Jasmin Sambac Nº6 ID Parfums

The retrospective shows: Not only the "woman of the world" (or the "half-world") adorned themselves early on with fragrances, and for a long time, classic women's perfume mainly consisted of flowers, with violets, lilacs, of course roses, and jasmine always at the forefront, sometimes even spreading a slightly "naughty" hint: jasmine in particular.
The "good woman," on the other hand, was content with a bit of lavender water, usually still from her husband's supplies.

And still, these mentioned floral scent notes are indispensable in purely feminine fragrance creations.

I particularly love - and this is no secret anymore - the scent of jasmine; it and that of lily of the valley share one of the top spots on my personal fragrance note popularity scale: both are chameleons and can appear pure white, like freshly washed and almost virginal, as well as sensually warm, enticing, and even dirty and sultry-naughty.
This depends on the respective "ripeness" of the flowers, so I already have a rich selection with just these two scent notes, depending on my mood of the day.

"Jasmin Sambac" from ID Parfums, still distributed by Dr. Pierre Ricaud (whose skincare I occasionally enjoy using), somehow belongs between the "female calendar": Not suitable for the young woman anymore and not yet "worn" enough to stand as a pure and erotic temptation of the mature seduction.

The light sprightliness of the velvety apricots, whose fine fruit acidity is clearly noticeable and is further enhanced by a touch of pink pepper, offers a summery, cheerful start and momentarily reminds one of a glass of Prosecco with fruity apricot purée (Marc d’Abricot), without becoming too sweet or sticky.
White cascades of jasmine blossoms generously disperse their sun-warmed aroma; in this composition, they have just the right scent ripeness to already flatter the senses fully, gently awakening them and promising a lot.
This scent promise culminates in a classically feminine base of warm musk and rich, creamy white vanilla, which, with the addition of some sandalwood accents, acquires a fine, subtle animalic quality, thus preserving this creation from becoming too cuddly white-apricot-colored scent boredom.

Here is the apricot, known in Greek mythology for its color and velvety skin as the "golden apples," while the Persians named it "sun eggs," a charming and fruitily invigorating addition to the white jasmine sensuality with warm vanilla-musk aroma.

"Jasmin Sambac" thus becomes an easy-to-wear summer companion, being rather elegantly fruity-floral, instead of sweet and intrusive.
This fragrance seduces one to a journey in Indian gardens at sunset and to their incomparable scent secrets, which tenderly caress and whisper.
"Jasmin Sambac" cuddles softly against the skin, where it lingers for an average time, stretching out, spreading, and finally bidding elegant and quiet farewell.

As always, the perfumers at ID Parfum have created a craftily successful scent that is easy to wear, even if it lacks a significant claim to special originality.
They dress us in a light apricot-colored summer dress adorned with rich white jasmine blossom appliqués: pretty and flattering, this fragrance is infused with grace, cheerfulness, and sunshine.

I like "Jasmin Sambac," and what more can one ask from a summery light fragrance attire than this feeling of being well and appropriately dressed?