Nishane · 2015 · Unisex
Wulong Cha
Citrus Aromatic
Composed by Jorge Lee in 2015, Wulong Cha is an exquisite aromatic tea fragrance designed to transport the wearer to a tranquil Asian tea ceremony surrounded by lush citrus groves. The fragrance opens with an invigorating, crystal-clear burst of Mediterranean citrus notes including bergamot, orange, and litsea cubeba. The heart centers around an authentic, soothing oolong tea accord blended with a pinch of spicy nutmeg. The clean, comforting dry-down settles into soft fig and musk, offering exceptional longevity for a fresh citrus-tea scent.
Longevity
8-10 hours
Sillage
Moderate and refreshing
Notes documented
8
Season fit
Spring / Summer
The pyramid
Read top to bottom as a timeline, not an ingredient list. Top notes typically flash off in 15-45 minutes, the heart carries hours two to four, and the base defines everything after.
Top — first 45 minutes
Heart — hours 1 to 4
How it wears
Documented longevity for Wulong Cha sits at 8-10 hours, which places it in the Parfum band (20-40% aromatic compound). Sillage is described as moderate and refreshing, so plan application accordingly: 1-2 dabs or sprays on pulse points.
The base is built on Fig, Musk. These are low-volatility materials, which is why the last third of the wear smells markedly different from the opening — and why a five-minute test at a counter tells you almost nothing about whether you will like it at hour six.
In cold, dry air expect the projection to read weaker and the wear to stretch longer; in hot, humid air expect the opposite. Use the season calculator to sanity-check a specific month and city.
When to wear it
Occasion tags here are editorial judgements derived from the composition's family, note structure and sillage — not brand marketing. A fragrance described as moderate and refreshing sillage should be applied more sparingly in shared air such as offices, lifts and aircraft cabins.
Context
Released in 2015, Wulong Cha sits in the Citrus Aromatic family. This library documents 3 other fragrances in the same family, which makes it a useful reference point if you are mapping the category rather than shopping for one bottle.
Note that any composition older than a decade has almost certainly been reformulated: IFRA amendments have progressively restricted materials such as oakmoss (atranol), coumarin and birch tar, and supply constraints on sandalwood and natural oud have pushed houses toward reconstructions. A bottle bought today is not chemically identical to one bought at launch.
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