What does Bujairami Jamila smell like?
Blackcurrant and pear alone open Bujairami Jamila. Blackcurrant is tart, green and juicy with a faint sulphurous edge; pear is watery and mildly grainy. There is no citrus here, so the top starts with fruit directly, and the tartness of the berry keeps the pear from tasting plain sweet. It is a short, two-note opening that sets the fruit theme for the rest.
Iris, jasmine and orange blossom form the heart. Iris, which in perfumery comes from the root rather than the flower, is cool, powdery and slightly carroty, with a smooth, buttery quality. Jasmine is the sweet white flower with an indolic, slightly animalic undertone. Orange blossom is honeyed, green and a little bitter. The three together give a floral middle that is more powdery and polished than lush.
The base is where the scent turns edible. Praline is a note of caramelised nuts and sugar. Vanilla and tonka bean add depth and a hint of almond. Patchouli, the earthy, slightly chocolatey leaf, keeps the sweetness from becoming a flat dessert by giving it a dark, damp counterweight. The pyramid goes from tart fruit through powder and white flowers to sugar and earth. This guide files it as floral and gourmand.
Bujairami Jamila: style and character
In plain words, Jamila is soft and flowery: a floral scent.
The notes that define it on paper: blackcurrant, pear and iris.
Within the Bujairami range, Bujairami Executor comes closest, with pear in common.
Also near: Bujairami Red Eclipse.
This is the guide's own wording of the family and notes, not a test.
Who is Bujairami Jamila for?
Bujairami Jamila carries the brand's for-her tag. The two families this guide derives from the notes are floral and gourmand, which is its own sorting rather than the brand's. The concentration is eau de parfum and the size listed is 100 ml. The note list is mid-length at nine entries, with a short top and a base that holds four of the nine.
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 Jamila in Europe
FragranceGems is an authorized seller of Bujairami in the EU.
Its Bujairami collection shows what is available.
Three scents in this guide share notes with it. Bujairami Executor has jasmine, orange blossom, pear and vanilla. Bujairami Red Eclipse shares jasmine, orange blossom and vanilla, with raspberry on top instead of blackcurrant. Bujairami Lucid Dream has iris, orange blossom and tonka bean, and finishes on amber and vetiver.
Bujairami scents with similar notes
Picked by the notes they share.
Carriers per country and what to check before ordering
Jamila and its closest neighbours
Jasmine, orange blossom, pear and vanilla are shared with Bujairami Executor. Executor is a short build of pear and bergamot, orange blossom and Arabian jasmine, then amberwood, sandalwood, vanilla, Ambrofix and musk. Bujairami Jamila adds blackcurrant, iris, praline, patchouli and tonka bean. Executor is an extrait de parfum.
Bujairami Red Eclipse shares jasmine, orange blossom and vanilla with Bujairami Jamila. Red Eclipse uses raspberry and mandarin orange on top, freesia in the heart, and akigalawood and amber in the base. Jamila has blackcurrant and pear, iris, and praline, patchouli and tonka bean. Both are eau de parfum.
Bujairami Lucid Dream has iris, orange blossom and tonka bean in common with Bujairami Jamila. Its top is mandarin orange, bergamot and pink pepper, a citrus-and-spice start, where Jamila opens with blackcurrant and pear. Lucid Dream finishes on amber and vetiver, Jamila on praline and patchouli. Lucid Dream is an extrait.