Unue

What I pick up the most in Unue is a burst of indolic jasmin (it last 5 min and then smooth out), the kind that you find in Pure Poison, mixed with the patchouli and the musk that gives a clean linen vibe but still damp and about to be air dried outside on a fresh sunny day (insisting on the fresh because the anise and the bergamot are very subtle but give somehow some lightness and crispness to the whole composition) Underneath that first layer you'll find the beautiful creaminess and roundness of the sandalwood and Ylang Ylang blend which in the dry down give one the most beautiful sandalwood I ever smelled. There is an added sweetness to the scent but I can't really pick up any of the fruity notes individually, it kinda gives a chypre vibe to it though. It is very smooth and creamy and classy and IMO full bottle worthy. I keep revisiting it every month or so as I have several samples of it and everytime I fall in love again!! As it's an extrait de parfum It's very veryyyy long lasting. On my skin I've got 8h to 10h, with 6h of moderate projection. (ok, sprayed it on my favorite winter scarf, and on clothes it last forever...like weeks!!!) Love it, it's a very good transition fragrance (fresh spring days - warm fall days)! Edit : I bought a FB ☺️

Banana? This opening reminds me of a Marc Jacobs offering - Daisy. I love a good floral banana scent, which is where my appreciation for Ylang-Ylang comes from. My nose is particularly sensitive to detecting those notes. Otherwise it’s a very pleasant juicy floral. There’s a powdery metallic/juicy note that supports the florals until the dies down to the musk and sandalwood. Another comparison I have is to Initio’s Psychedelic Love. The middle notes combine with the bergamot, ylang-ylang, and sandalwood which create a similar “feeling” I get when I smell Psychedelic Love. The base notes are not that complicated, white musk, sandalwood and patchouli. Powdery white musk. This is not a particularly ground-breaking fragrance but I think I could smell it all day and not be turned off.

After ordering a bunch of samples from Jeroboam and Jovoy, the two that stood out the most to me and quickly joined my 'must buy' list were Unue and Musc Pallas from Jovoy. It was a tough choice which one to invite home first, but I finally chose Unue (Musc Pallas will definitely be coming later!). The plum is most dominant on me -- one of the reasons I fell in love with it -- followed by the jasmine and musk; the way these notes blend together is pure heaven and absolutely eye-rolliningly intoxicating! I also appreciate this being an extrait de parfum -- it lasts a good long while, lingers on clothing (always a plus in my book, provided you love the scent!), and surrounds you with a pretty, plummy fragrant bubble. In a word: delightful!!

Wearing this perfume I feel like it's largely incomplete. It's like spraying directly the base notes of a fragrance. Like a theme is missing and you arrive instantly at the end of the song; without any development of the speech, missing flowery and everything else. Don't really know how it could be compared with Samsara extrait, which is a poem instead.

This is another stunning scent by Jeroboam! Superbly blended as usual. I had a few samples of it and tried it again today before ordering a full bottle. One of these scents you keep smelling on your hand all day long. So gorgeous and ethereal (doesnt mean it is weak at all). So classy and quite unisex so probably a tad more on the feminine side.

I got a free sample of this one and I love it. It is a lovely floral bouquet on a musky base. It reminds me of classical French perfumes - very sophisticated and classy.

I’m flummoxed by the low average rating. This is a gorgeous clean woody floral with some musk that has presence and lasting power. I love it 🤍🤍🤍

interesting a few months ago it made me nauseous. now I seem to be in my sandalwood era and i love it

It's so feminine. Unlike others of Jeroboam - Ambra, Insulo etc., this one is more fruity.

Unue is like a femme version of Origino, and to no surprise it is also designed by Vanina Muracciole. Just like Origino and allmost everything else she’s designed, Unue was an instant love for me! I think both fragrances use the same (or very similar) muscs, sandalwood and bergamotte. Compared to Origino sandalwood is way more prominent in Unue. The spicy juniper and nutmeg found in Origino have been replaced by jasmine and ylang-ylang in Unue. There’s some resemblance with Samsara (2007 EdT version is the only one I’ve smelled), but Unue is way less floral, less soapy, less powdery - and way more woody, citrusy and spicy. I keep getting whifs of this throughout the day, and can even smell it for 2-3 days on clothes.

This smells like a clean, soapy floral. It's not soapy like aldehydic-soapy, but more creamy-soapy, like bath creams. I get fresh linens, fresh summer air, rich soap and white flowers on a sunny day. This is elegant and relaxed. I love this, it's that white clothing type of perfume. Longevity is great, projection is more intimate. +

Quite an unusual and interesting scent. Very woody sandalwood-ish but floral as well. The ylang-ylang is quite noticeable and the spiciness of it is undeniably unique. Definitely unisex but not a safe blind buy. Eternal lasting power.

I am surprised as I am reading the notes. I didn't detect pineapple. It lasts very well. I felt it was a very floral forward fragrance. The patchouly is light. Very nice, but will not be purchasing a FB as I am very picky.

I do really like this. I smell tangy fruit and that clean/fresh scent that reminds me of hair salons. The pineapple note also gives a CK One vibe. It's a very well blended perfume, too. Strong like!

My body chemistry turns this fragrance into something very sour and unpleasant, but gosh, does this smell gorgeous on my boyfriend!

a flower bomb. is a really great scent very long lasting and feminine.

This smells like bicycle oil, very harsh opening

Musky Jasmine with some fruits on the top notes... Been there done that is what you get as a first impression. Maybe if you’re just into niche or something but for a brand coming out of one of the worlds best perfume stores I would expect more. To top it off given it used to be a selfridges exclusive I’m left unimpressed. Nothing innovative here IMO. It’s a decent white floral. Jeroboam is a brand I would’ve appreciated much more were it priced similar to Jovoy. Arguably Jovoy’s offerings definitely feel more premium than its sister brand. Gozo is decent maybe better than average price though is definitely a factor with Gozo. Oriento is a sillage bomb not novel but huge presence. Boha I would’ve probably gotten a FB at Jovoy pricing. Hard pass. I dont even recommend sampling coz its so generic to me.

Y'all I LOVE musks, and almost every note in this composition are notes I usually run towards! There's no reason I shouldn't be obsessed with this fragrance. But sadly, much to my surprise, I do not care for this blind buy at all. I tested on paper and barely detected anything. Tested on one arm, and got a very sterile musk but no other notes. Full body wear today and omfg... this is a nightmare. I'm instantly transported to the elevator of a train station where you are, without a doubt, greeted by urine smells. BUT maybe the train station is in a city where the majority of the population are clean vegans. This comes off to me as a clean urine scent. I dare not wear this outside. This must be washed off. Ugh, I hate when blind buys go wrong.

Jeroboam Unue is like a very nice and feminin drugstore perfume from the 90s. And I am saying this as a compliment. As a millennial I find it appealing, a juicy floral with a very feminine white musk base. I remember the time when we were turned off by our moms spicey oriental and heavy perfumes and wanted to smell like fruity shampoo - this is it. Nothing special but I am quite enjoying my sample. I detect exotic fruits and strong jasmine, but I find it a really thin creation. Can not really detect the woody patchouli base and I am missing some depth to it. On blotter it was the most elegant and airy amongst all the Jeroboam scents but on my skin it stays heart note and musk heavy.