Jasmin de Cherifa

Jasmin de Cherifa opens with an extremely brief splash of near-transparent thin, airy rose before moving to its heart. As the composition enters its early heart, the thin rose quickly moves well into the background as light and airy sanitized jasmine takes over as sole star with little else presenting. During the late dry-down, the jasmine remains, sans rose and its more airy facet, now a skin scent through the finish. Projection starts average, but quickly turns minimal, with longevity below average at 6-7 hours on skin. There really isn't much to say about Jasmin de Cherifa. The composition is a pleasant jasmine soliflore that only shows the non-indolic facet of the jasmine. Instead of its indolic side, the wearer gets an airy and light but rather sedate presentation of the white floral with a more "feminine" feel to it. I usually don't like to use words like "masculine" and "feminine" in perfume reviews, but in this particular case, the way the perfumer chose to present this specific light and sanitized profile of the usually more lush and indolic white floral really does strike me this way (though I still feel anyone can wear it). The only other note of any consequence (and it barely is noticeable) is a very subtle transparent rose that lends the slightest of support to the starring jasmine. The bottom line is the $210 per 30ml bottle Jasmin de Cherifa is a high quality, but all too linear and simplistic presentation of one of my favorite notes, earning a "good" to "very good" 3 to 3.5 stars out of 5 rating and a hesitant recommendation to jasmine lovers. It should be noted that while price did not factor into my review rating as always, if price is considered, the $7 per ml cost is hard to swallow when so many less expensive superior jasmine perfumes are available.

This is a clean Jasmine soliflore on top of a sandalwood base. Nothing more. I like it but an easy pass as there are more interesting jasmines on the market.

Jasmin lovers go into this one with trepidation. If you’re expecting to be dealt yet another jasmine perfume, whether heady, indolic, waxy, sweet, or just the combination of these you expect to smell... you’re not going to get that. This is a unique prospect, much more herbal and aromatic but still recognisably jasmine if you’re familiar with many different oils and such. This one has a subtlety which gives this enfleurage effect, like it’s been botanically, infused with jasmine, it’s so delicate and frankly lovely!!! I bloody loved this!!!! Absolutely wowed by it. Minor criticism and this could be big deal breakers for many folks (again mainly for jasmine lovers/niche perfume fans) I assume it’s expensive and really is not a powerful perfume at all.

A very lovely jasmine scent. Indeed this is an airy, almost watery jasmine that invokes the image of jasmine blooms floating on the surface of a freshwater bathing pool. A very clean and fresh scent. For me however it leans slightly too close to a designer scent, without smelling too synthetic. Still pleasant enough. As for the value, that's between the buyer and the seller to agree with ^o^

A slippy, almost translucent watery rose giving a liquid like home to a diluted feeling jasmine with slightly fruity, indolic touches popping up but not nearly enough and very timidly when present. A semi milky sandalwood plays a very quiet tune in the back. Definitely a shy, delicate, airy, almost non existent jasmine. Meh.