Jasmin Kama

Now this is indeed a unique take on the pretty white flower! Jasmin Kama is full of bright personality. Zingy to open with bergamot, then textured with rough patchouli, and sweetened with rose. This accord is a little like sweet rock rose incense with a little sharp animation that's almost animalic, like a drop of galbanum or a scratch of civet. A little like Creed Jasmal but with added divine sweetness. Heliotrope is what sets this fragrance apart making this jasmine rather transcendent, blessing this flower with some opalescent, holy light anointed with candied musk. Van Cleef & Arpels Bois d'Iris has the same effect, only with iris as the featured flower instead of jasmine. Original, yet easy to love, even if you don't like jasmine, as this fragrance in the dry down is as much about the heliotrope and woody animalic musk. Jasmin Kama is a highly addictive floral confection!

If someone at the perfume counter had told me this contains jasmine and musk, I'd probably put it down and walk away without a backward glance. As it turns out, this came together with the rest of Rania's fragrances in the discovery set and to my surprise, this and not Ambre Loup is the one that stood out. This is a no-drama, very grown-up jasmine. The white floral here is not desperate, hysterical and clingy as many night whites are. The musk is there. BUT! It sets off the dusky jasmine so beautifully. I couldn't believe musk can be used so sublimely. Certainly the patchouli helped as well by grounding the jasmine further into earthy territory, though it is not a note one can isolate from the rest in this fragrance. I would say, this offers something even to committed fans of jasmine. Ambre Loup is pretty spectacular but this is an eye-opener.

Jasmin Kama is a full bodied natural jasmin, wonderful and wearable while at the same time having a teasing dirty edge. Rania Jouaneh has made it again! I can't help comparing it to another favorite jasmin, Drama Nuui by Pierre Guillaume. The two creations are similar in many ways. Both are "natural" interpretations of jasmin improving and strengthening the feel of jasmin compared to pure essential oil or CO2 extract. But where jasmin Kama is deeper and warmer, probably stemming from the gentle strokes of rose and patchouli, Drama Nuui is brighter and crisper. With Jasmin Kama I have found a new favorite jasmin. In winter time when i want a warm Jasmin I will certainly reach for Jasmin Kama, while when the urge for Jasmin strikes on a warm summer day I will still turn to Drama Nuui for olfactory stimulation.

The first few seconds are a rich heady jasmine, followed by a long heart that I first described as shower-curtain-floral. Later someone pointed out the fruitiness of it, and shower-curtain floral began to smell of apricot fizz over white flowers. Underneath it all is something dark and rich, quite possibly patchouli but also reminiscent of the bases of all the other Rania J creations I have tried, and that is no bad thing. Overall this is unusual, arguably beautiful, and certainly multilayered. But for me, fruit or plastic are generally deal-breakers, and Jasmin Kama does not quite rate an exception. Edit: Oh, how things change. Now it's a lovely sugared jasmine, reminding me of Sweet Anthem's Caroline, only smoother and better balanced. This would make a great replacement for Caroline.

I think it's the most erotic jasmin in my life- dark, erotic scent -perfect!!! Easy to LOVE!!! Jasmin with patchouli (earthy-dirty) and heliothrope (it’s add a super powdery side to it). This is an extremely unique parfume-warm, dark, natural, sexy and very feminin. And hardly underrated!!! I think better for colder days but in a hot summer night filled with Love-well can be unforgettable too.

It's a very unusual jasmine - mix with patchouli gives it a bit dirty, earthy tone. It's also very powdery from the beginning to the base, but it's not a delicate powder, vise versa, very strong and into your face one. Base in not jasmin-y at all, but warm and woody. Interesting experience, great development, even those who don't like jasmite too much can find it exciting!

Right now the jasmin is blooming outside my house. I've been wearing a sample of Jasmin Kama for a few days and it really seems very natural to me. But just like the flowers, when you're too close, the scent can become overwhelming. It's a very nice perfume, but for me it lacks some freshness...

Indolic and fresh at the same time. Beautiful, just gorgous. If I'd wear soliflores and florals, I'd buy that one INSTANTLY. For a pure natural perfume it is great, buy it. At least try Ranias sample set, her perfumes are outstanding.

This is probably one of my favorite scents I've ever smelled. Just such a beautiful earthy jasmine. The wear on it is fantastic! Full bottle worthy! This would also be a fantastic floral fragrance for a man.

Starts out on me as a soapy, soft jasmine, then in 15 minutes it's a powdery, lemony candy. Yes, it's hard to find a jasmine that works on my skin, still looking...

This is exactly the smell you get when you walk past a flower bed in spring that grew next to the small train station in the village.

A new take on jasmine. I get tired of all the brazen, green jasmine scents available. This is almost boozy, never sharp, and slightly conjures the dank, earthy aspect of jasmine. Definitely something animalic happening here! The patchouli and cedar here are indifferentiable from the white flower, all three in a perfect lazy harmony. I am dizzy from smelling my wrist! Also, something powdery-sweet in the drydown I find quite delicious. This is quite beautiful, and absolutely a *must try* for all jasmine lovers. Considering the notes, and that this is a natural perfume, the longevity is quite good--about 5 hours on my skin. Don't be scared to order from her website--my sampler came with a handwritten note. :) An outstanding perfume in its class from an outstanding niche perfumeur!

I agree with Vie Café on the note pyramid, the one listed here is not conclusive. The bergamot hits at the opening and remains quite persistent on me. The musk, sandalwood and jasmine play supporting roles in this on my skin. The heliotrope gives this scent a powdery vibe, somewhat akin to the powder in YSL's Paris. It also has a similar bright sparkling nature, like in old bottles of Yvresse/Champagne. The sillage and longevity are good, about a foot from the body and longevity over four hours so far and maintaining the sillage. I find the quality good with no synthetic notes apparent. However this is more of a green/citrus scent and not so much a jasmine oriented scent. It would be on the other end of the spectrum from creamy jasmines like Serge Lutens' A la nuit.

Really gorgeous, evocative, never cloying jasmine with enough earth amid the flowers to keep it interesting. I am no great white-flowers fan (and in excess the accord gives me a headache) but no such problems with this one. Smells classy and natural, as well as fragrant as night jasmine wafting on a warm breeze. Lush and feminine and curvy. Not fantastically long-lived, and it's pretty linear - it doesn't unfold into some other wonder altogether as some Rania J things do, but continues along the same mild but seductive path. Jasmine lovers should certainly try it, and anyone openminded should give this a go even if you think it's not going to be your bag - because it just might be.

Jasmine Kama is a grand, old-fashioned floral, starting with hissy civet and rich, dense, yet spacious floralcy. It feels baroque, in shades of ivory, gold, dove-gray, and rose. It’s also distinctly soapy in an old-fashioned floral way. Soft, clean, and white, with rich damask texture. it settles into a golden amber-vanilla, fairly sweet but still hissy-sharp. This isn’t a photorealistic jasmine like the actual flower; it’s a symphonic floral in a retro style, more like Joy or Arpege, with plenty of soft musks and (restrained, elegant) animalic notes. I’m a fan, but it definitely reminds me of my grandmother.

A different take on the ubiquitous jasmine note. Jasmin Kama is not fresh and it’s not for warm weather; with the addition of patchouli and musk, this jasmine goes in a warm, dirty direction. Top is indolic, drydown is less so. I don’t have anything in my collection like it. Kind of hate to use the word interesting, but it fits this scent.

I really like this one. I never knew if I was a fan of jasmine, but this puts jasmine in the ballpark of one of my favorite notes. I find it rich and thick, yet able to be worn in the summer. I don't get much patchouli, but rich candied jasmine. It lasts for about 6-7 hours on me with medium sillage.

It really reminds me Opus IX. Not a copy but close enough. Perfectly unisex

I don't know if my experience with this is being primarily influenced by the fact that I am sampling it from a dabber decant. I wish I was getting what the other reviewers are getting from this fragrance. On my skin, the opening is faint, watery. Like a glass of bottom-shelf whisky in which a bunch of ice cubes are mostly melted. Or maybe, more like the way the glass would smell after the watery whiskey was poured out of it. As it dries down there is a powdery marshmallowy sweetness, and I do start to get hints of florals and vanilla, but these are overlaying a base of play-doh. Certainly nothing dirty, earthy, or indolic. It is also is super weak on my skin despite multiple applications, I have to really put my nose up to my arm to detect it. Bear with me here, but in hunting around for a way to bring Jasmin Kama to life on my skin, I layered with Exclamation by Coty and found that the Exclamation provided a bit of welcome heft to JK, while the JK rounded off the sharper edges of Exclamation. Feels kind of sacrilegious to try to improve this with a budget fragrance but it does, for me!

Opens very indolic and lush, a bit of alcohol, sweet, a bit soapy, lots of a very earthy jasmine. Then citrus, bergamot maybe, more jasmine-- and something tingly and fizzy made me sneeze, too! The base notes are warm and woody and support a sweet & sour jasmine. Very heavy and intoxicating, like true jasmine smells when the flowers open on hot summer evenings. This would be a great summer night perfume. This is a very strong fragrance, one spritz is enough for me. Sillage and longevity are moderate.