Floris
Floris
74 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Violet leaf's green, almost celery-like character dominates immediately, crisp and slightly peppery, with mandarin orange providing citric punctuation that feels more Mediterranean than tropical—neroli adds a distinct bitter-orange edge that keeps everything tethered to freshness rather than fruit.
As the green notes retreat, a dense white floral accord emerges where jasmine, gardenia, and creamy ylang ylang become nearly indistinguishable, softened considerably by powdery iris and a whisper of honeyed mimosa that lends the composition a subtle warmth without compromising its cooler character.
Sandalwood and amber form a pale, woody base whilst musk rounds the edges into something increasingly skin-scent—the vetiver adds a final dry, almost herbal quality, leaving behind the faintest impression of expensive talc and distant white flowers rather than their full presence.
Floris's Night Scented Jasmine inhabits that curious liminal space between a proper soliflore and a full-bodied floral bouquet—it commits to neither, and yet somehow benefits from the ambiguity. The opening announces itself with a surprisingly brisk green leaf character, violet leaf's slightly astringent minerality cutting through the sweeter impulses of mandarin and neroli, creating an almost savoury entry that feels less romantic than its name suggests. But this is merely the prelude to what becomes an intoxicating white floral blur where jasmine, gardenia, and ylang ylang interweave without clear hierarchy, each note jostling for prominence without any single bloom achieving dominance.
What's genuinely compelling here is the mid-development tension between powdery iris and the creamy ylang ylang—it's reminiscent of expensive face powder encountered in a humid conservatory, floral but never quite sweet. The mimosa adds a soft, slightly honeyed glow without tipping into gourmand territory, whilst the base sandalwood and amber provide structural support, preventing the whole affair from becoming overly diffuse. This is a fragrance that wears like old money dressing deliberately down: refined florals deliberately roughed up by fresh green notes, elegance consistently undermined by accessibility.
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