Moon Jasmine is a handcrafted jasmine perfume born from a place that exists somewhere between memory and imagination. Created by independent perfumer Loreto Remsing, this luminous fragrance draws its inspiration from the wild landscapes of Patagonia, Chile: snow-capped peaks, glittering glacial lakes, and the star-shaped blooms of Chilean Jasmine catching moonlight on a still night.

Jasmine has captivated perfumers for centuries, and for good reason. Few floral notes carry the same range: heady and creamy in one composition, bright and citrus-kissed in another, deeply intoxicating in a third. The best jasmine perfumes don't simply reproduce the flower; they find an angle, a context, a story that makes the note feel alive in a new way. Moon Jasmine finds its angle in a flower that has never been extracted for its scent.

Mandevilla laxa, the Chilean Jasmine at the heart of this fragrance, is a flowering vine native to South America whose aroma exists only in imagination. Loreto Remsing, the daughter of Chilean political refugees with a deep personal connection to the plant's homeland, built the entire jasmine accord from memory and feeling rather than from a bottle on a perfumer's organ. Layered over mouthwatering native South American fruits and grounded by incense, black tea, and sandalwood, the result is a jasmine perfume that is simultaneously intimate and expansive: rooted in a real place, untethered from anything that came before it.

Loreto Remsing

PROVENANCE:

Patagonia, Chile

INGREDIENT FOCUS

Chilean Jasmine (mandevilla laxa)

NOTES:

Maracuya, Bergamot, Chirimoya, Maqui, Chilean Moon Jasmine, Incense, Black Tea, Creamy Vanilla, Sandalwood, Musk

Moon Jasmine is a fantasy floral inspired by Chilean Jasmine, hidden underneath mouthwatering native fruits. Sandalwood and incense emulate the majestic terrain.

“Moon Jasmine was based on a surreal image that lives in my mind of a Patagonian full moon night with snow-capped mountains, a glittering lake and wild Chilean Jasmine — its star-shaped flowers reflecting the ghostly moonlight. Since no Chilean Jasmine has ever been extracted for its aroma, I created a fantasy accord based on my memory — heady, creamy and sweet. Lucious fruits like Chirimoya and Maracuyá playfully open the scent while deeper alpine notes reveal themselves.”

—Loreto Remsing

Why You’ll Love Moon Jasmine

Most jasmine perfumes announce themselves. They arrive heavy, indolic, dense with the signature sweetness that has defined the note in mainstream fragrance for decades. Moon Jasmine does something different.

Remsing's approach strips the jasmine of its weight without stripping it of its soul. The accord she created reads as heady and creamy in the way that real jasmine flowers smell on a warm night: present, slightly wild, alive. It never tips into the thick, powdery territory that puts so many people off jasmine altogether. This is the jasmine you smell drifting over a garden fence on an evening walk, not the one bottled and amplified in a department store.

Then there are the fruits. Maracuya and chirimoya, both native to South America, open the fragrance with a mouthwatering brightness that feels genuinely unlike anything in the conventional floral fragrance canon. They're not sweet in a candy sense; they're lush and slightly tart, the way ripe fruit tastes when it's actually in season. Bergamot lifts everything, keeping the opening from ever feeling dense. As the fragrance settles, sandalwood and incense draw the alpine landscape into focus, grounding the dreamy floral-fruit opening in something textured and calm. The dry-down is warm, slightly smoky, softened by creamy vanilla and skin-close musk.

It's a jasmine perfume for people who thought they didn't like jasmine. And for those who already do, it offers a version of the note they haven't encountered before.

Layering Moon Jasmine

With a fruit-forward opening and a warm, resinous base, Moon Jasmine is a natural candidate for layering.

Moon Jasmine + Amber Shadow

Amber Shadow, created by Sam Macer and inspired by the amber-producing fields of Drôme Provençale, France, brings luminescent clary amber, dark oak, and Earl Grey tea to the pairing. Layered beneath Moon Jasmine, it amplifies the smoky incense in the heart of the fragrance while adding a warm resinous depth that makes the dry-down feel more dramatic. The Earl Grey tea in our amber fragrance also echoes the black tea note in Moon Jasmine's heart, creating a cohesive through-line across both fragrances. This combination works particularly well in the evening or in cooler weather, when the amber has room to fully develop.

Moon Jasmine + Ylang Ylang

For those who want to lean further into the floral dimension of Moon Jasmine, our Ylang Ylang perfume makes for a natural companion. Created by Catherine Haley Epstein and inspired by the Nosy Be varietal from Madagascar, this composition takes ylang ylang's signature sweetness and pulls it toward something rooted and androgynous: violet and cedar add structure, bergamot and grapefruit keep it bright, and vetiver grounds the whole thing in quiet, woody depth. Worn alongside Moon Jasmine, it adds an additional layer of tropical floral richness without competing with the jasmine accord. The two fragrances share a similar luminosity and a softness that lets each one breathe, and together they create something even more expansive.

As always, start with a light application of each and let the combination develop on your skin before adjusting. Fragrance layering is as much about personal chemistry as it is about the notes themselves.

The Scent Trunk Difference

Scent Trunk exists at the intersection of art and perfumery. We offer a space to explore, discover, and build a private collection of artisan fragrances: one that reflects your personality, your curiosity, and your willingness to go beyond what's sitting on a department store shelf.

Every Original Edition fragrance in our collection, including Moon Jasmine, is created by an independent perfumer. Not a fragrance house. Not a committee. An individual artist with a specific creative vision and the freedom to follow it wherever it leads. For Loreto Remsing, that meant imagining a flower that has never been scientifically extracted and building an entire fragrance around her memory of it. That kind of creative latitude simply doesn't exist in commercial perfumery, and it's exactly what makes our collection worth exploring.

Our annual editorial calendar drives everything we release. Seasonal palettes, monthly editions, and a curatorial council of resident editors and guest collaborators ensure that each fragrance connects to something larger: a cultural moment, a place, a specific ingredient and the story of where it comes from. Fragrance, for us, is a medium for storytelling as much as it is a product.

We offer Moon Jasmine in three sizes: a 5ml traveler for first-time exploration, a 30ml bottle for regular rotation in your fragrance wardrobe, and a 100ml bottle for those who've found something they want to live in. Membership programs are also available for collectors who want ongoing access to new seasonal releases, limited editions, and the broader Scent Trunk community.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Moon Jasmine a heavy or light jasmine perfume?

Moon Jasmine sits firmly on the lighter, more luminous end of the jasmine spectrum. Unlike many mainstream jasmine fragrances, which lean into a dense, indolic richness, this composition leads with bright native fruits and a jasmine accord that reads as airy and slightly wild rather than a heavy or powdery musk. The sandalwood and creamy vanilla base give it warmth in the dry-down, but the overall effect is more sheer and wearable than most jasmine perfumes you'll encounter at retail.

What does Chilean Jasmine smell like, and how did Loreto Remsing capture it?

Chilean Jasmine (Mandevilla laxa) is a flowering vine native to South America that has never been commercially extracted for its aroma. Remsing, whose Chilean heritage gives her a personal connection to the plant, created the jasmine accord entirely from memory and imagination: a fantasy interpretation of what the flower might smell like based on her relationship to the landscape it comes from. The result is a jasmine note that is heady and creamy without being literal, more evocative than representational.

Can I wear Moon Jasmine if I don't typically like floral fragrances?

Many customers who describe themselves as floral-averse have responded warmly to Moon Jasmine, specifically because it subverts the conventions of the floral category. The jasmine here is not the dominant, perfume-counter version of the note. It's tucked beneath layers of tropical fruit and grounded by incense, black tea, and sandalwood in a way that gives the fragrance a complexity and balance that goes well beyond a straightforward floral. If you've been put off by jasmine in the past, this fragrance is certainly worth trying before you write the note off entirely.

What sizes is Moon Jasmine available in, and which should I start with?

Moon Jasmine is available as a 5ml traveler ($21), a 30ml bottle ($65), and a 100ml bottle ($155). If you're trying Moon Jasmine for the first time, the 5ml traveler is the right starting point: it gives you enough product to wear the fragrance across multiple occasions and experience how it develops on your skin over time. The 30ml is ideal for a fragrance you want in regular rotation without committing to a full bottle. Reserve the 100ml for when you already know Moon Jasmine is yours.