Jasmin Noir L’Essence

Elegant! The Jasmin Noir L'Essence is a Bond Girl scent if you know what I mean. Confident, sexy and self assured ...a dab lasts and lasts and makes you feel dressed up even when you are in your casuals. My favorite way to wear a fragrance is to shower in it and so I am very happy that Bvlgari have made the delicious shower gel to accompany this scent.

Wow this is gorgeous! Almond and jasmine are definitely there hanging out in the middle of it all. I don't find the jasmine too indolic, not even a little. I think the combo of myrrh and licorice beneath the jasmine is what's giving people the impression of indoles but as for the jasmine itself, it is clear as day; no poo. The base notes appear rather quickly. I'm a sucker for myrrh and it plays so beautifully with the licorice note. Tonka pairs with the resin for a smooth sweetness and there's an overall woody aspect that carries the fragrance through. I love the original, but this may have taken its place. L'Essence is dark, woody, sexy jasmine in a bed of myrrh that's not overbearing but still much more pronounced than the original which I found to be annoyingly soft. I don't even miss the green notes and patchouli of the original in this, which I thought I would, but this flanker leaves nothing to be missed. I hate saying it, but I think this is exactly what I wanted Jasmin Noir to be. What a keeper! If you like the original I really think you would love this. Side note: A healthy dose of sarsaparilla, or root beer, emerges in the dry down thanks to the sweet vanillic quality of tonka bean combined with licorice root, which was a really fun and unexpected surprise! A Perfect night out or winter scent that's classy, interesting and damn delicious! To do this fragrance justice I should be wearing a black mini dress and heels with sleek, straight hair and dark vampy lips. Update: Longevity is really impressive, lasting into the next day. I went to the gym today and it's like it reactivated itself on my hot skin after working up a sweat and projected it's heavenly base notes all over again. It smelled complex, creamy, woody and kinda floral. My initial thought was this has to be something I've never smelled before and I must know what it is now! I thought it was coming from the gal next to me, then I sniffed around and realized it was coming from where I sprayed this last night! I was 2 seconds from asking her what perfume she was wearing. I rarely ask people in public about their perfume because a lot of them are run of the mill scents and it takes a very special one to grab my attention the way this did. All along it was coming from me haha no wonder I loved it! This is really something special, almost 20 hours later no less. It became one with my skin and turned into an almost entirely different scent after being reheated the next day HA! Moral of this story, longevity is bonkers. Projection is perfectly perfect. I'm wowed.

JASMIN NOIR L'ESSENCE is an intense version of original JASMIN NOIR. I bought it for myself 2 years ago as a birthday gift. This is Limited Edition. The Oriental - Floral - Woody scent is composed with Jasmine and Licorice as the main notes. Jasmine is very sweet. Blended with sweet woody scent (from Licorice, Tonka Bean, Almond and Woody Notes). Everytimes I sprayed I always imagine to a smoked jasmine, a white jasmine which is covered by smoked from Burned Wood. It's dark, sexy, sensual, and mystery. I also feel to a beautiful and sexy woman who is wearing luxury black dress and the sparkling diamond on her neck. She is standing in the dark and mystery, cold weather and silent around her. The first feeling is a strong sweet jasmine with a woody smell comes into black feeling. One side make me feel sexy, luxury, and mystery. And another side it is so sad. I always used this fragrance to show condolence in the funeral times. But actually you can use it in the night you want to have a look of beautiful and rich women. After that, It will show about the Warm feeling from woody. Licorice is the main note of this time. and backing by Tonka Bean, Almond, or another woody. Very very long lasting with the great sillage. Actually original Jasmine Noir is long lasting and a good sillage enough for me, but this flanker is the intense version of original Jasmine Noir. So it must double intense. On my skin I can smell it for more than 12 hours. And the sillage is so strong then make me feel headached for 2 sprays on my body. If you're looking for the winter scent which are smell very sweet and felling to the perfect women. I recommened JASMIN NOIR L'ESSENCE for you to try. :D

I have Jasmin Noir in the EDT, EDP, L'Essence, and L'Elixir AND.... I have to say: ARMAF HUNTER for WOMEN dupes them all! What a score! I saw Hunter compared on the L'Essence page, and it's really affordable. I've not heard of Armaf before (and I'm a perfume junkie with 350 bottles) and it CAN be hard to find... I found a 100ml of Hunter at maxaroma.com for $22. I will comment on lasting power/potency/sillage after a proper wear tonight. Right now I have a tissue test, and even before I sprayed the bottle I knew this was just like Jasmin Noir. YUMMY! Oh bummer. Turns out, Hunter has very little potency/longevity/sillage. Meh. Just no potency. Maybe it's my nose/weather/chemistry tho.

Jasmine, where you at? I made the mistake of thinking this would be jasmine dominant, that it would simply be a darker creation revolving around the jasmine itself. The jasmine is non-existent on me. Considering this is discontinued and pretty rare, I spent a good amount for the samples alone, and I'm bummed. I sprayed on my chest, wrists, behind my ears to get the full experience and was certainly confused. I had the original (2008 release) of Jasmin Noir, and the jasmine was beautiful in it. I figured this L'Essence would be what I described above - jasmine, but darker. It's pink pepper city, citrus twist, heavy on the tonka and woody notes, of which oud is clearly detectable. Licorice is at play, here, too. I hate to say it, but after the initial spray, this turns into Oud Noir L'Essence. Quite boring, honestly. Anyway, I'll take responsibility for my expectations, sure; they deceived me. Jasmin Noir L'Essence clearly isn't supposed to be jasmine-dominant, ironically. I will have to try the Splendida version, or search for my jasmine fix elsewhere.