Jardin de Borneo Gardenia Sultan Pasha | Attar Review | Handsome Smells

Released in 2015
Classified as a floral
Nose behind this scent is Sultan Pasha, a self taught attar maker, considered by many as the best in the world.
As a child, Sultan Pasha was exposed to lush fertile jungles with tea gardens nearby. The air was rife with the scent of green foliage, earth and moisture mingling with the creamy scent of ripe wild fruits and berries alongside the creamy narcotic scent of white and yellow florals.
Top: gardenia enfleurage and jasmine sambac enfleurage.
Heart: lavender absolute, tuberose absolute, gardenia absolute and sandalwood.
Base: Bois de Borneo (rare Borneo oud by Ensar oud), katrafay, tonka absolute, calamus, Haitian vetiver, galbanum, civet and ambergris.
Beautiful and luscious jasmine opening, really rich and bright but also creamy possibly from the sandalwood, with a noticable calming lavender which sadly only lasts a few minutes. The opening almost has a leather or better described as a suede opening, which is surrounded by white florals such as tuberose, jasmine and gardenia especially which really starts dominating the scent within the first 5 minutes or so. As the fragrance develops it almost becomes creamier and smoother, coming across a little like almond (possibly coming from the tonka bean). Sadly there isn't much development after that (that I could detect), due to performance issues.
Projection is good for the first hour, after which it sits much closer to the skin. Though if someone was to come close to you, they would be able to smell it. In terms of longevity this lasted on my skin for around 5 hours.
Overall a solid scent, masterfully crafted but the performance wasn't the best on my skin. 5/10

[@FirdousKhalifa]

I wish I could smell that in real life one day 😫 the way you describe things in such detail is magnificent

[@justaddlight]

Well described! Sultan's creations are certinaly one of a kind.

[@HandsomeSmells]

Thanks Doni, appreciate that. I agree his stuff is surely unique, one of the benefits of indie perfumers.

[@michaelbullock8011]

Great review and I enjoyed it and I'm going to try it and have a blessed day

[@HandsomeSmells]

Thanks Michael, you too! 😁

[@michaelbullock8011]

You welcome keep up the good work and thank you very much GOD BLESS 🙏

[@o2xb]

This was my first ever attar from Sultan. It gave a very jolly rodgers sweet vibe or of a tropical fruit bouquet encountered in a jungle.Not sure it suited my skin chemistry but I would have liked to try it on my wife to see i liked it on her better.
His Fougere Noire is a masterpiece if youre a fan of that genre!

[@HandsomeSmells]

really need to get my nose on Fougere Noire, I think it's in my sample pack. I'm trying each one by one.