Matsukita

this is just a cherry blossom accord on sweet musks done well. calm down with those prices.

Matsukita is one of those rare fragrances that actually follows its note pyramid. The opening feels like a game of light and dark - bright bergamot constantly interrupted by delicate flashes of nutmeg, pink pepper and the faintest hint of smoke. The smokiness appears and disappears behind the brightness, adding depth without ever dominating. As it develops, green mate and jasmine take over, while the incense remains quietly in the background. This is one of the few fragrances where the smoky accord feels truly refined instead of turning into a smoky barbecue. The drydown becomes soft and musky, wrapped in fresh balsam fir and gentle woods. Jasmine lingers throughout, while a subtle sparkling, almost bubblegum-like sweetness keeps everything vibrant. Elegant, beautifully balanced, and one of the few fragrances where every stage feels intentional and true to the composition.

Tested this by spraying a 2ml sample on my wrist and followed the evolving nature of this fragrance… That being said, this scent is very different than anything I’ve ever smelled. I got a decant of it. It’s been on my wrist for 10 minutes now and it’s already evolved into something nicer than the opening, which was also nice. But that’s as much as this is for me. It’s nice, but not great. I get a sweet smoky incense resinous type scent, but none of it is overpowering or overbearing. Keep in mind that when you wear this, you’re wearing a work of art. Not a cologne. Mentally, this is a calming scent. When you wear this, you will not smell typical cologne type scent. Not offensive at all, but also not a compliment beast. You will smell unique. I recommend getting a sample first, but not to see if you like it. Because you will. Rather sample to see if it’s worth the price tag to you for a 50ml bottle. To me, it has that “wow” factor but not because it’s that nice. The wow factor is due to its uniqueness.

This smells gorgeous and elegant. I wear this when I am with the one that I love and when I am out with my closest friends. It is a beauty to share with those, who are most meaningful to you. Smoky, woody, citrusy, jasmine tea, where all notes are in the right balance; not fighting with each other. Very smooth and so serene to smell on. This perfume is also the only one that makes me smile whenever I spray and smell. Out of hundreds of perfumes I smell, no one does it like CC's Matsukita.

This is a really beautiful fragrance. I love the sweetness that emanates from it and has good sillage and projection. One of my favorite CCs.

Simple but good

With this frangrance you understand why it costs a lot. And there is a reason.

A true hidden gem from the brand ,verry sophisticated freshie, smells definitely niche quality and last good amount of time, the more i were more i am enjoying it 5 star

why is no one pointing out that it smells like ganymede/bois imperial ?

Skylerx said it all! Just here to second what he said.

This week I am going to do five sample reviews for five of Clive Christian's best known fragrances, as I was very kindly given five testers at HN in Dubai to spend some time with and see what they are about. Monday's is Matsukita. It is funny because I've smelt this one a couple of times before and it never wowed me, but this morning it absolutely rocked my world. The opening is a thick, resinous aromatic vibe with a heavy dose of smoke. It reminds me of the way Lapsang Souchong tea tastes; the way smoke curls around you in an embrace against the green freshness. I get more of the pink pepper in the top than the very subtle bergamot. Oddly, I have always found The Noir 29 by Le Labo lovely but a bit stringent and this should be similar but it is not at all. Matsukita is darker yet softer. The jasmine is woven into the sambar note here in the heart and together it has this soaring sweetness to it that works so beautifully with the moody mate and the tarry smokiness of the tea. It all sits above the cedar wood base in the most elegant way imaginable. The woods are smoky but there is also a coniferous aromatic vibe to it as well that stops this from going too heavy like The Noir 29 does. This is not fun or happy. It is moody and reflective and in that quite astonishingly well done. If you took Winter Palace by MEMO without the fruits and pushed it in a The Noir 29 direction via a short dalliance with Tea Tonique by Miller Harris, but without the bright citruses to sweeten, you have something close to Matsukita. Quite unexpectedly, it resonated with me in an emotional way. This fragrance evokes something lost from my memory; recalling an echo of something tender and fragile but powerful at the same time that I must have experienced in a past life. Sometimes I wonder why I love fragrances so much and why I entertain such an odd addiction for something that can seem so banal or vain at times. It is fragrances like Matsukita that make everything make sense to me. I do not need to tell you that I love this fragrance because that should be blindingly obvious, but I will tell you that this is my kind of perfumery and absolutely my kind of scent. It is breathtaking. If Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday's testers are anything like as wonderful as Matsukita is, I am in for a treat. Layering suggestion: Nope. This one is not for layering. There is nothing anyone could spray on top or below this that could improve it. Three Word Summary: Pure Moody Perfection Scent - 10/10 Drydown - 8/10 Sillage - 8/10 Bottle/packaging - 10/10 Performance - 8/10 44 / 50

After a blind buy, i dont think i like jasmine

Unique fresh scent with elegant green tea note that doesn't come off too earthy

Transports me to a valley of tea estate in a less explored Japanese town! Gem!

This is a true tea perfume. It smells like loose tea leaves. In the initial spray, I get the slight sweetness of Jasmine and a smoky scent. As it dries down the Jasmine softens and the mate emerges, it is a slow burn but deeply beautiful experience. It is a journey of artful enjoyment for a tea lover. The tea notes serenade, Gaiac tastefully tantalizes your nostril, and the musk pulls you in. It is a distant yet present, cold yet comforting, and peaceful scent. It is very regal, and absolutely smooth till the end. It has excellent longevity as it has a good oil concentration.

Did you enjoy Nishane Wulóng Chá but feel like the tea note faded too quickly, with the drydown becoming overly dominated by white florals? Matsukita could be just what you’re after. It’s a tea fragrance that truly lasts and evolves gracefully on the skin, without giving off the synthetic edge found in some other Clive Christian scents. It leans slightly darker in character while still maintaining an airy quality, making it suitable even in spring and summer without feeling heavy. It’s not meant to be sharply fresh or energizing, but it carries a soft, refreshing quality that makes it effortlessly wearable. I appreciated the overall idea behind Wulóng Chá, but its drydown didn’t quite work for me. Matsukita, on the other hand, opens with a hint of leather, and as it develops, the tea notes slowly come forward. The result is a calm, soothing fragrance that works well year-round, ideal for relaxed moments or when you want something comforting.

This is probably the only instance of me enjoying the guaiac wood. The opening has it but it is done so well that it complements the rather dry earthy herbal fragrance. Done with a refined taste that would be rather conforming to wear in a more tame setting. If you really like Indigo Smoke or a smoky tea fragrance, definitely try this one. Very unisex

I ordered a sample, forgot about it for a while, tried it without looking at the notes, and was confused as to why I had ordered a sample of a leather fragrance since I don't ever like those. Looking at the notes now, I can see why I thought I'd like it... I don't know why it's reading to my nose as so leathery. It eventually loses the leatheriness in the dry down and the mate comes out and it's better.

Relatively simple for such a high price. You are definitely buying the brand image not the content. This is not the tea that you commonly know. This is mate. It reminds me of one of those expensive Chinese tea blends.

I was looking to replace my daily Le Labo Bergamote 22 oil since it’s been discontinued. Matsukita is definitely on another level—I’m especially in love with the jasmine and green tea notes, and I’m very happy with it!

Matsukita is smoky, green, woody, herbal, fresh, wet, dry at the same time and the notes work together like a symphony form beginning to the end, the only downside of it is the price.

Smells great, no comments on the price though. It's a denser and spicier version of The House of Oud The Time, so you might want to check that one, since it sometimes go quite cheap on discounters. I don't agree with similarity to Mixed Emotions, it's far smokier and drydown is completely different. I would say Matsukita is 90% THOO The Time, 10% Byredo Mixed Emotions. Anyway, still worthy to sample.

Matsukita Mom and Pop Asian markets that provides tastes of home away from home 🛖 The familiar whiff of asian snacks and abundance of jasmine tea and hints of green tea floating around, shrouded by old smokey cardboard that is strangely comforting. I also picture those small stand-like joints that you see in Japan with grandmas and grandpas selling knick knacks and snacks to kids during festivals; all the while people wearing kimonos are in the background enjoying life as incense floats throughout the streets It's a freshie smokey tea chypre, which is unheard of for me. Chypre is one of my fave profiles, and I never thought I'd find a variation like such That's what I think of for Matsukita, partially due to the name, history, and beautiful artwork of the presentation, but also due to my childhood. It's so simple and rugged, yet there's an air of elegance to it Longevity and projection is impressive for it's profile. Lasting 6-8hrs with good projection for 1-3hrs Definitely my favourite CC thus far

smells like jasmine icea tea drink sweetened with brown cane sugar

It is a fragrance with a unique scent. While it is fresh and juicy, it also has a beautiful soft smoky undertone. Clive Christian has managed to beautifully combine the dominant note of jasmine, which has a spring scent, with the smoky note, which has a winter scent, in a way that neither of these 2 notes has an olfactory superiority over the other and the olfactory share of these 2 scents is completely 50% to 50%. I think it is quite innovative to create this scent and it can make those who only like fresh and juicy scents and have the problem of what perfume to use in the cold seasons of the year that has both a refreshing smell and a winter mood very happy, because there is very few such perfume styles in the world of perfumes. عطری با رایحه‌ای منحصر به فرد. در عین حال که تازه و فرش مانند است، ته‌مایه‌ای دودی و ملایم و زیبا نیز دارد کلایو کریستین به زیبایی توانسته است نت غالب یاس که رایحه‌ای بهاری دارد را با نت دودی که رایحه‌ای زمستانی دارد رو طوری با هم ترکیب کنه، به گونه‌ای که هیچ‌کدام از این دو نت بر دیگری برتری بویایی ندارند و سهم بویایی این دو رایحه کاملاً ۵۰ به ۵۰ درصد است به نظر من خلق این عطر کاملاً نوآورانه است و می‌توانه کسانی را که فقط رایحه‌های تازه و فرش را دوست دارند و مشکل این را دارند که در فصول سرد سال از چه عطری استفاده کنند که هم بوی طراوت‌بخش داشته باشد و هم حال و هوای زمستانی داشته باشه رو بسیار خوشحال کند، زیرا چنین سبک رایحه‌هایی در دنیای عطرها بسیار بسیار کم است

I loved this so much. It opens with a serene tea atmosphere, then suddenly plunges into darkness as the mid notes unfold. I start to smell a deep green forest, white florals intertwined with leather, incense, and resinous woods. There’s a touch of warm spice too, but it never lightens the fragrance’s somber complexion. The scent is inspired by an imaginary Japanese princess, tied to the fascination with Japan during the Victorian era. On me, it leans more Baroque than Victorian, yet the name still feels perfectly fitting: the stillness and calm of tea are always present, while leathered nuances, incense, and resins bring something layered, opulent, and sophisticated; gentle, yet grand. In the later stages, tranquility resurfaces. It feels as if you’re meditating in a shadowed place. The tea note never abandons the composition; it lingers faithfully from start to finish. A beautiful creation. Tag(s): tea, forest, leather, incense, opulent, serene, meditative

Woody, smoky Jasmine tea with a bit of bergamot and amber, musk and wood (birch?) on the dry down. Long lasting and medium projecting. This is a 100% unisex fragrance. I love this fragrance as it is good for any season and very office safe. Matsukita is sharper/fresher due to the citrus and much more crowd pleasing than other heavier tea fragrances like Nishane Ani (and Ani X) and is nowhere near as nuclear and heavy as Russian Tea by Masque Milano. This is an excellent fragrance but the pricing is ridiculous. $200++ for 50ml from the discounters is way overpriced. Once my 10ml bottle is gone, I strongly doubt I will buy a full bottle. Not a recommended blind buy due to the price and being firmly unisex. Some may find it too feminine.

Masterpiece and unique

Very nice aromatic fresh tea scent, although there is a strong smoky-leathery accord (due to the guaiac wood note) that it’s not outlined! Not for everyone’s taste!!

At first, when I tried the vial with Town&Con, I was not impressed with Matsukita. But my darling kept hugging and praising this scent as wonderful. Then my feelings leaned towards this scent because my darling gave all the compliments every time I sprayed Matsukita on the metro on rainy days. The scent is quite luxurious, elegant and extremely attractive. But when I knew the price, I had to beg him to let me buy a full bottle because the price was too high. Even so, the price is high but it is worth it. I really like being close to him when I use this scent. Because I feel like my body scent and the scent is sexy and attracts him to hug me. I feel like I've taken over him mind with this Matsukita scent.