Jasmin De Pays

Oh, My Lord, I've found my all-time favorite jasmine fragrance. I asked the question on Rogue Perfumery's Jasmin Antique page if that was the jasmine fragrance to end all jasmine fragrances? Well, that might not have been for me, (though I did find it pretty darn close), but this most certainly is. Skanky? Oh, yes. but not as indolic as JA or Lush Lust. I also found Madagascan Jasmine beautiful, which some here have compared this too in the this reminds me section, but that wasn't a true jasmine to me. But this? This? - This is JASMINE. This is Jasmine with a capital J! All the other notes are barely perceptible and there just to showcase that sulty, luscious, and intoxicating flower. This is Jasmine at its most potent and lush. There is nothing excessively green here. Nor does it have any of the rubber tire, gasoline, super heavy indoles, or other negative attributes (looking at you Lush Lust), that some jasmine perfumes have. No, this smells as if they crammed big fat jasmine blossoms picked at their most sweet, potent, and ripe into this bottle. There is no doubt that this is loaded with pure Jasmine absolutes, as the quality is apparent, as is the mastery. Jean-Claude Ellena certainly outdid himself with this one. Every waft has me catching my breath and my eyes rolling back in my head in ecstasy, as I'm thinking, “Oh, God, this must be what heaven smells like” – with a little dash of hell to shake things up. Whatever you do, DO NOT let any negative reviews scare you away from this one. Though it starts out strong, within an hour goes down to a more discreet, though still very noticeable level. If you are a jasmine lover as I am, you have no idea what you are missing not to try this. I'll wager even a blind buy is a safe bet. Believe me, I just know you are going to adore this as much as I do right now. It is hands down the best jasmine perfume I've ever smelled, and I've smelled quite a few, including the holy grail SL's A La Nuit. To me, this is the Queen whose beauty is beyond compare.

This is... not jasmine. Or at least not the jasmine im familiar with (jasminum polyanthum, the ones that grow all over the Mediterranean). So i must say im disappointed in that regard. But? Its still photorealistic. It reminds me of another white flower but i cant put the name on which one it is. I’d say its more gardenia esque since it has a green and funky edge. But its not creamy really. The indoles are handled perfectly. They dont feel like a seperate part of the flower, they feel integral to the flower note itself and it contributes to realism. Its perfectly animalic. Its rubbery like a tuberose is, a bit waxy, polleny and clove-y like lilies. Yet i dont find this vaguely floral. Its definitely SOMETHING REAL but i truly cannot remember which one. Nowhere near the vague clean white florals of modern perfumes. So im not disappointed in the perfume as a whole. I love it. Its powerful and realistic, not too sharp and synthetic on the greens and overall a wonderful composition. So i’ll give it a 9/10. It deserves that. Perfect for hot summer days (i dont believe in fresh citruses). Sillage is wafting like a real flower, you cant keep smelling it continuously but you will catch strong breezes of it. Performs like a real flower too, the closer u get to the scent the more sweet and floral it gets. From afar its more realistic. Does that make sense? A jasmine doesnt smell the same from afar and up close either. Dont buy if you’re looking for a realistic Mediterranean jasmine and arent open for a different smell. But still recommended nonetheless Edit: OMG ITS A VIBURNUM! It smells like an extremely realistic viburnum scent! Wow that is impressive. Whenever i smelled those in march i thought to myself ‘i wonder if there is a perfume like this’. Turns out it’s jasmin de pays. Thats really gorgeous and unique. Im specifically referring to Viburnum x carlcephalum.

Jasmine de Pays is a jasmine for true blue lovers of this King of Flowers. There are many perfumes with decidedly wishy-washy, hedione-vague jasmine accords so that smelling Jasmin de Pays may shock noses not used to such articulated realism. Ellena imparts the voluptuous nature of fecund jasmine blooms, bubbling over and almost too much to bear—delirious rapture. Be still my beating heart—I have long searched for a Dragon Pearl jasmine in perfume, and I have finally found it through Jasmin de Pays. But it by no means stops here. Tagetes marigold sweetens and sharpens, serving as an exclamation point to a jasmine that quickly reveals that bittersweet decay is imminent. It exhales "I have lived" (to use the words of my friend Sebastian Furtado). These flowers have just a bit more energy stored, allowing all manner of pollinating organisms to buzz and bump until they have more to give. Ripe indoles do not overpower here—they are seductive, but not necessarily lewd. Jasmine de Pays feels as if it takes through the arc of the flowers' lives: from fresh and sprightly, green and sweet, to their full and bursting maturity, and then their fermenting, narcotic finality. When reaching the "past its prime" stage it feels so real that I can visualize the brown spots and withering, wrinkled edges of each tender petal in my mind. Jasmin de Pays is simply awe-inspiring.

The jury is out on this one. I could have sworn I tested this once, because I had it marked as a "love", but when I sprayed on my brand new, just delivered bottle, I was shocked. All I could smell was cloves. The slightest bit of indole was under the surface, but I couldn't find a single trace of my beloved jasmine beyond that. I waited and waited, and eventually I could smell some of the jasmine surrounding me, but clove remained dominant. I've had it on for about 2 hours and that sharp clove note will not recede. My expectation was that the clove would lift the jasmine. Instead it is smothering it. So I suppose the only thing I can do is put it to the side for now, and hope that the jasmine in all of it's glory becomes more pronounced with time. I'm not ready to quit on it, but as of now, I am rather repulsed by the powerful clove. I will give it a few weeks and update! NEXT DAY - Wow. I can't believe what a difference a day makes! I'm getting the full jasmine treatment today and I LOVE it. I'm so happy, and know it will only improve with time. Yes, it IS indolic, but not offensively fecal. It just smells like jasmine grandiflorum in it's purest form. 4/9/2024 - It keeps getting better and better. It lasts longer on clothes than skin. It doesnt have great longevity on my skin but I can smell it on my clothes days later.

I wouldn't call this a typical Jean-Claude Ellena creation - ethereal and translucent, as his work tends to be. I'm not intimately familiar with his entire catalogue, but I know his Hermès pieces well, and Jasmin de Pays is nothing like them. This is a substantial scent, with no wateriness or mistiness to speak of. It wonderfully captures the many facets of jasmine: petals in full bloom, a touch of indole (nothing over the top, so those who usually shy away from strongly indolic scents might well give this one a try), and a hint of savoury greenness reminiscent of leaves and stems, though not enough to call it a green scent. Overall it's botanical, with sweetness present exactly to the degree you'd find it on a living jasmine bush. A great fragrance for lovers of realistic soliflores. For me, the king of jasmine remains Sarrasins by Serge Lutens, with Jasmin Antique from Rogue a close second. This comes remarkably close in terms of jasmine greatness, though it's greener and less dense than either of those two.

Genius to lightly warm the jasmin with the almost indiscernible clove note. You can absolutely identify the clove when you focus in on it. This is a majestic, true, beautiful jasmin. Wow. This would be perfect for balmy summer nights. It conjures up for me an art teacher who wears large hoop earrings and wears jasmin because it uplifts her, but could as perfectly be worn by a Middle Eastern princess like Aladdin's Jasmine. This is the kind of fragrance that wafts. The sillage is warm and rounded. It dries down to be the slightest bit soapy which is good by me. I'm talking just a smidge - this isn't a soapy scent. I have loved and worn LUSH's Lust at various times and whilst they are similar in that they're both heady and true jasmin scents, this is less candied and so very much more refined. I have smelled A la Nuit by Serge Lutens in the past but it's been many years. However, to my mind and memory I feel like this is a more amiable take.

Unadulterated pure jasmine. I went to bloom perfumery in Covent Garden London on Sunday and this is one I sampled. Roll on Wednesday and I rewore my cashmere jumper that I have purposely hung back up and lo and behold the left sleeve I wore this on is still going strong. It has a menthol cool quality now which I would attribute to the cloves. It feels very high quality to me. I think this can be an acquired taste and you have to like jasmine to really appreciate this or otherwise it can be cloying and give off dated vibes. My partner was not keen. On my other sleeve I had Pierre guillames neroli ad Astra which I thought I liked more, as it had a more ethereal lighter quality. They’re both different. This has a very soliflore linear quality but is probably the most definitive Jasmine you’ll find. I think this is one I will eventually get. Or in a travel size as I don’t think a lot is needed at all.

Another beautiful interpretation of a single flower scent by Perris Monte carlo. This is a fresh, juicy jasmine at its peak, its sweetness being the one of the flower and nothing else. A little skanky, yes, it wouldn't be a real jasmine if it wasn't, but in a natural, pleasant way. On my skin I get a bit of burnt rubber, which somehow keeps it from turning too sweet. It smells exactly like a jasmine bush in a warm early summer evening. It is very intense and vegetal in the opening, but it quickly settles in the best jasmine-based perfume. I've been looking for this for a while and I finally found it. Only two scents come close to this: Clair-Obscur by Keiko Mecheri and Madagascan Jasmin by Grandiflora, but Perris' creation outperforms both in terms of longevity. Rogue's Jasmin Antique is a bit more indolic, but its performance is poorer as well. This is a beautiful scent.

Jasmin de Pays is a textbook indolic jasmine. It reminds me of my bottle of Molinard's Jasmin, they could be sisters. The only difference to my nose is this isn't as bright as Molinard's Jasmin but Molinard's Jasmin has a lemon top note that kind of stays throughout the duration of the fragrance and that is missing here. Personally, I think every woman should have at least one good jasmine perfume in their collection. There is just something about it that makes you want to let your hair down and be wild. Jasmine for me has a chaotic dangerous feel to it and I like to wear it when I feel untamed and unfettered. Jasmin de Pays captures jasmine and that feeling beautifully here. If you want a textbook perfect jasmine this is a good way to go.

One of the most stunning Jasmine soliflower of all time. To my nose it is not very indolic at all, thus I am very surprised by the comment below. I deascribe this gem as a 'fatty", sweet (natural sweetness, no gourmand) jasmine with a thick, almost oily feel. Very photorealistic! It reminds slightly Lush's Lust, but it is more refined and less bombastic. No similarity at all with Molinard's jasmine. The lattest (which I own and I do like too) is indeed an indolic jasmine, a bit skanky and with a "vintage" vibe. As for the longevity, on my skin is eccellent, more than 12h, with a moderate projection. A real masterpiece! 4 seansons, only for white florals lovers!

Very nice. I'm a jasmine lover and this is a pure, almost-past-its-prime jasmine soliflor in all its sultry, corn-pudding glory. It's closest to my memory of the Diptyque Essences Incensee 2015 Jasmin edition. But, it doesn't add anything really new to the jasmines I have: Rogue Jasmin Antique (which is similar, but more "perfume-y" with a noted fuzzy, woody drydown), Grandiflora Madigascan Jasmin (which is the same jasmine bush, maybe 4 days earlier, with some green facets and the humidity still there). And then there's Lush Lust, of course, which takes the same ripe jasmine and turns the volume up to 11.

This is such a beautiful jasmine scent. It is fresh, clean, both white and green. It smells like a jasmine bush, almost jasmine tea. It has a tiiiiny note of earthiness, aaalmost like a soil or rotting leaves, but not fully, it is just a hint. It is not like your typical floral flowery petaly perfume. It is floral, obviously, but in a natural, almost leafy way. The scent is pretty linear. Just jasmine, uninterrupted by anything else. It is truly an intoxicating smell. Also pretty long lasting. If you love jasmine, this fragrance is for you! 100/10 for jasmine lovers.

I think it’s the first jasmine scent that I really enjoy! Probably because it reminds me of the flower bushes that we used to call “jasmine” in Ukraine, but in fact it was some other plant that is closer to orange blossom. It’s green, tart and powdery. Also quite sweet. Somehow I can also feel some matcha powder accords in it. Follow me on IG: scent.guide

My favorite floral perfume. The most realistic floral I have found. It is the authentic animalic aroma of a flower. For reference, I tried Lust by Lush and they are not the same. I do have to stress that one time I got a bad batch that did not smell as authentically green and sweet as the one I got first. So keep that in mind and try again. I love it!

Ah, I never dreamed that there would be such a creamy jasmine in this world. Fragrance and feeling that I have never experienced before. A slight clove and Tagete scent sometimes appears and drifts while changing the impression to a creamy jasmine.

Despite all the JCE bashers (I don’t know what he did to you)...but I love it! Wishlist! Perhaps i’am a typical JCE type, the ones I own go well on me. Give it a go, you might be pleasantly surprised.

The best jasmin scent so far!!! It’s indolic just the right way and sweet a little- photorealistic jasmin flowers in a bottle. BEAUTIFULE!!! If you are a jasmin lover you must try this.

Hands down the most incredible Jasmin fragrance, terrifying in its assault to the senses, it is something else. It took me over a year to appreciate this masterpiece!

What a beauty! Wonderful, super realistic jasmine. Fresh, heady, like smelling a jasmine bush. Mentally teleports me to a tropical resort. Instant love, wow!

Very potent, lovely jasmine scent. Reminiscent of sitting outside on a humid, heavy summer day.