No. 3 · White flowers · Batch 11
SAMBAC
Jasmine is too delicate for the still. It goes to solvent and comes back as an absolute. Two flower absolutes, jasmine sambac and tuberose, over warm sandalwood.
- Top
- Mandarin, Cardamom
- Heart
- Jasmine sambac absolute, Tuberose absolute
- Base
- Sandalwood, Benzoin
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On skin
Top · First minute
Mandarin, Cardamom
Mandarin peel and cardamom.
Heart · First hour
Jasmine sambac absolute, Tuberose absolute
Full jasmine, then tuberose.
Base · Next morning
Sandalwood, Benzoin
Sandalwood and benzoin, sweet and still floral.
- Carries
- Across a room
- Best for
- Summer nights
- Strength
- Eau de parfum
What it is made of
Absolutes are made by extracting the flowers with a solvent into a waxy concrete, washing it with ethanol, chilling out the waxes and evaporating the alcohol. What is left can be 80 to 90 per cent aromatic material. Jasmine, tuberose and rose absolutes are among the most expensive things a perfumer buys.
People wearing it
Proper jasmine, not soap. Two sprays at six and it was still there when I got home after midnight.