Splendida Jasmin Noir

What a beautiful perfume. I am really enjoying everything I have tried from the Spendida line and this will probably be my next FB purchase. And I'm thinking I should just blind buy the Magnolia, this line has not disappointed me at all. Now this perfume really isn't about jasmine at all. This is a creamy sandalwood laced gardenia fragrance supported by cashmeran in the right way, that gives it the texture of velvet. Tonka gives a slight sweetness but not overly done. I can see why Elena P here calls this Gothic Gardenia because it is. A gardenia that isn't pure white but off white. This is the gardenia a women wears when she has seen a bit of life, has lived, loved. Maybe had her heart broken but she still perseveres, still believes in love. But she is not a fool for it, not again. This is a very sensual fragrance, a femme fatal type. My husband went crazy for this. If you want a sensual sandalwood and gardenia I don't think you need to look any further. This is it. Edit 9/30/24 the more I wear this the more I really agree with Elena P review of this perfume. It is dark, Gothic. A gardenia grown in a cemetery. Full of bitter poison that is just sweet enough to fool unsuspecting passers by. This is one of the most animalic and alluring fragrances I have smelled in a long time. I had been getting pretty jaded in this hobby of late thinking I couldn't find something this provocative, this daring. This is FB worthy and backup worthy.

I've been on a gardenia quest. I know when extracted, the oil produced by gardenia petals does not yield the lovely scent the flowers are known for. Most gardenia perfumes are a "fantasy" note, or an artificial accord, or a blend of other "big white florals." Thus the name Jasmin Noir(???) with gardenia as a main note... On first spray, this is a HUGE surprise and a like but not the love I hoped it might be. As an aside, nothing will compare to the opening I experienced with Narciso Rodriguez “Narciso EDP White Cube.” Splendida Jasmin Noir's opening is a resplendent white floral with aquatic, green nuances. The perfume rapidly develops with creamy woody notes, which I assume are sandalwood and cashmerean. As time passes, Jasmin Noir wears with dense, waxy, slightly bitter (not indolic) floral notes, 2) sandalwood, 3) musk and 4) patchouli. I own and love a few jasmine fragrances with Amouage "Portrayal Woman" being my favorite. I'm familiar with jasmine notes and jasmine is not the floral I detect in this perfume. The floral notes I detect are extremely muted and tame. The florals do strengthen with time but not to the extent and manner I am seeking. And true to my experience with other Spledida Perfumes, longevity on Jasmin Noir isn't great; silage is minimal. I like the first 5 minutes of the opening. But the remaining wear is disappointing. Really thought this one was ending up on eBay. But I will keep it for now.

A dark & soft shady jasmine...This isn't what I was expecting from a jasmine scent, but it's beautiful. It has the soft powdery purple tones of jasmine, but not the sunny citrus-y aspects - more like the shady side of jasmine. The gardenia is a beautiful complement, blurred into a powdery sweet sandalwood-tonka. I love the creamy woody aspects here, like wood chips soaked in a purple milkshake. This isn't a dupe of anything that I've smelt, but there are hints of reminders of Black Orchid Tom Ford and Dior Addict EDP 2014. I'll let it sit for a bit and be back to update my review, but so far 10/10. Update 01/23/25: This is just beautiful. The base of this reminds me of a Dior, as another reviewer observed and I agree. I seem to be getting the almond note from the original Jasmin Noir, or at least an illusion of that, as there's a certain type of woodiness in the base that I've smelt in Dior fragrances, especially after several hours of drydown (Dolce Vita, Dune, Dior Addict, Hypnotic Poison), although this isn't a dupe of anything I've smelt. Jasmine is blooming a little more than my first test, but it's a shady, soft lilac/purplish jasmine - not too fruity, beautiful, and sometimes I'm getting a hint of a root-beer note in the opening phases. This is a great winter scent, but I can't wait to try this when it's a little warmer to see how it performs. Still a love.

Bu parfümü gerçekten çok seviyorum. Öyle bir koku ki, gotik ama saldırgan değil, karanlık ama kasvetli değil, hüzünlü ama kesinlikle umutsuz değil. Öyle ki sanki uzun süre acı çekmiş, görmüş geçirmiş birinin indiği derinliklerden yepyeni, yol gösterici gerçekler edinerek çıkıp tekrar yaşamayı öğrenmesi gibi. Karanlığın içinde kaybolmadan, onu iyi tanıyıp, onunla yaşamayı öğrenmek gibi. İnsanların çoğunun kötülüğe meyilli olduğunu anlamış bilge ve mesafeli ama buna rağmen zarafetini, iyi niyetini, sevgisini kaybetmemeyi başarmış güçlü bir kadın gibi. Bana Penny Dreadful karakteri Vanessa Ives'ı hatırlatıyor. Özellikle 3. sezon 1. bölümün sonlarında pencere kenarında yıldızlara bakarak şiir okuduğu bu sahneyi: https://youtu.be/NtTf3_cW21k "Beat, happy stars, timing with things below, Beat with my heart more blest than heart can tell. Blest, but for some dark undercurrent woe That seems to draw—but it shall not be so: Let all be well, be well."

It’s very cheeky of Bvlgari to name this perfume “Jasmin Noir,” and put it in the exact same bottle as the previous, yet sadly discontinued Jasmin Noir. It is not the exact same perfume, although the similarities are strong and it is the best replacement for the original JN. Splendida starts out less sweet and creamy, and more woody than the original. They both dry down into much the same scent. Splendida may actually have slightly better longevity (perhaps thanks to the additional wood?) Splendida is a worthy replacement, although it does beg the question as to why a replacement is required, since Jasmin Noir was such a lovely perfume. I like this perfume for all but the absolute hottest days. It’s not a pure jasmine, the wood definitely adds some “noir,” and depth. I wish this edition had some more creaminess, but there’s a lovely floral sweetness to it that’s not syrupy or cloying at all, without being anything like a “freshie” at all.