Nebula I

Nebula 1 is one of those fragrance finds that makes you double-check the price tag to ensure you haven’t slipped into an alternate universe. It’s a near-doppelgänger for Dior’s Jasmin des Anges, but at a fraction of the cost. Proof that sometimes the stars really do align in your favour. The scent itself is luminous: jasmine that feels less like a flower and more like a celestial phenomenon. It opens with a golden, honeyed brightness, warm yet airy, as though sunlight were refracted through a prism. There’s a sweetness, but never cloying. More nectar than syrup, balanced with a quiet sophistication that keeps it in orbit with Dior’s elegant creation. The bottle is a galaxy trapped in glass: iridescent, prismatic, and hypnotic, a little objet d’art that looks as good on your dresser as it smells on your skin. Is it a perfect clone? Nearly. Dior might have the subtle edge in refinement and depth, but Nebula 1 is close enough that unless your nose is trained at NASA levels, you’ll be floating happily among the stars without regret. A divine jasmine comet (and it's not an indolic jasmine - it's soft and pretty and completely tamed by the fruity aspects), caught and bottled, at an earthly price.

Everyone is sleeping on this. Such a great perfume!

Starts with very strong, indolic white florals. To me the jasmine really shines and I feel like I can smell tuberose as well? The beginning is a bit too much for me. At the one hour mark, the scent mashes more with the skin and a light sweetness comes through and the scent becomes magical to me. The muskiness is more of a fresh & sweet musk instead of an animalic musk. I don't really get any fruits. As ginepro says, it has a bit of a vintage make up vibe to it, but don't let that scare you off if you're not into those scents. To me it smells very unique, feminine and luxe.

Very feminine, nice generic floral scent, but it doesn't even remind me of Jasmin des Anges, not even far! I have the OG and there's no resemblance.

It smells ok, but I don"t get any white florals or fruits. It is very powdery, and smells like some sort of almond powder.