Omnia Green Jade (2008)
by Bulgari

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.

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 an extremely 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. Since I find that Black puts my teeth on edge every time I smell it, I can't say that a de-fanged version is all bad.

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

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!

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.

its an amazing take on what appears as a light hint of tangerines and a hint of vetiver in the middle notes followed by an ever present tea.

tea note has been always so common in the bulgari olfactory pyramid. but the hint of citrus in the head chord and vetiver makes this a real gem.

longevity is a function of weather on my skin- but its a must sample