Splendida Jasmin Noir
Bulgari (2017)

At first sniff I detect for a while olfactory connections with the great Costume National Scent Intense (in particular on the main - kind of suedish - dark synth patchouli/cashmeran/sambac jasmine/amber-accord) and definitely with the original silky Jasmine Noir (on the main floral chord - sambac jasmine and gardenia - rooted on a silky almondy base of tonka beans and warm cashmeran). Splendida smells muskier (due to cashmeran), warmer and sultrier than the original (more balanced and softly licoricey) Jasmine Noir 2008, in a way I get a more marked resemblance with scents a la Eliee Saab Le Parfum (warm, somewhat cloying and unwearable during the hot seasons of the year). I tend to find the note of cashmeran overly sultry/musky for my "brighter" mediterranean taste, anyway Splendida is after all well appointed by Sophie Labbé and smells sensual, creamy/soapy/suedish and feminine. Better enhanced whether worn along cold seasons and in frosty climates.