Bergamot
Jasmine05/20/2025
ClaireV
969 Reviews
ClaireV
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Green tea unspooling into indole
Another surprise from Aroma M. Hana-Cha starts off on a bright, almost milky green tea note with a side of lemon peel, but just when you stop paying attention, it slithers into one of the most indolic ylang-jasmine combinations I have smelled outside of Manoumalia by Les Nez. The flat, inky jasmine takes center stage, but ylang piles on so much of its earthy custard that it feels soft rather than rough. It is worth drawing attention to the nature of the jasmine here since that is the note that dominates. Your reaction to this scent will likely depend on your experience with jasmine essential oil, which is rarely as pleasant or as ‘jasminey’ as modern jasmine synthetics. A naturally-occurring feature of jasmine oil is that of plastic or rubber, and this is what emerges spoiling for a fight in Hana-Cha. This is not the sunny jasmine as presented in commercial perfumery, but dusky and nocturnal in character. In indie oil perfumery, this is probably as close to a jasmine soliflore as one gets.
