Jade

This scent is a little hard to pin down, but I'll do my best to describe it! The overall feel is very rich, spicy, and almost sweet due to the vanilla, but almost is the key word there. Initially, I get a lot of white floral and a little bit of the blood orange and a bit of the magnolia. The tuberose and jasmine are the most prominent notes for the first half hour or so, and there's something about how those white florals mix with the other notes that gives it a tropical, almost coconut-like feeling for a bit. Then I get very noticeable vanilla, oakmoss, amber, and musk throughout, as well as what I think is the opium, though I'm not very well-versed on this note, so I can't say for sure. The sandalwood is adding to the overall spiciness, but the scent doesn't feel extremely woody to me which is why I don't find the sandalwood to be as easily distinguishable. There is woodiness present, but I wouldn't categorize this as an overall woody perfume. The vanilla and amber (and the white florals earlier on) make this fragrance very creamy and rich, which I love. Contrasted with the earthiness of the oakmoss, the powdery-ness from the opium and the musk, and the spiciness from the sandalwood (and the fact that this is apparently spicy vanilla, rather than just regular vanilla), makes it a very interesting scent, that I almost want to call "exotic," most likely due to the spices. The reason I'm finding it a bit different to pin down is that it seems that whenever I get a whiff of it in passing, it smells slightly different. Sometimes it's very warm and creamy, sometimes it's got more spice, and sometimes the musk dominates and makes it smell a touch like a men's cologne. Which interestingly doesn't bother me in the slightest despite the fact that I am not particularly fond of anything that one would liken to men's cologne. For just a brief moment, it reminded me of the Narciso Rodriguez For Her EDT with the prominent musk (that particular perfume I found to be too masculine on my skin), but much more enjoyable, in my opinion. The projection is pretty standard- not enormous, but not a skin scent either- and the longevity seems to be very good. I suspect this oil will last for the rest of the day since the other oil I have from this house (Jade & Topaz) lasts and lasts. I have only worn it in the heat and it works surprisingly well for such a rich fragrance. I see myself wearing this regularly for the rest of the summer. And though I haven't tried it in the winter yet, my guess is that it would be well-suited for cold weather too. Sage Machado is definitely a house that I want to try more offerings from as I have been really impressed with what I've tried so far.

Jade is a sensual tropical white floral with an Oriental base. Creamy carnal tuberose, sinful jasmine, languid magnolia blending with myrrh, oakmoss, vanilla, sandalwood, opium and tons of seductive musk. It reminds me of Bvlgari tuberose mystique but minus the black current, and davana and a bigger dose of myrrh and musk. This is heady, seductive. Hot summer nights ahead. Damn sexy.