Jasmine

Jasmine is arguably the most important flower in all of perfumery, called the "king of flowers" for its central role in fragrance creation for centuries. There are two main varieties used in perfumery — jasmine grandiflorum from Grasse, France, which is rich, warm, and honeyed, and jasmine sambac from India, which is greener, more intensely sweet, and has a distinctive tea-like quality.

Both are extraordinarily complex, containing hundreds of aromatic molecules. What makes jasmine so indispensable is its incredible richness and depth.

Jasmine absolute is one of the most complex natural materials available to perfumers, with facets of sweetness, green freshness, a subtle fruitiness, and even a slightly animalic indolic character that gives it an addictive sensuality. Jasmine pairs beautifully with rose for the timeless floral heart of perfumery, with sandalwood for creamy warmth, with orange blossom for a narcotic white floral bouquet, with musk for intimate sensuality, and with vanilla for lush oriental compositions.

You will find jasmine in a staggering number of fine fragrances — it is truly the backbone of the floral world.