What does jasmine sambac smell like in perfume? Jasmine sambac smells lush, fruity and heady, with a green, almost tea-like freshness. It is brighter and more fruity than jasmine grandiflorum, and is the jasmine used to scent jasmine tea.
| Botanical name | Jasminum sambac |
|---|---|
| Plant part | Flowers |
| Origin | India and China |
| Extraction | Absolute and CO2 extract |
| Note | Top to heart |
| Scent family | Florals |
| Odour | Lush, fruity and heady, with green, tea-like and indolic facets |
| Perfume uses | White florals, fruity florals and ambers |
| Key molecules | Benzyl acetate, linalool, methyl anthranilate, indole |
| Odour impact | Very high |
| Odour life on a strip | Long: a day or more |
| Found in | Jacinth Jonquil, Neroli Nuance |
Used within IFRA limits. Impact and odour life are our own studio guide, judged on a smelling strip.
What Is Jasmine Sambac?
Jasmine sambac, Jasminum sambac, is a star-shaped white flower grown in India and China. Its blossoms open at night and are picked before sunrise. Sambac is the national flower of the Philippines and has long been woven into garlands and used to scent tea.
What Does Jasmine Sambac Smell Like?
Here is how strongly each facet of jasmine sambac comes through, from our own smelling-strip notes.
Floral
Heady white petals.
Fruity
A juicy, almost banana-like ripeness.
Green
A fresh, tea-leaf note.
Indolic
A warm, animalic depth that makes it sensual.
How Perfumers Use Jasmine Sambac
Perfumers use jasmine sambac to give florals a radiant, fruity brightness. It is powerful, so a little goes a long way, and it pairs beautifully with citrus, orange blossom and soft woods.
Sambac vs grandiflorum
Jasmine sambac is fruitier, greener and more tea-like. Jasmine grandiflorum is richer, sweeter and more classically perfumey. We use both, for different effects.
Smell Jasmine Sambac in Prosody London Perfumes
For jasmine sambac at its most expressive, try Jacinth Jonquil. Jasmine sambac opens a sunny spring floral with jonquil and hyacinth accords, at its most radiant. You will also find jasmine sambac in Neroli Nuance.
Jacinth Jonquil
Neroli NuanceWhat Blends Well With Jasmine Sambac?
Questions About Jasmine Sambac
How is jasmine sambac different from grandiflorum?
Sambac is fruitier and greener; grandiflorum is richer and sweeter.
Is jasmine sambac strong?
Yes, it is one of the most powerful floral materials, used in small amounts.
What pairs with jasmine sambac?
Orange blossom, mandarin, ylang ylang and sandalwood.
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