What does Bujairami Blue Note smell like?
Juniper berries open the list, and they are an unusual choice for a first note. Their oil smells piney, resinous and crisp, with a peppery edge and a hint of citrus peel; it is the same berry that flavours gin. Nothing else in the top competes with it, so the start is green and dry, and sweet only at a distance.
Jasmine takes the heart alone. It is a white flower with a sweet, heady, slightly indolic and animalic side, and set against juniper it gives the list a floral centre without softening the dryness above. The step from a cold, resinous berry to a rich white flower is the main movement of this scent on paper.
Three notes finish it. Cedar is dry and pencil-like, the wood that carries the pine side of juniper down into the base. Tonka bean is warm, with the smell of almond, hay and vanilla, and it gives the one sweet touch. Powdery notes are not a material but a description of texture: the soft, cosmetic, faintly sugary dryness of orris, musks and heliotrope-type molecules, like fine dust. The brand does not say which materials create it. The list stays small, and this guide has not smelled it, so it can say only what the five notes are and how such materials usually sit together.
Bujairami Blue Note: style and character
In plain words, Blue Note is clean and airy: a fresh scent.
Its list leans on juniper, jasmine and powdery notes.
Closest within Bujairami, by notes: Bujairami Special Day, which shares jasmine.
Also near: Bujairami First Class.
This is the guide's own wording of the family and notes, not a test.
Who Blue Note suits
The brand tags Bujairami Blue Note for him and for her. This guide's own sorting from the notes, which is not the brand's, places it in the fresh family, which matches the juniper. It is an eau de parfum in 100 ml. The list is short, five notes in three tiers, with the one flower in the middle.
Concentration and sizes
- Concentration in the brand's catalogue: eau de parfum.
- Size listed by the brand: 100 ml.
- 10 ml samples: the samples page lists the scents in the shop's Sample Service. Samples and sizes
Where to buy Bujairami Blue Note in Europe
FragranceGems is an authorized seller of Bujairami in the EU.
Its Bujairami collection shows what is available.
On the other side, Bujairami Special Day shares berries, jasmine and powdery notes, Bujairami First Class shares jasmine and cedar in a short list, and Bujairami Chroma also shares jasmine and cedar, with bergamot and musk added.
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How Blue Note compares with similar scents
Berries, jasmine and powdery notes appear in both Bujairami Blue Note and Bujairami Special Day. Special Day adds bergamot, rose, musk and vanilla, so it reads as a sweeter floral, while Blue Note keeps juniper, cedar and tonka bean in a five-note list. Both are eau de parfum.
Jasmine and cedar are shared by Bujairami Blue Note and Bujairami First Class. First Class is the shorter of the two, a four-note list of saffron, jasmine, cedar and amber, with a spiced top and an amber base. Blue Note has juniper on top and powdery notes and tonka bean below. First Class is an extrait; Blue Note is an eau de parfum.
Bujairami Chroma shares jasmine and cedar with Bujairami Blue Note, and both lists are short. Chroma opens with bergamot and citrus fruits and closes on musk and cedar, so it is brighter and cleaner. Blue Note opens on juniper berries and ends with powdery notes and tonka bean. Both are eau de parfum.