03/29/2024
Gourmandgrl
253 Reviews
Gourmandgrl
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The most beautiful, lifelike night-blooming jasmine solinote
First, to the people saying this doesn't smell like jasmine: there are about 200 different types of jasmine flowers in nature, and not all smell the same!
This is a creamy, indolic, hyper-realistic "Arabian Jasmine" - the night-blooming kind whose blossoms close up again in the morning; found in Southern California and Arizona (and other places - those are just the two states where I've personally smelled these).
To me, real-life Arabian Jasmine smells like a blend of:
- creamy (parallel to the gardenia)
- sweet (honeysuckle-like floral nectar)
- hint of "yellow indolic" (frangipani/banana - the "bubble gum" quality some mention)
THIS is that smell! It took me right back to smelling these in my yard on a warm summer night as a kid; I almost cried because of all the memories it brought back. I cannot believe Demeter captured this so well - it's pure magic.
The most true-to-life Arabian Jasmine I've ever laid my nose on in a perfume, and the best part: it's a solinote! The jasmine is the star of the show, with nothing else to drown it out.
It does start out a tad synthetic - but give it a few moments to really bloom. If you love Arabian Jasmine, you'll love this!
This is a creamy, indolic, hyper-realistic "Arabian Jasmine" - the night-blooming kind whose blossoms close up again in the morning; found in Southern California and Arizona (and other places - those are just the two states where I've personally smelled these).
To me, real-life Arabian Jasmine smells like a blend of:
- creamy (parallel to the gardenia)
- sweet (honeysuckle-like floral nectar)
- hint of "yellow indolic" (frangipani/banana - the "bubble gum" quality some mention)
THIS is that smell! It took me right back to smelling these in my yard on a warm summer night as a kid; I almost cried because of all the memories it brought back. I cannot believe Demeter captured this so well - it's pure magic.
The most true-to-life Arabian Jasmine I've ever laid my nose on in a perfume, and the best part: it's a solinote! The jasmine is the star of the show, with nothing else to drown it out.
It does start out a tad synthetic - but give it a few moments to really bloom. If you love Arabian Jasmine, you'll love this!
