# Etat Libre d'Orange — Jasmin et Cigarette

> Jasmin et Cigarette pairs luminous jasmine with the dry paper, leaf, hay, and tonka suggestion of an unsmoked cigarette. It turns a provocative title into a surprisingly light floral perfume.

## Essence
Jasmin et Cigarette pairs luminous jasmine with the dry paper, leaf, hay, and tonka suggestion of an unsmoked cigarette. It turns a provocative title into a surprisingly light floral perfume.
## Scent Profile
The opening is a radiant, green-leaning jasmine with a transparent, diffusive quality. It is more bright than indolic.
Tobacco is the central variable: some skin finds dry blonde leaf, while others find an ashier effect. Apricot, turmeric, hay, and tonka add fruit, warm root, straw, and coumarinic softness.
Cedar, amber, and musk leave a mild powdery floral finish. The shape is fairly linear, with the early radiance gradually becoming more intimate.
## Performance
Projection is strongest in the first half hour, then usually softens. Longevity varies, but clothing often extends the perfume beyond its skin wear.
## Wearing Context
Despite its old-film mood, it works well in spring and summer daylight and can even be office-adjacent. It can read feminine or androgynous. Anyone sensitive to smoky or ashy effects should sample first.
## Comparisons & DNA
Narciso Rodriguez For Her and Elie Saab Le Parfum share a radiant white-floral period style, though this fragrance has more dry tobacco contrast.
A La Nuit is much heavier and more syrupy as jasmine.
Chergui and Fumerie Turque are richer tobacco references; this is the lighter, airier alternative.
## Reception
It is praised for originality, glamour, and the tension between floral brightness and tobacco dryness. The scent divides those who smell elegant leaf, no tobacco at all, or a literal ashtray. Modest endurance is the most consistent practical criticism.
## Versions & Reformulation
The EDP has continued in 50 ml and 100 ml formats. Note lists have varied in wording, and no firmly dated reformulation has been established.
## Acquisition Notes
It remains readily available in regular niche channels. This is especially sample-first because skin chemistry can decide whether the cigarette idea reads as leaf or ash.
## Notable Facts & Lore
- The brand associates it with Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, and studio glamour.
- Its title has made it a reference point for jasmine-and-tobacco perfumes.
- Luca Turin wrote memorably about public smoking as the speech of smell.