Floral

Egyptian jasmine absolute is intoxicatingly heady and sensual—imagine walking through a moonlit garden where white flowers drip with nectar. It's honeyed yet slightly indolic (think a whisper of animalic warmth, like skin after sun exposure), with creamy, almost buttery richness. There's an underlying greenness too, reminiscent of fresh plant stems and leaves. It's the smell of luxury and abandon combined: sophisticated florality with an almost flesh-like intimacy that feels dangerously close.

Floral

Imagine walking through an English cottage garden on a dewy morning in late spring—that's May rose absolute. It smells intensely floral, almost intoxicating, with a deep, honeyed richness far more complex than a fresh-cut rose. There's a subtle fruitiness underneath (like dried apricots), a whisper of spice, and an almost creamy, indolic warmth that feels slightly green and slightly animalic. It's opulent and slightly heady—the smell of petals that have been slowly warming in the sun.