Oh dear. The perfumer here has attempted to capture the essence of the brief, which could quite have easily been 'How can we ruin a nice jasmine note?' Well by surrounding it with totally uncomplimentary elements which instead of bringing out its inherent beauty just amplify the musky floral character and only hinting at its real nature. The way you do this is my enveloping it in a muggy, stagnant accord. I don't detect any rich or fresh tobacco at all. It's neither a full bodied, warm or even a smoky, cigarette tobacco, maybe perhaps the stale ashtray smell but that's it! Doesn't work for me at all this fragrance, I understand the juxtaposition and generally what ELdO fragrances are all about, some people may really enjoy it... I'm not convinced. I had my girlfriend try it on her skin and she concurred it was equally bad on her.
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11 years ago
Jasmin Et Cigarette, from Etat Libre d'Orange was released in 2006. The perfumer behind this creation is Antoine Maisondieu. The notes are Amber, Apricot, Cedarwood, Cumin, Hay, Jasmine, Musk, Tobacco, Tonka Bean.
Oh dear. The perfumer here has attempted to capture the essence of the brief, which could quite have easily been 'How can we ruin a nice jasmine note?' Well by surrounding it with totally uncomplimentary elements which instead of bringing out its inherent beauty just amplify the musky floral character and only hinting at its real nature. The way you do this is my enveloping it in a muggy, stagnant accord. I don't detect any rich or fresh tobacco at all. It's neither a full bodied, warm or even a smoky, cigarette tobacco, maybe perhaps the stale ashtray smell but that's it! Doesn't work for me at all this fragrance, I understand the juxtaposition and generally what ELdO fragrances are all about, some people may really enjoy it... I'm not convinced. I had my girlfriend try it on her skin and she concurred it was equally bad on her.