Jasmin Venom

What can I say? When i saw this collection and the price I knew I had to have all three. This was my second favorite. Oleander was first, Narcissus third. This is very pleasant. I never thought I would care for a plum/vanilla combination, but it works. I definitely get jasmine from my bottle though. I have discovered that there can be subtle differences in batches, so those who could barely detect it are probably right. My only complaint about all three is longevity. I get an hour and a half tops, but for 14 dollars you can't really complain too much. This is nothing earthshaking, but I like it. It's a good go-to perfume if you just want something simple to feel pretty. Thanks Drew. <3

@josephquartana: How others treat us is THEIR karma; how we react is ours. Neither you nor Ms. Barrymore can claim to have originated the theme of fatal flowers. I was in high school many years ago when I first encountered the concept of a garden of fatal flowers in a story published in 1844 by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne called "Rappaccini's Daughter". Anyone can, as you say, "Look it up." And, just curious... are you going after every perfume house that uses the term Fatale? You might find L'Agent Provocateur a more formidable target than Ms. Barrymore. And don't forget Ms. Kardashian's 2014 release Fleur Fatale, which predates your series by two years. But I don't see HER posting rants about YOUR series. It's a big marketplace, Mr. Quartana, and good will, or lack thereof, plays a significant role in the choices consumers make in where, and where not, to spend our money. (Just ask Mr. Galliano...or Jean-Paul Guerlain.) So, be a gentleman and consider two things: 1) Not everyone can afford niche prices and 2) Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Those who like the concept of fatal flowers but aren't satisfied by the quality of a mass market version MIGHT be persuaded to try a niche version, i.e., yours. But believe me, you cannot bully anyone into becoming a customer with a snippy, childish rant employing all caps. Finally, your site lists prices for the Fatales line at $145-$185 per bottle while Ms. Barrymore's lists her line at $15 per bottle. No one is going to confuse or equate them any more than we'd confuse or equate Boone's Farm wine from Walmart with a fine French Beaujolais. There's room in the marketplace and a wide enough customer base for both extremes.

Powdery, woody floral. I don't get heavy fruit notes, which is fine. The woody notes are delicious! Sillage and lasting power are modest for the edp. The presentation is unusual, the green flacon is gorgeous. JV is one of the good cheapies, I'm happy with it.

Kind of woody floral and heavy. But fades off rather quick. Not too heavy that you cannot wear it in say an office. But the "green" scent is heavy enough to be annoying and sickly. A 6/10 but not amazing or horrible.

This smells like bath powder mixed with the spray starch I used to iron my aprons when I was a waitress. It never occurred to me that a fragrance could be humorous, but this is cracking me up! I don’t smell fruit. I don’t smell any florals. I smell powder, powder, and powder. I grew up on the Gulf Coast, where it’s almost always humid, so it’s a smell I’m definitely familiar with enough to not be offended. But, boy! This is not something I ever intended to smell like on purpose. It brings back memories of the old church mothers who would pop you with their fan right before they slid you a Werther’s Original to keep you quiet. Yet another blind buy I’ll wind up using to either layer or mix into an unscented lotion. SAVE YOUR COINS, LADIES! Secret and Dove make drugstore deodorants that smell nicer than this. Luckily, it was cheap. I guess that’s what I get for being curious. This has been absolutely hilarious experiment.

Pretty weak and generic. Does NOT smell like BS Midnight Fantasy.

Dear Weegee, I see your points completely and don't mean to come off as arrogant or a bully! I also don't claim to be the inventor of the concept of poison flowers as an alluring idea for perfumery; in fact I have publicly stated that my "Les Potions Fatales" IS a nod and homage to Dior's Poison and YSL's Opium, but a much deeper dive into the subject matter, specifically on HOW the flowers were used as poisons, a highlights reel of their infamy. In fact I worked with Emilie Coppermann on Poppy Soma, who was a student of none other than Jean Louis Sieuzac, who created Opium in '78, so... and everyone in the industry that blind judged it for the Fragrance Foundation prize was aware of where we were coming from conceptually (we = me and the 9 perfumers I worked with). It's just they (mother company Maesa + Drew) registered the names of their fragrances (on public record and I can prove) immediately after I won the award, so the timing is suspicious. But it's more than that, another brand that the mother company that owns the Drew Barrymore brand, called Maesa, developed which is called 'Neon Jungle' or something like that and artwork on their packaging is very similar to mine. But please compare yourself via Google and draw your own conclusion. So it would seem I was in their sights as an "inspiration". I don't want to bully anyone, I don't make any money doing this, its a labor of love of mine for the last 11 years of my life. I'm just calling it out that a big multi-million dollar company and a famous celebrity are profiting off 3 years of my work. IN FACT PLEASE DO NOT BUY MINE! This is NOT a sales pitch. I only just want to make people aware of what is going on here. My other fragrance company, Six Scents, was also the victim of a big corporate bullying and blatant theft, but worse, in that particular instance they stole all of our inventory out of our warehouse, bankrupting us. If you ever heard of the Six Scents brand and why you don't anymore, that's why. So I'm just REALLY tired of getting ripped off is all. Sincerely Joseph Quartana PS - I started development of Les Potions Fatales in January 2014 with the goal of getting it released before Kim's Fleur Fatale, as we had heard about hers. But then we heard and realized she and our project were completely different and we thus took our time with the development and release. Different scope altogether. PPS - The other explanation of why I couldn't release Les Potions Fatales within the six months it usually takes me to develop a collection, because Six Scents was bankrupted by the story above PPS - how do you know that I wasn't going to release $15 versions of my own? I realize mine are expensive (the cost is expensive though) but now I can't even pursue a cheaper option PPPS - (last one, promise) I write in CAPS sometimes for emphasis, not to bully. I'm not a bully. I'm a gentle man. I make perfume, not war.

The peridot bottle drew me in. Considering this is a $13 perfume, the bottle looks really nice. The scent is not as strong as I expected for something advertised as part of a "narcotic fragrance collection" (according to the back of the box). At first, I was disappointed because I expected a sharp, poisonous heady jasmine floral, and that is NOT what this is. I did not read the notes before trying it; just assumed something called "Jasmin Venom" would be a STONKING strong indolic jasmine. It's not. It's mostly vanilla plum. "Plum Poison" would have been a better name for it. Initially, I disliked this since I felt it was a misrepresentation. Once the scent warmed up after a few hours, I was able to give it a more fair trial. The plum and vanilla are deep and pretty, and they create lovely accord. And thank goodness this is NOT SWEET! Still inhaling ISO the jasmine, which I cannot detect, but my nostrils are probably burned out like airplane jets from the large quantities of gardenia/jasmine/orange blossom/neroli & tuberose I tend to wear. Wait, there is a little jasmine in there, lurking in the background behind the plum and vanilla. Nice. Not too strong. After several hours, this one shot up to a strong like in my book. It warms up once it has been on the skin for a while, but lies there doing nothing on clothing. Needs to be sprayed on the skin. Final thoughts: Definitely a LIKE and worth the $14. Because of the notes and the fact that it's about 108 degrees where I live, this one gets put away until the first mellow day in autumn. Vanilla is NOT for hot weather. Puts me in mind of: Britney Spears Midnight Fantasy (~25%) Dior Hypnotic Poison (~25%), just some notes Avon Imari Seduction (~90%) Ariana Grande Moonlight (~45%), but lacks sweetness Sofia Vergara Sofia (~80%) Makes me think of Dior Poison but does not really smell like it. Something about the aesthetic. I wanted this to be weirder. But it's nice.

This is far more elegant than I expected. The fruits are muted. I would say this is a musky, woody, amber jasmine with a hint of plum and vanilla. Not too sweet. The scent matches the color of the bottle. I double tapped my wrists, neck, and chest. It has been a little past 3 hours for longevity and when I walked into the kitchen my aunt could smell me from the last place I was standing. So moderate sillage. She complimented me straight away. Definitely worth the price. And even though I hate respraying I don't mind it in this case. Drew Barrymore really outdid herself.

I do not get Jasmine from this at all. And as much as I love Jasmine, I was very sad that this didn't smell like it. But on that note I did still like it. It smelt very fruity which I'm not usually a fan of but this fruity wasn't overly unbearable. It was a good type of smell. Also it doesn't last very long either. But thats not a terrible thing considering the price point.

This fragrance and the collection it is a part of is suspiciously similar to my 'Les Potions Fatales' perfumes series which I launched in early 2016 and won a FiFi prize for in 2017 (Perfume Extraordinaire for my Poppy Soma). Please have a look it up and draw your own conclusions, Parfums Quartana, here on Fragrantica.

A rich, velvety powder. Similar to Anna Sui. Takes me back to the early 80s and the Rozz Williams parties with the goth girls wearing black lace and Lutece perfume. Nicer than the Oleander one. I also get a hint of YSL Parisienne or Paris in this.

I'm smelling orange and cream, some powder, some Jasmine and sunscreen. It has a moment where it smells like Alien by Mugler, but it fades to a air freshener Jasmine scent, not in a bad way though.