NIGHT-BLOOMING JASMINE

Night-blooming jasmine refers here to Cestrum nocturnum, whose small, pale flowers release a sweet, musky scent at night. The perfume impression can be rich and full, with a powdery softness rather than only fresh petals. Wild Veil describes its own flower enfleurage through nectar-like sweetness, heliotrope and powder, illustrating one way this floral character can be captured.

Despite its common name, Cestrum is not a true jasmine of the genus Jasminum: it belongs to the nightshade family. Enfleurage captures flower scent in fat, but a perfume listing this note need not use that process or a natural extract. The surrounding composition shapes its sweetness and intensity. The name describes the plant’s nocturnal fragrance, not a requirement to wear the perfume at night.