I thought I'd start a new thread on this one, now that it's had a few years to percolate through the community and more people have had a chance to try it.
My large decant arrived today - I'd only tried it in wax sample before - and I'm quite happy with what I've received, as it matched the wax sample almost exactly, with a touch of added complexity.
First observation: this is the purplest thing I have ever seen, anywhere. The pictures don't prepare one. This is truly an unnatural, dye-laboratory experiment purple. But, since it doesn't stain my skin, that's kind of cool.
The top notes of this are quite interesting to me. A number of folks compare them to Tubereuse Criminelle, but where in Tubereuse Criminelle I smell an almost straight-up blast of wintergreen, here my nose is saying indole plus some other note I can't name. It's an intriguing frosty handshake between two aromachemicals I perceive as cool and crisp-smelling.
The jasmine itself is lovely, rich and natural, but with the indoles at a true-to-nature level and the fruity side of jasmine toned down. Jasmine here is both the star but also a modest one, not a floral-bomb, probably helped by the fact that, unlike many other jasmines, orange flower and tuberose didn't spike the punch with their headiness. If Fracas was a person, it would have absolutely nothing to say to Sarrasins.
Though this isn't the spectacularly LOUD indolic jasmine of A La Nuit, there is definitely a dirty side. Though it's subtle, I'd say civet, as it has a certain hot, creamily fecal quality unique to civet that I don't detect in jasmine flowers. Here the civet note is burred under the floral cool of the jasmine accord.
If I had any wish about this fragrance, it would be that it had more sillage. The longevity is good, but as soon as its past its head notes its on the quiet side. Other than that, I love it. It, like Chanel's Beige, is one of those few quiet florals that manage to catch my attention, and if I had to name a jasmine-haters jasmine, this would be it. Don't get me wrong; this does smell like jasmine, even more so than A La Nuit to my nose, as I find A La Nuit's indoles to be exaggerated, but those who fear the floral-explosion effect jasmine brings can wear this with confidence and quiet silage.
My large decant arrived today - I'd only tried it in wax sample before - and I'm quite happy with what I've received, as it matched the wax sample almost exactly, with a touch of added complexity.
First observation: this is the purplest thing I have ever seen, anywhere. The pictures don't prepare one. This is truly an unnatural, dye-laboratory experiment purple. But, since it doesn't stain my skin, that's kind of cool.
The top notes of this are quite interesting to me. A number of folks compare them to Tubereuse Criminelle, but where in Tubereuse Criminelle I smell an almost straight-up blast of wintergreen, here my nose is saying indole plus some other note I can't name. It's an intriguing frosty handshake between two aromachemicals I perceive as cool and crisp-smelling.
The jasmine itself is lovely, rich and natural, but with the indoles at a true-to-nature level and the fruity side of jasmine toned down. Jasmine here is both the star but also a modest one, not a floral-bomb, probably helped by the fact that, unlike many other jasmines, orange flower and tuberose didn't spike the punch with their headiness. If Fracas was a person, it would have absolutely nothing to say to Sarrasins.
Though this isn't the spectacularly LOUD indolic jasmine of A La Nuit, there is definitely a dirty side. Though it's subtle, I'd say civet, as it has a certain hot, creamily fecal quality unique to civet that I don't detect in jasmine flowers. Here the civet note is burred under the floral cool of the jasmine accord.
If I had any wish about this fragrance, it would be that it had more sillage. The longevity is good, but as soon as its past its head notes its on the quiet side. Other than that, I love it. It, like Chanel's Beige, is one of those few quiet florals that manage to catch my attention, and if I had to name a jasmine-haters jasmine, this would be it. Don't get me wrong; this does smell like jasmine, even more so than A La Nuit to my nose, as I find A La Nuit's indoles to be exaggerated, but those who fear the floral-explosion effect jasmine brings can wear this with confidence and quiet silage.
It's literally one of the very few fragrances that takes my breath away every time I smell it. Whenever I do smell it, I think to myself, how the hell did they create this beauty?! I purchased a bell jar from Paris last April and am seriously considering purchasing a backup even though my bell jar is still very full.
