Composed by Claude Dir
This is not just one jasmine, but an entire gallery of white flowers, and behind the last room, incense burns. ZAHAROFF Signature Bloom combines the opulence of a garden with wood and sacred resins, making the floral aspect feel both lush and ceremonial.
Gardenia obtained through enfleurage opens a creamy, full white core with coconut. Star, Arabian, Egyptian, and white jasmines then provide different nuances — sweet, fruity, earthy, and subtly animalic.
Claude Dir arranges orange blossom, red peony, and sustainably sourced ylang-ylang around them. Instead of a neat bouquet, you get a floral space that expands in layers, with a lot of warmth and very little green freshness.
On the skin, myrrh, tears of olibanum, and oud darken the petals. Sandalwood and sustainably sourced bourbon vanilla calm the smoke, while sugar cane adds a soft sweetness to the flowers.
If you're looking for a light, clean jasmine or an airy daytime floral scent, Bloom will probably be too dense and mystical for you. Resins and oud are not just a backdrop; they gradually become as important as the garden.
In the drydown, gardenia and several facets of jasmine remain enveloped in myrrh on sandalwood — a white flower not in a vase, but on a warm wooden altar.
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