Omnia Green Jade (2008)
by Bulgari

Wow, this is beautiful and sits very firmly in the subtle Bulgari style; tea, light floral, citrus and slightly nutty, musky drydown.

It's really quite lovely, unisexual (despite being aimed at women) and I think it's the best from Bulgari since the original Pour Homme (which it bears a heavy resemblance to in my opinion).

Comes in a drop-dead-gorgeous, heart shaped bottle that reminds me of a lighter (as well as the regular designer bottle). A triumph.

14th February, 2011. (Last Edited: 15th February, 2011.)

A transparent green tea floral. Starts off with mild citrus and dries down into a woodsy musk with hints of white florals... and a little nutty as well.

7th November, 2009.

Bulgari Omnia Green Jade

Notes: Spring Water, Green Mandarin, White Peony, Nasturtium, Pear Tree Flower, Jasmine Petals, Fresh Pistachio, White Woods, Musk (from sephora.com)

Omnia Green Jade is done in the typical restrained style that most other Bulgari fragrances (except Black) seem to have. To my nose, tea is the central accord, and is obvious from the start. There is also a doughy, powdery, almond-vanilla, rubbery note that I have smelled in various sweet oriental fragrances. The tea is what anchors the composition as its sharp leather-tobacco edge cuts through the shapeless dough note. Soft Iso E Super woods hum along in the base. OGJ is extremely light and fleeting. It makes me think of a toned-down Kenzo Amour with tea added. Perhaps it shares more kinship to Black that I am willing to admit, since I also find OGJ a bit like Black but without any of the character. I find that Black puts my teeth on edge every time I smell it, so I can't say that a de-fanged version is all bad.

4th October, 2009.

Booooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring! Really non descript to be honest! Pretty poor.

4th August, 2009.

Omnia Green Jade is the fraternal twin of Omnia Crystalline - bordering on identical. It is so similar, I cannot see how this fragrance is even warranted. Thumbs down for cloning!

12nd July, 2009.

Once I figured out how to spray it, I took one sniff and I was smitten with this perfume. It is like a cool breeze at dawn in an orchard, bringing with it the light and fresh scents of fruit blossoms. To me, it is a bouquet of musk, vanilla, apples, and oranges.

Its designer Alberto Morillas said “I thought of its colours, green with white shadows, of the energy of this millenary gemstone, symbol of the good, the beautiful and the precious. I have built the scent around a white petal cascade and a vivid freshness, combined with the rare and mystic texture of white wood and exotic musks.” It contains notes of green mandarin, spring water, white peony, pear blossom, jasmine, pistachio, white woods and musk.

I am not sure that jade or spring water have much of a scent, but each morning I look forward to feeling it on my skin, and I am uplifted as I breathe in its gentle redolence. It is my perfect everyday perfume.

28th May, 2009.