Jasmin Vert is one of the Nouvelle Edition fragrances from Miller Harris, and has notes of boronia flowers, green mandarin, grapefruit, jasmine sambac, rose, jonquil, violet leaves, santal, foin absolute.
Jasmin Vert starts very bright and effervescent, with a touch of citrus and hints of sweet summer fruits. It stays bright and summery as it dries down into a ripe, full jasmine with subtle traces of jonquil and hay. It is perhaps a tad indolic, but not overly so. My nose is probably jaded by all the deep green scents I am wearing this summer (Miller et Bertaux no. 3, Gobin Daude Sous le Buis, and CB I Hate Perfume CB 93), but I find it lightly green at most.
It is a wonderful summer perfume for jasmine fans. However, it is not a sheer scent by any means, and the atomizer on my bottle is very powerful — perfect for decanting, but not so wonderful if you want to apply a small amount to your wrists. I finally gave up and decanted it into a smaller splash bottle.
I love the Miller Harris packaging. The boxes are very bright and cheerful and the bottles are decorated with botanical prints. Jasmin Vert is now available in 100 ml bottles of Eau de Parfum. It was originally released as an Eau de Toilette, and that is the only version I've tried. The lasting power for that concentration was average (3-4 hours).
For buying information, see the listing for Miller Harris under Perfume Houses.
Hello R! I wish I could love MH as much I would love to – their packaging etc. are all fab but none so far have worked or wowed me. 🙁
Fab review as always!
Hope you have a great day.
xoxo
What did you think of Floris Night Scented Jasmin LE?
Keen to know – I quite liked it. 🙂
N, I thought it was pretty, but I wasn't aching to own it. It sold out very rapidly though, so you are not alone!
I still have a sample you sent me, but I need to try it. It is at the top of my pile, but my cedar week has interferred with my testing plans. Your wonderful review (as always!) gives me an impetus to test it now.
V, Testing plans are very hard to stick to, no? My pile of samples is so completely out of control.
I´d love to test “Jasmine Vert”, I emailed to Miller Harris, but they haven´t yet replied. I´m desperately 😉 searching for a jasmine scent that isn´t too overpowering, but haven´t been successful…Floris “Night scented Jasmin” is quite nice, but besides its high price I don´t see it as a “clean” jasmine scent, too much other flowers for my liking. For some reason it reminds of Creed´s “Spring Flower”, a scent that I don´t like very much. On the other hand The Different Company´s “Jasmin de Nuit” is too much jasmin for my taste, nicely done, but too overwhelming.
P.S. Serge Lutens “Cèdre” isn´t available over here & they couldn´t tell me when it will be. (It seemed to me as if they never heard of it…)
I love her packaging, but seem to merely “like” her fragrances. I wore Coeur de Fleur several years ago, but eventually tired of its sweetness and swapped it away. Same thing with Noix de Tubereuse. Wish I could find one in her line that is truly a keeper, not just a passing fancy.
So, what's the nouvelle edition line? Are there any other fragrances in that line? Jasmine Vert sounds lovely, but it's sort of a study in frustration if it's not available in the States. 🙁
Hugs!
Ah – A peaceful fragrance discussion!! Ok – I like Jasmine Vert but it reminds me of AND DON'T SHOOT ME – Charlie. My mom wore this for ages when I was younger and that is what came to mind when I first tried this on my skin – albeit an upscale Charlie 🙂 For me it brings back great memories and I enjoy the decant I am lucky enough to have.
S, Trying to think of a clean but not overpowering soliflore Jasmine and nothing popping to mind. I assume you have tried Creed Jasmal? It is one of my favorite jasmines but it isn't really clean, and if sprayed, it is probably overpowering. I decant it so I can dab it on. I also love Serge Lutens A La Nuit, but it is as far from clean as you can get.
Hi R, I know the feeling, I have been in “like” with many MHs. I need to revisit Fleur du Matin, it was my favorite before I tried the JV, but I never loved it enough to buy.
There have been very glowing reviews of Terre d'Iris (another nouvelle edition) on basenotes. Just got a sample and will report back!
Take a look at her website, there are several others in the nouvelle edition line, and in general they are all more appealing to me than the regular line.
LOL — Charlie! I wore it when I was (much) younger too, but for the life of me cannot remember what it smelled like.
R, I´ll test Creed “Jasmal” when I get a chance to. I know that some time ago I smelled Serge Lutens “A la Nuit”, but that was before I got to like jasmine, so I should give it another try! As with all the Lutens fragrances, they are rather oriental, but when one is in the right mood they do a good job 😉 I´m still debating whether to buy “Daim Blond” or not…
Of course, they would be more appealing…and unavailable. Isn't that always the way?
At least in my life it is.
See if you can get a store to give you a sample of Jasmal. I found it overwhelming sprayed from a tester, but a little dab from a vial is lovely.
Hi R! I did not get it either. It was nicer on me than MH. However – I adore and wear Chanel Gardenia. Mwah!
Thank you for your advice, I´ll look for a sample so that I don´t get overwhelmed!
There is no other way, R. The grass is always greener 🙂
Please pardon my ignorance, but could someone please define “indolic” for me? TIA 🙂
~Ana
I am so sorry, I thought that term was in the glossary but it isn't! Indoles are compounds that are naturally present in some florals, such as jasmine. I have seen the smell described variously as fecal (indoles are also in feces), animalic, musty, skunky. Some people find jasmine hard to take for that reason, or prefer a “clean” jasmine that doesn't have that animalic smell.
I will try to find a clear definition and add it to the glossary this weekend.
Thanks to a very generous pal, I have a deliciously large decant of Jasmin Vert. (I, too, emailed the boutique over a month ago and got NO reply. Customer service, anyone? Or just plain old politeness?) Anyway, the scent is very, very nice, though sometimes it is the well-balanced, soft and pretty fragrance I thought it was at first and sometimes the jasmine is too strong and it becomes just another jasmine perfume to me. Still, all things considered, Jasmin Vert gets a yes vote from notoriously grumpy, nitpicky and often hornery Gert.
L, or G as the case may be: It is a strong scent. I have decided it is a fragrance that does better dabbed than sprayed.
I did not mention that I had emailed for a sample some time ago, and did get a reply, but the reply was: no.
I should NOT type while half asleep. ORNERY not HORNERY which looks very suspicious, if you get my drift. Oh, btw, I had emailed them asking them if they shipped to the US, because I was considering buying a bottle. As I say, no response. Do they not know on which side their baguette, or crumpet, is buttered?
Half G, Half L
LOL — I knew what you meant. I don't know why they would ignore an email that looked like a real potential customer. I suppose I should be glad they had the courtesy to tell me that no, I could not have any samples.