Jasmine fragrances

Jasmine is one of the two pillars of classic perfumery (rose is the other), and the old saying that "no perfume without jasmine" is only half a joke. The flower is intensely rich: sweet, narcotic, slightly fruity, with an animal warmth underneath that keeps it from smelling like soap. Perfumers use tiny doses to make compositions glow and big doses to make statements. No. 5 holds jasmine in strict formal balance, Baccarat Rouge 540 floats it over amber like light, and Alien builds practically the whole scent from a single jasmine chord. It blooms hard in heat, so summer evenings are its stage. Smell Alien once, even if you never wear it: that is jasmine with the volume at ten.

Designer fragrances built with Jasmine. 36 perfumes that feature the note, from top to dry-down.

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