple and innocent perfume, I really like it so for now it is on my wishlist to, perhaps, get it in the future if I find a good deal. Because its official price per milliliter seems too high to me in relation to both its performance and the complexity of the scent. Special mention to its bottle, which I think is really beautiful.

Scent 8/10
Duration 7.5/10
Sillage 7/10
Quality/price 3/10
Versatility 8/10
Packaging 10/10
Would I buy again? I did not buy it

first time smelling it the rice note was very weird and disgusting. second time smelling it fell in love with it, very clean tea blackberry fragrance. kinda pricey but worth it imo

My introduction to this perfume was via a YouTuber expressing their love of this ‘blueberry muffin with tea’ fragrance. I perused third party retailers before going to Floraïku’s website to purchase the discovery set.
Upon initial spray, I was dismayed, as it straight up smelled like seasoned rice; very savory. I have since used the samples and purchased a full bottle, as I can smell the blueberry muffin much more, but I still get whiffs of savory rice every now and then.
Definitely do yourself a favor and buy the discovery set or a sample before investing in this fragrance, or the similarly noted Vilhelm Parfumeries’ Poets of Berlin.

fruity gourmand pleasure. it does indeed smell like a blueberry muffin from a fancy bakery. i haven't smelt a fragrance comparable to this, and i never thought i'd want to exude blueberry muffin, but this really is divine. i don't get a sour or cannabis smell like some have said, that would be gross and a huge no for me. however, the black currant can be a bit overpowering compared to the rest of the notes, which are subtle but there.

this is a very comforting year-round scent. the bottle cap and packaging it comes in are absolutely beautiful and seem intricately designed compared to many other fragrances that just come in a box. it actually hurts my soul that it retails for $350 for just 1.6oz but this is a fragrance i would save to get a full bottle of.

The opening of this.... whew child it's nauseating. To me, the opening of this is straight up sour rice cracker I was completely shocked at how gross it was. BUT, the dry down of this is actually quite nice. After the burst of sour rice cracker (I am assuming it is the tartness of the blackcurrant with the rice note), the blackcurrant mellows out and more of the sweetness of the black currant shines while the tartness dies down, and the rice note stays pretty prominent throughout the life of this scent but gradually softens over time to become almost cakey-vanilla-y, but remains so airy such that you just get the essence. This scent is actually pretty photorealistic - both the blackcurrant and rice note actually smell pretty accurate, and the other notes seem to exist purely to meld the blackcurrant and rice together. The rice note gives this a slight "gourmand" quality but it is not a typical "gourmand" scent, in fact, I am reminded of Dries Van Noten's Soie Malaquais. Both have a prominent blackcurrant that adds this juiciness to the start but Soie Malaquais is a bit smoother imo and has a nutty quality due to the chestnut note, whereas this remains much more juicy and fresh. However, they both have a very airy gourmand quality to them without being explicitly gourmand which I appreciate as I am not a huge gourmand fan. As this dries down a bit, I really am reminded of a nice afternoon tea with a tart fruity tea and an airy cake - but not a dense cake as this scent remains light. Thankfully, the offputting initial blast dies down within seconds to reveal this beautiful tea scent otherwise I would not be able to justify the harsh opening. This scent is actually quite unique and beautiful, I really am glad to have it in my collection.

At last I found someone who shares my perspective on Umbrella For Two. HecateZeusIsis is spot on "Smells like a sweet rancid sweaty tea, with bread." I have tried this on so many different occasions wondering if I could get used to it. I did make a dent in my decant, to give it a chance. I don't pick up the black currant/berry. Maybe I still need to work on training my nose. That could be it. I would love to pick up black currant, but I don't. I'm just left with an elegant but toe jam sickly sweet rancid tea. It's probably a skin chemistry thing, and for this reason I would never recommend this as a blind buy. Get a large enough sample tor really give it a chance. I love the bottle design. But this one is not meant for me, alas.

Blueberry muffin check. Comforting rice check. I tried this before in warmer country and super headache. Now I am back and spray again, wow. Straight rice cracker with berry jam? I am not a fan of berry notes but this is perfect blend without headache. The rice and tea are dominant in my skin. Love love love the rice notes, this is the perfect orchestra of unsweetened gourmand!

It is one on most unique tea scents i have in my collection.

If Matsukita is a Japanese sophisticated princess, this one is her skin scent. I can smell when you attend a tea ceremony, where u are eating buttery matcha mochi with blackurrant jam inside while sipping hot tea in the middle of rainy outdoor. Truly comforting, addicting and cocooning. This are the type of beastly skin scents i want to collect. The branding , curating and quirky standout bottle with Japanese-style colorful graphic art printed on leather cap that turns into a container of travel size fragrance is truly captivating.

This smells exactly like Deep n Desire Yacht ..both yummy

Smells like a sweet rancid sweaty tea, with bread. It’s so weird on my skin.

It is like a sweet blueberry tartaleta, cozy and pleasant. It's a bit pricey, but the quality ingredients and beautiful base notes are worth it.

It smells like a liquid for vape... It is disgusting to me :(

Absolute LOVE at first sniff. Blueberry muffins but wearable. The rice note is everything! Great longevity. I will definitely buy a FB despite the horrendous $$. Worth it!

There’s something sour and a bit rancid about it, I’m guessing is the blackcurrant, I have realised that I do not like blackcurrant in perfume, it always makes them so sour and pungent. As is settles it turns into something more warm and sweet and then it becomes so delicious. I have to get past that sour opening to appreciate the drydown. Omg this drydown is divine, wtf 😂😅 definitely a weird perfume

Edit: OMG this smells like the Pink victoria secret from like 2010 in the square bottle 🥹 brings memories back

This is the first fragrance in my collection that gives me this vibe. I have some gourmands, but this one is different. I describe it as "The prettiest thing I've ever smelled" 💖 It's sweet, so be aware of that if you're not into this type of fragrance, but for me, as a person who doesn't typically fall for sweet perfumes, this one is an exception.

Performance is very good; however, the smell stays rather close to the skin. It's just cocooning, creamy, fruity, fluffy, with a woody base. I love spraying it on my wrists, and after hours of wearing it, when I try to smell it by warming it up while inhaling and exhaling with my nose, the aroma comes alive again and smells simply magical ✨

I'm pretty disappointed. I bought an official 1.5ml sample, and loved it. It was mostly blackcurrant with a touch of toasted rice. I bought a travel spray and it smells overwhelmingly of toasted rice, with a small amount of blackcurrant, and it's not pleasing anymore. It smells so savory. Sometimes that happens, I just don't even like it.

This is a masterfully blended fragrance. blackcurrant scone that hits you in the beginning and it fades into a lovely sweet blueberry tea until the cedar & musk ground you at the finish line. It’s enveloping cozy sophisticated, and calming. A proper fall scent. Something to wear when you have tea to spill with your closest mate over downtown brunch ;)

Prominent, tart black current and genmaicha. It's a beautiful contrast and olfactive treat, but not a scent I'd want to wear.

Amazing for fall. Sweet and smokey. Like a gummy bear at a campsite.

I have a decant of this as well as the dapper dupe and they are 100% identical. For me, this is more a fragrance curiosity as opposed to a fragrance I would wear. I can distinctly smell a blueberry muffin accord (I'm assuming the black currant and rice notes), then a separate tea, then a woodiness. Literally as if physical blueberry muffin or scone was in front of me as well as a cup of tea, unsure of type, perhaps a breakfast gray tea. The bottle is stunning, but at the price, I would want something more "me" whereas this is pleasant and enjoyable but seems separate from myself on my skin, if that makes any sense.

I am not a gourmand lover, but this was love at first sniff. I mean, my jaw literally dropped. I was in heaven. This is a blackcurrant jam on top of a muffin, but make it at the rooftop of an extremely expensive bakery in Paris or somewhere luxurious. I’ve never smelled anything quite like it. I’m so beyond in love. I’ve never purchased something so expensive so quickly and impulsively and I know I won’t regret it. The longevity of the decant I had really sold me… I went for a walk outside in 95 degree weather and came back inside and it was still just as powerful. LOVE.

The opening is fantastic, roasted grain and gourmand ripe current, warm and mouth watering, not very sweet, but after 20min the party is over for me, no more roasted breadyness or tart currant, not very much cedar, but alot off white musk and sweet fruit, this makes me feel it turns very much into standard femenin perfumes, might be that my nose is tired, i will need another wearing

The most distinct of Floraiku, and the one that projects the most. Stunning sweet pie, don’t feel much tea in it. It’s very popular with men! I have to be in the mood for it, but in general I love it.

To me this is quite exciting because it actually does what it says on the tin: it smells of blackcurrant, cedar and genmaicha. Not like perfumes that boast of crazy fandangled notes like pistachio and cannabis that you have to be in an incredibly benevolent mood to say you can detect them.

This is a sweet fragrance, but it’s so interesting that it might win over people turned off by sugary scents. There is an uplifting almost juicy burst of citrus upon spraying that somehow maintains itself through the life of the fragrance, which is a good counterpart to the sweetness of the fruit. Underscoring everything is that unmistakeable toasted brown rice note that gives OUFT its unique dimension.

This ain’t no after-school corner store tutti-fruity treat — it’s the sweet course at a fancy restaurant you go to twice a year.

And it has a surprising sillage that others will detect even if you can’t. You might have more than one person taking shelter under your umbrella.

Ok so this comparison may make no sense but I recently tried Byredo Bibliotheque and loved it at first spray then it developed this NASTY rotten fruit aroma. This perfume is like JUST the good part of Bibliotheque. I think it must just be the dark fruits giving me this sense but whatever, I’m into it, just wish I could afford a full size.

Lovely stuff.

Has anyone got an empty bottle or cap?

I don’t really get blueberries in this until the dry down. It’s very obvious it is black currant from the opening which is a berry itself. Sweet, bordering overripe, black currant counteracted with bitter black tea and lots of woodiness. The black currant is close to being rancid but doesn’t quite reach which is a great thing. Once it dries down, it becomes warmer and sweeter, the bitter tea dissolves, and a buttery blueberry muffin appears all while still being very present. A transformation that is beautiful and well done. I get blueberries in Vilhelm Perfurmerie Poets of Berlin & Bond No 9 I Love New York for her and I love them. But this is great quality and performs the best out of the three.

I can't understand whether I like it or don't as this is clearly very fruity and fruity is not a thing I go after in perfumes. Not a love for me, but this is such an addictive black currant note, very distinct, very original, I never encountered black currant made like this. Usually to me it smells so cheap and annoying, and synthetic. I wouldn't say it's a natural smelling black currant here, but somehow I am truly enjoying the sample.

Black currant cannabis on my skin. Nice and interesting with decent performance and natural smelling and gets noticed by others. I’ve got a 10ml and it’s definitely wearable for me. The full bottle has nice presentation.

sweet & dreamy, but it doesn't stick the landing for me. the sugariness of the currant (almost like liquor), the tea, and even the wood note start to overlap in the dry down. they hit like a bonk to the head

Very strong synthetic blueberry smell (like a candle) with a tinge of metallic note. I do not detect any rice note on my skin. Also headache inducing for me. Was expecting so much, considering the sky high price, but a big DUD. I would expect something like this from Body Shop or BBW. Thank god I sampled.

btw it isn't green tea its a roasted brown rice brew!

Blueberry pancakes with honey and dusted genmaicha...Yum!
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Luxurious blueberry muffin, but not the bakery type of maffin but rather a more of luxury perfume version of it. If you like sweet gourmand scent, you might like this

I am in my Pret's berry muffin era and I remember testing this one in-store and bringing the test paper home. From that tiny test paper, the scent lingered for almost two days around the corner of the room where I left it. Now I just received the travel size.

One spray is all it takes. It's creamy and thick, but not heavy. The blackcurrant is sweet with a bit of bitterness and sourness. Toned down with the tea note (is it some roasted tea? Smells like it or maybe it's the rice that gives a more 'dampness'). The dry down is not just cedar & musk as listed here, after 2-3 days I can still smell the blackcurrant and the residual roasted tea note on fabric.

Beautiful scent. A more refined but still fun version of fruity fragrances. Thinking of layering this with Jo Malone's Blackberry and Bay for more relaxed settings and the summer.

SPL is awesome but I agree with most reviewers here about the price. But the performance is really good if money is not a problem.

Ah! It really reminds me of Juicy Couture's I Love Juicy Couture which I feel I have outgrown but really liked when it was first launched.

I got a sample of this after wanting to purchase it for ages and I'm so glad that I did. It's one of the most delicious and delicate scents ever, it actually does smell like fresh blueberry pastries. There's a tinge of rice and musk, too, which I could see some people finding unpleasant but I find that it's almost addictive. I cannot stop sniffing my arm. However - it does not last on my skin. It leaves almost an hour after it dries down. It's by far one of the most disappointing and saddest fragrance experiences I've had so far because it absolutely lives up to the hype but it's far too expensive and doesn't last nearly long enough to justify purchasing a full bottle. I'll have to try my luck with some dupes. Perhaps in the future...

Pleasant, creamy and fruity with a touch of sweetness but tea-like sweetness so nothing that’ll feel cloyingly sweet. After a few hours (on my skin), this veers more powdery but in a shaving cream sort of way if that makes any sense? It’s very pleasant and more unisex that I thought it’d be.

Personally speaking, I much prefer EBK Deep N Desire Yacht. It feels to me like An Umbrella for Two isn’t quite complete, as if something is missing…
They both smell very similar but EBK’s DnDY is brighter, creamier and far superior in terms of longevity and projection.
Also, price wise:
Floraïku: $350USD for 60 ml
EBK: $260 for 100 ml

So yeah, there’s that…

Creamier than EBK Deep N Desire, probably because of the added rice, but not as bright as that one. I prefer EBK.

I was looking for a pastry scent, and this is perfect. I get mulled berries with a tart pastry vibe. I will say I get the rice accord on my skin, which gives a savory component. It’s a gourmand, but also not?? It’s a very unique scent, with great performance. I would never pay retail tho, I did get on sale! Packaging and performance are both a win!

Smells nothing like I thought it would. Immediately smelled like cannabis to me - very unpleasant and I just couldn't get past it.

This opens with a huge blast of car air freshener-berry and then immediately morphs into a synthetic diesel-cannabis. A huge letdown as I bought the sample set for this one specifically.

To me, this smells exactly like EBK Deep N Desire Yacht. I like it. A juicy, dark, sweet berry.

Black tea and biscuits in a bottle. With some fruity jam on the side. Sitting in an outdoor garden gazebo.

Floraïku has left me underwhelmed except for One Umbrella for Two. Apparently I saved the best perfume for last in my eleven scent discovery box. But like everyone else has pointed out, the price is ridiculous. If you love this one I do think it has a similar profile to 1900 L'Heure De Proust by Les Bains Guerbois (currently voted number three as a smell-alike).

I definitely see the comparisons to EBK Deep N Desire Yacht, but this is slightly lighter and has more of a black tea note underneath the sweetness that I really enjoy! It reminds me of having an English muffin with blackberry jam with a cup of hot tea, but still avoids being too heavy or cloying. I think this is a scent that can be worn in any season, but I think it will shine in warmer weather, whereas I can see EBK being better suited for cooler, less humid weather. I will try my hardest to make my travel size last because the price is incredibly steep, but I have a feeling this might be one of my first empties of my fragrance journey because it is GOOD!

The opening is phenomenal - smells exactly like freshly baked black currant cookies. However, the drydown gives me strong chemical detergent vibes. So disappointed as I had high hopes for this one. Don’t blind buy and make sure you thoroughly test on skin before purchasing.

Wow, I love this. It's so unique, delicate, and pretty. A gourmand without being too realistic foody. Like, I'm reminded of berry jam, delicious creamy butter, and rice pudding but this doesn't smell EXACTLY like those things. Just the essence of them while being a sophisticated perfume. It also has great sillage. Not sure about staying power yet but I have confidence it will stick around for a while.

The notes listed would make this my perfect scent. HOWEVER, i’ve never been so repulsed by a perfume in my life. I had to immediately scrub it off. Whatever you imagine this perfume to be is NOT it. It’s like a disgustingly sweet rotting fruit. “Indigo” by Nest is what this perfume should have been. That one has a delicious fruit and tea combo. This one is just nauseating and not worth the money at all. Im so disappointed because I really wanted to buy the whole bottle. I’m glad I tried a sample first. This is not a safe blind buy.

A yummy, jammy scent with a cosy base. Very unique, nothing like any other fragrance. The price is way too high but I still think it's bottle worthy.

A hot cup of red tea and a blueberry muffin. Warm, cozy happy and friendy. A conceptual perfume for a cold evening sitting in a terrace and chatting. Is it worth the price? No

I love it! After smelling and wearing it I even had a thought “this might be my perfect scent and perhaps I need to stop my “perfect perfume” hunt”.
No other perfume made me think that.

It’s just a juicy, but not super sweet blueberry pastry. I don’t understand why blackcurrant and tea make it smell like an amazing cozy and enveloping blueberry, but they do.

Sometimes I get a whole grain berry pastry with tea and other times I get fruity marijuana (in the best way lol).. either way this fragrance is incredibly comforting and smooth. I much prefer this to EBK Deep n Desire which was too sharp and abrasive for my taste. Plus the bottle is refillable.

I'm in love..but not blind buy safe in the least

I can pick up the blackcurrant and rice immediately, it's such a pretty, sweet, fruity fragrance.

It is genuinely just lovely as a daytime any time of year fragrance, gives me afternoon cream tea vibes.

Another wallet buster, so even though it is beautiful, grab a sample to check with your chemistry if you can

Initially this smells of rhubarb and rice.
The rice note is stunning, it has an almost bread quality.
I’m guessing it’s blackcurrant that is creating the rhubarb for me, especially if I smell my skin. As it wears it does become less sharp and more jammy and sweet instead of sour.
Really stunning scent, I can see why it’s so popular.

On the top notes, I have the feeling of a cake filled with blackcurrant jam (a little bit of the same feeling than with Between Two Trees, but clearly sweeter). I can't decide on the cyclamen because I don't have the smell in mind (but I do get an ornamental flower side) just like I don't really get the tea in this scent, or something like a Genmaicha, toasty/sweet. I also have a little nutty aspect as well as a spicy sticky rice one, paired with a thick, dark fruit coulis, and maybe a micro-touch of cardamom.

I think these scents are interesting (indeed, they are a kind of haikus, short but powerful words, arranged next to each other to create a painting-moment, sometimes a little too artificial or too much when the technique is not mastered). The aesthetic aspect of the bottles are something too. But on the other hand, this one is way too feminine/sweet for me, and I can't really see myself wearing it. However, it would certainly please the lovers of this kind of perfumes.

I don't think it's anything like Kenzo Amour (which I prefer, in this style of smells that are a bit mainstream but still comforting to some people). Where the Kenzo is mostly milky, we are here on something extremely fruity-sweet, and which does not give the same rendering on the skin.

Bread with some blueberries. I dislike it.

I was taken by surprise when I first sampled this fragrance. From the notes listed, it is nothing how I had imagined it would smell. I get a nice hefty dose of blueberries being baked in a oven, blueberry loaf to be exact. Funny, there is no blueberry note listed here so I am assuming that is coming from the blackcurrant? That note has never given me a rich blueberry smell as it does in this fragrance if it is indeed the blackcurrant radiating that delicious smell.

All the while the tea creeps in & makes this beauty even more intriguing, it's like sitting at the breakfast nook in your kitchen relaxing sipping on some tea while that blueberry loaf is baking & rising in the oven creating a divine aroma throughout your home. Rice I do not get but the musk joins the parlay later on and wraps itself into the fragrance creating a long lasting tenure.

I was shocked how long this last on my skin. I get easily over 8+ with this fragrance. Projection is arms length as it will not announce itself, but those whom you walk pass & who walk pass you will surely pick up the aroma.

All in all, this is a delicious & enjoyable work of art that is easy to wear during autumn months. I am not sure how it holds up in the winter/snow months, but as of right now, you cannot go wrong. One of the brands best IMO!

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I was hoping this would smell like a cup of twinings black currant black tea…it’s wonderful.

Unfortunately this opens with a toasty popcorn or sun warmed milky toasty skin or crusty fresh mouth moistened French baguette aroma. I was a little stunned for a moment cause it didn’t smell nice as a fragrance.

Then the black currant fruitiness peeks out but it doesn’t last long before a medicinal note comes through.

Looking at the note pyramid, I’m not sure what this medicinal note could be (tea?), but it smells more like iodine or bandaids, perhaps there’s something in there not listed (oakmoss? woods?), but I’ve never had a tea note smell medicinal like this does. Also readers, it doesn’t smell anything like blueberry, cake, or both. Projection is low to mid.

Edit: dumped entire vial on top and can smell the biscuit cookie, black currant and hints of black tea. It’s still not for me. I don’t like the biscuit note.

4/10-weird opening, black currant not strong lasting, medicinal note

This is an amazing fragrance, I'm OBSESSED. It really earns its gourmand name in the opening-it smells like a shortbread cookie with berry jam. The middle is a beautifully dry and earthy tea. It still retains some of the berry, but mostly just the tartness. It's beautiful, I'm buying a full size ASAP.

Doesn´t smell like blueberry muffins to me. There is no "baked" smell here maybe just a bit of vanilla but other than that it´s just very realistic fresh and tangy mixture of fresh blueberries(30%) and fresh tangy sharp black currants(70%) both smushed into liquid. More pungent and strong than the actual berries smell. But very realistic, no extra sweetness. Perhaps similar to the smell of blueberry liqueur.. the kind that isn´t very sweet, a top quality blueberry liqueur is closer to this smell than actual blueberry/black currant juice... because of the strenght and sour/tangy note similar to liqueur I would say..

Yes this smells identical to Deep N Desire Yacht EBK except the drydown. Drydown on this one is softer and doesn´t have that stingy sharp alcohol(?) type smell. Also the top notes are perhaps a tad more realistic smelling.. that sharp unnatural note that is often on perfumes that try to smell expensive and luxurious is missing. EBK does project better and lasts way longer though... so depends on personal taste which one you like: more natural no synthetic sharp notes but has less projection and lasting power OR a powerhouse version with a "look at me arriving in my Yacht" sharp edge and that lasts a long time. Personally I prefer this one, EBK Yacht gave me a headache. Maybe this one is good for everyday use and intimate moments and Yacht is for going out partying or to a fancy event. :)

Wearing this, I picture a plate of freshly baked blueberry muffins on the kitchen counter. I'm waiting for them to cool while I sip my afternoon tea (milk, no sugar) and gaze out the window toward a drizzly wet autumn day. I pay no mind to the dreary weather because I am wrapped in the coziest embrace of musky black currant. Love!

The opening for me has a strong tea woody quality. Was personally hoping for a juicer scent but I it does get juicer in the dry down.

Ok this is it and I am dying on this hill. Not at all cheap but I will buy this again and again if I run out. This is so comfortable. A warm scrumptious bowl of blueberry oatmeal, slightly sweetened. It’s a hug in a bottle.

one umbrella for two starts off with sharp (almost but not quite pungent) juicy, sweet blackcurrant. there’s some clean floral aspect mixed in from the cyclamen, but it mostly serves to add a bit of freshness - nearly undetectable if you aren’t looking for it - to the blackcurrant, the real (and kind of ostentatious) star of the show.

i sprayed on paper first and did not get the tea AT ALL, but it did come through on the skin test. The tea, like the cyclamen, is relegated to playing second fiddle behind the very present (almost pushy) blackcurrant.

the rice arrives soon after. it’s carby, comforting, cozy, and warm. it noticeably takes back some of the sharpness and “pick me!” energy of the blackcurrant and brings the scent into what is, for me, more “wearable” territory. the blackcurrant and cyclamen do remain present through the drydown, and work alongside the rice to help the fragrance overall take on a much more balanced and blended feel.

when i i sprayed this on, i IMMEDIATELY exclaimed, “omg! this is deep n desire yacht!” this may be obvious to you reading, but i was not previously aware of how similar these two are.

i think umbrella has a much more striking and complex opening than yacht, largely due to the sharpness of umbrella’s blackcurrant against the comparative olfactory dullness of yacht’s grapes. in the end, however, where umbrella’s opening notes are balanced by the rice (as well as musk and cedar), yacht’s final scene is largely a back-and-forth between gourmand hazelnut/cacao and spicy pink pepper, the whole of which works less well on my skin. in addition to having the more preferable drydown, umbrella also boasts a better-performing scent bubble. where yacht disappears (too quickly for a scent with its price tag, in my opinion), i continued getting subtle but pleasant whiffs of umbrella hours after i sprayed it (with no refreshes!).

Hard to describe, very unique and very Eastern. It's like having a fruity herbal tea with a bowl of steamed rice. Projection was very strong for me and longevity was good too. Not my type of thing but I can see why some may enjoy it. Nothing like BR540, IMO.

This is really nice! Like a more refined Cloud, or a gentler BR540. The immediate top note I get is overwhelmingly chocolate, but it fades within minutes. The blackcurrant comes out next but mellows into the background. Mid-notes seem to be cedar and cotton candy - like Cloud - but smoother and less screechy. The blackcurrant is still there with a bit of a plasticky note - I see how others get scented dolls. It's really pleasant; fruity and woody with nice sweetness. Longevity is unreal!

Floraiku finally has it available on their website. It has been out of stock since last December! If you want it you better go get it now. Especially if you want the new bottle design. This is the best gourmand fragrance on the market today. There really is no comparison. It is not cloying by any means but at the same time it is undeniably feminine. Imagine teatime with blueberry muffins. Or if you are old enough to remember. Strawberry shortcake but the purple one! It was a purple cupcake, but if you flipped it inside out, it will turn into a little girl with the cupcake wrapper as her skirt. It smelled just like this! If you had this toy, you absolutely one hundred percent have to get this fragrance.

The most comforting and enveloping deep berry scent. Sweet, but not cloying. It smells like your favorite soft blanket feels.

This perfume is instant happiness. Other reviewers have described this far better than I ever could. It's a must try for those who like fruity/tea notes.

Why why why must I love this so much when it's so expensive. It's worth it though. A delicious and sweet gourmand that is unique and so nicely rounded with the tea and the cedar. On first spray I get a certain nuttiness from this, like the reviewer before me mentioned. Yes, the blackcurrant is very sweet, but it's not overly fruity in my opinion. It's a little powdery even, I find. I get a lot of cedar in the drydown and I don't think it's screechy at all. I really think this is a masterpiece.

Very sweet stuff, potent too overall lasting at least 8 hours in the current hot weather with good projection.
It reminds me of a cross between one of those pricey berry infused white tea bags you find at high-end hotels and the intensely sweet smell of a pound cake or a muffin with a vanillic doughy nutty nuance. Essentially the scent of a classy breakfast buffet, fancy scented tea, delicious pastry a bit of a jammy fruity sweetness in the air. With it I do get a bit of fresh minty vibe in the opening, which does seem to linger over time.

Very interesting, not even remotely similar to anything I have ever smelled before, and I have encountered blackcurrant many times before in other offerings.
Not something I would wear, but it certainly is a novelty type scent gourmand enthusiasts will definitely enjoy. This is what I wish my kitchen smelled like in the morning.

Edit: I finally remember what this reminds me of slightly, Bal d'Afrique, the fruity blackcurrant in the dry down.

Very weird and intolerable.
I simply adore black currant, tea and cedar notes in fragrances. However, this fragrance produces an off-putting smell.
I get that black currant right from the start and you can tell that the ingredients are very high quality. But the blend of notes are simply nauseating.
Try before you buy this on your skin! You don’t get beautiful tea or cedar notes at all!

A really nice, easy to wear fruity scent. I am very aware of the blackcurrant on the opening which eases off a bit to reveal the dryer tea and cedar. I don't believe for one minute this is just a three note scent. There is a warm resinous base. I like the fact it holds that distinctive blackcurrant sort of acrid tang for a while.
A scent of mellow fruitfulness. I swear there are blackberries present and little chantilly cream. Warm and almost languid. Definitely unisex. Modern.
The sweetness seems to almost intensify but it is the blackcurrant top note fading.
Very nice. Decent sillage and longevity.

Very weird. I smell the base of Herod from Parfums de Marly covered with dense blueberry/black currant/grape Kool-Aid scent! so bizarre! I get all the nuttiness of Herod but drenched with a very strong berry scent.
I find it interesting. It is not something I would wear but I think it is very artistic. I see this can be interpreted like a hazelnut cake with jam and blueberries...interesting scent.

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What is the state of mind you have when reading the summary caption above? I'm certain we all agree that the answer is 'joy or happiness'. It's the feeling we all share when going on a picnic vacation.

Today I will share a gourmand masterpiece that don't deserve to be described by the notes only. They are all blended in perfection mimicking exactly the smells of real blueberry muffins with matcha tea powder. It has creamy lactonic quality so joyfully enjoyable.

I call this one a masterpiece gourmand because it doesn't only smells ultra realistic but also able to touch my heart, mind and soul with it transportative olfactory capacity.

Upon initial spraying I can literally see the smile blooming on my face. All the worries are lifted from my mind. It's like taking an instant picnic break to a park somewhere in Japan with the sakura flowers blossoming all around me. The weather is just right and sun's ray of light touching the skin with it's warmth. And then I enjoy the muffins I brought alone or perhaps with my beloved family and friends.

This is the fragrance I pick almost every weekend morning. It can be worn in any weather. When it's hot the smells ease and calm me. On the opposite when it's raining and cold as if it pushes the clouds away and clear sky path in my mind.

I hope everyone can find a fragrance that bring ultimate joy and happiness like this one.

#vscentorientreview

Overwhelmed by a malodorous patchouli, tea, cannabis scent at the opening that I'm not sure I can get past. That foul top note faded pretty quick (15-20 minutes) allowing the tangy black currant to shine through. I'm shocked at how well this fragrance was able to recover, but ultimately I think its too little too late.

Hate the top...love the middle and base. So I guess I'll give it an "ok".

I really don’t know how I feel about this one - the black currant is definitely the main character here - sweet, tart, and juicy - and the cedar note is very pleasant and soothing on the drydown. I don’t get blueberry muffin from this, though, that tea note comes through loud and prominent on me from the beginning, and honestly, gets on my nerves and sours the whole blend to my nose. In one way, I really like this scent, but in another, I find it screechy and a bit “off”, for lack of a better word. My husband was not a fan.

The packaging and aesthetic of this brand is absolutely gorgeous, though, would love to see this on my vanity, but I don’t think this one is FB worthy for me.

This scent really took me for a ride. The blackcurrant is super juicy and prominent, but the cedar is strong and screechy. It reminds me of an axe body spray and I absolutely hated it. A reviewer below me said that the perfumer added a bunch of ethyl maltol and I think that brought out the worst, most cloying aspects of the wood and the fruit. I could not detect any tea notes at all and think that the scent would be better if it was on the drier side. A few hours later, the sickly sweet, woodiness subsided and left me with pleasant, dried blackcurrant which is actually very lovely. I am super disappointed because I was looking forward to this scent and wish that the ethyl maltol was omitted so I wouldn't have to wait this long to enjoy the perfume. Floraiku, please think about reformulating this!

Mixed feelings... There are many bitter natural ingredients here, like tea extract and black currant absolute. So they had to add in a LOT of ethyl maltol to balance it out. It's the concentrated smell of burnt sugar that's used in Cloud, BR540 and Angel. The contrast is a bit jarring to my nose. The sweetness simultaneously makes me queasy, yet the bitterness still shines through behind it. If this was sweetened with naturals like bergamot and sandalwood, the bitterness wouldn't be peeking through a hollow layer of cotton candy. But that would make the scent different than what it is.

My favorite fragrance ever, Aventus for Her, also has prominent blackcurrant in the base. That's why I was so hopeful for this one. But this unfortunately has none of the magic that makes me love AFH. Unique for sure! Just not for me.

No. no. no. Oh No. I was so excited to try this scent after reading all of the reviews...fruity, current, jam. warm blueberry muffin...but it is not that at all. On me this smells like a sickeningly sweet combination of cotton candy and old school hair spray.

It does have longevity going for it. I sprayed it on 7 hours ago and I can still smell it...I wish I liked it more. :(

I only smell pure wood from the opening till the end. No fruit, no tea. Yuck!

Got a sample of this and the opening is one of the worst scents i’ve smelled in my life. The dry down is like an aged black currant that’s more bearable

I bought a sample of this perfume and I love it. I want it to be my everyday scent, I put “ok” as the price range because I think the bottle is gorgeous, it comes with a travel size with a beautifully designed case as well as the full bottle… so the amount I think if fair for the price. It is definitely something that I am having to save up for.

That being said, upon initial spray it’s an overpowering tea note, at least for me. It quickly settles down into the juicy black current. The

Wore this on skin and clothes and lasted me a very long work day, I could smell it without putting nose to wrist! Was rainy outside high 40’s F and high 60’s F in the house. Lovely scent for a cozy feeling vibe on a dreary day. Yes it smells like blueberry muffins but I also distinctly get the tea coming through too.

This just came back in stock on Fragrancebuy for $230 USD. Thats $120 off retail. Just sayin!

This truly is one of a kind of a scent and I LOVE IT! It gives me major blueberry muffin vibes in the freshest most realistic way possible, as if there is a freshly baked muffin right in front of me. The genmaicha note is so fresh and I love the roasted smell of it. I not only get the muffin but also kind of a jammy vibe; it smells kind of like a muffin with jam topping on it or something, it's really intriguing.
I just wish the longevity was better because this fades after 2 hours and for the price I really don't think it's worth it unfortunately. Otherwise, this is a really delicious, beautiful and unique scent.

This is one of my absolute favorites! The first time I smelled it, I found it a little overwhelming… but beautiful! I definitely don’t think it’s smells like blueberry muffins, but it’s definitely a warm bright gourmand. It’s very nutty at first sniff, but the black current cuts the nuttiness a bit. I could eat this perfume, it smells so good. I love that it’s not sickly sweet and it’s not so overwhelming that it gives me a headache. A tart nutty scent. Love love love it!

This perfume drives me crazy in the best way!! I don’t know what makes certain perfumes addicting to me. There are perfumes I enjoy wearing and like the smell of, but then there are fragrances I get straight up addicted to and have to smell often to get my fix. I don’t know why it happens with certain fragrances and not others even tho I enjoy them. This one I find completely addictive and immediately loved which honestly doesn’t happen often for me. Most fragrances take time for me to work out how I feel about them.
I get soft spices and blueberries. It feels very creamy and has gourmand qualities without feeling overly sweet or sugary. It’s also not syrupy which I just can’t take in fragrances. Fall is my favorite season and I can see this being a perfect fall scent.
I do wish the price was not so high. I absolutely love the unique bottle design and the way it comes with a beautiful purse spray.

Don't overspray, also be careful when you first take the travel top off. I screwed it and now my bottle leaks. Just try to gently pull it off don't screw it!

This fragrance is overwhelmingly very ripe or dried black current at first. If you love berries in fragrances - this is for you. I like that this is one of the few Floraiku offerings that has significant base note(s). Also, the tea note is noticable but not super prominent. However the strength of the black current note makes this too fruity for my tastes. This is a shame, because I think this would be good for me if it was a bit more balanced.

My bottle has slightly different artwork on the cap but I believe is the same exact juice as pictured above: I love this. Fruity but not to a sickly sweet point by any means. The fruitiness of the black currant mixing with the tea gives it a nice herbal quality. Very unique imo. I know price is steep but presentation is top notch and inventive. Smells wonderful. Very zen.

I love this fragrance. I get fruit and tea, not blueberries muffins as so many others talk about.
It’s outstanding.

Oh, maaaan, this perfume really is absolutely scrumptious! It smells like freshly baked buttery, nutty cookies with tart, thick jam from cassis berries. It stays quite linear, although the cassis becomes more dominant and turns candy-like. I wish the parameters were better, after 30 minutes from spraying it I really need to dunk my nose into my skin to smell the goodness. The longevity and projection make me wanna cry, and no umbrella will help with that. FB will sit in my shopping cart for now.

This smells like a warm bowl of berry oatmeal in the opening. It then settles down to highlight the cedar note. My partner described it as one of the best things he ever smelled.

Wow, this one is very different! On first sniff, I thought of a bowl of mixed nuts and juicy sweet berries. Maybe the tea note is what makes me think of nuts, it's dry and bitter. It's disarming to me, almost a bit rough in the beginning, but it tones down very quickly. The two accords feel like opposites attracting, like peanut butter & jelly, it's more intriguing than off-putting. The berry note is like jam, sweet and gooey. Delicious delicious, unique fragrance, worth the hype and worth a try.

"Hmmmm... what's that?" was my first reaction as I walked unsuspectingly past the Floraiku booth while the saleswoman was spraying "One Umbrella for Two" into the air and attracted two more customers with this special fragrance besides me. She later revealed to me that this was her sales tactic and that "One Umbrella for Two" was the gateway drug for the brand.

Especially in YouTube circles, this fragrance is often compared to blueberry muffins. I can't relate to that at all. "One Umbrella for Two" does start out as an indefinable gourmand, but it lacks any sweetness or fruitiness. Chocolate? Also missing.

Instead, I smell lightly roasted hazelnuts and croissants. After a brief research, this makes perfect sense. According to Wikipedia, Genmaicha is a Japanese green tea preparation that contains roasted and partially puffed rice grains. This is said to give the tea a slightly malty roasted flavor.

Small insert after 8 months: In the spring and summertime the fruity aspect comes through a lot more and the roasted aroma a lot less. Which makes it a little less unique imho.

"One Umbrella for Two" goes through a leisurely progression. After about three hours, the perfume becomes woodier, which is probably due to the cedar, but otherwise it doesn't change much.

It is definitely wearable by both genders. But it's not an all-rounder, so at its price you have to carefully consider whether to buy it or not.

The uniqueness, the beauty of the bottle and the great name made me accept a dent in my wallet. In my opinion, Floraiku simply has the most beautiful bottles. Although the brand is quite rare, I would never recommend a blindbuy. However, a test is always worthwhile.

This is one of the best things I've ever smelled.

Everyone says "blueberry muffins", most likely because they heard/saw someone else say it. To me this doesn't smell like muffins at all. There isn't anything pastry like to my nose. To me it smells like sweet & tart blueberry tea. It is very bright and lively. Not heavy and sticky like a muffin. When I think pastry fragrances I think something like Italica or Rouge Saray.

Gets an easy 10/10 from me. Just waiting for a discount to buy a bottle because $350 USD is painful. 100% unisex IMO.

Warm blueberry muffins and black tea. Enveloping, cozy, something vanillic. Really screams "autumn". Some kind of synthetic note, like maybe the muffin is one of those prepackaged ones you can get for free at a motel breakfast? It is still delicious and addictive though. The tea note is very special. I tried out the entire floraiku sample set and this is the scent I think about and come back to the most.

The tea note makes me think of an armpit.

Smells like Britney Spears Midnight Fantasy, but lasts and projects less, therefore not worth the price tag imo.
Wanted to like it for the bottle alone but also glad I don't have to spend so much.

This is so lovely! Definitely Blueberry muffins with a hot black tea. It's beautiful! But this falls under the category of so gourmand that I will only pull for once and a while. So not full bottle worthy for me :(

I received my juice today! It is everything the reviews say. I first heard of it on YouTube video on
gourmand's. This a true gourmand. I love fresh baked blueberry scent but sadly on me no staying power at all. I don't mind spending $200 and up as long as the sillage and projection are good. Sadly, I'll have to overspray this by a lot.

Smells amazing for the fall. A blueberry baked dessert is what it smells like. I was so in love with the scent i tried to find dupes or clones of the same thing because the prices was ridiculous. I found a clone of it from dapper fragrances. And im shocked at how identical it is but longer lasting. I can smell myself well into the next morning.

What a lovely little fragrance. If a celebrity/designer brand made something similar I suspect it would quickly become extremely popular. Opens up with a rhubarb tartness that is quickly followed by a really comforting pastry smell. Am I crazy or does the drydown smell like a mixture of Mugler Aura and Britney Spears Midnight Fantasy?

If it were more affordable I would buy a bottle immediately. I want to smell like a blackcurrant muffin!

I exhausted this sample very quickly and have been deliberating about the expense of the FB for months now. Such a comforting and well-executed scent. It won't appeal to those looking for a challenge or for high complexity, but to me it stands out among this genre of gourmand in its subtlety - I get the whole "blueberry muffin" thing but that feels very reductive. Longevity almost gets me through the workday. Someday I will commit.

Really comfy and unique scent. My blackcurrant craving was satisfied and then some with the matcha, which feels toasted like barley tea. Progresses from syrupy gourmand to berry tea and finally rustic cedar. Unfortunately the cannabis impression ruins it for me, and I really need a scent to be perfect to consider purchasing at this price point, so will have to pass.

Received my Floraiku discovery set and was most excited to try One Umbrella for Two because of all the rave reviews on Fragrantica and YouTube. The opening is beautiful - tart black currant mixed with Genmaicha tea (green tea with roasted brown rice). The roasted brown rice note is very earthy and aromatic; really true to the actual scent you experience when drinking Genmaicha tea. As the scent dries down, it loses the brown rice note and morphs into what a lot of people are describing as "blueberry muffin", and I agree. Once it hits the blueberry muffin phase, I cannot help but to be reminded of Britney Spears Midnight Fantasy, which is also described as smelling like a blueberry muffin. My scent association with Midnight Fantasy smelling like a blueberry muffin is over a decade old, so it's a scent association I will probably always have. It's not a bad thing, but every time I wear One Umbrella for Two I keep thinking about Midnight Fantasy. I wish the Genmaicha tea opening lasted longer as I really do enjoy it and for me the opening is what makes One Umbrella for Two smell unique. Lovely fragrance overall.

If you enjoy this, you'll also love Deep n Desire Yacht by EBK Parfums. They are so similar and both absolutely delicious but DNDY lasts forever and $285 usd for 100ml.

This is an incredible fragrance - I’ve never smelled anything like it - it’s like a sophisticated blueberry muffin. I’ve received a sample of the fragrance to test, and went back to buy the full-sized bottle a few days later. Unique, warm & comforting. To me, this really has the ‘wow’ factor.

A fruity blast of an opener. Settles down into beautiful toasted rice and the blackcurrant because less sour and settles creamy. Stunning bottle and retail experience. Maybe over priced but if you are in the mood for a splurge i recommend. Very unique.

The bottle irl is fucking gorgeous!!
The lid doubles as a travel size atomizer!! Wow! :O QUALITY!

I have never smelt this yet, but def going to hunt a bottle down.
Will report back.

This smells like a black currant scone or a linzer cookie. It's cozy and sweet. Fades to tea.

Blueberry kush? Lmaoooo, that’s all I get.

This is the fragrance I didn't know I needed. It was love at first sniff and already No. 1 in my heart. There is something so comforting about this fragrance. Blackcurrant, tea and cedar when brewed together smells like freshly baked blueberry muffins. It's beautiful, yet fleeting. I can see myself hoarding this one as much as possible. It truly is a blend so simple done right.

Blueberry bubble tea! ( know its blackcurrants but nobody sells blackcurrant bubble tea ).

Thats what this smells like to me. Its so fun and likeable! It dries down to a really nice slightly tart tea scent. It lasts a good amount of time on the skin around 6 hours however its more of a skin scent after 3-4 hours but it definitely projects well for a good amount of time! Its a very "young" smelling perfume without being teenage dreamy. Its a fragrance that will just lift your mood as you're wearing it, a cute fun scent. Love!

Super duper light and fleeting. A wonderful little experience while it's here, though. Dazzilingly clean and simple, some immediate realistic berry sweetness and rounds out into a crisp dewy tea. But it sinks into my pores like a sponge never to be heard from again within the hour. Heavy doses necessary to maintain. Overall lovely, but doesn't meet my expectations. 6.5/10

This opens as a sweet fruity, black currant that fades to a background for wet tea leaves. The cedar note is very subtle on my skin and gives the scent a more earthy vibe. It’s a really fun, unique perfume that my husband loves to take big whiffs of when I wear it. It does sit very close to the skin but lasted 6-7 hours on me.

I got a decant of this one and I was really hoping it would be like fruit infused teas I used to enjoy regularly. I found this one to smell more like a blueberry muffin, so I am a bit disappointed. At least I did not go in and blind buy such an expensive sought-after fragrance. Perhaps the decant will grow on me! But if anyone can recommend a fragrance that smells like Pu'er tea with blackberry infused - DM me :)

Out of all the perfumes I own, Niche to Brands, this by far is the most unique perfume I have ever owned, you'll be mesmerised with the smell, something you've never smelt before, also I got so many compliments from the smell, some loved and some hated it, the one who loved the perfumes are invested in niche perfume while the ones who disliked it are usually into commercial/brand perfumes.. lol makes sense!

The opening is interesting, but pretty synthetic. You get a poignant tea and cedar note which, for me, blends weirdly with the black currant. I feel like I layered two different perfumes. Once it settles, it smells kind of boring and dull. I only get the sweetness of the black currant which reminds me of a teenager cheap perfume. From time to time, the tea pops in and, again, makes it feel like I sprayed two different perfumes. Although I love black currant notes in perfumes, this one is no for me.

This smells exactly like warm blueberries

Creamy milky rice! Or to say mango sticky rice without mango!
Apparent wheat in it. The sweetness is not bold but with a filter, like nougat sweet.
The fragrance is playful. There was a while that it's a bit fruity. Yet, there wasn't any moment that I could link it with gemaicha, for it lacks of the calmness, greenness and bitterness in it.
The whole smelling process is like someone growing from childhood to youth. Like those beautiful young people in the Japanese anime. The fruity note is for the sweet girls and cedar for the white collar boys.
I do adore it, but don't think this much innocent sweetness would be a match with my age and expectation for romance.

This perfume seems to reveal two different personalities: one is an Asian tea made from grains; it's got a strong wafer, roasted brown rice tea/genmaicha middle, and the other is what the reviewer below me describes as "blueberry kush." The black currant mingles with the cannabis-like cedar note, but it's a cannabis scent without that sesame seed-oily sticky resinous pungency that fresh buds tend to have. The three notes see-saw at random and juxtapose between smelling like blueberry muffin (black currant, tea) and blueberry kush (black currant, cedar). I'm not sure what happened to the roasted tea (tea, cedar), but it came beautifully in a fleeting moment, and never returned. The final drydown on my skin was ultimately the blueberry kush.

It's a bit odd, this fragrance. More of an olfactorial scent experiment than a proper perfume.

The green tea note in this, to my nose, smells like cannabis. I know this note is not in the frag, but I smell this and at first whiff, I am like BLUEBERRY KUSH -- but in a good way.

That effect is definitely from the green tea note. It's nice to see a true green tea note -- normally when I think green tea in fragrances, I think of Elizabeth Arden Green Tea, which is really more like white tea.

This dark berry and green tea combo creates a scent I didn't know I needed. Like I was not looking for something that smelled like this, but I am forever changed that I found it. I love it.

The drydown reminds me of something that I can't quite place -- something I wore as a kid (but it's not juvenile). I feel like maybe a hand cream I got at Anthroplogie back in the day? IDK. But I've smelled something similar somewhere.

I love love love the contrast of the sweetness from the black currant against the Genmaicha tea, all balanced and blended beautifully with the cedar note.

WHO I PICTURE THIS ON:
2 scenarios - Either the sketchy dealer you went to HS with OR a very cool artsy woman who moved from Brooklyn to the Catskills (but after it got cool); her city streak is still there, but she's uprooted her life to making pottery in the woods (but sell it at overpriced ma and pa shops on the main street).

-Opens as a floral fruity scent.
-Pleasant, but nondescript.
-Dry down leans tart and sour, could it be the Cedar?
-Not fbw. (-)

Difficult love/hate relationship with this one.

After the initial (and aggressive) synthetic gourmand opening, it settles into the currant, tea, and cedar combo as promised. This combo of notes, however, smells sophisticated one moment and cheap the next.

Occasionally, I am transfixed by the balance of these notes and am convinced of their quality, truly elegant and intoxicating. I also, strangely, associate this smell with a particular place I am very fond of, so there is an emotional quality to this for me. But then there are times where I'll pick up the blotter, or smell my wrist, and get the impression of "bath and body works with a budget." It smells like the cheap fruity/floral shower gels thrown together with a cloying "baked goods" candle of theirs. Someone described this as juvenile and I couldn't agree more due to the association.

I'm torn. This is brilliant in flashes, embarrassing in others.

nice bright sweet perfume! juvenile vibe.
i like it....but nothing crazy.
calming sweet skin scent. reminds me indeed a blueberry muffin.
you can try the sample size 10ml and then decide if you can make this your signature scent.

"Our eyes raise to the sky
No rain
One umbrella for two"

Wow... A niche gourmand for people who are looking for realistic scents and not diffuse sweet blends without direction.
Without knowing the notes or reading anything about this, i would say most people smelling this would think that it smells like a freshly baked blackcurrant or blueberry muffin. The "muffin" or "freshly baked" slightly sweet effect definitely comes from the genmaicha tea extract, a type of green tea mixed with roasted popped brown rice, which has a characteristic flavour owing to the starch and sugar in the rice. It's a great idea to mix it with blackcurrant and a slight cedarwood base, creating a serious gourmand that definitely smells quality.
Recommended for rainy cozy days.

The perfume's description by "katariina9" below me is 100% exact.

However, for me, this perfume is a work of art. A magnificent masterpiece. I absolutely adore it. I am a tea lover (my family owned a tea shop many years ago) and I love all perfumes with tea notes (n.b. Wulong Cha by Nishane is stellar.)

Unfortunately, One Umbrella for Two is too expensive. I cannot justify the price. The price is beyond expensive. In Canada, it is sold at $420 for 50 ml - which is double the price of most niche brands. I understand the bottle is what makes it so expensive so I was thinking of purchasing a 10 ml refill on the website. I will one day.

Edit: I am wearing the fragrance today from a sample I received at a local store. The cedar is more prominent than in my memories at the time of writing the first part of the review. I still really enjoy the fragrance but I am a little disappointed by the dry down (I am 5 hours in).

Edit 2: WOW, this fragrance is everlasting. I knew it lasted for a while but 15 hours in and it's still present and noticeable without having to sniff my wrist close to the area where I sprayed it originally. Also, the cedar is much less present than it was earlier when I wrote the first "Edit". It has also become somewhat juicier and sweeter. Such a surprising and evolving fragrance.

This scent is very pretty. I like it because it is gourmand and sweet but not overwhelmingly sugary. The tea and blackcurrant are very prominent. I don't really get "baked good" at all from this, rather, a cup of green tea served with a whopping spoonful of blackcurrant jam, and the whole thing dusted with a bit of powder. Very well blended and very well done. I don't think it is something I really want to smell like regularly so I would not purchase a full bottle, however I do really enjoy the smell of it, if that makes sense. I also think the presentation is really pretty and interesting. I saw that fragrance buy dot ca has this perfume for less so if you don't want to completely break the bank, this could help you. Overall I give this a solid 8.5/10, just not something I HAVE to have.

One Umbrella for Two opens with a gorgeous caramel-cassis walzing around you. The sweet cookie note is familiar from green tea with rice, where the rice adds slightly wheaty caramel flavour. Its one of the simplest yet the most elegant fruity tea scents I've tried. Gorgeous, playful, not very try-hard and really mouthwatering. Black-currant is slightly syrupy yet incredibly bright and juicy like a berry gelee filling in a gourmet cookie accompanying your afternoon tea under a lacy parasol in a posh garden.
Whilst one may not always like prominent black-currant abolute, here its very harmonious and helps with a nice moderate sillage. Cedar is not overwhelming. Even though 1U4T is far more elegant scent, it does quite remind me opening of Innocent by Mugler. Like Innocent, I can see it working for all seasons.

Floraiku is a glamorous-looking line by Memo Paris offering a touch of Japan-like simplicity. The majority of their current scents are harmomious natural-smelling and minimalist, happiness in a blushing smile. One Umbrella for Two however appears like a naughty yet adorable child who brings about a burst of joy and laughter. I love the whole tea line of Floraiku, but this has the best longevity of three.

p.s. Some reviewers here talk about blueberry, but thats completely different scent compared to blackcurrant. There is not a hint of blueberry in this scent, granted. But you'll smell a lot of blackcurrant.

I can never smell it on me but according to numerous strangers,friends, and family- I smell delicious and even sexy whenever I wear it.

That being said, it's a must have for all collections! Though the fact it's gourmand and smells really sweet (on clothes the sweetness really lingers) this can be worn by men too.

It definitely smells like some type of ripe juicy berry and for me, the tea is especially loud when it's initially sprayed and it takes a moment for the berry to shine through along with the cedar which is light.

I think this has become my favorite berry fragrance! It's not too sweet or syrupy. Here the black currant is tart and juicy, the mate gives a wonderful nuttiness and the cedar gives the much needed woody edge.

I don't find this gourmand in the slightest. Highly wearable, beautifully blended, truly unique.

Definitely my favorite Floraiku!

Yes, this is very expensive. But please note you are also paying for the presentation/bottle. There's a much more reasonable refill option if you're only interested in the fragrance!!

I purchased the FB, because apparently I don't care about my child's future <3 However it IS beautiful. I had the discovery set first; floraïku fragrances (as their note listings suggest) are very streamlined. This and I am Coming Home both blew me away with their clarity and longevity. (It can definitely be argued that IACH isn't particularly original; but I've never had a citrus/tea with that kind of longevity!)

OUFT is indeed a blueberry/currant pastry and strong tea. The only thing that prevents me from bathing in it is that my SO hates it :( Strong recommendation for gourmand lovers!

Holy Blueberry Muffins! I know the notes don’t state as such, but to me this is a gourmand because it makes my mouth water upon first sniff! I DO get blueberry muffins, with which I have had a long term obsession in life, but decided to replace the high caloric version with the fragrance form.

As a fruity pastry lover, I approve of this interpretation albeit at an obscene price. I’m certain there is collusion in the niche fragrance industry, but because I’m a fragrance addict with a penchant for niche, I willingly buy into this charade.

One upside of this brand is they offer an affordable discovery set directly from their website, so you don’t ever have to blind buy.

This is a lovely scent. I too don't pick up much of a fruity vibe to be honest (outside of a little black currant), comes across more as some suggest a bakery, and hint of some nuts.

Not a raw sexy fragrance, more of thing you wear while having a nice spring late lunch. Would describe it as a beast, but the projection and longevity is pretty decent.

Very strong like, call it a 4.3 out of 5. Love the presentation of the bottle, buuuut, I must say, it is a bit price prohibitive. On the other hand though, it is a unique scent as is, so combine with few people having it, you will be very unique if it fits you. But at it's price point, I think some other luxury scents may be a better buy.

I do like this, but don't love it like I wanted to.

I get the blueberry muffin part mostly midway through to the end.

This is just me, but I feel it is relentless. Not in an overpowering way like an 80's perfume that's too big, but it lasts forever! I'm going on 12 hours now and it's a very strong scent still. I personally like to switch perfumes 2-3 times a day so it would be great if you only wear one a day.

Also, whatever the tea part is, that is my least favorite. It's different than other tea fragrances to me. I can't see how this could offend anybody though. It's very nice.

I am not getting the blueberry muffin nor bakery smells from this. Instead it’s avery pleasantly tart black currant type of smell on a subtle cloud of cedar scent. I love it! But I don’t smell any gen mai cha either. Just black currant and cedar without any muffin thank God. This would be an excellent summer scent. Also I am getting a mouth watering lemon 🍋

This is a bakery in a bottle, pure and simple. The black currant note is distinctly fruity–– almost indistinguishable from other berries–– but it is beautifully comforted and caramelized by the genmaicha tea note. The roasted, popped brown rice of the genmiacha green tea supplements the "baked" pastry aspect of the fragrance. Otherwise, there really isn't a traditional green tea element to the composition. The cedar wood oil perhaps lingers in the background to level the scent, particularly in the dry down, but it's not entirely noticeable. Otherwise, the scent is pretty consistent and full from the beginning; it doesn't progress much–– and, to be honest, I'm glad it doesn't. I spent a good hour smelling every fragrance from the house, and I couldn't help but turn back to this one. It is incredibly unique and has this nostalgic quality that lifts your mood. I find that the fragrance lasts best on clothing; it seems to melt into the skin after some time–– still noticeable to the wearer but not at full capacity. The projection is decent within the first hour or two and otherwise floats within reach of the wearer. I wear this on a quick errand or around the house. You would need a refresh if you wanted to rock this all day, but, honestly, its worth the respray–– no other fragrance in my collection gives me more pleasure to apply/reapply than this one. It is just so bright and cheerful.

Starts with a berry blast, sweet but not cloying, candylike, no makeup vibe. Has that dry-ish, paperlike tea note, bit of a grassy vibe going on, that fades after half an hour or so and the berry keeps hanging around. Doesn't progress from there, it just stays, it's alright, pleasant, not intrusive, but also not too much going on.

Smells like Bvlgari's BLV Pour Homme.

A few months ago I went to my favorite perfume store which had received Memo and Floraiku perfumes. I tried several and the one I most enjoyed was One umbrella for two. The sales rep then added one spray of Sleeping on the roof. OMG, what a combination, its the most beautiful scent I have ever smelled. The Blackcurrant smells natural and its such a realistic Genmaicha Tea scent. Those are the two most prominent scent when you first spray. The cedar come much later in the dry down. On its own, it is a very unique and pleasant smell. It may be a little linear and not that complex. I am not sure I would buy a full bottle at that price.

When you overlay one umbrella for two with Sleeping on the roof, magic happens and transform the scent to such a complex and rich aroma. The Lilly of the valley, orange blossom and musk really complements the blackcurrant and tea scent.

Last week I bought the discovery set and layered the two together. I have never gotten so much compliments in one day. I have worn this combination today and it convinced me to buy full bottles of both. On me, it lasted over 8 hours with moderate sillage. I want to make this my signature scent. It may be a very expensive combination but it is so unique that it is worth it. Should I but a Roja Dove or the two Floraiku perfume? My decision is made, tomorrow I am going shopping to by One umbrella for two and sleeping on the roof

Upon first application I get primarily a blackberry or blueberry jam note, followed by tea and in the distance, cedar. As others have mentioned previously, the genmaicha and black currant combine to form a blueberry muffin scent, which is interesting. I am not a fan of scents with an overpowering cedar note, so I wasn't sure if this would dry down with too much of a cedar cabinet type of smell. As the scent develops the strong berry note does back off a slight bit, letting the cedar and tea come forward, but it does remain a gourmand berry muffin type of scent for the duration.

I love the packaging, but not sure yet if I will splurge for the bottle. I'll give my samples a few more tests. (I purchased the samples at Twisted Lily.)

It's November. You are in Tokyo. It's a chilly but sunny Saturday afternoon.

You're sitting at a table outside at "CAFÉ Mori no Terrace" just in front the first gate of Meiji Jingu shrine watching the people bow as they enter the sacred grounds.

You're enjoying a piece of sweet blackberry cobbler and an aromatic cup of hot genmaicha before you too enter beneath the torii on your small pilgrimage.

A crew of carpenters trudges past you carrying freshly cut cedar wood to build the stalls needed for the upcoming festival at the shrine.

The Genmaicha, the berries, the cedar wood all collect into one fragrant mélange and bring a warm smile to your face.

This is One Umbrella for Two by Floraïku.

It is an uncomplicated, linear fragrance that is warm, sweet and savory and would suit a woman just as well as a man. This is a gourmand in the sense that it does elicit images and memories of sweet foods, but it does so in a way that no-one has done before. It isn't cloying, loud, or offensive and its longevity and projection are admirable. Although it could be an appropriate fragrance for the workplace, it may depend on the type of workplace and one's frequency of interfacing with others, seeing as it is such a unique gourmand. This would go for other more formal events as well. It works as a wonderful fragrance for any other time or place.

It brings me warmth, and calm, and peace.

A five-year old chewing a wad of Fruit Stripe gum jumps into your lap and breathes in your face. If you find that appealing, you’re gonna love One Umbrella for Two.

Full disclosure: I usually stray from sweet and gourmand scents, because it oftentimes smell very synthetic. However, this smells too delicious I had to try it out. I feel like I have actual blueberry muffin smeared on my neck and wrist. Makes me want to try more gourmands!

This is currently my favourite of Floraiku.
A true gourmand, and an amazing scent. Like most of this houses offerings, it has great longevity and projects nicely.
This is from the tea range, but is the one which doesnt concentrate on the tea notes, even though theyre there, it is not the notes you instantly get.
When i first tried this, from a sample, i struggled with a mix of the blackcurrant and a vanilla sweetness, trying to work out how it was coming across.
After a visit to Harrods, and a short visit with Floraiku, (and the subsequent purchase of a full bottle of this one) she said think of Blueberry Muffins,
And that is EXACTLY what this smells like.
Blueberry muffins. Totally.
Gourmand to the extreme!

I received the Floraiku Discovery Kit with 11 samples last week and have been on an olfactory journey ever since. Love the concept and today is 'One umbrella for two' -day, as it is July but cloudy with gentle shower drops outside. Intriguing summery scent, to sniff but on my skin to sweet to be wearable for me.

My fave of all Floraiku lines...it is sweet floral with gourmand vibe, crisp and delicious! Medium projection and quite long lasting on my skin. Love it!

Here’s my favorite Floraïku, constructed around the note of blackcurrant, an olfactory experience that can be described as a gourmand with a dose of transparency and freshness.
The very first few minutes after initial spray reads on my skin as marzipan, it almost fooled me, making me think this was going to be exclusively a winter perfume, but surprisingly, the scent begins to evolve tremendously almost immediately, the pastry impression of the opening begins to faint just a bit blending smoothly into a delicious citrus fruit concoction, during this portion of the fragrance you smell the citrus punch, and the blackcurrant is so tart almost to the point of making my mouth salivate, I also smell a hint of figs, and something reminiscent of plums and raspberries, lots of sweetness but also green herbal nuances which are placed into the heart to achieve a perfect balance.
One Umbrella for Two is complex within its minimalism, it’s dense but also watery, and possesses a perfect amount of acidity and sweetness with a soft creamy woody dry down.
Absolutely stunning.

One Umbrella for Two is one of the most unique and abstract gourmands you have ever smelled.

As soon as you spray it, you get a big dose of blackcurrant and a very exotic plum/grape/berry fruitiness that will take you by surprise every single time.

It's sweet and glittery, but it won't be too long until a thick, sweeter, oriental rice/malt/tea combination explodes and turns the fragrance into a mouthwatering, sweetly addictive archetype of scent confectionery.

I don't think toasty mochis exist, but imagine a precious, sticky, warm, malty, white and purple blackcurrant mochi made in a remote island. That is what this fragrance smells like.

Still, I find it a bit cloying and would never buy it or wear it, but it is an olfactory experience worth the smell.

For someone who are unfamiliar with Genmaicha tea, it smells like rice powder cake.

At this case, this perfume is rice powder cake, stuffed with blackberry jam, to be precise.

It doesn’t have that abrasive feel found in a lot of black currant perfume: it’s only here to play the fruity sweetheart.

But you know, all sweet hearts have secrets. The skeleton in the closet is a ghost-like charred tar undertone, probably brought by the Genmaicha note. It’s haunting the whole scent but never was actually there.

My original review is quite long, for which reason I thought I'd add this separately.

I received Penhaligon's Equinox Bloom today, which I bought blind (at least in part) because of its alleged similarity to OUFT; it's considerably cheaper and - fortunately - I love it. At this stage in my perfume journey, I can usually tell from a perfume's notes whether I will like it or not and have suffered very few complete blind buy disasters (Mitsouko was an expensive one, made a few years ago, when I was less experienced).

I can't detect any similarity at all between Equinox Bloom and OUFT, other than a gourmand quality, which is unsurprising, given that they share no common notes. I am completely bemused by the comparison.

The second scent from Floraiku I am testing (two sprays to the back of my right hand): One Umbrella for Two bursts out of the bottle with a highly aromatic and authentic blackcurrant top note. It really is delicious.

That very sharp (but not unpleasant) fruit note dissipates very quickly, and now I smell something almost mentholated - I can't quite identify what it is, but it's almost medicinal, like cough syrup. I think I am associating the perfume with hot blackcurrant cold/flu powders and cough sweets.

My husband makes the best bramble (blackberry) jam known to man every autumn. The whole house is permeated by the smell of blackberries, stewed with cooking apples and sugar. As the very sharp blackcurrant top note recedes, it is replaced by the smell of my husband's bramble jelly as it's cooling, dripping through the muslin strainer.

I have never smelled or tasted Genmaicha tea, so I looked it up on Wikipedia: "Genmaicha tea is a Japanese brown rice green tea consisting from green tea combined with roasted popped brown rice. It is sometimes referred to colloquially as "popcorn tea" because a few grains of the rice pop during the roasting process and resemble popcorn."

I can't smell "tea", but as the perfume is warmed by my skin, there is a foody, buttery smell coming through which, combined with the fruit, is taking OUFT into distinctly gourmand territory.

There is a lovely "aged" cedar smell supporting the fruity notes, which is imparting a real richness to the perfume. I am also picking up on some spices - pepper or ginger, perhaps?

Longevity and sillage are both moderate.

One Umbrella for Two is absolutely beautiful and is probably a safe gift for someone who loves "grown-up" fruity perfumes. However, I am not sure it is worthy of its price tag - although I would certainly pick up a discounted bottle if I spotted one. I'm not sure that I love this yet, but it's a VERY strong "like".

ETA: I have very dry skin which routinely absorbs perfumes like a sponge. I can definitely still smell OUFT over six hours since I applied it to the back of my hand, though.
Also... I do love this and foresee a bottle in my future. If I can find one that I can afford, that is.

Oh GOD ... I was passing by booths in harrods and saw "Floraïku" booth, the lady welcomed us in, we had a seat and she let us try her collection. Now this was supposed to be mirzapan scent as it smells quite impressive and captivating. I already love gourmand fragrances (but not cloying) & this one in here is a gourmand fruitti yet woody!

I don't know why I keep on remembering "fatal frame" game each time I sniff this fragrance! Maybe cause the inspiration behind it is Japan and the bottle looks quite like authentic Japanese!

It's just PERFECTION in a bottle, the only drawback is it's longevity, it just flys within an hour.

One Umbrella For Two contains Blackcurrant Absolute, Genmaicha Tea and Cedar Oil.

When I spray this on, it immediately reminds me of a white chocolate and raspberry cookie and is quite unusual. Wore it on two separate occasions and both times, I ended up buying something unhealthy from the bakery aisle of a supermarket. Think a bottle could ruin my health and I'm not joking! I'll be interested in seeing what others think about this.

The Haiku relating to this perfume follows:

Our eyes raise to the sky
No rain
One umbrella for two