Oud Jasmine

This is like smelling a just-plucked jasmine flower. It is sweet and sticky like pollen and petals, rich and honeyed. Inhale too deeply and you'll find a sharp note that is a little painful to the nose -- which is exactly what I experience when smelling the actual flower -- although that only lasts for the first 10 minutes or so. It hovers over the skin like a mist, the fragrance of flowers in the hot sun, open to their full bloom and alllllllmost past their prime, like a foreshadowing of indolic overripe descent into decay, but still on this side of fresh. The oud is quite subdued, seemingly more of an anchor than a prominent co-star. I was expecting something like Al-Khat by Xerjoff, but that is a huge animalic oud bomb sweetened by jasmine, while this is jasmine jasmine jasmine with a bit of soft powdery musk. I don't know if I go nose-blind to it, but it does not seem to have great longevity on my skin, maybe a few hours. I can't see buying a full bottle because of the price (even on discounters), but I would absolutely pull the trigger if it were more reasonable.

It's more of a vintage jasmines than oud fragrance. It has that rancid jasmines ylang mix with hints of saffron, cloves, & cardamom. some cedar and slight woody notes and has nothing to do with oud! It has that vintage quality creamy type of fragrance with state of sophistication. The top notes really tricks badly that made it quite bland and repetitive somehow but as it calms down it goes quite blessing and captivating! This shouldn't be classified in oud categorys, it should be classified in floral and roses category as the roses starts to rise after 5 to 10 minutes of applying making the blend works miracles on my skin! I need to test this more to check if there is any charms it brings. Edit (3rd April 2017) I believe the tuberose rises after that bringing the spices up with mild sweetness and sharp jasmines. It reminds me allot of Millar Harris "Noix de Tubereuse" with the spice tuberose.

When compared to Jasmin Rouge the scent bubbles are indeed very similar. (I absolutely disagree that the Jasmine in JR smells artificial) However, nose to skin they are actually more different than I realized on my previous testing. OJ is a warmer, "golden" jasmine, and closer to a soliflore than JR. The background elements in OJ meld and create a fizzy, sweet kind of sun-baked sand-crusted sweet yeast roll smell. JR is, IMO, a more impressively composed scent. Yes, the jasmine there is comparatively tame (more of a neutered sweet jasmine) but the background feels more sophisticated and interesting. It reminds me of the smell of the sun-bleached dead vegetation this time of year covered in a thick morning dew; dry floral hay with cool sweet moisture? As they wear they become more similar, the jasmine in OJ backs down a little and becomes slightly more prominent in JR.

This is the best jasmine perfume I have ever smelled. It’s the stuff of jasmine dreams. Forget the oud, you can’t even smell any so don’t let that scare you away if you’re not an oud fan. This does NOT smell like TF Jasmin Rouge because that one is clearly fake jasmin and gives me a headache but this is like the highest quality pure jasmin absolute and it’s absolutely heavenly. There is tuberose and ylang ylang in there also to enhance it but this is not a floral blend, it’s a jasmin centered fragrance. If you’re not a jasmine fan....RUN!! This is an indolic jasmine but it’s so pure, there is no screechiness. I have been spoiled by this perfume and I can’t imagine any jasmine dominant perfume ever surpassing it for me. How could it?? I mean this is perfection. And the bottle and presentation is simply stunning.

This is type of Jasmine either you love it or hate it - not in between. It's a moody, aristocratic type of Jasmine; heavy contrast between heady & glowing floral heart (heavily led by Jasmine and Ylang) and slightly animalic, leathery and ambery base covered by face powder to give off that old Guerlain vibes. Oud is very subtle which is good because it'd have clashed so hard with such a strong heart notes. It makes me think of the iconic moody classics without smelling outdated, however.