Enlèvement au Sérail Parfums MDCI 2006
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Dated, mature jasmine that turns into moth balls
This is a very feminine, very sweet shite floral that is dominated by Jasmine. In particular, JasmineJasminum Sambac (Arabian) as opposed to another commonly used Jasmine in perfumery, Jasminum Grandiflorum (Spanish). Arabian jasmine is frutier, sweeter than the Spanish Jasmine.
In Jasmine you have the molecules indole and methyl dihydrojasmonate. Methyl dihydrojasmonate is responsible for that light, airy floral scent. Indole is what smells like a mothball.
For Enlèvement au Sérail you're getting 1 hour of that airy, white floral scent with strong projection (methyl dihydrojasmonate) and then after 1 hour it turns into indole (moth balls).
It's not completely 2 dimensional, both elements are still there throughout, but after that first hour when this becomes more powdery, creamier, it smells like a lotion made of moth balls.
This is one of the most mature, dated fragrances I've ever come across.
In Jasmine you have the molecules indole and methyl dihydrojasmonate. Methyl dihydrojasmonate is responsible for that light, airy floral scent. Indole is what smells like a mothball.
For Enlèvement au Sérail you're getting 1 hour of that airy, white floral scent with strong projection (methyl dihydrojasmonate) and then after 1 hour it turns into indole (moth balls).
It's not completely 2 dimensional, both elements are still there throughout, but after that first hour when this becomes more powdery, creamier, it smells like a lotion made of moth balls.
This is one of the most mature, dated fragrances I've ever come across.