Jasmiña Colada

Jasmiña Colada was a happy surprise for me. I love jasmine and all the white flowers, but I'm not exactly into fruity scents, specially pineapple. They often smell harsh and dull for me, since I'm often unable to ignore their synthetic nature and characteristics. I wanted to try this one specifically to know how Daniel would deal with this kind of aromatic substance, how would he blend it in a luxury perfume. The first impression, right from the sniffer, wasn't good. I got a whiff of the plasticky jasmine candied pineapple aura and thought "well, that's gonna be a long ride". The ride was actually long, but, oh boy!, what a pleasant one! Contrary to my initial fear, Jasmiña Colada doesn't smell obviously synthetic and is more than delicious. Sure, you won't be fooled and think that you're sitting in front of an actual Piña Colada surrounded by jasmine flowers, it's not that literal (and I'm glad it isn't), but the mood it evokes is amazing! Since the first impression on the skin was that good, I decided to try it on a full wear in a hot and sunny day. If you're testing something you'd better give it a proper challenge, right? The initial burst, as others have mentioned, is quite strong and a bit off-putting, but this feeling lasts for a few moments, maybe less than a minute. The scent is deeply sweet, even sugary and plasticky, but there's something in the background preventing it to become sickly so, maybe the ambergris. The pineapple emerges more like and idea than a fruit, mixing well with all the lactonic ingredients and the flowers to sing in a creamy, dreamy and happy scent that brings a smile to your face. Happy, shiny and somewhat neon without being cloying, that's the aroma profile for quite a long time. Development brings a little tweaks here and there to the original mix, the milky aspects of sandalwood and coconut become stronger, but the flowery-fruity goodness keeps strong for many, many hours. Perfomance wise, this is amazing. Very good longevity with a nice aura and silage. My girlfriend loved it to the bone and couldn't help herself from sniffing my neck every quarter hour or so. I got some unusual stares at the mall, mostly women confused by what I was wearing. Compared to many other fruity fragrances I crossed paths with, this one is absolute class despite the funny and joyful aroma. An absolute LOVE from me and MUST TRY for everyone, even those who usually don't go along with fruit accords. Only those who can't stand white flowers should stay away.

Joyful,sunny,fruity and fun this fragrance is exactly what I'll need to cheer me up on a long dark northern hemisphere night. I'll dream of sun kissed beaches and watching beautiful boys go by as I sip a lush fruity cocktail.

Let me say, first, I'm not an expert nose, just an enthusiast for scents and colors, the natural and the synthetic ones. I appreciate an olfactory statement, with an initial punch and a surprising, dramatic evolution. The pineapple blast is lovely, even if it's surrounded by a slight plastic aura, not exactly a fake candy note even though it's sugary too. (Actually I'm a sucker for synthetic neon-like fragrances like Joop Nightflight so it may be a really biased opinion) Then, it feels like a tropical party at the beach. Good feeling! I foresee beach lovers will at least respect it, but something happens when a strangely salty, dry aroma challenges my nostrils in a way I'm not really into. Beautiful flowers become evident while the tasteful pineapple keeps lingering over time with sugar and coconut on a warm base with a lot of good stuff I can't identify. So, it's a surprisingly interesting fragrance. My nose insists there's something weird there, although it provides depth, a good story, so I guess it's worth the trial. By the way without that strange smell I guess it would end up being a sweet clueless cake flavoring agent. Final word: like! And I'm gonna wear it on a sunny day with friends when I'm up to get drunk and in the mood - and I do have all the moods available :o

Hubby gave me Jasmina Colada for Christmas. I am SO happy with it! I love the creamy jasmine, which makes it good for year round wear, not only summer. Right now it's very cold and snowing where I live. But JC makes me think of a beautiful bouquet of jasmine near the fireplace, with just a touch of tropical pineapple to dispel the winter gloom. Dan is a very talented perfumer. He dosed the fruit just right so as not to overwhelm the lovely jasmine. And the dry down is divine! I also like the affordability of it. Thank you, Dan, for thinking of lovers of perfume on a budget! :) Tobacognac will be next, I think. I adore boozy/smoky/woody/spicy scents, especially in winter.

Right. I've read the descriptions for all these scents and I am tremendously intrigued. I would like to try all of them. Any chance these will ever make it to the States? I sincerely hope so.