Best Jasmine Perfumes in the UAE
Article Summary: Jasmine is the most important flower in perfumery, and roughly 8,000 hand-picked blossoms go into a single gram of jasmine absolute. The ten jasmine perfumes below run from Mugler Alien, built almost entirely on jasmine sambac, to Amouage white florals and a jasmine wrapped in oud, each with verified UAE pricing and the MOJ version from AED 26.
- All 10 MOJ versions come in 30ml, 50ml and 100ml sizes, priced from AED 26 to AED 138.
- Mugler Alien (2005) uses only three listed notes and jasmine sambac carries the whole perfume.
- About 8,000 hand-picked jasmine flowers are needed for one gram of jasmine absolute.
- Jasmine sambac is picked at night because the flower releases its scent after dusk.
- Louis Vuitton's Matiere Noire pairs jasmine with oud, the darkest take in this guide.
| Original | Year | UAE price | MOJ version | From (AED) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mugler Alien | 2005 | AED 725 / 90ml | Alien | 48 |
| Armani My Way | 2020 | AED 705 / 90ml | My Way | 54 |
| Coco Mademoiselle | 2001 | AED 795 / 100ml | Mademoiselle | 39 |
| JPG Scandal | 2017 | AED 595 / 80ml | Scandal W | 26 |
| L'Interdit Rouge | 2021 | AED 680 / 80ml | L Interdit | 32 |
| YSL Supreme Bouquet | Le Vestiaire | AED 1,265 / 125ml | Supreme Bouquet | 48 |
| Amouage Journey Woman | 2014 | AED 1,550 / 100ml | Journey W | 39 |
| Amouage Honour Woman | 2011 | AED 900-1,450 (varies) | Honour Women | 39 |
| Sensual (Johan B) | Budget cult | Around AED 130 | Sensual J | 39 |
| LV Matiere Noire | 2016 | AED 1,440 / 100ml | Matierre Noire | 54 |
No flower matters more to perfumery than jasmine. Roughly 8,000 hand-picked blossoms go into a single gram of jasmine absolute, the flowers release their scent after dusk so jasmine sambac is gathered at night, and in Grasse the Mul family farms grow jasmine under exclusive contract for Chanel No 5. That is the raw material this guide is about, and it anchors most of our floral perfumes collection. The ten picks below pair the originals with the MOJ version from AED 26.
The usual rules apply. Every fact is verified against official brand pages and UAE retailer listings from September 2026, prices are as listed at time of writing, and where sources disagree we say so.
The Best Jasmine Perfumes and Their MOJ Versions
1. Alien
Alien (2005, perfumers Dominique Ropion and Laurent Bruyere) is the purest jasmine statement in mainstream perfumery: Mugler lists only three notes, jasmine sambac, cashmeran and white amber, and the jasmine carries everything. A radiant, solar, slightly strange white flower that people either wear for decades or never touch. Around AED 725 per 90ml at Faces.
- Top: jasmine sambac
- Heart: cashmeran
- Base: white amber
The MOJ version starts at AED 48. If you want to know what jasmine sambac actually smells like, start here; nothing else isolates it so clearly.
2. My Way
My Way (2020, perfumers Carlos Benaim and Bruno Jovanovic) is the modern jasmine bestseller: orange blossom and bergamot opening onto a heart of tuberose and Indian jasmine, settled on Madagascar vanilla, cedar and white musk. Clean, bright and made for daily wear, at AED 705 per 90ml at Faces.
- Top: orange blossom, bergamot
- Heart: tuberose, Indian jasmine
- Base: Madagascar vanilla, white musk, Virginian cedar
The MOJ version starts at AED 54. Office mornings and daytime errands; the easiest jasmine in this guide to wear anywhere.
3. Mademoiselle
Coco Mademoiselle (2001, perfumer Jacques Polge) is proof that jasmine does not need to shout. Here it sits in the heart beside Turkish rose, mimosa and ylang-ylang, a supporting player that keeps the famous patchouli and citrus structure soft. One of the best-selling perfumes of this century, at AED 795 per 100ml at Chanel UAE.
- Top: orange, mandarin orange, bergamot, orange blossom
- Heart: Turkish rose, jasmine, mimosa, ylang-ylang
- Base: patchouli, white musk, vanilla, vetiver, tonka bean, opoponax
The MOJ version starts at AED 39. The jasmine for people who do not want to smell of jasmine, only of polish.
4. Scandal W
Scandal (2017, perfumers Daphne Bugey, Fabrice Pellegrin and Christophe Raynaud) leads with honey and gardenia rather than jasmine itself, but gardenia is jasmine's closest cousin in the white floral family and the effect on skin lands in the same sunlit territory. Our version threads jasmine through that honeyed heart directly. Around AED 595 per 80ml at Faces.
- Top: blood orange, mandarin orange
- Heart: honey, gardenia, orange blossom, jasmine, peach
- Base: beeswax, caramel, patchouli, licorice
The MOJ version starts at AED 26, the friendliest doorway in this guide. Evenings out and anyone who likes their white flowers dipped in honey.
5. L Interdit
L'Interdit Eau de Parfum Rouge (2021, perfumers Dominique Ropion, Anne Flipo and Fanny Bal) is the spiced take: ginger and blood orange over a tuberose and jasmine heart sharpened with pimento leaf, on a dark base of sandalwood, patchouli and vetiver. White flowers with a warning label, at AED 680 per 80ml at Faces.
- Top: ginger, blood orange
- Heart: tuberose, jasmine, pimento leaf
- Base: sandalwood, patchouli, vetiver
The MOJ version starts at AED 32. Date nights and cooler evenings; jasmine with heat behind it.
6. Supreme Bouquet
Supreme Bouquet belongs to YSL's high-end Le Vestiaire des Parfums wardrobe, and it earns the name: sambac jasmine, tuberose and ylang-ylang stacked into one dense white bouquet over pear and pink pepper, with patchouli, amber and musk underneath. The most flower-per-spray composition in this guide, at AED 1,265 per 125ml at Faces.
- Top: fruity notes, pear, pink pepper
- Heart: tuberose, ylang-ylang, jasmine
- Base: amber, musk, patchouli
The MOJ version starts at AED 48. Weddings, majlis evenings and every occasion where a quiet perfume would be a wasted seat.
7. Journey W
Journey Woman (2014, perfumers Alberto Morillas and Pierre Negrin) is jasmine taken traveling: osmanthus, apricot and jasmine tea in the opening, jasmine sambac with honey and mimosa in the heart, then pipe tobacco, saffron and vanilla in the base. The most unexpected pyramid here, and it works. AED 1,550 per 100ml at Faces, with discounting common at other UAE retailers.
- Top: osmanthus, apricot, nutmeg, jasmine, cardamom
- Heart: honey, mimosa, jasmine sambac, cedar
- Base: tobacco, saffron, vanilla, cypriol oil (nagarmotha), musk
The MOJ version starts at AED 39, and the royal house's full range is in our best Amouage perfumes guide. Jasmine for people bored of jasmine.
8. Honour Women
Honour Woman (2011, perfumers Alexandra Carlin and Violaine Collas) is the full white floral opera: gardenia, tuberose, jasmine and lily of the valley in one heart, opened with rhubarb and pepper and grounded in amber, incense and leather. Amouage built it around the Madame Butterfly story, and it wears with that scale. Between roughly AED 900 and 1,450 in the UAE depending on retailer.
- Top: rhubarb, pepper, coriander
- Heart: gardenia, tuberose, jasmine, lily-of-the-valley, carnation
- Base: amber, incense, opoponax, vetiver, leather
The MOJ version starts at AED 39. Formal evenings; the biggest white floral we make.
9. Sensual J
Not every reference here costs four figures. Sensual by Johan B, a budget French brand from the Geparlys stable, is a small cult favorite that sells for around AED 130 in the UAE: a fruity opening of tangerine, apple and black currant over a white floral heart of gardenia, magnolia, jasmine and freesia. Proof that a good jasmine does not need a luxury label.
- Top: bergamot, tangerine, black currant, nectarine and apple
- Heart: gardenia, magnolia, jasmine, freesia and lily-of-the-valley
- Base: patchouli, musk, sandalwood, vanilla and amber
The MOJ version starts at AED 39 with our concentration and Gulf-weather tuning. Everyday sweetness with a floral heart, and one of our quiet sleeper hits.
10. Matierre Noire
Matiere Noire (2016, perfumer Jacques Cavallier Belletrud for Louis Vuitton) is the dark matter its name promises: jasmine sambac and narcissus set against oud, patchouli and incense, black currant glinting on top. Jasmine's nocturnal side, and the reason the flower is picked at night in the first place. AED 1,440 per 100ml at Louis Vuitton UAE, and the house's other compositions live in our best Louis Vuitton perfumes guide.
- Top: blackcurrant, watery notes
- Heart: rose, cyclamen, narcissus, jasmine sambac
- Base: oud wood, patchouli, incense, benzoin
The MOJ version starts at AED 54. Evening abayas and winter nights; the guide's closing argument that jasmine can be dark.
Original or Inspired: How to Decide
Real jasmine absolute is one of perfumery's costliest materials for an honest reason: 8,000 flowers per gram, picked by hand, at night. If that material in its full concentration matters to you, the originals earn their price. If what you want is the effect, radiant, romantic, unmistakably floral, MOJ rebuilds the styles with care from AED 26 to 138, and jasmine is the note most of our romantic perfumes picks lean on. Browse the wider range in the women's collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Jasmine smells rich, sweet and radiantly floral, with a warm, slightly heady quality that no other flower matches. Jasmine grandiflorum reads softer, fresher and greener, while jasmine sambac is more sultry and solar with orange blossom and banana-like facets. At high doses the natural molecule indole gives jasmine a faintly animalic edge, which is exactly what makes it smell alive rather than soapy.
Because of the raw material. Roughly 8,000 hand-picked jasmine flowers are needed to produce a single gram of jasmine absolute, and the flowers must be gathered by hand since machines bruise them. That makes jasmine absolute one of the costliest materials in perfumery and a major reason fine jasmine perfumes run into four figures. Inspired versions rebuild the effect with modern materials at a fraction of the price.
Yes, with the right pick. Jasmine blooms in heat and its scent actually lifts in warm air, so jasmine perfumes project well outdoors in the Gulf. Lighter jasmines like My Way suit office days and air conditioning, while dense white florals like Supreme Bouquet or jasmine-oud pairings like Matiere Noire are better saved for evenings.
They are two different jasmine species used in perfumery. Grandiflorum, the variety grown in Grasse for Chanel No 5, is softer, fresher and green-floral. Sambac, common in India and the Middle East, is greener, muskier and more sultry, and it is picked at night because the flower releases its scent after dusk. Mugler Alien is built on sambac, which is why it smells so distinctive.
