Description
Floral Curiosities is the new fragrance collection created by Ineke Parfums exclusively for Anthropologie
stores.
Four flowers with distinct personalities are represented in the collection. Each flower’s unique character is
expressed through the artistically rendered packaging which will make the Anthropologie customer eager
to showcase them on her vanity. Beautifully presented clear cylindrical glass bottles are enclosed in
boxes decorated by prose in hand-drawn calligraphy. Soft watercolor paintings wash over the packaging
and hint to the hues inside.
Poet’s Jasmine (Jasminum officinale) Citrus and Herbal
A fragrance inspired by Poet’s Jasmine tea, replete with slices of citrus fruit. Added points of interest
include star anise, rosemary, absinthe, frankincense, cardamom, hinoki wood and guaiac wood. Poet’s Jasmine was launched in 2011. The nose behind this fragrance is Ineke Ruhland.
yellowcoon – :
On me this smells like jasmine tea, which I love. It’s not overwhelmingly floral/sweet–maybe the green and citrusy notes help keep it refreshing.
vint.dembel – :
Fruit-forward opening that goes beyond the citrus combining with guaiac sweetness. On skin, I’m getting a non-indolic jasmine plus nectarine. There’s a definite Ineke DNA playing in the background– which was enjoyable in Hothouse Flower.
Overall fairly linear, and reminiscent of the dry-down for Dame Perfumery Soliflore Osmanthus.
You often see tuberose lurking in jasmine frags, but this is not the case here. Think sweet, not sharp. It’s like the difference between an hour in stiletto heels, versus ballet flats. Relaxing, casual, long-term wearable. I love this.
welkom0 – :
Poet’s Jasmine is a lush, creamy floral fragrance that opens with a burst of citrus set off by aromatic rosemary and star anise. A heady, intoxicating jasmine blooms in the heart anchored by smoky woods in the base.
eumncq – :
Very sweet jasmine and sugary citrus — a bit like a fresh sweet jasmine combined with a jolly rancher. Very fruity! I didn’t get any of the hinoki wood which I was hoping for, and also none of the herbal notes in the drydown. Just a light floral, perhaps not blended well. Beautiful note selections, just the jasmine seems to dominate the composition.
assamba – :
Blind buy at great price–no regrets.
Poet’s Jasmine starts out very fresh and airy, with heady jasmine. It seemed like a good day to try it since the air felt like spring this morning. The airy freshness settled down a little within a half hour, but still a lighthearted, very bright scent that actually woke me up.
Two hours in, the jasmine was still going strong. And the retro-glam barista (who has never actually spoken to me in two years, except to find what I’m ordering) asked what fragrance I’m wearing. Apparently she loves jasmine.
By four hours the jasmine is gone, and this is just a ghost floral. Not bad, but definitely has a little dollhead smell to it at this point.
Pleasant and very femme.
ArrereTiz – :
Yay! On me it’s not soapy at all! 😀 Took a gamble on this one due to a good price and liking 3/4 Ineke’s I’ve tried quite a bit and it’s a win so far.
Jasmine + citrus w/ green tones open the show. It seems to have a light, airy quality of freshness that is very comfortable and lovely. ‘Ultra-feminine’ is a good way to put it (below). I however do not get any indoles. All the comments about this being for picky jasmine-lovers are true. I consider myself to be in that camp but this one and a handful of other jasmine scents have won my heart of late.
Sillage is at least arm-length, longevity yet to be determined.
Happy blind ‘like’ for now! (First wearing of it so we’ll see how it goes after more trial runs)
еремейка73 – :
I tried to love this, but all I smelled was sort of a strong soapy smell. Very strong,too. I really listen to the reviews with great interest when I am interested in a fragrance. It did last forever so I wish I could have loved it.
johnny76 – :
I received this recently from a lovely swapper. I have been fortunate enough to have tried everything the Ineke Alphabetical Collection but had not tried anything from the Floral Curiosities line. This opened very painful for me . . . I was honestly shocked at the “bathroom stench” if you get what I mean. I think it might have been the combo of guaiac and star anise. I went to scrub it off but dinner was starting to burn and . . . . .
About 30 mins later I kept getting this waft of absolutely wonderful soft floral, slightly herbally (but not quite green) aroma. This a definitely a floral but I do think that the tea and citrus keep it fresh and not becoming a overwhelming heady floral.
I could not stop sniffing my wrist. This was an amazing olfactory journey that lasted all night and the sillage is just enough to leave an impression as you walk by. I do recommend going light with this as it can be strong if one is over zealous. What a delight!
maksim xxx – :
It’s 1820, and a French silkworm smuggler reaches his destination–a tiny little town deep in the snowy mountains of Japan. A kind elderly man and his wife run an inn where weary merchants stop to rest on their long journeys. To the side of the inn, a narrow path leads to a natural pool of hot spring water, which is enclosed by fragrant hinoki trees. After removing his clothing and immersing himself into the pool of healing waters, the old woman scatters a bowl of delicate little dried jasmine flowers into the water, and the jasmine-scented steam rises into the sky. This is what comes to mind when I smell Poet’s Jasmine. I made some of this up of course, but my little vignette is based on the movie “Silk” starring Keira Knightley.
Jasmine typically reminds me of summer when used in perfume; of being outdoors; of golden sunshine. Once again, Ineke brings something innovative to the table. Poet’s Jasmine has a contemplative mood, which fits its name perfectly. The scent makes me picture a gray and slightly damp day; a day on which I might rather cozy up on my couch and read a book or perhaps write something thoughtful in my journal.
I am much pickier than the average person when it comes to jasmine in perfume. I live in a place where jasmine grows abundantly. Most jasmine perfumes fail to please me as they smell synthetic and sharp. While this perfume clearly revolves around jasmine, the other notes make their presence known only to bring out the best in the jasmine flower. Ineke seems to have an unusual talent for enhancing floral notes rather than detracting from them.
My immediate impression after spritzing was of jasmine green tea pearls and a quiet breath of star anise. As the fragrance developed, it became more green and then more woody. I’m so used to exotic interpretations of jasmine, which are usually flanked with strong spices, rose, resins, and a host of other notes. Even soliflores seem to have a certain harshness about them. Poet’s Jasmine is so Japanese in nature, reminding us of the beauty in simplicity and of the true nature of those delicate little star-shaped flowers. This perfume truly pays tribute to our friend, jasmine.
mvt941JeomiWogkig – :
If you love jasmine – run – don’t walk – to your nearest Anthropologie to pick this one up. Think of it like “After My Own Heart” but replace the lilac with jasmine. There’s a lovely citrusy brightness to it, which makes it one of the first (and only) jasmine-based scents I can tolerate for myself.
bubba65 – :
I wore the new Ineke POET’S JASMINE to the library today, and upon my arrival I found myself mumbling to myself, “Wow, what smells so good?” And then I realized: it was me! (-: I think that walking outside in the heat really increased the sillage, but I honestly did not notice until I had entered a closed space. Well, let’s just hope that my neighbors like jasmine as much as I do!
This composition is ultra-feminine, with lots of somewhat indolic jasmine, but it has been jazzed up with a bright citrusy opening and a very appealing hinoki wood note, among others. The overall effect, by the drydown, is a jasmine both slightly green and slightly sweet in turns. I like this a lot, in fact more than some of the other jasmine quasi-soliflores which I’ve worn of late, including Floris NIGHT-SCENTED JASMINE and Badgley Mischka FLEURS DE NUIT. Don’t get me wrong: I actually like both of those very much, but Ineke POET’S JASMINE is somehow more lush and inviting–and super-feminine. Highly recommended to jasmine lovers!