# Réminiscence — Jammin Vibration > Jammin Vibration is the 2011 successor to Réminiscence's Jamaica-themed Jammin, both composed by Maurice Roucel (this one with co-perfumer Lucas Sieuzac). Where the 2006 original was a divisive fruity ## Essence Jammin Vibration is the 2011 successor to Réminiscence's Jamaica-themed Jammin, both composed by Maurice Roucel (this one with co-perfumer Lucas Sieuzac). Where the 2006 original was a divisive fruity-woody famous for a cannabis-like accord nodding to its reggae inspiration, Jammin Vibration is a lighter, fresher, more conventional citrus-floral-woody. The name puns on Bob Marley's "Jamming" and "Positive Vibration," and the lagoon-blue bottle with yellow, red and green accents evokes sun, sea and Rastafari colors. It is now discontinued. ## Scent Profile The opening is a sparkling fruity-citrus accord: blackcurrant bud and bergamot brightened by green notes, with a peppery cardamom and pink-pepper lift that keeps it crisp rather than sweet. The heart turns airy and floral-woody, where Virginia cedar and a well-judged, almost aerial jasmine dominate alongside gardenia and freesia without ever becoming heady. This is the section that defines its easygoing character — present but never heavy. The drydown is a soft, sweet-woody base of patchouli, tonka, vanilla and white musk that stays close to the skin. Across its wear the fragrance holds fairly linear, reading as fresh, citrus-fruity and lightly sweet, with a slightly masculine tilt. It is built for freshness without fizz rather than for floral drama. ## Performance Performance is modest and consistent: weak-to-moderate longevity with close, intimate sillage. It holds finely to skin and gives freshness without bothering those around the wearer, which makes it an intimate summer scent rather than a projector. Notably, the original Jammin is reported to last better, one reason some fans preferred the predecessor. The practical takeaway is that this is pleasant but soft, so expect to reapply. ## Wearing Context This is a spring and summer, daytime, casual fragrance. Its fresh citrus-floral character and light performance suit hot weather, work and easygoing daily wear, and several reviewers say a man could wear it easily, so it skews unisex despite the "young women" marketing. It would feel underpowered for evening, cold weather or formal and seductive contexts. Social perception runs youthful and unobtrusive — one reviewer thought the simple packaging looked "destined for teenagers," though "teenagers of good taste." ## Comparisons & DNA The essential comparison is in-house. The original Réminiscence Jammin (2006, Maurice Roucel) is a unisex fruity-woody opening on Florida grapefruit, pink pepper, Ceylon cardamom and blackcurrant over cedar, jasmine and patchouli, famous for a cannabis-like accord that Jammin Vibration deliberately does not reproduce. French fans are blunt that the successor does not measure up to the original, framing Vibration as the lighter, tamer, less distinctive reinterpretation. Beyond that direct lineage, no specific named comparisons are well-documented; it broadly sits in the fresh fruity-floral-woody family of late-2000s and early-2010s casual scents, with no documented designer clone. ## Reception Coverage is thin and drawn from small samples. The consensus is that it smells good and reads as a pleasant, fresh, good-value summer scent, but it is widely seen as unoriginal and inoffensive, and — among those who knew the predecessor — a step down from the original Jammin. The recurring axes of discussion are gender, with several finding it masculine or unisex rather than feminine, and value, where the price-to-size ratio and brand reputation are praised. With essentially no critic coverage, it reads as a low-stakes, low-cost curiosity for fans of light fruity-florals or completists following Roucel and Réminiscence, rather than a sought-after grail. ## Versions & Reformulation Jammin Vibration is itself the successor and replacement to the discontinued original Jammin (2006), with house press stating that Vibration "takes the place of Jammin', now sold out." Both are now discontinued. There is a genuine discrepancy on concentration: this catalog entry lists it as EDP, but the 2011 launch press and essentially all retail listings describe it as an Eau de Toilette in 50 ml and 100 ml, so the weight of evidence favors EDT. No further reformulations of Jammin Vibration itself are documented. ## Acquisition Notes Jammin Vibration is discontinued and now scarce. No confirmed original retail price is established, though reviewers emphasized strong value for money given the large bottle and brand name, with comparable Réminiscence releases of the era in a modest mainstream price tier. Secondhand listings frame it as rare and command a premium over its original cost. It was sold in 50 ml and 100 ml sprays. With low collector demand, counterfeiting is unlikely though unverified, and realistic supply comes through discontinued-fragrance resellers with inconsistent availability. ## Notable Facts & Lore - The fragrance's whole identity is a Bob Marley and Jamaica homage, with the name riffing on Marley's "Jamming" and "Positive Vibration." - Réminiscence framed the line as an evocation of Jamaica's "colorful charm, ethnic and musical inspiration." - The lagoon-blue juice and yellow, red and green bottle accents reference sea, sun and Rastafari colors. - The most-told lore attaches to the predecessor: wearers read the original Jammin as smelling of marijuana plus pink pepper and vanilla-tonka, "designed by a Bob Marley fan." - Jammin Vibration carries the same thematic DNA but dials the concept down to a mainstream fresh floral, which is why some devotees mourned the original's discontinuation.