Jasmin Rouge

Basic Information and First Impression

Tom Ford Jasmin Rouge is a 2011 Private Blend eau de parfum. It presents jasmine not as a clean innocent flower but as red lips, smoky eyes, spices, leather, amber, and nocturnal skin.

Perfumer and Brand Background

Tom Ford's Private Blend collection functions like a personal scent laboratory. Jasmin Rouge was composed by Rodrigo Flores-Roux, who turns jasmine sambac into a bold spicy floral with clary sage, peppercorn spices, leather, vanilla, amber, and labdanum.

Scent Analysis

The opening is ginger, cinnamon, bergamot, cardamom, pepper, and mandarin orange. The heart features jasmine sambac, ylang-ylang, neroli, broom, and clary sage. The drydown is amber, vanilla, woods, leather, and French labdanum.

Comparison and Positioning

Compared with Gucci Bloom, Jasmin Rouge is redder, spicier, and more nocturnal. Compared with Serge Lutens A La Nuit, it is less purely jasmine and more fashionably leathery. Compared with Tobacco Vanille, it shares Tom Ford richness but puts white flowers at the center.

Buying and Wearing

It suits autumn, winter, evenings, dressed-up settings, red or black styling, and people who want jasmine with spice, leather, and amber. It is less suited to discreet office wear unless applied very lightly.

Wearing Impressions

It is praised as sexy, glamorous, bold, floral, spicy, and true to its red bottle. Some wearers may find it too sweet, spicy, leathery, or strong for daily wear.