Indian Jasmine Perfume Oil

A very lovely spring/summer scent in a bottle, for sure. At the time I sampled this last year, I found it unlike anything in my current collection. I wound up leaving the store and couldn't stop thinking of the pink pepper note for the rest of the evening. It almost drove me nuts when the scent on my wrists finally wore off. I had wanted to keep smelling the dry-down for as long as possible. Wound up buying the travel size, and was very happy with it. It lasted me up until fall, which I found good timing to phase into autumn scents. Admittedly, I went through it fairly fast. It's a very quiet, easily dissipating scent-- a terrible combination when you want to continue enjoying it. I found myself keeping it close so I could reapply for the guilty pleasure of simply smelling it whenever I liked. As far as the profile goes, I would say there wasn't (and still isn't) anything particularly 'show-stopping' about this one, especially it’s weak longevity. But its simplicity is easy to admire. (I disagree with those who've commented on it smelling similar to Burberry's 'Her', however. When I was curious about finding a longer-lasting version of this oil, I sampled Her and found the two very different.) Now, several months later and returning to spring/summer months, I wound up sampling IJ again to see if my mind was changed on the profile. Unfortunately, I might have outgrown it. There's something now a little cloying about it, and I'm a little disappointed that the initial impression of the scent won't return to me. Whether a difference in formula, or a change in my nose, I couldn't say. But gosh, was it lovely on the first whiff. I love when that happens. If my nose and heart can find their way back to this one, I hope I can find a perfume with a similar and longer-lasting composition.

Smells delicious. Suitable for everyday casual wear or for special occasions because it's pretty inoffensive but it's just so lovely!! This is very much juicy berries with a jasmine undertone. It's lightly sweet and juicy. Lasts for about 3-4 hours on me with intimate to moderate projection. Definitely overpriced (not great longevity or sillage, scent is fairly basic), but it smells so good that I'm willing to pay for it. Editing at a later date to add that this is remarkably similar to the Burberry Her opening. Indian Jasmine is more linear, it stays a fairly juicy sweet berry and jasmine, perhaps loses a bit of the juice in the drydown. I can't smell Burberry Her's drydown since I an anosmic to the Cloud/Her/BR540 DNA. So while this does not have the Baccarat/Cloud/Her drydown, it smells very similar to the juicy sweet floral berry opening of Her. The main differences between the Her opening and Indian Jasmine are that Indian Jasmine does not have the distinct strawberry note, and is more subdued/softer in general.

I like several of Nest’s perfume oils, but this is my favourite by far. The jasmine in it is pronounced, but, as others have noted, well-balanced by the fruits and pink pepper. It’s very soft, feminine, inoffensive. Sweet, but not dizzying or candy-like. The sillage is very intimate — this is an oil, so it will not necessarily diffuse as much as other perfumes will — however, the lasting power is eternal. On the skin, or on clothes where it has rubbed off, the scent lingers on and on. On clothes, in particular, it is impressive. I wore this perfume to a hockey game last April and had my favourite jersey on. I have not worn the jersey since, but with the new season starting, I took it out, and it still smells of this perfume.

There's a note in jasmine that I get here and also in BBW Sea (jasmine and eucalyptus oil) that smells just like watermelon bubblegum. I love it, and it's a nostalgic smell that evokes a carefree summer, but it also feels a little childish. That's why I took a little time to purchase....surely I'm too grown up for such things, especially at a premium price. But then I thought, why not? Why should I splurge on sophistication and skimp on joy if joy is really the goal? Life is too short for that nonsense. This is a joyful scent, plain and simple.

I blind bought this when my previous perfume (I wear one at a time) was pulled from the US. This is absolutely gorgeous. Definitely sweet but not headache sweet. It’s juicy and floral and gives a timeless, delicate vibe. I like scents that sit relatively close to my skin and I don’t like my perfume to enter a room before I do. This also lasts longer than my previous perfume. This is my new signature scent. When I like something I buy multiples. I tried it for the firs time two days ago and I now have 10. I’m obsessed.