Rasasi
Rasasi
89 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The mandarin and grapefruit burst immediately with zesty citrus vitality, cutting through any mustiness with cheerful urgency. Lemon edges sharpens the effect, creating an almost breakfast-like freshness that feels genuine rather than synthetic, momentarily masking the sweetness to come.
Passion fruit and peach emerge as the citrus fades, introducing a stone-fruit sweetness bolstered by coconut's creamy undertone. This phase showcases the fragrance's most balanced expression—fruit sweetness tempered by jasmine's subtle floral dustiness, creating a soft, approachable middle that justifies the composition's unisex positioning.
Vanilla and tonka bean settle into an amber-tinged base that borders on gourmand, the peach fading to leave behind a predominantly sweet, slightly powdered vanilla skin scent. The lasting impression is gentle and domestic rather than memorable, fading gradually without the resilience to project significantly beyond the third hour.
Rasasi's La Yuqawam Jasmine Wisp is a confectionery floral that mistakes itself for a dessert—and largely succeeds in the deception. The fragrance launches with a bright mandarin-grapefruit volley that feels almost aggressively cheerful, but it's merely the appetiser. What follows is the real narrative: a honeyed middle act where passion fruit's tart tang collides with peach's fuzzy sweetness, anchored by coconut that adds a creamy, tropical dimensionality. The jasmine, despite its billing, never dominates; instead, it weaves through the fruit medley as a floral whisper rather than a declaration, softening the composition's inherent sugar without negating it.
This is unabashedly a sweet fragrance, yet the citric opening and fruit-forward heart prevent it from cloying immediately. The 52% synthetic accord suggests a polished, almost plasticised quality—a faint chemical sheen that sits just beneath the fruity sweetness, rather like smelling ripe peaches through a pane of glass. It's neither particularly sophisticated nor challenging; this is comfort in olfactory form, the fragrance equivalent of afternoon tea with a generous pour of honey.
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