Jasmilla
Reviews
Detailed
Jasmilla 4 months ago
Translated · Show original
Leisure-oriented high performer with a loud presence
Summer, parties, vacation - that’s what this fragrance represents for me.
In the opening, there’s sharpness and somehow ozone, which I really like and reminds me of swimming pools. It must be the interplay of ginger and anise, with aldehydes adding a touch of sweetness when I look at the top notes. Soon, white florals join in, which stay within a pleasant range for me. And then exciting things happen: Sometimes it totally slips into a powdery-over-the-top territory (I have Effie Trinket - The Hunger Games - in mind) and sometimes it becomes almost medicinally sharp, but without being serious at all and with varying degrees of sweetness. Like a gin tasting after the 6th round, where sometimes you drink soda and sometimes Ahoi-Brause. But no matter where it goes: It’s always loud, it can’t be quiet!
On vacation, I can still smell it clearly after two dives in the evening - after a spray in the early morning. In combination with water in the sense of swimming or similar activities, it’s great for me because it becomes a bit quieter and more socially acceptable. Moreover, the powderiness stays in the background, which I really appreciate. If it gets too powdery, I need a two to three-week break before I can wear it again.
I also like to wear it for concerts and parties or similar sweaty events in company, especially when I want to be olfactorily not discreet and wear a fragrance that lasts long. In the office or a “serious” context, I just don’t see it.
I attribute the different scent developments to my skin chemistry under varying temperatures and conditions. According to my best friend, it should be perceived as somewhat masculine on me. I perceive it completely differently. Basically, for me, it’s unisex, and I would have expected more preference for female wearers.
For anyone who wants an idea of how this fragrance would look if it were visible, they can research works by Rupprecht Geiger. On some days, it’s pink on white, on others, purple, and occasionally blue and yellow are combined - but always in neon!
When I bought it three years ago, I was puzzled that it was supposedly no longer being produced, but there was a successor with the same name. I tested the “old” version in the bottle against the new one as a sample. If I had to test them blind, I wouldn’t be able to distinguish between the two.
Conclusion: A sometimes slightly over-the-top feel-good fragrance for a casual party environment when uncompromising performance is required.
In the opening, there’s sharpness and somehow ozone, which I really like and reminds me of swimming pools. It must be the interplay of ginger and anise, with aldehydes adding a touch of sweetness when I look at the top notes. Soon, white florals join in, which stay within a pleasant range for me. And then exciting things happen: Sometimes it totally slips into a powdery-over-the-top territory (I have Effie Trinket - The Hunger Games - in mind) and sometimes it becomes almost medicinally sharp, but without being serious at all and with varying degrees of sweetness. Like a gin tasting after the 6th round, where sometimes you drink soda and sometimes Ahoi-Brause. But no matter where it goes: It’s always loud, it can’t be quiet!
On vacation, I can still smell it clearly after two dives in the evening - after a spray in the early morning. In combination with water in the sense of swimming or similar activities, it’s great for me because it becomes a bit quieter and more socially acceptable. Moreover, the powderiness stays in the background, which I really appreciate. If it gets too powdery, I need a two to three-week break before I can wear it again.
I also like to wear it for concerts and parties or similar sweaty events in company, especially when I want to be olfactorily not discreet and wear a fragrance that lasts long. In the office or a “serious” context, I just don’t see it.
I attribute the different scent developments to my skin chemistry under varying temperatures and conditions. According to my best friend, it should be perceived as somewhat masculine on me. I perceive it completely differently. Basically, for me, it’s unisex, and I would have expected more preference for female wearers.
For anyone who wants an idea of how this fragrance would look if it were visible, they can research works by Rupprecht Geiger. On some days, it’s pink on white, on others, purple, and occasionally blue and yellow are combined - but always in neon!
When I bought it three years ago, I was puzzled that it was supposedly no longer being produced, but there was a successor with the same name. I tested the “old” version in the bottle against the new one as a sample. If I had to test them blind, I wouldn’t be able to distinguish between the two.
Conclusion: A sometimes slightly over-the-top feel-good fragrance for a casual party environment when uncompromising performance is required.
Translated · Show original
Green Iced Tea in the Garden at 30 Degrees
I am surprised that this fragrance still has no review, as I have really liked it since it moved in with me two years ago. Perhaps it is fitting that this will also be my first review.
Fresh and above all: Green, green, green, so it feels like everything that is green is saying to me in the opening, "Good day, here I am!" You can't get around the word "green" in the description.
For me, tea and freshness in the form of cool mint and slightly smokier oolong tea aromas are very dominant. When I spray it on, I have the association of sitting on a hot summer day in the shade of a citrus tree with almost ripe citrus fruits, drinking wonderfully cold, not too sweet iced tea, garnished with a mint leaf.
I can wear it always from 20 - 25 degrees. Below that, it is too fresh for me. When it is warm enough, it fits every occasion and is also subtle enough for the office. My aha moment was on vacation in Samui at over 30 degrees. It becomes really strong then. A bit rounder and softer - I would almost say it becomes creamier, knowing full well that it is quite far from creamy. I lack the words to describe it properly, but I simply find it even better then.
I see it as absolutely unisex wearable and it was for me the alternative to Wūlóng Chá and Imagination. The three somehow belong to the same "clique"; the one from Ella K perhaps has a few more little edges and offers me a bit more freshness power in the opening than the other two (here I think of the ???, where Wulong-Cha corresponds to Justus Jonas, Imagination to the sporty Peter Shaw, and the Poeme de Sagano for Bob Andrews, the bookworm with the great voice).
I have no external assessment on the sillage. For me, it is well noticeable with five sprays. Unfortunately - and this is the only downside - only for 2-4 hours. At least in summer temperatures. If it is cooler, it lasts longer. So in summer, it means: refill and spray more often.
With the original pricing, frequent reapplication hurts a bit. Finding the bottle on sale, knowing that the use is so to speak seasonally limited and that the bottle is 100 ml, still makes it a lot of fun for me!
Conclusion: An unconventional fresh fragrance for the hottest days, which for me is inseparably linked to summer vacation and perhaps serves as an alternative to Wulong-Cha or Imagination for others.
Fresh and above all: Green, green, green, so it feels like everything that is green is saying to me in the opening, "Good day, here I am!" You can't get around the word "green" in the description.
For me, tea and freshness in the form of cool mint and slightly smokier oolong tea aromas are very dominant. When I spray it on, I have the association of sitting on a hot summer day in the shade of a citrus tree with almost ripe citrus fruits, drinking wonderfully cold, not too sweet iced tea, garnished with a mint leaf.
I can wear it always from 20 - 25 degrees. Below that, it is too fresh for me. When it is warm enough, it fits every occasion and is also subtle enough for the office. My aha moment was on vacation in Samui at over 30 degrees. It becomes really strong then. A bit rounder and softer - I would almost say it becomes creamier, knowing full well that it is quite far from creamy. I lack the words to describe it properly, but I simply find it even better then.
I see it as absolutely unisex wearable and it was for me the alternative to Wūlóng Chá and Imagination. The three somehow belong to the same "clique"; the one from Ella K perhaps has a few more little edges and offers me a bit more freshness power in the opening than the other two (here I think of the ???, where Wulong-Cha corresponds to Justus Jonas, Imagination to the sporty Peter Shaw, and the Poeme de Sagano for Bob Andrews, the bookworm with the great voice).
I have no external assessment on the sillage. For me, it is well noticeable with five sprays. Unfortunately - and this is the only downside - only for 2-4 hours. At least in summer temperatures. If it is cooler, it lasts longer. So in summer, it means: refill and spray more often.
With the original pricing, frequent reapplication hurts a bit. Finding the bottle on sale, knowing that the use is so to speak seasonally limited and that the bottle is 100 ml, still makes it a lot of fun for me!
Conclusion: An unconventional fresh fragrance for the hottest days, which for me is inseparably linked to summer vacation and perhaps serves as an alternative to Wulong-Cha or Imagination for others.
