Ever Bloom

I really love Ever-Bloom! I've smelt it a few times off and on in large department stores (in all honesty, I didn't even know this brand sold in the UK) and I thought that it smelt quite cheerful and quite unusual in a sea of syrupy sweet, cotton candy fragrances. I eventually got my hands on an Ever-Bloom gift set which included a shower gel, body lotion and a 50ml EdP, I have to say that its one of the few gift sets I've purchased where I have enjoyed using the shower gel and lotion, and can use the shower gel as "normal" shower gel and use a different fragrance afterwards as it doesn't compete with the scent of other frags, ditto the lotion which smells very clean and fresh. The EdP itself, so, this to me smells very familiar, cant quite place my finger on it, but there is a certain degree of nostalgia going on with this scent. There is also something distinctly Exotic about the composition which makes it different to some fragrances that are on offer from other houses. On first spray I get an aquatic blast from the lotus, but when the lotus settles down, I cannot pick out any of the other notes, its quite well blended, its essentially an aquatic, musky, shower-fresh scent that wouldn't be out of place on any occasion; its very versatile, office appropriate, signature scent worthy, spring, summer, winter, it just works The longevity and projection of this scent is decent, I sprayed this on when I got up at 7:30am, its 15:15 and I can still smell it quite moderately, its a soft skin type scent so it wont offend anyone but you will get a few "Ooh you smell nice" comments off people. A future repurchase? Yes, easily, it also helps to brighten up your day on a dark, grey, raining Winters day

I absolutely love this beauty. Tragically, it has been discontinued. I have both the EDT and the EDP and they wear and smell very similar to me. I looked through the "reminds me of..." recommendations to look for something to replace Ever Bloom. Cool Water Sea Rose was sorta close, but lacked the smooth cohesiveness of EB and it smelled sort of Bath and Body Works. (No shade to BBW - I adore their honeysuckle candle) I'm guessing the profile is the same, but maybe the ingredients were cheaper? Chanel Chance was too sharp up front and also not as soft and fresh - Chance just didn't spark joy like EB. I received a sample of Jo Malone's Peony and Blush Suede and was shocked to see it not in the reminds me of... recommendations. While it is not a dupe, it scratches my EB itch. Instead of the sweet lotus at top, PBS has sweet red apple - not screechy, just fresh. The middle is very similar in both: watery, fresh light charming florals. The dry down of EB and PBS are very similar: soft smooth skin musk. EB lasts about 5 hours but I could smell the sweet skin musk of PBS 12 hours later. Interesting discovery... Twilly is one of my favorite fall/winter scents and it and PBS were created by Christine Nagel. - gotta explore some of her other scents. I hope this helps someone move through the sad loss of Ever Bloom and find something that brings them the same joy.

This perfume is a delicious, sweet, floral mix. It reminds me of walking through a jasmine, rose, cherry blossom garden. It is strong for about 1 hour, then turns into a skin scent. However, when sprayed on clothes, it lasts for days. I recommend spraying it on clothes. I get a beautiful rose throughout all the phrases. I can definitely smell Tlotus, transparent jasmine and Bulgarian rose oil, Tunisian orange blossom, gardenia, and molecule Sylkolide. The dry-down features hinoki wood and musk. All these notes blend seamlessly. There are no sharp notes. It reminds me of a lovely floral version of Giorgio Armani Sensi, with its comfortably uplifting, sweet-smelling fragrance that lingers around you. Also, this reminds me of a better, well-done Kenzo Flower perfume vein. I can smell quality notes. It is a shame it is discontinued. It has a strong rose, cherry blossom, gardenia & jasmine smell DNA. I wear this to bed, the gym, and would wear this perfume at a wedding. I think you could wear this day or night. I think this perfume is a floral musk masterpiece. The base & wood notes do not overpower the perfume, just stabilise the base wonderfully. I am glad I have this in my collection. I think because this perfume was not heavily promoted, it went under the radar. But it is definitely worth having for a floral perfume collector.

It is absolutely amazing. I am normally a floral perfume hater, mostly because I feel like floral perfumes depict a superficial sweetness. However, Ever bloom is an explosion of, not only a powerful floral scent, but also burning passion and depth. It's not the bedroom kind of passion, it's that power woman, forever beautiful, yet ambitious and strong, who doesn't bow down to the trials of life and who can be found among us - the proud leader of a corporation, the mysterious leader of a household, forever enchanting, forever beautiful. The very depth and strength of this scent hints towards mystery - the feminine mystery. I could swear this kind of scent would be chosen by a man, because in the Japanese culture, this is the very meaning of a yamato nadeshiko, matured into an exemplary representative of women. Simply beautiful, poetic, this perfume holds a story and an eternal wish: Ever bloom - may you bloom forever, may you bloom forever beautiful and wise, forever strong, loving and that shall be your mystery. For those who say this perfume does not have personality - I can only assume that you haven't been able to understand the story. Personally, I am making this my signature fragrance with the wish it represents.

It opens with a unexpected, crisp apple note. I've come to conclusion that's the Shiseido DNA, since Murasaki Ginza and Ever Bloom EDT also share this fresh, juicy apple opening. Once the apple dissipates, you get a heavenly rosy-floral scent with a sweet musky undertone. Ever Bloom smells neither like rose, gardenia, orange blossom nor lotus, but rather like a mix of all these flowers... like the "idea" itself of flower. I personally wouldn't rank lotus as the dominant flower note. It's light and clean, but I don't get proper aquatic vibes from this scent. The drydown is musky and very close to skin. The sylkolyde musk is very appealing, sweet and vaguely floral. My only complain is that everything happens too fast: the transition between the opening, the heart and the base is fairly quick. When the evolution is as good as this, you'd like to have time to appreciate it. This is an extremely soft smell, very intimate and not very long lasting. All in all, a lovely and feminine scent, appealing and very safe for commute, crowded places and the office.

This perfume deserves more hype. I don’t know why it’s not talked about more! It’s the BEST feminine and delicate perfume. I am usually a gourmand-girl, but I just love this and think it actually suits every season and every occasion. It is definitely crowd pleasing and I would also say it’s inoffensive so it’s safe to use in the office as well (if you don’t overspray of course). But even tho it’s a lighter fragrance I have noticed that it lingers on my clothes and jackets for days! To me, it reminds me a lot of “absolutely blooming” by Dior, but just a little softer and rounder🌸 Every time I spray this I get compliments and everyone wants to know what perfume it is. I remember the first time I tried it in store I was on a shopping spree and a little later, a woman working in another store stopped me and said “excuse me, you smell SO good, what are you wearing?”, and I just knew I had to buy it. Always a compliment getter. I think it smells like a beautiful and classy girl who has everything going for her💗Definitely a hidden gem!

A really lovely, delicate rose perfume that is blended beautifully; it is uncomplicated but not linear and I adore its fresh, light but mature and understated scent. Sillage is quite intimate, which I like, but longevity it poor. It is not long lasting at all in the winter but warms up better in the summer. I see this as a Spring/Summer daytime scent that would carry you into a warm evening. I love having it in my collection but find that it really warms up and improves dramatically when layered over molecules 01, with the soft cedar base accentuating and adding depth and longevity to this beautiful perfume. If only this had been added to the original it would have been near perfection - perhaps this could be considered with a perfume version. It would be a very safe blind buy for authentic delicate rose/rose bud scent lovers. Just realised this section is for the EDP version - mine is the EDT.

I'm not overly experienced with florals, so have trouble describing the individual notes. I can only give an overall impression. To me this fragrance is soft, fresh, and very clean smelling. It's a combination of delicate, fresh, subtly sweet florals on a bed of soft, slightly powdery, clean musk. Almost soapy at the outset, as it warms up on my skin it gets sweeter and creamier. This fragrance reminds me of those pink 'musk sticks' (lolly/candy). Fresh, appealing and classy, this fragrance can take you from the gym to corporate meetings, from brunch to garden soirees. Elevated, lovely and refined, perfect for engagements and weddings! Likely a good transitional fragrance to suit most seasons. Pleased to have this beautiful, very versatile fragrance in my wardrobe :)

LOVE THIS! I am only on my second bottle because I tried so many other fragrances but BOY! This is an OG I would always go back to. This is a fresh, floral scent, absolutely feminine - something that my husband also appreciates. A lovely daytime scent in the spring and summer. It smells like a youthful fresh flower bouquet and stays this way. There is not much changing in the drydown for me but I like it this way! Also I am lucky to say that the rose is barely there - I get headaches from rose perfumes. This is - to my nose - mainly lotus, jasmine and gardenia. Lovely!

Of course, yet again, the Holy Trinity of Perfumes for me right here: Bulgarian rose, orange blossom and musk! My husband knows me so well - got this one as a birthday present from him! I only wear it in autumn and a bit in November, December and January, just when I feel like it, depends on the mood. The floral scents overall tone down quite fast on my skin but I still sense them faintly after 5 or 6 hours. So it doesn't last for more than let's say 6 or 7 hours overall, but it becomes intimate so I think it's a great value for the money!

This is my favorite "I feel special today" fragrance. And my husband adores it. I blind bought it because I like Shiseido products and japanese culture. I was pleasantly surprised. I do have to reapply a little too frequently. Very different than Rising Sun, which lasts forever. I am pretty new to fragrances, so no idea what the notes are that I enjoy so much with this fragrance. What really amazed me about this one was that it transferred to my cat and lasted longer on him.

I am once again impressed by Aurelien Guichard's ability to make boring structures absolutely fascinating. This time he reworked a soft rosy floral with fruity undertones and somehow everything shimmers and flows. The fragrance has been mixed beautifly. But the best part is that it radiates an aura of pink and white girliness which is not too sweet and just woody enough to be genuinely cute. Good stuff.

This was my weeding perfume. A beautiful fresh rose scent, gentle, with a musky finish! So it's light, fresh, balanced and mature. Not sweet, just pure beauty, very appropriate and lovely. One big minus is the longevity, its pretty weak and for the price point I would love be a bit stronger. So basically I bathed in this perfume!

Very similar to Juicy Couture Couture Couture, maybe less sweet. A classy white floral. I love it but not nearly as much as I love Zen (2007) which is way more special. Not worth the hefty price tag. I can get a 90ml bottle four times cheaper and still I'm not sure whether I need it as I already have similar frags.

After using some samples I can say "Wow" this is an explosion of white flowers! Airy but strong and long lasting too! I adore all kind of flowers, this scent could represent my personality well enough. The dry down is pleasantly woody and that's what I like the most in perfumes. I'll put some thought into it.

I passed by this fragrance before because with a name like 'ever bloom' I had it pegged as a boring floral. I tried it and was surprised how much I enjoyed it. At first it's almost aquatic, but it quickly turns into a strong, sweet jasmine that I love. 7/10

Always have received compliments while wearing this! It was mom's then I borrowed it and ended up keeping it for myself. It's very classy, like you're carrying a bouquet of white florals with you. Really light to wear, and an inoffensive fragrance

very unique and interesting floral scents, not blind buy safe!! long-lasting with good sillage.

This a nice summer spring floral type of fragrance.

I like it in its kind. It's a gentle, slightly acquatic floral with a tenacious quality. I guess the acquatic edge comes from lotus, not from ozonic notes and that's why Ever Bloom smells rounder than most ozonic ones. Not a common fruity-basket, more of a romantic floral and quite intense on fabrics. It smelled nice on my skin and lasted many days on a paper. This is not thin. Like many florals it has a tenacious heart that unfolds in time. It's a romantic perfume for a walk in spring. It's very wearable and it will adjust to many outfits. Anyway it has a longlasting radiating quality like suede or something smooth I cannot quite point at. It smells synthetical but not bad, actually a bit warm. EB is not harsh woody in the end like many moderns ones, which is a plus IMO. The bottle looks very nice. Edit: here it comes again... I want it! The more I smell this perfume the more I'm intrigued by it. It all started very quietly without fireworks and confetti, but it kept flooring me from the paper. This perfume includes a lot of qualities from other faves of mine. It has a luscious gardenia almost sugary but not sickening like Amarige. It smells more like tiarè. My fave flowers (apart from osmanthus) are there. The wood, whatever hinoki is, smells so soft and rounder without piercing edge and not bitter in the end. A fraction of Cacharel Gloria is there, too. Another fraction from an old Atkinsons white floral not listed here. All together it smells a big chemical flowerball thrown at your face, but sometimes it is exactly what I need. There is a comforting vibe here and I don't know if it is a memory thing or something new. I cannot see similarities with Cavalli's Paradiso, which I don't like at all. It has a similar longevity like EL Pleasures that lasted for ages on skin and fabrics and kept amplifying, only not as pungent as Pleasures. The perfumed card is steaming in my house after days and even stronger! I don't know what kind of chemicals they use here. Something that will be found to be allergenic/harmful/polluting in 20 years? I don't know but it has radiating properties. The first Feminitè de Bois was marketed by Shiseido and I loved it, another radiating one and still it is packed with synthetics. I'll have to wear this Ever Bloom for a few days and see if the flowerball is a serious thing or a whim.

Ever Bloom is a nice fragrance, but I think its flanker Ginza Flower is much better. Both are pretty blends of orange blossom and aquatic florals that smell like a smooth, pretty fantasy flower covered with dewdrops. Fresh, a little creamy and pretty for springtime. This one smells a little more like a generic floral though, it‘s not as smoothly blended and borders on soapy. It dries down to a sweet, powdery musk and violet blend that buries the clean and crisp florals. It‘s not bad, but it doesn‘t really work on my skin, I liked it better when I only smelled it on a paper strip - on the blotter it stays fresh through the drydown, without heavy musk and powder. If soapy and powdery florals are your thing, this could be great for you. But if you want something fresh that also has depth, better try Ever Bloom Ginza Flower.

As soon as I spray this, it's super fresh, intoxicating and interesting. After around 15 minutes, it settles onto a sweet (not really gourmand territory though) floral. I feel no white flowers or woods, only lotus, some rose and sweet notes. It's very ageless, even though I'd say that the perfect age range is from 25 to 65. As I like fresher perfumes, this comes as quite sweet, so to me it's a winter fragrance. There's something vanilliac about it, it's very subtle, and I don't know where it comes from. It's also powdery, it's not a "fresh cut" floral. Nevertheless, I've grown to like it a lot. It's like a lotus scented powdered sugar, if it makes any sense at all. It has outstanding longevity, and good projection. It gets me tons of compliments too!

I'm an 18-year-old girl living in Finland, so with cold winters and dry weather I was a bit hesitant as to how this sort of flowery scent would perform during winter. But this - oh my god. This is one of those scents that attracts your attention the minute you smell it around you, in the best way possible. It's subtle, gorgeous though not too unique. I never get complimented with scents, but this is the one that when applied on skin, it just gets anyone near to get a better sniff. 5/5, awesome, would buy again.

Smells very pretty. Fresh and clean vibe. Foral & musk is an accurate scent description. This reminds me of that sweet clean beautiful scent of people who have just came out of the shower. Very easy and feminine everyday perfume. Also, its not powdery on me thankfully, because I don't like that note. Lasts pretty long as well, for me it's been about 9 hrs still can smell it on my skin. I wish the flankers were more available in the US but they are really impossible to find here.

After I sniffed it from the bottle, I thought, it was going to be too strong and floral for my taste. When I sprayed it out, I was surprised, that it was quite good, not too overpowering floral fragrance. It stayed that way for some time. Unfortunately, it changed into strong cloying floral after some time. I think it's not the worst of floral perfumes, but it's not one of my possible favorites. I must mention that jasmine and orange blossom are super strong in this one.

Shiseido has a really good track record with fragrances (feminité du bois, the zen line), so I thought I might try what they are making today. The packaging made me fear for the worst, as did the list of notes (we've had more than enough white florals in recent years). The perfume itself was a pleasant surprise: a sort of Amarige without the nastiness, a bright, fresh, sweet white flowers fragrance with a soft, soapy tone. Nothing earth-shattering, but pleasant

A bit drier than the edt, less fresh, yet still in category ithink. Different floral thanedt, but a floral still, creamier The musk andwood give a light pencil wood feel, paper perhaps, a but of aquafruit, slight bitter. Elegant too Edit after few hours .. The notes make me swoon but this didnt do much on my skin, the ginza version and edt didmore for me, theedp faded into nothing much. Very elegant and softline of scents. Try this on its own and see

My first review here! This is a perfume which energize you, gives positive energy. And it's just delicious. I'm not a floral type, but I want to use this one in spring, summer en even in fall and winter when I wake up and need some good mood. It's sweet but not annoing sweet and very long lasting. It's a little bit girlish but hey my son said yesterday "mum your perfume smells delicious!" Then I thought It's worthy :)

Fresh, alluring floral scent. Cheerful and truly nice, perfect for spring and summer and even early fall. Musky base is quite delicate and it's a final pleasant accord in this well balanced composition. Update: However, it's intense floral scent. You must love this sort of thing to be able to enjoy it.

Lovely floral perfume with hints of woodiness, with a musky dry down. I find this to be a rather more intimate scent, and I don't really mind though. It smells sophisticated and feminine enough that I'm pretty confident if anyone gets close while I have this on.

The opening is nothing to write home about. But the drydown is really really pleasant. Subtle and quite casual, but still elegant and well put together. There’s an almost fizzy dimension to it, like a sweet sparkling beverage. It’s very enjoyable.

It’s a beautiful floral fragrance, not too light not too heavy. But it’s not for me, it smells a bit too florally and it’s a little bit on the mature side. Not criticizing, as it is a good fragrance, it’s just not for me.

As a white flower lover, I had no choice but to like this. Musky in a lightly whispering way. It's gentle and minimal, enchanting and delicate.

Molto simile a Jeu d'Amour di Kenzo

*Note: I live in Brazil. Opens light, kind of fresh. Middle notes are really sweet. Dry down is very powdery and somehow, at the opening, it kinda reminds me of a wine smell. I got it as a gift from my aunt who brought it from Europe. At very first spray, I really like it. Then it starts to deepen and deepen as the minutes go by. By the middle it's already a lot sweeter and at the dry down it's way too powdery. It lasted more than 8 hours on my skin. We are now on summer, rainy days, hot and humid so I really hope I'll be able to wear it on winter cooler days (rare here). Maybe it's that kind of fragrance that only suits some countries. I'm not confident if I'll be able to comfortably wear it because, honestly, it smells like an old lady to me. Around her 60's or 70's. Well, that's my aunt's age and maybe that's why she decided to bring it to me as a gift. She got me a 30ml bottle which will last at least 10 years because 1 single spray goes a long way. Maybe till then I'll like it more since I'll be older... I don't know. I hope it grows on me. I'm not getting rid of it anyway. For emotional reasons and for, after all, it's not a bad scent. Just not my type, yet... **Edit after 1y4m: I've tried to wear it more this past year. Some of my impressions are the same, some have changed. I started to like it a little more, but I can't deny the fact that I only love it for the first 10 minutes (it's when it's lighter, fresh, slightly sweet and delicate). After that, it starts to get too powdery and it lingers till the end. It doesn't last for 8 hours anymore, I don't know why! Maybe it's my skin, maybe the weather... Still, I'm trying to understand it each day and, perhaps, it's going to be a favorite someday...

Ever Bloom Eau Sensuelle is my first experience with Shiseido as a perfume maker, and I have to say I think it's just a little lackluster, although I do like it. It smells about like you'd expect looking at that clean, pink bottle: a fluffy cloud of a scent, floral and sweet without straying anywhere near candy territory. And above all very girly and kind of innocent, but not to the point of being juvenile. A little synthetic, but not in an unpleasant way - this aspect actually contributes to the scent's clean, harmonious vibe. As it dries down it becomes warmer and gains a little depth, and in that incarnation it sticks around all day. Very nice, but, at least to my nose, not very special or intriguing. Then again this is just not the kind of fragrance I'm drawn to, and I can easily imagine it ticking all the boxes for someone who is. Worth a try!

02. September 2015 Not sure what they were thinking by releasing such a light and springtime fragrance in Europe in autumn??! Im rather unimpressed by it, it starts out very clean and as a super stron jasmine-lotus combo, but then about an hour later the gardenia becomes more and more prominent. The scent is rather very simple and i agree it has a resemblance to Cavalli's "Paradiso", but "Everbloom" is better IMO. If only the lotus in the opening would be less agressive.... The sillage is moderate and lasting power rather good up to 5 hrs. Not their best though and i would expect more commitment for their next release. Would like to know how the parfum extrait absolu will smell... hope would be better composition, than the EDP

Spring summery, virtually identical to the l'occitane des grasses collection. This smells exactly the same as many springy time white florally frags on the market. Dubiously labelled aspects of chemicals mimicking white florals, bit of musk, and hey presto! You get this underwhelming excuse for a new fragrance. Oh well.

Usually I am a huge fan of Shiseido's fumes, but this one is really a disappointment! The opening is very intense and over sweet, blast with white floral and aquatic notes. Blunt and bold, not elegant at all. This is a bad try for Shiseido.

It is a lotus scent but it lacks character. The smell and the bottle, even the name, don't fit the Japanese house's image. Really wrong, watery, girly. Next.

It's floral, but I can't recognize any particular flowers. Scent is like generic soap.

I don't like it . It smells like rotten flowers and roses.very bad

Boring, "cheap" smell, a big zero for me. Shame on you Shiseido.

This perfume reminds me a lot of Pearly Lotus by The Master Perfumer. Both perfumes are not my personal taste. I guess the strong lotus note keeps reminding me of cleaning supplies. I also hate the dry down on my skin. It's not for me.

The biggest surprise with Ever Bloom was how incredibly long lasting and powerful it ended up on my skin. I heard so much about it being quite meh in terms of silage and longevity but based on my experience, that's probably one of the strongest scents I've ever tried as it kept radiating 24+ hours. Probably I'm just lucky but I'm still impressed. As for the scent itself, it's beautiful, it's lovely to wear but something's just missing there. I don't feel, despite how nice it is, that Ever Bloom has got that special something that can make it your top favorite fragrance or even make you grab it in store immediately. But that's not to ever say that it's bad - I simply wish there was a bit more to it. The opening was very light, watery and fresh, and felt like bottled spring. However, as time went by, the scent got increasingly heavier, and jasmine overpowered absolutely every trace of gardenia, lotus and rose. The wateriness also thickened and kept in tandem with jasmine. The scent kept radiating throughout the whole day and it was still there the next day. For me, it's extremely strong and longlasting. However, I wasn't a fan of the bizarre thickening of what essentially was a beautiful fresh floral scent. Overall, it's fine, quite good quality, and definitely worth checking out if you're into florals as this can easily become an everyday go-to frag.

I like gardenia a lot, but I mostly know its colder and/or mushroomy side. However, in Ever Bloom there is a solar radiance to this whole composition that puts warmth and light in all those fleshy petals. I detect the gardenia and jasmine, but this fragrance is kaleidoscopically well-blended. At first it seems sheer like a veil, but a few hours of wear reveals a body and presence that bespeaks depth underneath a palette of predictable-looking white flowers. Aurelien Guichard is my favorite perfumer, and I’d try anything he has a hand in with confidence and anticipation! PS Reminds me a lot of Charlie Red, a drugstore cheapie that everybody sleeps on; it smells like divine soap.

Its a sweet floral sensual parfum, close to the skin, will not leave a trace if you pass by. Spring and summer style. If you like Chanel chance eau tendre for example, you like this to, its that kinde of perfume. I like it a lot, but i also have Eau tendre, ma vie Huggo boss, so i am in to that kind of perfumes. In winter i like the more heavy kind like chanel coco mademoiselle and j adore Dior. And yes tis one has i soapy thing in it to, but on a hot day after a fresh shower, tis is what makes it compleet, put on a nice dress, high heels, pop the parfum in your bag and go out, you will feel like a beautifull woman.

Flower's Explosion here. 10.000 Petals and white Honey and sugar and almonds. A triumph of joy in the hearth of a super hot spring. Lightly fruity and watery as well. I like it very much for the non-depressing mood it gives, but 0 unicity. Recall flowery scents of the 90s like Fleur de Rocaille (1993), Grand Fleurì, l'eau de Monteil, Fleur d'eau de Rochas, eau d'eden, Narcisse Chloe .. those kind, a modern and fresh version of a 90s water fruity giant flowers frag. A bit Deodorant Style, but it is a pleasure, make you smile. lift you up. The bottle is amazing ruined by the cherry l'Occitane color.

In fact, Ever Bloom is not as light and simple as you can think looking at description and bottle. It is warm and even sweet white floral with a beatiful, though not unique (reference to Roberto Cavalli Eau de Parfum) heart. It starts off with a whiff of white flowers, fresh and somewhat soapy. Soon the scent becomes warmer and sweeter when orange flower combined with jasmine come to the scene. This combination is rather similar to Roberto Cavalli edp / Roberto Cavalli Paradiso, maybe a bit more floral (minus vanilla) and lighter. Not a bad try for Shiseido.

Tried it today and got pleasently surprised. Honestly was expecting something light and girly pink but this is quite far from that category. Ever bloom is actually "perfumey" perfume. At first I detect true fresh rose, but very soon milky gardenia and sexy musk is all I smell. Jasmine is prominent as well,but it seems as a alone element, gardenia is the one blended with musk. It reminded me a bit of Narciso EDP,but without that ruberry cloying feel of the latter. I am quite impressed with the bottle as well. Just what the doctor ordered!