Description
Atelier Cologne enhanced their new collection with fragrance Jasmin Angélique which arrives after Oud Saphir and Pomelo Paradis presented also this year. The fragrance arrives as Cologne Absolue inspired by legendary eau de cologne in the strongest concentration, as Pure Perfume. This is the first time that citruses are blended with most precious natural ingredients with an aim to create a perfectly balanced creation, more durable than classic Eau de Colognes. Each fragrance of Colognes Absolue collection, according to Atelier Cologne, tells its story about precious emotions and powerful memories.
The latest edition Jasmin Angelique opens with luminous drops of Sicilian lemon, Sichuan pepper and Siberian angelica. The heart incorporates Egyptian jasmine, Persian galbanum and juicy pear, while the base features a trail of Somalian incense, white amber and Brazilian tonka.
Fragrance Jasmin Angélique can be obtained as 30, 100 and 200 ml Cologne Absolue.
Jasmin Angélique was launched in 2015.
noise029 – :
A bitter green jasmine. I get the cigarette connotations that others have smelled – for me it’s less fresh smoke and more of an ashtray or the smell of smoke on the clothes of someone who lives in a house with a smoker. It’s got that harsh edge.
I like the idea of this one but as a person who generally doesn’t care for jasmine-forward scents, it’s not for me.
I do think that if I liked jasmine, I would love this, though. I adore the harsh/sharp/green angelica and the smoky edge makes it seem a little badass and devil-may-care.
84ordenko – :
This scent grew on me, I bought it a year ago or so just because I collect perfumes. Only lately that I have been loving this Jasmin Angelique by AC. First spray you get this fresh dewy green forest after the rain.. and start changing delicately to freshly brewed Iced Jasmine tea.. settling to very refreshing scent for Summer.
Scent: 8/10
Projection: 8/10
Longevity: 7/10
Compliment: All the time.
Side notes: reading all other reviews I don’t pick up any tobacco or smoke scent what so ever.
Boris05 – :
Update: I have to admit that the cigarette smell ironically burns off after 45 to 60 minutes and you’re left with a very pleasant, if potent jasmine odor that lasts fairly long… but man is it a struggle getting there.
This smells exactly like my buddy’s mom, not her perfume, but her. She smokes at least a pack of cigarettes a day indoors, and uses a heavy floral perfume, and this is exactly how she smells when she leaves the house. I kind of understand the tweaker comment below. I would never want to walk around smelling like I’ve been hanging out in a room full of cig smoke. DO NOT BLIND BUY!
obligacia12 – :
I adore jasmine, but this veers very manly on me. As in it smells like grass, very dry, very fresh and sharp, but definitely not smokey, or feminine….Again, that’s how my body reacts to this fragrance, because in the bottle it smells lovely.
So, after months of having it sit there what I did was, mix this bottle with Vanillary (the small spray) from Lush, and now it’s a warm and sweet (though not sugary) Jasmine, it kind of keeps its original DNA but it’s softer and definitely more feminine 🙂
krolik777 – :
I had opened my package and some had leaked out. It smelled like maybe the owner was a smoker but I had several other bottles from them that did not smell of smoke. Very smokey indeed but in a nice way. I found it to lean way more masculine so I cannot wear it yet my husband tried it and it went more feminine on him so this one is a gender bender and no go for either of us. The fragrance cannot make up it’s mind. The aroma however is very nice.
dimkolomna – :
Jasmin Angélique is a stunning contemporary green floral. It’s everything a good green should be – herbaceous, crunchy, earthy and very, very bitter, with a touch of worldly smokiness and sultry jasmine.
Jasmin Angélique opens with a bracing herbal blast of intense angelica, with resinous galbanum bolstering the bitter greenery. Lemon and pepper add sparkle, but there’s not a hint of lightness here – this is a thick, heavy green with serious bite. The dry down reveals a heart of dark jasmine and incense, all fleshy swagger with a trail of smoke. The starring angelica note lingers well into the dry down, making for a bitter waxy-floral accord. It evokes escape at the height of a dry summer – the smell of retreating into the darkest corner of the garden for shots of straight gin and spots of hashish.
I don’t find Jasmin Angélique overly floral, and it’s not at all sweet. Nor is the jasmine too indolic or overbearing. Most of all, I don’t get references to tobacco or ashtrays – yes, Jasmin Angélique has plenty of smokey incense, but it’s a green, resinous smoke rather than the astringent smell of ash. Perhaps the connotation for some is due to the the bitterness in combination with the incense, but personally, I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Overall, this is one of the best angelica fragrances I’ve tried, and a truly stunning green. Outstanding stuff.
TAng1982 – :
The first time I ever sprayed this, I got lots of fresh vetiver, and then I smelled that jasmine creeping out. It’s very earthy and crisp, which I adore. I’ve never isolated the scent of angelica, so maybe that’s where the earthy vibe is coming from?
Also, the more I wear this, the more noticeable the lemon is becoming, but it mingles perfectly with jasmine.
I don’t know where people are getting a cigarette smell, I’m so confused! It’s quite fresh and sweet on me.
Slotstream – :
Upon application of a drop my sample – Ugh! I held my wrist up to my (police officer) husband, and said,” Does this smell as bad to you as it does to me? “
He sniffed and wrinkled his nose. “Nasty! That smells like cigarettes and tweakers. Yuck!” That summed it up for me, too.
No, thanks, Atelier! I washed it off and will not be trying Jasmin Angelique again any time soon. With so many other great scents from this house, there have got to be misses, too. This is a definite miss for me, and I don’t think it’s just a mismatch with body chemistry.
Deroxktfuj – :
It smells mostly identical to “asmin et Cigarette” by Etat Libre d`Orange with that rancid jasmines mingled with tobacco, citrus, and sweet peppers.
It kind of reminds me of the smell of a smoker mouth! overly animalic.
ra6wg – :
All you have to do is read a few of my reviews and it is easy to see I tend to gravitate more toward “masculine” scents. JA is my sort of feminine. JA opens green and stays green. The dry down does bring out the jasmine in such a lovely, soft way though. I adore the smokiness of this which is listed as incents in the notes. That smoke is barely present but it does take the scent from outright feminine to just teetering the unisex line.
The Tonka bean is really the grounding note in this. It balances the angelica to me not allowing the floral in this composition to be over powering or predominant.
I do not get ashtray at all. I do not get 80s. I do sense something familiar but I cannot quite lay my finger on it.
I would not personally buy a large bottle but for the times I want to smell overtly feminine, I will utilize my smaller bottle as JA is a go-to for that.
FaiolyAkaN – :
Hooray~ Full bottle arrived!
So. Is it too soon to break out the L-word in the first week of your relationship with a fragrance? I LOVE you, Jasmin Angélique. You are truly Signature-worthy.
As heavily botox’d as I am, it takes a lot to make me crack a smile. This is it. The greatest stuff on earth. It’s honestly making me think that I might not *need* any other fragrance again. Don’t tell my parents, but I’m gonna run away with it, and have its children.
Jasmin Angélique is a sophisticated rooftop garden party — tendrils of jasmine, curls of smoke, and greenery. It’s my midsummer night’s dream.
If budget is an issue, test out Nanette Lepore’s Shanghai Butterfly. Doing a side-by-side on each arm, this “over $100 less” option captures a lot of aspects I love in Jasmin Angélique. SB has a slight green apple accord that JA lacks; and a bit less of the smoke.
vovic – :
If one went to a gas station and bought a carton of the cheapest cigarettes, ripped them up and put them in a water bong, this perfume is what the bong water would smell like: damp, cheap, and stale. With a lingering hint of someone’s knockoff BWF in the distance. And the acrid sting of all natural spray cleaner failing to get rid of the evidence the next day.
I wear and love Jasmin et Cigarette; I adore angelica in almost anything, but this is hideous. It lasts well, and does eventually get to a place where I don’t despise it, but after several tries, this is just a miss.
If it the better it got were slightly more impressive, I mihgt even treat it like Malle’s Fleur de Cassie, and bear with the initial hideousness, but honestly, decent just isn’t enough to put up with unbearable.
vidtinok – :
Anyone else getting Vetiver in the opening???
Smefterenny – :
If you have ever been to North Africa, smell this. It smells exactly like I’ve stuck my face into a jasmine bush in Tunisia or Egypt. During my three years in North Africa, the scent of jasmine in the night breeze was one of my favourite things, so having this on my skin is pure joy.
One thing- like many Atelier fragrances, the beginning is nothing like the middle or end. In Clementine California, this is a shame, because the opening is so airy and beautiful and the end is the spicy/smoky scent of cheap men’s cologne.
However, in this one, the initial blast of peppery smoke (which initially turned me off) is gone in about five minutes on me. Then it’s jasmine in the night air which settles into the incredibly sexy scent of crushed petals and leaves on my skin. At the end, the amber and lemon play with the petals until it all but disappears about four hours in.
It’s going to the top of my wish list, and definitely fbw…someday.
sergeypetrov – :
This stuff is enigmatic and capricious, changing moment to moment on my skin. It opens up bitter and herbal, has a middle note that reminds me of a rose-scented room spray my grandmother had, and dries down into a green and bitter jasmine that lays close to the skin. Probably my favorite from this house, it escapes that ‘orange juice and toothpaste’ vibe so many of their
more citrus-y scents evoke to me.
It is instead, a medicinal take on this narcotic flower. Definitely worth a sniff!
Nepodecruro – :
After awhile I just get a heavy fecal note with an attempt to lighten it up with a lot of lemons. I hate jasmines with that intense fecal note and I despise lemons in fragrance.
bigtorrentpack – :
Possibly my favourite (Though they have a few other beauts) Atelier. It’s a grey, cool, drizzly Autumn day in the UK, I’m wearing a black shirt, and having applied this scent, I feel like a big, bald, 45 year old brat.
Which could mean that I’m some p**** to avoid talking to, but I don’t really care, this is a dirty jasmin, and it brings with it a certain attitude that changed mine from slightly tired and ambivalent, to something more playfully arch.
shekspir – :
I love this, but like most Ateliers does not last. This is the longest lasting of any I have tried (many). Top is jasmine and citrus then some smoke then it dries down into this dry, dirty, nonsweet jasmine that is so authentic that I was swarmed by yellow jackets when I went to sit on my deck.
Vovchik Lysak – :
green, dry, lemony musky smokey (tobacco) daffodils.
i can even smell rose wood or is it mahogany.
lovely. not very jasminey. jasmine is sweet, indolic and thick. this is smooth, dry and smokey. perhaps that’s why it is angelique, the spiritual incense added, the indoles of poo and bodily things removed.
but nevertheless a massive wrist sniffing delight!
i love it. lasts 5 hours on me, skin scent after 2 hours.
(thank you to the lovely lady on eBay who slipped in the sample of this.)
this is what happened:
i was opening a creaking wooden door in an shabby country house, to enter a hot dry conservatory, full of wilting plants, the bright garden outside through cobwebbed, dirty windows and down one end a chair behind a desk made from rosewood beside an open window. the desk varnish worn off, a pipe in an ashtray. a curled up yellowing novel. some writing materials. a grubby crystal tumbler. a cup of long forgotten lapsang.
this space is almost like a sunny, hot version of the “Growlery” wherein the Father (in the novel i read) used to lock himself to avoid his wife and his little daughters to have his “peace and quiet” to “study”.
i think he was in there writing letters to his imaginary lady friend and sharing her gold tipped cigarettes, wondering how things could have been.
“can you water the plants while you’re in there Darling” she shrills – “yes darling” he replies, tipping the ashtray into the wastepaper bin….
tjc172Negeltzex – :
It is a very realistic narcissus! Not a jasmine. I know how the real narcissus flower smells like. My mom use to grow them in a garden. So, if you like that flower, give this perfume a try. The best among Atelier Colognes fragrances. Staying power is low (all AC scents like a water to me). I think people who like original Daisy by Mark Jacobs will like this fragrance.
region 09 – :
Because of the nature of this brand, I was expecting a light, airy and refreshing jasmine, but this couldn’t be farther from that. Aside from containing angelica, there is nothing angelic about it. This is overly fecal, dirty, dark and bitter. It smells morbid – ashes, brimstone and decaying jasmine. With so many jasmine fragrances out there, I would search elsewhere for a beautiful jasmine. If you’re looking for a dark, strange jasmine I would definitely suggest giving this a sniff though, it’s certainly interesting.
BigFunDaddy – :
this is really interesting, the ash-tray and jasmine analogy works pretty well to describe the scent. atelier fragrances evolve a lot on my skin, and this goes from a harsh green nondescript white floral opening to a stinky, smokey jasmine to a more mellow jasmine before dying down to a shockingly clean musk. some of the phases were great, some were awful. its definitely a fragrance to try, i’ve smelt nothing like it; if your body chemistry works with the scent then it’ll probably be great. was too love/hate for me to truly enjoy.
Brigikee – :
Sampling this from a generous giveaway bundle. First spray i get the lemon instantly,jasmine and a slight green gabalnum….but thats it. Within minutes i really have to sniff to get anything. Its like spraying a body spray, few minutes theres nothing left on skin!
51236 – :
I have never smelled jasmine all on its own, so I’m not sure how this perfume compares. I love this perfume. It is a very clean, white floral scent. It is not mired down by a sugary sweetness or a heavy woody smell. It just smells like flowers with a touch of greenery. It isn’t quiet; people will know you are wearing a perfume, but that being said, the projection is only moderate. The scent does seem to be very linear in that there wasn’t much of a progression. It stayed the same the entire time I could smell it.
Is it unisex?? Meh…, I wouldn’t say it is. When I think unisex, I think of something that isn’t any one scent in particular. So something that isn’t too flowery or powdery…, usually more citrusy. This perfume isn’t any of those. It is a straight up floral perfume. It is a floral perfume that is done well though.
sheva1994 – :
This is what I was hoping for with ELdO’s Jasmin et Cigarette. Unlike the ELdO, Jasmin Angelique is a breezy fragrance that smells entirely natural and balanced. I don’t get ashtray at all, but I smell a green, slightly smoky jasmine. There isn’t much change in the fragrance from start to finish, but I rather like that about it.
I’m all for people wearing what they love, but I don’t feel that Jasmin Angelique is unisex. The prominent jasmine makes this feminine to me. One might even call it pretty. With three sprays, projection is noticeable but not loud. Longevity is about 8 hours on my skin.
boxivideokyrs – :
fantastic review Ferminadaza! you said it best so I wont have to. Smoky white floral, no not incense ,cigarette smoke but so enchanting though I destest cigarettes…hhm
videoechat – :
Aftershave and jasmine air freshener, on my skin. Atelier line of fragrances is one I find very challenging, and this one is no exception.
Winsfan71 – :
Whoa…pure ashtray and white flowers.
No. Not tobacco. Not romantic-I’m-standing-in-an-antique-humidor-reading-a-chapter-of-Hemingway-tobacco
Ashtray.
Vegas lounge in the early 80s kind of ashtray.
Smoking or non in the late 70s kind of ashtray.
I spray once and suddenly I’ve morphed into an older lady in her sxties by the name of Madge with a penchant for weekly bus trips to Atlantic city with “the girls” to play the penny slots and have the buffet—
“The buffet is top notch honey, you gotta have the buffet”.
Aside from gambling away her beloved late husband Morty’s (may God rest his soul) pension check, Madge also has a fondness for mainlining Tuvache Jungle Gardenia perfume while smoking one of her favorite Virginia Slims— evidence of the three pack a day habit that she’s had since the age of twelve, when she used to run with some of the fast girls in the old neighborhood before she met and fell in love with Mortimer and he made an honest woman out of her.
Oh Madge…the nicotine haze circling around her jet black dyed bouffant hair style, the glisten of the rhinestones on her leopard print velour sweatsuit (“I’ve always been fashionable!”), and the nasal-y twang of her jersey accent—-who knew that the fine noses at Atelier Cologne would create a fragrance in ode to her?
Strangely enough…I like it.
I like it as much as I like women like Madge…and I like them a lot. Hard hitting, thoroughly honest, and a bit gauche for good measure and interest.
I just don’t know where I’d wear this thing. I mean people give such derision to smokers today (at least in the U.S.). They offer up dirty looks and begin fake coughing in their presence. This is definitely one of those times where niche took the road less traveled and likely less desired in our current era.
The ashtray smell never really goes away but remains a ghostly presence throughout the dry down settling into a scent reminiscent of stale cigs and cheap white floral perfume on vintage dayglo floral garage sale curtains…so tacky that they’re stylish and you can’t wait to hang them up so you brag about your find to your friends.
Sillage is STRONG for a cologne. The blurb above is right. This would be considered a pure parfum in most instances. Longevity is 4-5 hours at least.
ETA: Thought about this a bit more after looking at the collage that goes with this fume.
It’s funny that the fragrance reminded me of a couple Morty and Madge because in the collage, there’s a couple in a vintage photograph…and I get it.
It’s SUPPOSED to remind one of jasmine perfume worn by a woman during a retro period of time when smoking was de rigeur . Ahhh…
I think it’s easy to forget that one of the primary goals within niche perfumery is not to simply make something that smells good as designer/mass market perfumery does but to also recreate a time, an era, to tell a story. The perfume becomes the metaphorical blank page to which the perfumer writes prose in scent.
From that perspective…I get it. I really do.
ventor – :
This is a monster for being a cologne, very strong in the first minutes. I perceive a very strong tobacco note that is not in the listed notes, it overpowers the floral accords for the first 15 minutes. After this ashtray note dissipates I am left with a very sexy jasmine and resins scent. I also perceive a leatherish aspect ..not sure if it is the galbanum, but it makes me think of a very soft black leather jacket. Nothing innocent about this scent, wear it if you are looking for trouble!
Again, thanks to my dear Gypsy Parfumist for the atelier sampler!
lkq517intitytek – :
OMG …this perfume is like wind in tropical island. I love this scent, love, love 🙂
vikont555 – :
An interesting Jasmine like none other – to me Jasmine Angelique is as much Jasmine as it is Galbanum, which is ostere and cold: lovely when I am in the mood for it.
There is some sweetness to it but not of the bubblegum, nauseating sort… It’s sweetness is persistent but quiet, as it is when when one eats licorice or bites into a clove.
Overall longevity and sillage are both great – lasting past 8 hours and pushing out at least an arm’s length away.
Don’t expect this to be well liked by everyone, especially those uninitiated to our world of fragrances – but don’t get me wrong, this is wearable and I would say unisex. And definitely niche…
Sigizmund – :
On my skin this is the most beautiful combination of creamy jasmine and herbal angelica with a touch of smokiness. It has a much appreciated but toned down sweetness. It is not a bright scent but a solemn one. Such a divine scent, it’s warm, luscious, and extremely addictive. The gorgeous scent lingers all day. I want a full bottle.
Tofinvifs – :
Anybody who is desperate to find vintage Eau de Givenchy (the one with the rectangular bottle with the big blue marbleized top) should give this a try. To me, my decant smells exactly the same. Eau de Givenchy was my signature scent from 1985 through to 1989, so this is going straight to my x-mas wish list.
Sillage is moderate, staying power low, alas.
Guk67 – :
Smoky, spicy and green. If you like your coffee black, your greens bitter, your wine and beer bone dry,and your candy liquorice, you will like this. Sweet tooth and sweet floral lovers stay away. I loved wearing this when I went out this summer dancing. It stayed fresh in the stifling humidity and sweaty, dark clubs and bars. People seemed to like it too. I had a constant crowd around me and people who kept leaning into me for no reason 😉
fedule71 – :
At first, Splash of Angelique, and after a second, It’s full of Indole and a little hint of jasmine… Horrible and Terrible.
Mebzu578Negeltzex – :
This is very strange to me. It smells like how I’d imagine a smoker would smell after spraying herself with jasmine perfume. Like jasmine, smoke, and musk. Not nice, but maybe appealing to some with different noses and different body chemistries.
banditik013 – :
I was expecting a cologne-styled fresh jasmine while testing Jasmin Angélique, thus was completely caught off guard when the intense galbanum hit my nose. For the first two hours, Jasmin Angélique is really ‘Jasmine Galbanum’ on my skin: the presence of galbanum is like a shadow underlying the sweet jasmine, complementing its subtle indolic and smoky aspects as if the pollen is also bottled with the essence of jasmine, while the resinous texture of galbanum providing heft and depth, contrary to the ‘weightless, transparent jasmine petals’ that I had initially visualized.
As the fragrance gradually dries down, the shadow that was galbanum fades into the background, as the luminous, silky jasmine finally shines through, while the herbal nuance of angelica danses around. The overall effect is a gently sweetened green jasmine, fresh and natural, far from being squeaky clean.
The sillage is moderate to soft, and the longevity is around 6 hours. Jasmin Angélique does remind me of Maison Martin Margiela Untitled, due to the galbanum playing an important role in both fragrances. However, while compared side by side, I find Jasmin Angélique sweeter and less astringent because of the presence of jasmine.
When I think of a jasmine fragrance with depth, I usually think of it pairing with spices and warm resins. Therefore, I was positively surprised by the pairing of jasmine and galbanum in Jasmin Angélique, achieving a similar effect while remaining green. I’d definitely recommend it as an interesting interpretation of jasmine fragrances, but do test before buying if you’re aiming at a ‘fresh, transparent, cologne-style jasmine’.
infoppyenasia – :
Completely gorgeous jasmine fragrance with none of the ‘nail polish remover’ aspect I hate in other jasmines. But then it is done by the terrific Atelier Cologne perfumers so I’m not surprised. The combination of Egyptian Jasmine and Angelique is perfection, definitely fbw.