15ml

PARAPHRASE

SEX & JASMINE TRAVEL SIZE

Name: SEX & JASMINE TRAVEL SIZE
Brand: PARAPHRASE
Price: 71.00 $
Availability: InStock

Eau De Parfum

Unisex

Sizes

Starting

$71

Description

Sex & Jasmine by Paraphrase is a bold and sensual floral fragrance that truly embraces its name. It opens with a vibrant burst of jasmine sambac and geranium, immediately setting a lush, green floral tone. As it settles, the jasmine deepens, intertwining with creamy vanilla bourbon and a hint of neroli, creating a rich, almost indolic warmth. The dry down reveals a captivating base of sandalwood, aged patchouli, and ambergris, lending a beautiful, warm sweatiness and an animalic undertone that makes the scent feel incredibly intimate and alluring. This is a fragrance that blooms on warm skin, perfect for those who appreciate a jasmine that's both intoxicating and a little bit wild. Perfumer: Joshua Smith

Scent Profile

Floral

Animalic

Warm

Creamy

Sensual

Green

Notes

Top Notes

Jasmine Sambac

Geranium

Middle Notes

Jasmine Sambac

Neroli Absolute

Vanilla Bourbon Extract

Base Notes

Sandalwood

Aged Patchouli

Ambergris

About PARAPHRASE

Paraphrase Perfume is an independent North American fragrance house founded in 2014 by Joshua Smith, an ex-forester turned designer who creates handcrafted perfumes in Canada. The brand philosophy centers on using scent as a means of retelling stories and exploring the subtle beauty of nature, with a focus on slowness, mindfulness, and sensory exploration. Paraphrase rebranded from its former name Libertine Fragrance in 2025, shifting from a rebellious aesthetic to one emphasizing creation, community, and the transformative power of fragrance in connecting people to natural landscapes and their inner selves.

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Perfumer

Joshua Smith

Joshua Smith is a self-taught perfumer from the Canadian prairies, formerly a forester and industrial designer, who founded Libertine Fragrance in late 2014 while studying design and later rebranded it to Paraphrase. He hand-blends immersive unisex perfumes using high-quality natural and synthetic ingredients, with notable creations including Sex & Jasmine—an animalic jasmine ode—Gilded, a spice-laden incense scent, and Fin de Siecle, a modernized rosy chypre. His work emphasizes sensory exploration, slowing down to connect with one's emotions, and reinterpreting personal stories through scent.

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Reviews

4.8

Excellent21 reviews

PARAPHRASE

4.8/5 • 21 reviews

Community Insights

Reviewers often describe Sex & Jasmine as a lush, creamy, and sometimes 'sweaty' jasmine that truly comes alive in warmer temperatures. Many appreciate its sensual and animalic facets, noting how it evolves from a sharp opening into a beautifully blended, warm dry down on the skin.

Pros

Performance excellence: This fragrance blooms gorgeously in the heat and needs warm skin to truly come alive, offering excellent projection and longevity in the right conditions.

Versatile appeal: While often described as a 'sexy, summer night jasmine,' some find it suitable for daily wear due to its evolving complexity.

Quality composition: The interplay of jasmine and sandalwood is frequently praised, creating a harmonious and well-balanced scent that feels both sensual and grounded.

Cons

Specific limitation: Some reviewers find the opening to be sharp or bitter, requiring a few minutes to settle into its more pleasant character.

Situational drawback: A few wish for a smokier or more leathery dimension, or less patchouli, feeling it could be darker to match the 'Sex' in its name.

Scent preference: For those who prefer a more ethereal or naturalistic jasmine, this 'perfume jasmine' might not be their ideal, as it leans into a more abstract and animalic interpretation.