Jasmine in perfumery
Le Jasmin Grandiflorum
Originally from Egypt or India, this white flower with five star-shaped petals lies at the heart of some of perfumery’s greatest masterpieces… and of course, it features in several of our creations — many of you are clearly hooked, as you often mention it in your brief on the app 😉
🤏Delicate and short-lived, the flowers are hand-picked from 4 a.m. between June and October. They’re immediately placed in an extractor to preserve their quality and yield a concrete, which is then washed with alcohol to obtain a deep orange, richly scented absolute.
💶 It takes around 800 kg of flowers to produce just 1 kg of absolute…
👃Jasmin Grandiflorum absolute reveals fruity, floral and green notes, with spicy accents and a subtle indolic touch that adds natural depth.
Jasmin Sambac
This flower with 6 to 8 petals, cultivated in India, China and the Himalayas, has inspired not only perfumers… but also pastry chefs!
🤏 Just like Grandiflorum, these delicate blossoms are hand-picked very early in the morning. The difference? They’re harvested as closed buds, which open gradually throughout the day.
The flowers are treated with an organic solvent (hexane) to produce a concrete, then washed with alcohol — once it evaporates, it leaves behind the absolute.
Les fleurs sont passées au solvant organique (hexane) pour produire la concrète, lavée ensuite à l’alcool qui, une fois évaporé, laisse découvrir l’absolue.
💶 The yield is slightly "better" than Grandiflorum… well, let’s be honest — it still takes around 700 kg of flowers to get 1 kg of absolute!
👃 Sunnier, more radiant, yet richer and more opulent than Grandiflorum, Jasmin Sambac opens with a greener top note (often compared to banana peel) and carries a higher dose of indole. This molecule with animalic facets brings it closer to orange blossom absolute in character.
A personal jasmine
What makes bespoke creations so fascinating is how a single note — like jasmine — can unlock an entire world of memories, images, or dreams.
Behind every mention of “jasmine” in a brief lies a personal interpretation — sometimes linked to a real flower, sometimes to an impression, a mood, a place, or even a person. And that interpretation becomes an ingredient in its own right in the perfume’s creation.
Jasmine is the perfect example of this: many people don’t distinguish between Grandiflorum and Sambac, yet they know exactly what they’re trying to evoke. It’s not the variety that matters, but the emotion it carries.
Exploring those memories, finding words for the sensations, the settings, the moments tied to this flower — that’s what brings us closer to the fragrance you truly want to express.
There isn’t just one jasmine — there are as many jasmines as there are memories.
The illusion of jasmine
✨To evoke a jasmine that truly reflects your world, we use both natural absolutes — Grandiflorum and Sambac — along with a palette of molecules carefully selected for creative, regulatory, and often budgetary reasons, to extend or reinterpret its many facets:
▷ Benzyl acetate : soft, fruity floral note with a gentle balsamic touch, adding roundness and fluidity to the accord.
▷ Hedione : transparent, fresh, airy note with a hint of green — essential for diffusion and the sensation of dewy petals.
▷ Indole : a natural component of jasmine, crucial for realism, with its animalic, sensual, almost musky undertones.
▷ Methyl Anthranilate a suave, floral note with a slight almond twist, reminiscent of creamy orange blossom.
▷ Hydroxycitronellal / Florhydral ring floral lily-of-the-valley and lilac facets, with fresh, watery, rounded, sometimes soapy touches — plus aldehydic hints, green citrus notes, and a delicate melon undertone.
… and many more, selected with care depending on the olfactory world you want to explore in your jasmine creation.
Jasmine in Superfumista fragrances
In our collection, jasmine plays a role in the formulation of two of our creations.
Tuberotic showcases a stemmed tuberose supported by a conspiratorial touch of Jasmin Grandiflorum and nuanced notes of black tea.
Oud Galant features Indian Jasmin Grandiflorum absolute, adding a floral nuance that is both bold and delicate to the woody, smoky facets of Siam oud, softened further by iris and violet notes.
