Jasmin Rouge

I usually reach for my "Jasmin Rouge" when I am in my "femme fatale" mood (which can be any day or night, really), but still ought to "behave" myself. It opens up on me with powerful ylang-ylang sprinkled with ginger and mandarin juice. I do not get any cinnamon or pepper, and cardamon must be "in disguise" somewhere, as it is imperceptible to me too. Jasmine here is neither sharp nor animalistic, and due ylang-ylang's strength, it gains into a tuberose-like smoothness at the start. It can feel rather confusing, but with time, jasmine regains it more classic/familiar self, with indolic notes coming through, supported by neroli. Labdanum and vanilla are narcotic-like in their duet, long before other perfumers started using the expression for their creations. Projection is very good, sillage is beautiful and lasting power is out of this world (those were the times when the price ws justified by how little of the perfume was needed to last a day without any "top ups" needed). I suppose the word "Rouge" was meant to convey the sensuality of the fragrance, rather than the colours that it invokes. Personally, I see the bouquet as golden-cream, with an occasional speck of carmine red & ochre popping through. "Jasmin Rouge" is the LBD of my fragrance wardrobe as it can be dressed up or down for any occasion and during any time of the year, by simply selecting an extra spray for intensity, or keeping it on the "classic" points only. It is also the scent that I associate with Tom Ford himself, especially his early work at YSL and Gucci, as his collections were always provocative, daring, but, at the same time, did not go overboard, were perfectly wearable for the right occasions and were the earliest transcenders between male and female clothes (in my memory). This is why even though "Jasmin Rouge" is considered to be a female fragrance, I can very well see it on a man in an evening jacked of velvet and silk satin, tuxedo trousers and no shirt, with sunshades on after 9 pm...oh, hang on - this is "La Dolce Vita" by Federico Fellini! - I just had my man lose the shirt and the tie (LOL). Yes, "Jasmin Rouge" is an early Tom Ford with silk and satin and velvet, deep cuts, sleek silhouettes, endearing arrogance of youth, sexuality and stylish living; its Hedonism in a garnet red bottle, sharp-edged and enticing, and AB-SO-LUTE-LY IRRESISTIBLE. Enjoy!

I bought it at the Macy's on Herald Square in Manhattan, New York City. The sales lady was very attentive and told me, while sampling other Tom Ford fragrances, that after three of them, my nose would go 'blind'. I was enchanted with Jasmin Rouge. The opening note is straight up jasmine or jasmine sambac. It's a rich, opulent, sexy, glamorous jasmine. There is a vintage feel to it. Makes me think of gorgeously sexy Old Hollywood stars known for their powerful feminine allure, top of their sex goddess game - Rita Hayworth, Ava Gardner, Elizabeth Taylor, Sophia Loren. There is a lipstick and rouge vibe; almost theatrical make up style i.e. dark smoky eye shadow, bold or blood red lips, in a cabaret fashion or even Goth 'vampire chic' fashion. This perfume definitely matches up with a formal gown, a classy long evening dress with a slit to reveal one leg, plunging neckline to reveal beautiful bosoms. It is not a unisex and definitely for a woman who is aware of the power of her beauty and her charm. She is a bold floral fragrance of the night. To get technical with it regarding the notes, to my nose, it's mainly jasmine; to the point of becoming a one note soliflore. But I can detect the ginger and cinnamon spice accords. It gives it a bit of a kick. But not too spicy. The dry down, which comes rather quickly, is a dark wood accord. There is also leather or suede; but not very much of it. And a very bright amber. There is a dash of vanilla. At times it gives you a Samsara by Guerlain vibe. She is sweet and at the same time seductive. It lasts a long time, hours, probably more than 5. There is also a clean, polished, elegant, sophisticated and expensive aura about it. The prices for the large and smaller sizes are over 100 and up to 500 so yeah it's expensive. This perfume will add to your sex appeal. It is a man killer. But because it is a spicy jasmine, it's suited to winter and fall seasons. This is not a casual will wear it to the grocery store or to pick up kids in school kind of scent. It is for dinner dates, for night clubbing, for going to the theater, or for weddings (as a guest not the bride). I wore this baby to the musical Back to the Future on Broadway and felt the fragrance wafting up throughout the night. I love it and would want to keep buying it. It is an addictive jasmine.

My favorite tea - the only tea I drink almost - is jasmine. This perfume somehow manages to smell exactly like that to me, especially on the initial spray, even though there aren't any tea notes (technically). Jasmine is absolutely at the forefront here, but there is a slight fresh, watery and green quality to the jasmine here that gives it this vibe. It reminds me of rainy evenings curled up with a mug of my jasmine tea and a book and I find that ever-so comforting. What I really enjoy is, as it dries down, I definitely get a hint of that woody-spicy in there and it becomes more and more woody on my skin. Slightly amber, but I get more wood here to be honest (not bad, I love woody scents). BUT, the most critical thing is that it doesn't lose complexity for me. I get the fresh spiced wood and I can still smell that initial hit of jasmine tea even a few hours after I've sprayed it and, often, florals can be overtaken by amber and woody notes in fragrances. That well-blended aspect, along with the fantastic sillage and longevitity, makes me justify the price point. That's not always the case with Tom Ford (looking at you, Lost Cherry). I never really get any fruity or vanilla notes and I can only maybe detect other florals if I try very very hard. This is great because I WANT it to stay a woody jasmine tea. There's a lot of elegance to this fragrance. I can imagine a well-groomed mid-40s woman in a long red silk dress at some museum fundraiser. She floats as she walks and has a charming smile. There's something grown up about Jasmine Rouge - which isn't always a given with white florals - but it also doesn't smell TOO old. It has decent longevity for me (around 6-8 hours). I have a super sensitive nose that often gets very testy and, honestly, Tom Ford rarely fails me on this aspect because his blending and balance are good (and he doesn't use tons of musks in most of his bases). It's an easy 10/10, but of course white florals are among my favorite notes out there.

My husband bought this for me as a birthday gift several years ago and I love, love it! I also love the story of how he chose it. He described me to the guy behind the perfume counter at Neiman Marcus as a dainty belle with an edge. I love that he sees me this way! This is the fragrance the sales associate recommended based on that description, and he couldn’t have gotten it more perfect even if he had known me for years! I love quality fragrances, but I’ve always struggled. The popular fragrances that smell dreamy on others smell awful on me. Fragrances tend to turn quickly on my skin to something weird and dank, especially the florals I love. I’ve tried so many and been so disappointed. They also tend to not last long on me. Jasmine Rouge is a wonderful exception. It works on me! It smells just as heavenly hours later. The fragrance evolves on my skin throughout the day, and it is always beautiful. I definitely get strong notes of Jasmine. It’s sweet and floral at first and then shifts toward spicy, feminine leather on the drydown. It’s artsy and exotic with the ideal amount of masculinity to keep the floral from being too sweet. I wish my nose were sophisticated enough to identify all the gorgeous notes, but alas, I’m not able to distinguish the subtler scents. All I know is it is divine. To me, this is a perfect scent for all occasions and times of the year. It’s sexy, intelligent and mysterious. Just as appropriate for work when spritzed very sparingly as for date night when I can enjoy applying a little more. The bottle is beautiful too, although I keep it in a drawer instead of displaying it to protect it from sunlight. It brings to mind what I imagine the Parisian salons of the 1920s literary and art crowd would be like - with treasures from the orient and leather-bound books all spilling out through open French doors into a courtyard overgrown with jasmine. We’ll done, Tom Ford!

My all-time favorite scent. I had a champaca tree in my childhood yard that my dad tended, and every summer I looked forward to smelling the creamy florals whenever I stepped outside. It smells similar to jasmine, but deeper and more indolic. I searched EVERYWHERE for a scent that emulated it, but everything fell short. I saw that Tom Ford had a champaca scent and immediately went to try it out. To my dismay, it smelled nothing like the champaca I knew and loved, and was heavy in all the wrong places. Disappointed, I picked up the pretty red bottle of Jasmin Rouge next to it and spritzed out of curiosity. My jaw dropped. THIS was the smell I’ve been looking for. It was incredibly creamy and so animalistic and indolic, and everything I was looking for to emulate that nostalgic scent from my childhood home. I never felt so blown away by a perfume. I spent the next year or so looking for a more affordable jasmine scent that could have a similar effect. Alien by Mugler was far too artificial and nauseated me, Lust by Lush had a waxy middle note that reminded me too much of old lipstick, and while A La Nuit by Serge Lutens was beautiful, its other notes of honey and powdery benzoin diluted the jasmine in the dry down. Knowing my obsession for Jasmin Rouge, my partner gifted it to me for my birthday. I’ve had it for a few years now, and I’ve only fallen more in love with it. The sillage is atomic: one spritz on my neck and the people downstairs were wondering where the jasmine scent was coming from, before I even left my room. A bit of it rubbed onto my leather jacket’s collar and it smelled like Jasmin Rouge for WEEKS. As it settles down, it becomes sweeter and creamier as the indole takes a backseat. But the white florals are still center-stage until you hop in the shower. It is just everything I was looking for in a scent.

Very occasionally the Tom Ford hype train is to be believed. When it comes to Jasmin Rouge, this is one of those times. If you don't like naturalistic, heady jasmine, this isn't for you. Run screaming. If you are obsessed with narcotic, naturalistic, intoxicating jasmine, you are in for a most delightful treat. Alien who?? I'm a bit confounded by the expansive note pyramid, because aside from a few murmuring whispers of the cinnamon and clary sage (honestly a stroke of genius here and not something I expected to bolster the starring flower), I detect only the purest sunny jasmine. And what a trail, what an aura she leaves. I've been looking for the kind of jasmine that wafts over the hot concrete sidewalks in summertime heat miles before you even catch a glimpse of the flowers. I've been looking for the jasmine I smelled poolside in an illicit night rendezvous - shapes in the shadows, suggestion, flirtation, surrender - and then I saw it, sprawling organically, hugely over the back wall, a massive jasmine overgrowth - inviting and lush and heated and utterly forbidden to me, much like everything else that ruled that encounter. It's beginning to edge out Salome in terms of my signature. Alternating between both seems to be key. If it's not utterly, riotously sensuous, I want no part of it. Sillage is epic and gorgeous and sinuous. Use sparingly, or your whole life will be redolent with Jasmin Rouge (which is perfectly fine by me, but for others? Courtesy should be exercised.) A soliflore of my dreams. Blindingly beautiful. Intoxicating as hell. What on earth are you waiting for? Whether worn by day or night, for all my life, I'll be desperately, hopelessly in love.

There are two types of reaction to jasmine soliflores: first, there are people who say ‘oh yesss, bring it on!’ while the other group runs screaming to open the windows... Then again, not all jasmine fragrances provoke such extreme reactions, because even among them one can discern several types: (1) strong, dirty, indolic jasmine, e.g. Lush Lust, Carthusia Gelsomini di Capri or Nasomatto Nuda, (2) soft, sweetish and pleasant jasmine, e.g. the sadly discontinued Guerlain Jasminora, The Body Shop Indian Night Jasmine or Yves Rocher Tender Jasmin, (3) the unclassifiable cold, aloof, alien jasmine, as in Bvlgari Jasmin Noir or - Mugler Alien. Now, Tom Ford Jasmin Rouge belongs to the second, inoffensive category; it is very pretty and feminine. Aside from jasmine, the only notes that I can detect are lemon/bergamot in the beginning and a tiny bit of leather and vanilla in the drydown. It doesn’t have monster sillage, but it’s very long lasting (8+ hours easily). The only thing to dislike about this fragrance is its obnoxious price: 240€ for a 50ml bottle. Honestly I have no idea why someone would wanna pay that much money for a jasmin fragrance, when there are some excellent and much cheaper alternatives out there, such as the aforementioned Jasminora (if you can get hold of it), or Tender Jasmin (which is widely available and very reasonably priced). If I ever get rich and famous (or just rich lol), I might treat myself and buy this frag; but it is much more likely that it’ll be discontinued long before I make my first million.

A very, very jasmine perfume. And almost realistically so. I honestly thought this would be a bit darker given the name “rouge” and the presence of amber, leather, and woodsy notes. Perhaps it’s the overpowering nature of the jasmine and neroli. The impression I had from the opening was jasmine and a touch of creaminess from the vanilla but it’s barely there. The bergamot gave it a pinch of green-ess quality to it, giving you that picking a fresh jasmine from its bush. The leather is almost nowhere to be found here. You kind of pick it up as it dries down — the woods, amber, and leather combined gives this perfume some dry almost tart quality to it as it dries down with a bit of warmth that’s almost unnoticeable. The jasmine and neroli shines through and through, start to finish. This perfume honestly shines better in warmer weather. The heat lifts the sillage more. Unlike the experience that others had with this perfume, it performed better on me. On skin, it lasted about 5-6 hours but lasted 8-10hrs on my shirt. Projection is about arms length if not a little more for a few hours while giving a good moderate sillage while at it. Overall, I quite enjoyed this fragrance although I’m a guy. I think guys can perfectly wear this, this is a perfect summer / spring perfume if you’re a guy looking for an alternative fresh perfume that’s going to stand out from the usual fresh spring / summer perfumes in the market. Indeed, this is a jasmine fragrance but this is very beautiful and not heady at all.

It smells a bit like jasmine pearl tea, which is one of my favourite things to smell. And so, I bought it because I loved it when I tried it at a store. But when I put it on once the package came in I kind of regretted doing it. It smells fresh and soapy clean in a way that just doesn't work when you've just come home from work, rain soaked and worn out. I took a very long shower but it still lingered for hours, which is impressive. It's not only jasmine, but it does feel like just a lot of loud flower. A hint of some spice, citrus and wood, but only a hint you actively have to pay attention to. Remarkably, one of the few perfumes that state to smell like jasmine and actually do without feeling artificial. I wish the other notes developed more but I also appreciate the scent doesn't wildly change over time. It feels reliable and natural. I think this one could be a lot more unisex if it weren't for the vanilla. If I'm wearing this in the evening or colder seasons, it'd have to be a dressy and formal occasion, Otherwise it's just too femme for me. Genuinely something I look forward to wearing in spring and summer however. I can just feel the breeze and the sunshine on my face with this one. Like other Tom Ford perfumes I've tried I'll have to get used to wearing it and I might limit it to just one spritz since it's so strong, but I bet it'll attract a lot of positive attention, humans and bees alike.

I stumbled across this beauty years ago while on the hunt for my "ideal" jasmine scent. I was looking for a photo-realistic jasmine -- something that reminded me of my grandpa's jasmine plant in the backyard... and I have to say, it delivered in that respect. The fragrance is relatively linear from start to finish, and I feel that the jasmine is lush, creamy, and slightly indolic, but not overly so; it's not a completely pure, innocent jasmine, but it also doesn't read too "forward" or "dirty." It smells quite natural. On me, the lengthy list of spices and additional notes only serve to round out and gently support what is otherwise a realistic jasmine soliflore. If you're looking for something that isn't the scent of pure, unabashed jasmine all the way, you might be disappointed by its relative simplicity (as well as its rather hefty Tom Ford price tag). If, like me, you're looking for a memory in a bottle, you might want to give this one a try. Longevity isn't the greatest, especially compared to some of the other TF powerhouses, some of which have been known to last all day and into the next morning on my skin. It also isn't an all-day sillage monster (on me, anyway). A part of me wishes it were, but I also recognize the benefits of its middle-of-the-road performance, as it seems to adapt fairly well to various seasons and occasions. Bottom line: I love it for what it is.

I went to a perfume store in Tirana to buy Delina. I sprayed Delina on my wrist and it felt too much at the beginning so I was smelling other perfumes... When I smelled TF Jasmin Rouge I felt like I travelled back in time to my childhood. I don't identify which part of my childhood exactly but sure I loved this sensation and smell... It's weird because I always hoped that TF Velvet Orchid would smell like this and I was kind of disappointed when I knew it didn’t. But this one... Wow.. A mysterious lady whose name could be Jasmin since she leaves this deep Jasmin scent while walking with her bouncing hair while her high heels make their tak tak noise...You could fall in love with this woman but you don't chase her since the scent is making you doubt if she was real or just your fantasy. Wow... What a unique floral soapy woody scent. Simple but still mysterious. It makes me wanna doll up and go to the fanciest lounge with a slow catwalk wearing a classy black shirt with classy black cowboy trousers with dark purple lipstick and high heels. And who knows... If someone would ask for my name I would lie and say "Jasmin" :P so yeah, I bought it and I will make this fantasy happen this friday...BTW: I bought Delina too in the end because it developed nicely on my skin... I will write my review there too.

This should be named "ylang ylang rogue" or something to the effect because of the dominating sweetness of yellow floral ylang ylang! If you love ylang-ylang this could be a great pick for you because the composition is good and the power and sillage are excellent for a white/yellow floral. I get ylang ylang mixed with jasmine at the center of this composition. It is full bodied and sweet but not quite indolic (thank god!) and somehow bright at the same time, very well blended. I asked my fiancé if this smelled like poop and he said definitely not, but that it smelled expensive and good (and he knows nothing about perfume brands!). I also get the beautiful amber at the heart of this fragrance and some non-descript spices (touch of cinnamon? the ginger/pepper are not even detectable as notes). This is a beautiful fragrance but personally for the price, I am not so crazy about ylang-ylang and would rather get a more pure rendition of jasmine like Van Cleef and Arpel's California Reverie because of the memories I attach to jasmine. This one is a "night out" jasmine where as the Van Cleef is a cozy jasmine for home or even a wedding! 8.5/10

This perfume is one of the first "real" fragrance that I smelt. I remember stealing a sample of this from my mom's purse and fell in love with it immediately. Tom Ford Jasmin Rouge is the perfect jasmine and white flowers perfume to me. This perfume is definitely not as bold and strong as his other bottles but it captures the jasmine note beautifully and uniquely. I get a "true" jasmine smell along with a tiny bit of citrus from the orange mandarin and dry down into a beautiful vanilla and musky woody base. I personally hate perfumes that smell overly sweet or floral since it gives me headaches, so Tom Ford Jasmin Rouge for me is the perfect fragrance for the colder time without the overdone smell of vanilla and floral; simple yet elegant and not boring at all. However, this stuff is so expensive I could only afford a 10ml decant of it and I hate that I love it. I spray it on for special occasion only since I'd hate to waste a drop of it.

This is one of the most beautiful jasmine perfumes I’ve smelled, and also one of the most “solar,” with a really satisfying sun-kissed, almost humid vibe to it. Jasmin Rouge is essentially a solar vanilla and citrus+ginger+vanilla fusion. I love the smell of jasmine, but there are countless jasmine perfumes out there that just smell either piercingly sharp, cloying, or both. I’m really thankful that this isn’t neither of those things. I can feel the spices more than I smell them. Kind of like what hedione does in perfumery. You can almost never smell it in the fragrance, but you can feel its effect and what it does to the floral core of the perfume. After the spices start to fade, the jasmine, yellow, and red florals last for a while until it dries down into a beautiful musky and ambery base. This is obviously too feminine for me to wear as a man, but I’m planning on gifting this to my mom since jasmine is one of her favorite scents.

I have had the 3.4oz bottle of this juice for a while. I barely made a dent on it although I reach for it at least once a month. I was traveling last week. I used it with the body lotion. This older gentleman walked up to me and said :It is a crime to smell this awesome, I should report you to TSA". I am not a morning person, I laughed so hard to a point people were looking and wondering why is this crazy chick laughing. I told him what I was wearing, he asked me if I could order it for his wife. I walked to the terminal, pulled my laptop and ordered the fragrance for his wife. A week later his wife called me to tell he that she had never smell anything as delicious as this fragrance is. The husband said he had a good night with her (no need to elaborate, we know what he meant) The moral of the story is, our perfumes can make people approach us and we can make friends when we least expect it.

My favorite Tom Ford, which is impressive as a gourmand/fruity scent lover. My partner gets amazing wear out of this perfume and is constantly getting compliments and asked what he is wearing. I find it so incredibly sexy, rich and comforting. Certainly one of my favorite florals being so raw and not synthetic or screechy at all. It is 100% Jasmine forward. Perfect for layering with other fragrances. I think it performs best in heat, but others might find it cloying especially if you don’t love Indian Jasmine. For myself , my skin doesn’t exude this scent the way my partner’s does. It wears close to the skin but so comforting and beautiful. It is almost “oily” and “exotic”. It reminds me of elegant velvet and red open-back dresses perfect for night-time. I will always restock this in my collection. After extended wear time it always dials down to a soft Jasmine and I wish it lasted longer.

Honestly, as much as I love and absolutely adore this fragrance, this smells like most Jasmine fragrances out there. It’s a beautiful fragrance that feels so soothing to me. It’s probably due to jasmine being at the forefront of the fragrance, and though it does smell much more toned down than other jasmine-centered fragrances, it just smells too similar to other jasmine fragrances. But as I said, I do really love this fragrance and if I ever have some extra cash, I’d totally buy this! Lol *EDIT* God I can’t stand this anymore! my opinion on this fragrance has turned a total 180.... I hate it so much especially after going back to the Tom Ford counter and smelled this and realized it smells almost exactly like cheap jasmine perfume my father had lying around our house.... Tom ford back at it again with the eye-gouging prices for such cheap smelling perfumes .-.

A beautiful jasmine perfume from a house that I don't typically have a lot of luck with! At first spray, I get mostly jasmine and ylang ylang - to my nose, this is an indolic jasmine green tea kind of scent and there's a transparency to the perfume that makes it feel like you've applied the steam coming off the tea. The heart of the perfume is a warm combination of the white florals and the cardamom, not so much spicy as making it feel more well rounded. The leather note peeks through here and the perfume becomes a little heavier, but it fades quickly thankfully. Otherwise the dry down keeps the jasmine and adds some sweet musky woodiness. I found longevity to be great because of the heavier dry down, I find this perfume to last 6+ hours on me and the sillage is at arm's length, but thankfully not too strong.

What a beautiful fragrance! Not the same but it shares a vibe with J’Adore l’Or, the latest version created by Francis Kurkdjian. While the Dior one feels brighter and even metallic, JR has a woodsy base and feels a little waxy with some creaminess that smooths things out. Both showcase Jasmine as the queen of flowers that it is, and you are going to shine wearing either one. And that’s the thing with these kind of perfumes: they command attention and radiate elegance and confidence. When wearing a jasmine centered fragrance like those two you are going to be noticed, admired. This profile doesn’t match my personality, though (I’m very shy). While these roar I prefer to purr. That doesn’t stop me from loving them and wear them at home and, maybe, in public when in the right mood!

Got this perfume for myself after testing it and falling in love with it. If I had to describe it the best way would be this: Aphrodite during the beginning of her affair with Aries, wild independence battling with overwhelming love, only to blend together in the most perfect way. Spiced mulled wine with hints of chamomile tea. That happiness and warmth settling into your skin after a day at the beach. Listening to jazz records while sitting in front of a fireplace in the middle of a blizzard. It's a romantic perfume, and the spicy notes in this give you this perfect blend of strong masculine to compliment the feminine notes in here. I feel like this is a good transition scent for those who want a more mature scent without smelling like a grandma.