Reviews of Jasmin 17 (2006)
by Le Labo

Jasmin 17, youthful and feminine.

It begins with bright fresh notes of Neroli Bigarade, Orange Flower and Litsea Cubeba... crisp green and slightly citrus.. completely unexpected and uncharacteristic of a traditional Jasmine perfume...

As the sharp awakening notes calm, beautiful chords of fresh blooming Jasmine diffuse to the top... softly enveloping the citrus angles leveling off to a full bodied yet fresh Jasmine heart... Sweet, but gentle, white, and delicate...

As it continues to dry down slight oriental mid-tones of Amber, Sandalwood, and musk seep through the elegant floral body quietly blending into a powdery whiteness...

Fresh, feminine, sensual, and easily wearable by all.

Maurice took another route in fragrance making. A white flower scent, but he left a trail of powdery notes behind. Its a fresh white flower scent with woody, sweet and musky notes. Drys down as a gentle floral. Men love it on me!!

This is the sexy cousin to Prada's infusion D'Iris, and oh, so much more up my street. Jasmine is usually dirtier, so it's quite something that this perfume presents it to us in a cleaner, veil-like way. It is this very quality that makes Jasmin 17 so seductive; the sense of anticipation and knowledge that the carnal nature of true Jasmine is concealed, with just two milky petals showing under a silk blouse.

Well, what can I say ... This is ultimate beauty. If the face of the most beautiful woman in the world could have smell-this will be Jasmin 17, it's for sure.
I remember a long time ago (or maybe not for others) in the eighties I used to have this perfume called something Davana Franka M Berger (it might not be 100% correct).I was only 15 then and to me that perfume was the best ever possible jasmine in the whole world. And that Davana had a huge impact on me, I still remember this smell.So why am I writing all this? It's because nowadays we buy perfumes that please us but after a week they find a very dark place in our cupboards because today we bring the newer perfume in... and so on and on and on. So how shocked was I when I first inhaled Jasmin17 in Liberty....... There seemed to be no end to my inner happiness, it's hard to write about it, but it has some strong effect on my psyche, this scent. Since that day in the eighties this encounter with Le Labo's Jasmin 17 is the second biggest happiest shock for me !!! I know my review isn't very technical, but it didn' t mean to be, others will do it for me. I just wanted to make the point that there are still perfumes out there that can influence our lives, they are BEAUTY that makes us cry and will CHANGE what we call our tastes forever!!