Bvlgari
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Citron's bright arterial spray meets lily of the valley's green-white floral immediately, creating a crisp, almost soap-like freshness. For mere minutes, Mon Jasmin Noir feels like it could develop into something conventionally cheerful, a straightforward white floral chypre.
The jasmine sambac emerges with hushed elegance, its narcotic warmth deepening as the lily of the valley retreats entirely. The powdery, slightly indolic character of the jasmine plays beautifully against the emerging nougat-sweetness, creating an almost cosmetic density—reminiscent of expensive face powder or vintage rouge. The woods begin their whispered foundation work, adding a slight dryness that prevents any cloying sensation.
Within a few hours, the fragrance has reduced to its essence: a faint, chalky musk-wood base with only phantoms of the jasmine and that delicate nougat sweetness lingering. The projection drops significantly here—you're left with something only you can smell, a barely-there second skin that persists more through memory than presence.
Mon Jasmin Noir Bvlgari arrives as a study in restraint—a whispered rather than proclaimed fragrance. Olivier Polge has constructed something deliberately intimate here, where the jasmine sambac and star jasmine occupy the emotional centre without demanding the room's attention. The opening citron and lily of the valley create a deceptive freshness that masks the fragrance's true intent: a powdery, almost cosmetic floral that develops a soft sweetness as it unfolds.
What's immediately striking is how the nougat in the base refuses to become gourmand—instead it dissolves into the woody foundation, creating a faint caramel-like warmth that grounds the florals without sweetening them into dessert territory. The musk here is decidedly vintage in character; it's not the clean synthetic musk of contemporary fragrances but something softer, almost chalky, that emphasises the powdery accords.
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3.5/5 (90)