Description
Ripe fig, green vine leaves, grapefruit, basil, aldehydes
Muguet, rose wardia, ylang ylang, jasmine
Crystallised ginger, vetiver, moss, cistus, ambergris, white musk
Artists fall on the inspiration of a muse to create beauty with passion.
Original, striking, alluring; Jinx the eau de parfum by Tommi Sooni, created for celebrated designer Vanessa Leyjonhelm.
Vanessa traces her bloodline back to the islands of Greece, the land of ancient myths where Jinx the perfume was born.
A light touch of Jinx on your skin opens with the full and bursting fruits of a fig tree under a clear Grecian sky.
Shaded afternoon breezes drift through the green vine leaves and carry their scent to the sea. Fragrant traces of crushed basil on the palms of an adoring father as he embraces Vanessa, the precious child.
A scented arrangement of flowers for our muse, and you, to envelope in: jasmin, lily of the valley, rose and ylang ylang. For depth and strength of character we introduce moss, vetiver, rock rose and white musk. The flashes of genius we see in Vanessa’s creations are here too in the guise of crystallized ginger.
Jinx was launched in 2011.
sergei1975 – :
Powdery grapefruit aldehyde. Not a category I’d considered before, but I’m not convinced it’s worthwhile. The grapefruit is prickly, the powder is sweetened, and the aldehydes are buzzing my brain. I think there was a really good idea behind this, but on me it smells unfinished.
flatplus.com – :
Once again, Tommi Sooni has managed to recapture the essence of a scent from a by-gone era. Jinx smells like those classic, aldehydic fragrances, merging ever so slightly into green chypre territory.
I love this fragrance because it is slightly reminiscent of one of my favourite Summer fragrances, Diorella by Christian Dior. It has this beautiful, sparkling greeness, which feels like sunshine on the skin. The scent is further grounded by dry, earthy vetiver, oakmoss and labdanum, which are to blame for the chypre-like quality.
Some may call this a mature fragrance, and while I agree that my tastes are in favour of such compositions, it’s not a fragrance that young women should avoid. I find it easily likable and pleasantly inoffensive.
Jinx is a fairly light and transparent scent, that wears relatively close to the skin. Unfortunately the lasting strength is similar in that it refuses to last any longer than a few hours. This was the only negative aspect I found while wearing Jinx.
Although best suited to Spring and Summer, subtle hints of warmth created by the labdanum and fig, make this fragrance versatile enough to be worn during Autumn too. Jinx is marketed to women, but I personally think it could smell pleasant on a man’s skin too. It’s a bright and uplifting fragrance that I know I’ll enjoy wearing during the warmer months. It could even be full bottle worthy.
Pouppyuriviox – :
This is a nice floral fragrance with a very soapy beginning (I smell soapy cleanness, pleasant though, and lily-of-the-valley in its soapy version). Fruits smells in very pleasant thin hints. In about 5 min, the fragrance reveals its light chypre character.
maxfg – :
I am Australian and this company is totally new to me. Would like to try this particular one as the notes are very interesting – will check out the Department stores to see who has it. Love the bottle – bit different from the rest.