Clive Christian — Jump Up And Kiss Me Ecstatic (2021)
Essence
Jump Up And Kiss Me Ecstatic is the white-floral half of a cult two-perfume pairing in Clive Christian’s Addictive Arts collection, the other being the cherry-tobacco Jump Up And Kiss Me Hedonistic. Both were composed by Julie Pluchet and originally launched in 2017 as limited editions; the 2021 release (this entry) brought them back to market in new 50 ml bottles.
Scent Profile
The composition opens bright and bittersweet: bitter orange (bigarade, extracted from the zest) with pink pepper and mandarin, the bitter-orange facet used specifically to lift and sharpen the white florals against their own sweetness. The heart is the event - a heady, complex tuberose flanked by jasmine, orange blossom, ylang-ylang, and rose. Reviewers stress that while tuberose is the lead, the blend is complex enough that it never collapses into a single-note tuberose soliflore; the jasmine and orange blossom balance the tuberose’s potentially challenging heft. There is a recurring “bubblegum”/pink, fruity-floral nuance, though paradoxically several note it is the least sweet of its comparison set. The drydown is where it earns the “ecstatic indulgence” framing: amber, vanilla (described as the baking kind), tonka, musk, suede, woody notes, sandalwood, and vetiver settle into a creamy, buttery, slightly powdery base. The official house copy adds a “creamy sandalwood” thread that, as one reviewer pointedly noted, is “really the heart of the fragrance” yet isn’t fully captured in the standard note list. The overall arc: bright bitter-citrus, into a complex spicy-floral tuberose, into a warm creamy-sweet amber-vanilla finish.
Performance
Excellent - as expected from a 25% parfum. And reviewers report roughly nine to ten hours on skin even from a splash bottle on skin only, with one detailing that it “completely filled the room” for the first one to two hours and was still detectable on passing at the five-to-six-hour mark. A reviewer described the longevity as “eternal, easily the whole day. Projection is strong early and the scent is explicitly described as one you should not overspray.
Wearing Context
Despite opening, in some reviewers’ experience, unisex (a touch of sandalwood keeps the first stage androgynous), the scent reads predominantly feminine and is a fall/winter and evening proposition for most. Its heady, intoxicating, sweet-floral character makes it a night-out, date, or special-occasion fragrance rather than an office or hot-weather pick. Several male reviewers report wearing and enjoying it, and one reviewer noted the whole household fell in love with it - a genuine compliment-getter. The repeated framing is luxurious, sultry, “the fragrance of the night.”
Comparisons & DNA
The dominant comparison cluster is to the modern sweet-tuberose/white-floral set: Kilian Love, Don’t Be Shy and Memo Sintra come up most often, with reviewers placing Ecstatic closest to Sintra (“like a lot”), and one memorably casting the trio as a family - Love Don’t Be Shy the “fun younger sister,” Sintra the “confident sexy older sister,” and Ecstatic the “wealthy trendy modern mom. It has also been likened to a more refined, more expensive Givenchy L’Interdit, and contrasted by fans against Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 (one reviewer: “this is what I expected Baccarat to smell like. Hate Baccarat, love this”). Other names invoked include Roja Reckless/Lost in Paris (for the creamy-buttery drydown), Parfums de Marly Oriana, and Bond No. 9 Greenwich Village.
Reception
Reception is polarized along a value axis. On scent quality, admiration runs high - one self-described 20-year fragrance-industry veteran on ranked it the number-one perfume in their collection, “a pure opulent masterpiece. A reviewer revisiting it across 2024-2026 acknowledged its “prominent spicy-floral DNA” and creamy-buttery drydown but ultimately questioned whether it deserves to rate higher given how much note-overlap it shares with Clive Christian’s hero franchises. The most common criticism is not about quality but distinctiveness and price: multiple reviewers concede it is “beautiful, well-rounded” but “not unique enough to warrant the price tag,” too close to LDBS and Sintra to justify. A dissenting minority simply don’t get along with it - one Black Opium wearer found it “strange pungent flowers with vanilla and powder.
Versions & Reformulation
The key versioning fact is the 2017-vs-2021 distinction. Julie Pluchet composed the original 2017 limited edition; the 2021 release reissued it (and Hedonistic) in new 50 ml bottles. Reviewers who have tracked both generally treat them as the same juice in updated packaging, though at least one experienced reviewer flagged not having compared older formulas directly. The collection is officially described at 25% perfume concentration, and the house touts proprietary “Pioneering Perfume Technology” / “AddictiveFusion” headspace technology.
Acquisition Notes
A genuine luxury-priced parfum, sold through Clive Christian’s own boutiques/site and select luxury retailers; at points the retail 50 ml has shown as unavailable, pushing buyers to decants and the grey market. Given the price, sampling first is strongly advised - especially because the scent sits so close to more affordable or more available alternatives (Sintra, LDBS) that many reviewers explicitly recommend trying side by side before committing. Decant sellers carry it widely. As a current-ish release there’s no major counterfeit panic in the discourse, but verify seller provenance at this price point.
Notable Facts & Lore
- The Jump Up And Kiss Me pair is themed on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, framed as a story of “ecstatic enjoyment and hedonistic reckless abandonment,” with the brand commissioning artist Nikolay Koshelev to paint imaginary-landscape illustrations to accompany the perfumes.
- The name “Jump Up And Kiss Me” itself nods to a folk/old name associated with certain aromatic plants.
- Tuberose’s marketing mythology is leaned on heavily here - dubbed “The Fragrance of the Night” and “symbolic of dangerous love,” prized for a heady scent with a “powdery medicinal tone.
- Clive Christian, the house, repositioned in recent years and is now described in wearers as a French-owned brand.
- The “pheromone” and “219 ingredients” claims circulate in reviews but originate in brand marketing.