Jubilation 25 Woman Amouage for women

The classiest amber ive even encountered until now along with Hermessence’s Ambre Narguile. My relation with amber is always hit or miss. Amber fragrances mostly too sweet for me, such as Grand Soir and Ambre Nuit, or too spicy and heavy its hard to wear it in tropical climate like Ambre Sultan and Musc Ravageur (though I love both of these). Then I sniffed this one from my decant drawer, and didnt believe I havent tried this one because the bottle slipped amongst other bottles. I havent tried the male version, but this one is more masculine than many fresh-aquatic male fragrances out there I believe. The amber here isnt too sweet, and the amount of incense included is just about right. It does smell like vintage fragrances from before 1980s, but it is so delicious. Even in hot humid day, it never suffocate me. Love.

I spilled some on myself and immediately thought of that Plath line about living like a foot in some man's shoe.

Jubilation woman reminds me more of MDCI Chypre Plantain than Guerlain Mitsuko. Especially in the beginning. I don't get the fruitiness here the peach, that Mitsuko is so famous for.
Jubilation woman leans a bit more on the unisex side as well. The ylang is there keeping it a bit feminine but it faded away to reveal a biting sharp tarragon and lemon filled rose that quickly turns soapy with lots of incense. I get more olibanum and some elemi here in the middle part of the perfume. I wish they had left that out, not my favorite resin. I do smell it. As it dries down the mryhh with its sweet and strange mushroom like facets comes through. The best part of the perfume is the dry down. Is this the best chypre I've smelled? No. And I don't consider this perfume full bottle worthy but it is nice. It lacks some of the complexity that older chypres have. But it is nice and I will enjoy my decant. Again, the dry down is my favorite part of the perfume. It turns into a beautiful myrrh laced soapy and powdery rose. A rose amber. I may buy this after all. At least some decants.

This one is trurly a masterpiece. When I wear it it feels like vintage vibe from the oldest version Femme Rochas...Sublime, elegant, rich, yet distancing...pure class. When you want to celebrate important moments it suits the best. One of my fav from this house. My treasure so far...Longevity on me is over 12 hours, silliage is moderate, I can feel it on me, not only for others.

This instantly sent me back to a simple memory of sitting next to my sweet grandmother in church, tucked in close to her side. She had a classic elegance about her- red lipstick, hair always permed, always wore heels and hose (even when tending her beautiful rose garden). She kept stale, hard candies in her purse and a tissue tucked up her sleeve. This is what she smelled like. I love when fragrances are more than just a scent- they're a special memory to revisit.

It is a Fruity (Plum and Peach) Chypre, with some Oriental Nuance.
On my skin, Cumin and Spices are developed so quickly and strongly.
It starts with Femme (Rochas) and Mitsuko (Guerlain) and ends with Feminite du Bois (Serge Lutens) to my nose. Incense gains a strong presence as time passes, and lingers to the end.

Jubilation 25 truly smells vintage to me. It opens with strong, sharp and aldehydic tones, and it feels very powdery on the dry down. The more I smell it, the more it reminds me of an old lipstick smell and something sharp and spicy. I find it very harsh, like a spice market. It softens after a while, but it takes a couple of hours on me. This would be a beautiful blend, minus some odd off note I can't place.. I don't know if it is the tarragon, or artemisia or something else. I don’t like in this case the blend of the spices and green notes with incense and myrrh and labdanum. Something is off here.

Amouge scents are creative, I'll say that for certain, almost each one is unique, shows a glimpse of imagination and tells it's own story. This story is too much for me. While some are more challenging to wear like in the case with Jubilation 25, the quality and ingredients are top notch.

Unfortunately, this it isn't to my personal taste.

TRADITIONAL CHYPRES

🍁 Amouage Jubilation XXV 2007

There is missing some main elements of Chypre scent here but it performs very similarly like Chypre anyway. This is soft and Ambery, very refined. The warmest of these all.

🍁 Guerlain Mitsouko 1919

Mossy and earthy, new epd is a little bit sharp while my new extrait is soft and more round, polished. I used to layer them to get the best from both. This new epd is the most dry of these ones.

An extrait version of Mitsouko, even if it’s the most recent one, is mesmerizing, rich and intoxicating blend. It’s very different than edp where the beautiful sweetness from Peach is very faint and a deep, mellow, mossy base is just earthy and very dry. Extrait is so amazing and evocative definitely one of the best Chypres. I highly recommend that one, there is a huge difference between those concentrations.

🍁 Rochas Femme 1944

A little bit more fruity than others, beautiful Plum, Peach and Apricot brings a gentle sweetness. Feels smoky/earthy after the opening but not for long time. Performs darker on my husband’s skin than on mine.

🍁 Roja Parfums Diaghilev 2010

Very strong and majestic dark blend, a challenging to wear for many. This one definitely needs the right kind of clothes, otherwise you look and smell totally ridiculous. Sharp and spicy, leathery@and musky, the most masculine of these ones, actually there is nothing feminine in this.

Amouage Jubilation 25 Extrait

In 2007, Amouage released two of their greatest perfumes: Jubilation XXV and Jubilation 25. While the masculine Jubilation was a modern oud-incense oriental perfume, the feminine Jubilation was a classical fruity chypre with an oriental twist. Jubilation, like traditional chypres, opens with bergamot. Alongside the bergamot, there is a spicy aromatic accord that makes the opening reminiscent of Mitsouko (1919). Just a few moments later, a dry, dark plum-like fruity accord appears. This accord reminds me of Rochas Femme's (1944) prunol fruity accord with its dark, lactonic fruitiness.
 
Following the opening, the scent moves to a classical floral chypre heart, with noticeable ylang-ylang and indolic jasmine. This accord is later joined by an '80s-style damascenone rose, similar in a way to the rose in Chanel Coco (1984). There is a noticeable spicy accord reminiscent of cloves, and its combination with the plum reminds me of the pairing in Feminite du Bois (1992). Since it was an Amouage in its prime days, it had an oriental twist, with the addition of an incense accord of myrrh and opoponax.
 
Now, the base is my least favorite stage in this perfume, simply because it lacks the mossy base present in the perfumes mentioned earlier. Instead, it feels like other neo-chypres with its sweet, powdery, patchouli-heavy base. The combination of the rose and patchouli in the base is reminiscent of Chanel 31 Rue Cambon (2007), another neo-chypre that lacks the mossy base of classic chypres. Here, a resinous accord of myrrh and opoponax is added to the base.
 
I think the proper concentration for this perfume is the extrait. The EDP, on the other hand, is quite different. It feels thinner and lacks many facets present in the extrait. It has more focus on spices (cumin) and incense, lacking the beautiful citrus opening of the extrait. It also lacks the deep fruity accord. The EDP feels like a combination of a classic chypre with a spicy incense perfume like Fate Man, while the extrait feels like a classic fruity chypre with a modern base.

To me this smells very refined and classy. This fragrance has a distinct character, not a “next trendy and popular” release. I find it is better in the dry-down than in the opening. I think this would be best during cooler weather. So not blind buy safe, a must try first type of fragrance. But once you know you like it, this will be a timeless staple like no other.

Reductive review:
Aldhydes-resin from Chanel no 5 EDP + body from Mitsouko + honeyed cumin from Feminite du Bois/El Attarine/Boxeuse

I think this and its male counterpart are equally beautiful and as a woman I love and happily wear both. It’s been 4 hours and I perceive a stunning warm, deep, honeyed nectar and a whisper of yellow incense. The perfume does smell high class however it is not cold or aloof. Jubilation XXV has all the heart and spirit for an old soul.

Jubilation 25 Femme
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I blind buy this unknowingly what I will be receiving, I don’t understand note break down here. But this is defintely Floral-Fruity chypre with amber support.

This fragrance substitutes some elements so it can’t be true chypre but this rendition very similar to Mitsuko by Guerlain, peach note is unexpectedly show here but the rose also takes a beautiful show.

The opening was blast of aldehyde before powdery amber accord start forming with (not very) green patchouli, later the fruit and rose introduce shortly after.

The mid is where it is the most luxurious experience, the richest ylang-yalng accord in chypre style I ever encountered.

When it take final dry-down, it is a little savory (oak-moss) with hints wood (bark-like) with a little amber provide additional sweetness.

This is lustrous and rich creation, that mandatory scent that any women shouldn't ignore.

Score: 11/10 (better than 31 Rue Cambon / Mitsuko imho)
Projection : Moderate
Longevity :
Classification : Unisex-Femme
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I really do enjoy and as scent profile, this should be appreciable for a man.
I do sniff test against 31 Rue Cambon, however I still feel that is ok for a man more.
As their is a dose of black pepper, even it is more floral.

However, my mind always link this scent to Femme quality.
35+ plus in her age range, this should be so wonderful on her.
Because this is so smooth floral-Chypre, no animalic note or any male quality.
Apart woody / amber aspect with tbh, are gender nutral.

This is very clean and very enjoyable, I just need a mild animalic tone or something.
(Maybe something in vain of Gold Woman) and absolute stunning Chypre would make scent.

Jubilation XXV Woman, keeps me going.
I love to wear, it seems somewhat easy to understand, but it is never really show.
Who's she.

Jubilation in my opinion is the encounter between European perfume tradition and exoticism. It evokes the French women's perfumes of the past with an innovative touch that gives roundness and freshness, gives a sense of cleanliness and elegance. I would wear it with pleasure, for me it has a nice distinctive character, I also consider it nice. Obviously there is the risk that on other skins it doesn't react like this, or that maybe it might dare to feel too vintage. I really enjoyed it.

Very fetid and foul in the opening, becomes much more pleasant and bearable in the drydown, especially when the rose starts to shine through the composition.

I love a lot of Amouage's I've tried, but I could never wear this one, except in the house.

Nowhere does it have cumin listed or I never would have bought a sample, but cumin that smelled like rank body odor stayed with the perfume the entire 24 hours it lasted. I would be embarrassed to wear this out and have people think I haven't washed in a week and smell like dirty armpits and/or unbathed nether-regions!

Please keep in mind if your body amps up cumin too.

Drunk roses.

Almost frosting sweet at first--the ylang-ylang, but tarragon keeping it from being cloying--with a bubbly champagne exuberance, and loud.
The sugar turns smoky in censers, ceremonial myrrh exultant at arms-length for hours, inebriated and wild. A pinch of wormwood in the incense slips in and out of the roses all day long, and makes one aware that holidays had roots long before any book was written, with potions much stronger than wine.
Herbal petals cling to the cuffs for a week after, the confetti that lingers after a parade.

Jubilation is too raucous a party for me everyday, but it's fun to go to a bash once in a while.

This screams elegance. One of my favourite from this house. Can't wait to get my hands on this!

I tried this perfume first as a decanter; I was very impressed and bought it as a full bottle for the first time in a long time; I feel safe and strong when I wear this perfume. I would say love at first sight.
I think it is suitable for use in all seasons, day and night.

That's the one that started it all for me, my Amouage spree, my rediscovery of perhaps one of the greatest niche houses. Yes, XXV was my first bottle and i absolutely love it but 25 is something special, something i cherish the most.

25 is basically a "fruity" chypre in the same vein as Guerlain's Mitsouko or Roja's Diaghilev but with signature Amouage DNA. Now the fruity part in 25 is mostly dried fruits rather than juicy. As soon as you spray it, you would assume it to be just another Mitsouko wanna be but the way it changes from that route to more incense one is astounding. Yes, you still get that classic oakmossy nuance in the background but it is myrhh and frankincense, that dominate the later part of the composition. Needless to say, the overall tonality of this concoction is very vintage-esque and on the color spectrum it would display a brown color with a tinge of green.

Recommendation? If you like vintage perfumery, get 25. If you find Mitsouko (be it new or vintage) to be lackluster, get 25. If Diaghilev is out of your reach and you can do without additional spice and leather, get 25. If you love niche blends with extraordinary quality, get 25. In short, get Jubilation 25.

Absolutely gorgeous! Definitely has a vintage feel, and a strong one at that, but also there’s a hint of modern that I really have only experienced from Amouage, the way they can make scents that have one foot in the past and one foot in the present is extraordinary. This has an opulent and formal vibe to me. If you can’t handle vintage feeling scents without calling them “old lady/old man”, this is not for you. Personally, I think vintage leaning scents are so cool, in much the same way vintage clothes and cars can be. You do not have to be a certain age to enjoy a profile, and don’t others tell you what not to like.

Amazing. Old world is true. I prefer this to its male pairing. Rich resinous powdery complex. Just wonderful.

The old world class. Elegance, opulence, and very good quality. One of my most favorite perfumes. Both for women and men. If you love Caleche Hermes, Madame Rochas, Diaghilev Roja Dove, Mitsouko Guerlain, this could be your next masterpiece in this outstanding collection.

@Chanel de Lavin
I've had enough non-consensual hugs from my grandpas to be familiar. 😭 I think it's the mixture of amber, herbs, and incense mixed together that gives this that signature "grandpa" accord.

@Lackless you have to have a lot of experience in the field of old men than perfumes to find this resemblance to them 😂😂😂

I really wanted to like this based on the notes and, to be completely honest, the beautiful bottle.

Don't @me on this but I found the opening to be repulsive. It smells like an old man's pocket lint and dirty socks. It's sweaty, and skanky, and dare I say, almost assy. The amber is present and really nice but there is a dirty sour note that makes it difficult to tolerate, almost nauseatingly so.

It really changes in the dry down. It turns into something a lot more tolerable with a dry powdery, soapy, old-womany, floral scent, with incense in the background.

The bottle is insanely beautiful, for me this is a fragrance more to be displayed on the dressing table, not to be worn.

tl;dr: Starts out bad, and dries down to unremarkable.

vintage bomb. if you are young and you want to feel young, you need to steer clear of this one 😐

A puzzle that is hard to assemble
I wore it in the afternoon and stayed thinking about it until after midnight
It’s wonderful but different
It’s intriguing but lacking
It’s mitsouko but cleaner
It’s puzzling I need to test it more
Iam trying to justify buying a bottle
But the mitsouko that I have keeps looking at me wondering what the heck are you planning to do
It is the closest thing to Getting confused with your feelings I know nothing comes close to mitsouko but this one just came so close it’s insane

This fragrance is so beautiful. It smells like one of the great vintage classics, but with a modern touch. It reminds me of something my grandmother used to wear. I can picture the times I would be with her while we were getting ready for church. She would be all dressed up, hair done, makeup perfect, sitting at her vanity doing some final touches. This is not to say that it smells old lady-ish, but elegant and mature and classy. This is something that would be perfect for a fancy formal occasion. I can smell the Rose and Lemon blending with the herbs and the Incense infusion from the Frankincense. The Amber and Musk and Vetiver in the base blend it all together perfectly. In m opinion, this scent is the epitome of class and elegance.

Blind Buy after watching a few reviews on YouTube and reading reviews here. Amouage is a house I really admire, I adore Memoir and Figment are cherished in my collection. Jubilation 25 is weird on opening, I get Chypre Oakmossy about this perfume, it must be the Tarragon and Patchouli creating that, then it smells like a pure floriental (my favourite types of perfume) my skin always amplifies incense, which I love giving me a smokey rose that smells divine. The longevity for me is epic I smelled it the next day on my skin just like Memoir last hours on end, I always appreciate how Amouage formulate their fragrances, they're powerhouses that you just don't find these days. Safe blind buy?? If you like Shalimar, Mitsuko, perhaps you will like this because it is better than both of those fragrances but it has echos of both for me.

Here we are, I finally got to try Jubilation 25.
Had huge expectations for that one, seen the ratings and the raves…
Everybody keeps saying this is so elegant and unique. Well, to me, unfortunately it is not.
Amouage Jubilation screams loud "oriental" and "rich", so if you are into understated frags, this would turn you off.

Well, it is an oriental, of course, it is very spicy, “important” (read loud), feminine, yes, very bold. Lasts forever and a day.
It is a chypre, oriental one. It is nothing more than Opium combined with Cabochard for its leathery & smokey notes and Chanel 19 for the aldheides and green notes - you can smell all of these 3 fragrances combined together.

I am not saying it is not good (I truly love those aforementioned frags) however for the price Jubilation is selling, I’d much prefer to wear Chanel 19 and Opium layered together, and I would get the same effect for a fraction of the price.
Basically Jubilation 25 does not win the prize for originality.
Impossible to wear on a hot day… yes, all heads would turn if you stepped into a lift packed with people, and not all with admiration, I suspect.
Be very sure you try it before you buy it.

Jubilation25 Extrait de Parfum: The gift of the kings, created in 2007 for the 25th anniversary of the Amouage house.

It is a perfume that leaves me speechless every time I smell it. Its complexity is astonishing and its smell is difficult to describe exactly.

It opens with tarragon, fresh and green, aromatic and spicy. Followed by floral and fruity notes, where jasmine stands out with a sweet and perry nuance, which may be due to the presence of ylang-ylang. The rose is also perceived, which is combined with very soft citrus notes, which soon disappear to give way to a warm and balsamic heart. At this point, the perfume becomes deeper and more enveloping, under a halo of incense and amber that give body and character to the fragrance. At the same time it introduces a "vanilla" accent that gives it sweetness and creaminess.
The herbal and aromatic accords persist thanks to the davana, which fuses with rose and incense, creating a luxurious floral-smoky bouquet. That said, it is an elegant, captivating, opulent, feminine and sensual perfume, which does not go unnoticed.

The drydown is musky and ambery with woody, earthy accords of patchouli and vetiver; merging with the intensity of amber and myrrh, rounding and imparting depth and beauty to the composition.

It is a sophisticated blend, rich and beautiful in its entirety, a perfume fit for royalty.

The substantivity on my skin exceeds 10 hours. Diffusion and sillage moderate.

Jubilation25 is luxury and elegance in a bottle.
It reminds me of great vintage perfumes, but with a touch of modernity.

Amouage you beauty, this is an oriental chypre masterpiece. Immediately felt a retro vibe when first sprayed. Start with beautiful bouquet of floral notes, mainly ylang ylang with rich frankincense and myrrh. There is a beautiful soapiness underneath, kinda remind me of Amouage Silver Man. Frankincense is so beautiful here. Jubilation 25 is so rich and luxurious, yet presented with a delicate manner. Let’s put it this way, you have the best smelling French perfume, and merged Amouage’s DNA into it, it’s a match made heaven.

I thought IFRA is killing the perfume industry (they definitely do), initially I thought IFRA is the only reason we don’t get to see those beautiful classic perfumes anymore, but Amouage proved it wrong again with Jubilation 25. They still manage to create those magical retro types of perfumes even without oak moss or other banned ingredients. They did it with Fate woman once, which is another beauty. Jubilation 25 is perfectly unisex.

A chypre as we do more, I like it a lot.
I have Carré Blanc by G.Delforge, they are very complementary, a marvel.

This is what I wanted Guerlain’s Mitsouko to be. I definitely do not get as much of an animalic vibe here as I do with the Guerlain. I also find Jubilation to lean more feminine. It is less woody than Mitsouko. Jubilation seems to be more wearable and would be perfect for a rainy late fall or early spring afternoon. Too bad I live in a subtropical climate with a sweltering afternoon sun.

I have a decant of Jubilation 25

It smells like unwashed body odor

Jubilation 25 (female) has to be seen as an integral part of Amouage.
Typical Amouage style, floral, animal, extra gorgeous, extra, but I have a problem with cumin (or musk?). Jubilation is classified under the chypre, but the animality is dense.
The moon is like water. The coolness of the resin burning incense is like the cold moonlight. The atmosphere is well created.
The dull low-pitched sound in the dark night, as the morning light illuminates the earth, becomes high-pitched and bright...like the first rays of sunlight projected on the lake.
Only I heard the water nymphs sing.
──The Aria of the Moon is on point.
The floral fragrance of Jubilation is cold, as if breaking out of water.
The acid of bergamot, ylang ylang, and rose is infinitely amplified, which is quite stimulating to me. Maybe narcissus, the sweetness tries to balance the acidity of the three, and the floral phase is gorgeous.
Mixed with the stinky smell of cardamom, cumin and musk, this clean and dirty feeling comes from a very strong animal glandular fragrance.
Use mild patchouli, amber, labdanum to soothe the salty animals.
The sweetness of myrrh remains at the end, and the background is layered with woody notes with a hint of vetiver.
The soft coolness of the back tone remains.

This is an unusual one to say the least.
Opens up with a blast of lemon and cumin although it is not listed in the fragrance notes. Beyond a doubt, there has to be cumin in this fragrance unless it’s a mixture of the ingredients because I get the same vibe from Christian Dior Diorella. In fact I’m really surprised that more people have not declared the resemblance.
The difference I’ve found between the two is that Jubilation 25 turns powdery in the dry down.
My husband absolutely loves this one.
I was quite surprised he did.
He said it has something unique about it and he found it quite sexy.
The lemon and green notes in this are amazing. Definitely myrrh is evident and in a very seductive fashion.
The performance is outstanding.
On skin I can still smell it after 24 hours and very much on clothing.
The dry down is a more powered myrrh with hints of lemon.
Not sweet in the dry down but there is sweetness in the beginning.
NOT A SAFE BLIND BUY.
I believe none of the Amouage lines are safe blind buys except maybe Love Tuberose or Lilac Love.
Happy sniffing ladies ✌️

Amouage is a fragrance house that I have long admired. I have smelled a few of their offerings at fragrance boutiques, and Jubilation 25 was one that I liked the most. I recently received a decant, and so can contemplate it in more detail. The distinctive square bottles with their charming lids that house Amouage's "Woman" scents are among my favourite bottle designs of all - just the right amount of opulence and cultural reference, while being perfectly indicative of the high-quality scents inside.

The background to the brand - the Omani royal family's interest in preserving their rich fragrance heritage - is what initially piqued my interest several years ago. As a life-long admirer of French perfumery, I was interested in finding out more about perfumery in different cultural contexts. The name, "Amouage", a Gallicised version of the Arabic word for "waves", suggests a juxtaposition between both cultures, which is never illustrated more clearly than in Jubilation 25. J25 is a great example of a modern chypre (without oakmoss), made in the style of classic old-world chypres such as Guerlain Mitsouko, Givenchy III or Diorella, by way of Serge Lutens. The myrrh, incense and amber add weight and depth, as well as reflecting the Middle Eastern roots of the brand. Ladylike and sophisticated, it also has a hint of the carnal in its base - a perfume for the alpha female. Luminous and warm with perfectly balanced notes, J25 is a complex masterpiece.

J25 opens with a fleeting bright citrus notes, but soon develops into a smooth, balsamic herbal-fruity accord. The fruity notes are perfectly balanced, neither overripe nor sweet. Smooth, rich florals creep in, with a Chanel-like rose being most evident. Yellow florals also emerge, but it is tempered by the aromatic incense, which renders it dark and smoky. The myrrh is beautiful, adding a soft spiciness. This in conjunction with the incense is deeply evocative of the thurible used during Catholic funeral Mass (a big part of my childhood).

On another note, there is something vermouth-like about J25, reminiscent of my tipple of choice when I lived in Spain. I checked the notes, and the inclusion of artemisia is the reason for this - a main component of vermouth apparently (every day is a school day, it seems).

J25 remains green and mossy, becoming earthier as it develops - as to be expected from a chypre. Dirty patchouli comes to the fore after about an hour, managing to dominate. I appreciate its role in the creation of modern chypres like this one - I just like it to dominate less. Other notes balance it out over time, such as the grassy vetiver and the incense that remains until the drydown.

The initial drydown is woody, earthy and smoky: dry and dark yet not too dense. It is resinous here, and vetiver takes centre stage. As it fades further however, it becomes a resinous, with softly sweet amber creeping in. It also becomes musky, more animalic than clean/sweet, addictive until it fades completely.

Sillage is good, and J25 is pretty long-lasting. It could be nearly be worn by a man these days (as could most vintage chypres, given how fragrance trends evolve over time). One of the best modern chypres I have sampled - a great alternative for anyone who misses vintage Mitsouko or Diorella. Full-bottle worthy - in fact, one of my best full-bottle purchases. It smells expensive, classical and queenly. Beautifully crafted, it is one of my favourite Amouages. Heritage, opulence and nostalgia in a bottle. 5/5.

i smelled it today and it turned me back in time when i was 6 years old(now i am 39) smelling the little beautiful dip glass perfume bottles on my grandmother and my grand grand mother.Back in these days i was mesmerized by this aromas and these days began my love(addiction)for perfumes.Now my addiction is out of control,i want so many perfumes ,but i dont have the money..anyway..This perfume is high class,aristocratic,definatelly not for today`s crowd,not for everyday use,it is so potent that can kill non trained nose.It is not only from another era,but it is like from another dimension.A real perfume.Too bad on my the body odour note is very strong and i can wear it,but i will buy a small decant only to enjoy it from time to time when i want to go back in time in these better days

Amouage Jubilation 25 (2008) - old world chypre - #lucassieuzac mixes Myrrh and Incense with a Femme/Mitsuoko backbone. Ylang, Rose, Vetiver, Patchouli, and an herbal note of Artemesia. I enjoy the spices (cumin, pepper, cloves) contrasted with incense & moss. Excellent balance. Dripping with decadence.

Jubilation 25 (W) EdP was the first Amouage I'd ever bought years back when I started collecting, I'd chanced upon an old/vintage 30 ml traveller's official spray bottle and snapped it up.

I reunite with it today in a different iteration, the lovely Extrait. This is a chypre crafted with an oriental eye. A chypre with minimal-to-no oakmoss? Whoever heard of such a thing, non? But it is, as they say, a magically floral chypre created in a confluence of Eastern artistry to pay homage to the grand French chypres of yore, Rochas Femme, Guerlain Mitsouko, Roja Diaghilev...

But you can tell this is different, and in my eyes stands above them all, at least compared to their current formulations, this somehow never forgets its Middle Eastern roots, while the EdP was a smooth, mildly dusty explosion that flooded my senses, this is a pulsating beauty that one-ups with a sweet floral ylang-ylang and myrrh that almost has a heavy shimmery sort of sparkle to it.

It's almost as if the dusty green of a galbanum infused chypre has been remodelled through a combination of myrrh + ylang-ylang + incense + vetiver + patchouli, and now it's a heavy shimmer dust of a garnet. The herbs aren't very prominent to my nose, however, there is a good dose of cumin in this, which creates the effect of something I can only describe as 'perfumed body odour', which if you aren't used to skanky fragrances might shock you a bit, but to me, that is the perfect finishing touch to a glorious olfactory experience.

There’s just something about Jubilation 25 I love ❤️ powdery, herbal ambery, old school? Frenchy love. It’s nice to take a break from all the overly sweet, carmelized gourmands samples of late. I can’t imagine a life without good perfume & this one is good.

Does anyone get a cumin note at the top of this? Maybe its just me, but there is a fleeting smell of body odour (cumin) at the top along with a sliver of mitsouko. If you've smelled Hiram Green Shangri La it is reminiscent of that too for a moment. Chypres are really challenging for me so I'm not sure if I like this or not. Its drying down into something much more likeable as time passes though, so I will update.

Extraordinaire ambré chypré !
Magnificent ! only for experience noses.

very classic - very mature - extremely sensual. Somehow it’s feels like ancient perfumes.

Masterpiece

I absolutely love this fragrance. I have just a 2ml sample, I wore it today, have it on my hand now.

First off, this smells extremely similar to Diaghilev. I have a clone of Diaghilev, "trepak, by Alexandria fragrances", and I love that one too.
Right now I have trepak on one hand and jubilation xxv on the other.

They are very similar, but there's definitely subtle differences, and I don't think I really like one more than the other.

The main differences Im getting is Diaghilev (trepak), feels heavier where jubilation feels lighter and more aromatic.
Diaghilev has that civet and oakmoss, it's got more funk, I get a peanut butter vibe from it in the opening, it's thicker and warmer.
Jubilation has that wonderful insense, it feels cleaner and fresher, crisp and edgy.

As far as quality goes, I can't speak to the original Diaghilev, I'm sure it's slightly better in quality in comparison to the bottle of trepak I have, but.. that being said, jubilation is really speaking miles to me about the quality of this Alexandria clone, because comparing the two, aside from the subtle note difference, trepak does in no way smell of lesser quality being a clone.

Both are fantastic performers, good longevity, hard to really judge projection on jubilation from just a sample, but it definitely projects. It's softer than trepak, which can fill a room if not careful. But jubilation still makes it's presence know.

Overall I really really love this fragrance, jubilation xxv man is my number 1 favorite, actually it's a tie with figment man. So I had really high hopes for what jubilation woman had to offer and it didn't disappoint.
Although it's similar to other fragrances, I think it fits perfectly as the sister to jubilation xxv man as the scent is fitting to the name.

I really like that insense note in jubilation, and as close as it is to Diaghilev, I still would buy a bottle of jubilation, it's just such a comforting, rich, opulent, nostalgic scent. And the differences make both worth owning especially if you like this style of fragrance. And If you have tried Diaghilev and you like it but not the civet and oakmoss, definitely try jubilation woman.

This is a superb modern chypre (sans oakmoss). Sophisticated, complex, skanky, and illuminated by a solar peach note. I love the companion Jubilation XXV, but the men's version is a universally appealing frankincense oud. The women's version is polarizing due to the cumin note. More complex, luminous, and skanky than Chanel's 31 Rue Cambon, another modern chypre I love.
The only reason I haven't purchased is that it is too synthetic.

Both Jubilation XXV and this scent, Jubilation 25, were released in the same year (the 25th anniversary of Amouage--thus their confusing names). This one gets less attention than its better selling "brother" fragrance.

Although there's not much actual fruit in this, thanks to the heavy presence here of ylang-ylang, which smells like banana, this comes off as a fruity "new chypre" (i.e. made with patchouli at the base rather than oakmoss). It's beautifully balanced, like all Amouage fragrances I've tried, with the incense (thankfully) not heavily evident, and the other notes transitioning almost seemlessly into one another. It's also a beast, so just a little will do you. Although it is marketed for women, this reads completely unisex to me.

This is pretty lovely.

whew, this one is a room rocker. I haven't even tried wearing it yet! I just did two spritzes on a blotter strip and the sillage filled up my room. this is a very sultry amber frag, and has a very retro, big night out on the town vibe. if you're into that, you'll like this. if not, you'll likely think it's to "perfume-y." I don't know if it suits me, but I'll hold on to my sample

WTF....???....Mitsouko...???...No way.....Diagaliev....???....No !.....Femme..?..ok...a touch here and there.

This was a disappointment for me. No "chypre" qualities..IMO. This is too "yellow" for me. I think the tarragon note is bothering me, with the other mix of notes. This one "cloys" on me...sadly.

Incense and spicy flowers at first. Very pretty and old fashioned in a way - reminds me of some Guerlain fragrances like Mitsouko and L'Heure Bleue. Powdery and something earthy which I would think was oakmoss but maybe the vetiver? Not sure. It is interesting and lovely and soft - powdery and smoky effect, surrounded by flowers. After a while it really is kinda sweet and incense-y musky - here it differentiates itself. I get the old church comparison - with flowers in my hair. Nice.

Put a base oil on first and it will not be as skanky but much fresher. No dry skin for this baby!

7.5/10. Nice from the start. Similar incense-like aspects to Grossmith Phul-Nana but with bourbon. Then at the top, star anise becomes penetrating. Strong, pleasant bitterness. Blood orange blossoms and rind, sour and sweet, Guinness stout, plums, peach, pineapple, papaya… I am getting almost *everything* in this and it keeps changing. It is hard to decide if I really like it, but definitely one of the most interesting perfumes I have tried.

All I can say is that it is very very very strong scent and is very mature….!

Nonetheless, it is a beautiful and interesting perfume, I guess something you would always expect from this brand.

the moment i sprayed this it reminded me of the big yellow flowers bouquet of the 80s-90s.

Jubilation is not as loud, though...then it softened to resinous -amber-musk combo. silage was perfect for me, not too close, not too far...

and it pretty much last forever. i sprayed lightly over my tee shirt, i can detect the beautiful drydown even when i was folding my washed tee (i dont use detergents, i use soapnuts-so, no detergent perfume to interfere here).

i am considering full bottle for this one

These days I’m craving for more heavy, complex, incense fragrances. Amouage Jubilation Woman is, I think, the answer

The moment I sprayed it, it was silage bomb. Rich golden flowers (ylang?) arrives first. Of course, that unmistakable incense was also present in the opening. After the explosion calmed down, appears the rose with some herby bitterness (angelica) and of course more incense. I’m pretty sure I got a little oakmoss even. The base is a nostalgic combo of powdery myrrh, amber.

This smells so different to me than when I first tried it in 2015! Today I put on some juice from my mini from the coffret, and all I could smell was Mitsouko!! How strange, I thought. Had I not worn Mitsouko yet when I first tried it? I don't know, but the DNA is very clear to me. I was wearing a classic chypre, and she was Mitsouko's fraternal twin sister... so close it was hard to tell them apart.

I have a sample and I tried it a couple of times and I didn't like it. I committed to a final wear as perfume of the day and my opinion hasn't changed. It has the same joyless vibe of other perfumes like Mitsouko, Samsara, Nude, etc. It smells melancholy, maybe gothic or like a Renaissance styled church. The dry down for me is resinous, sweet and powdery and unfortunately long lasting. Maybe I shouldn't say I don't like it because I would wear it to a somber occasion.

At first, a complicated medley of herbal, floral and smoky notes which was irritating for a moment, then more incense and vetiver (this phase was much better!) and in the drydown all I could smell on me was... tea. A cup of the most expensive black tea with some sugar. A warm and sweetish smell.

Vetiver Vetiver and more Vetiver. It’s making me dizzy. I feel this is the most masculine perfume ever. I hate it. This is the worst perfume I have ever smelt. I cannot smell any other notes whatsoever. Just got my son to smell it. He hated it also. You may as well just go and but vetiver aromatherapy oil.
I love Amouage Sunshine.

Possessing a classic vintage vibe which I love...at first spray it’s reminiscent of Caleche, the way it used to be ...only updated. A powerful fragrance with great presence, elegant and timeless. If you’re a fan of the old style chypres and you’re looking for an enduring, more modern take on the classics, this might be just up your alley.
Jubilation is suitable for most occasions but you probably wouldn’t wear this running or gardening...well you could of course, but it lends itself to being worn in a more formal environment.
It’s gorgeous, great sillage which means I can actually smell it on myself and enjoy the experience. I would recommend this.

According to the pyramid, this fragrance doesn’t contain any oak moss, which makes it even more special as it smells exactly like a classic old-school chypre. Is it the incense causing that effect? I don’t know, but this is seriously beautiful!

I like this but it falls in the similar brackets of rest of Amouage for me. Their feminine choices tend to lean towards more vintage style "classical" kind of fragrances that I personally don't enjoy that much. While there is that overt and unpleasant powdery-ness that I like to avoid, there is some sweetness and spice which keeps the formula feeling modern and really grounded. The dry down on this is really lovely and overall I think this makes an elegant feminine and classic fragrance. 7/10

I am in love..

Story started when i was at the airport (before life was normal..) i wanted to smell couple of amouage scents and girl at the counter insisted on this. I tried and from opening the dry down.. i am in love.. on that day i bought sunshine but part of me regretted ( do not get me wrong i love sunshine too) because jubilation is right up my alley from opening to dry down.

This is somehow fresh, i don't know how but i got all the myrrh, incense, ylang-ylang for sure.. on the other hand that freshness adds the perfect balance, which makes this perfume even more beautiful.

Such a sophisticated scent. Can't get enough, my favourite from this line.

I was expecting something mature or old lady scent with ylang-ylang but it’s surprised me- this is a sweet, lovely feminim parfume, remindig me Amouage Lyric a little. That is my fav. Amouage so this it Love too. I can sniff sweet myrrh and sweet incense and something fruit like sweet peach maybe. I will buy a whole bottle.
Edit: I read another reviews, some bad too: I think who said that this is like unwashed genitals or has other bad feelings they could have bad sample. Becouse this is a real beauty❤️😘.

Mmmm, beautiful! While I do enjoy Jubilation Woman, I must warn other Fragranticans that it's a weird beast and not something that should be bought blindly. Namely, the opening does contain something mildly animalic-stinky; depending on your skin chemistry, that animalic component can become either sexy, or totally intolerable. Fortunately, I'm in the first group. As to the rest of Jubilation, my skin amplifies the fresh-green components of this concoction, namely tarragon, artemisia, vetiver and lemon, with hints of rose and ylang-ylang. The smoky-resinous elements are totally suppressed and don't make an appearance until the very end of the scent's skin life. All in all, I find Jubilation Woman to be a very enjoyable fragrance, although I'm not 100% sure that it's worth the exorbitant price.

Hi Harbinger

I also get cumin, though only in the dry down, and it comes across as a food smell. There’s another food smell in the top and heart notes - raisins?

EmmaSmells sums this one up quite well! Her statement "Like someone with unwashed genitals has briefly sat-down on my wrist where I sprayed" made me laugh out loud and even though it might sound a bit crude to some, that's what it smells like. Unwashed and post-coital, not straight-up urinous. The scent is fabulous when sprayed in the air, but on skin the animalic side comes out with full force and makes me somewhat uncomfortable.

It's a heavyweight balsamic chypre and the performance is pretty stellar, as can be expected with Amouage. While I appreciate the quality and artistic vision, I can't wear it.

This is the first fragrance which made me scared of the smell. Have never had the near-death experience but just feel like had one before when I first sniffed this fragrance. Wearing it is like surrounded by the incense from the mortary or the crematorium, which the sadness is lasting for too long like it will never be gone.

This fragrance was LOVE at first spray. I could not stop smelling my wrist and so I went back and bought a bottle. It has all my favourite notes of ylang ylang, myrrh, and creamy amber. SO lovely on a cold winter's day and very comforting to wear (not over sprayed) to bed. VERY well made and one of the best in the Amouage range.

Cedar and vetiver is all I smell.

A pleasant very light skin scent with a dominating note of fresh cedar holding on at 4 but no projection, not sure I want to smell like this but it is pleasant, at 5 hours turns a bit odd and un-fresh... like bitter apricot? or pine sap? maybe that is resin, from 8-12 hours a very faint citrus skin scent is all I can detect.

Jubilation by Amouage is the fragrance of warmth, mystery and intrigue. Top notes are ylang-ylang, rose, tarragon and lemon; middle notes are labdanum, rose, artemisia and incense; base notes are amber, patchouli, musk, vetiver and myrrh. This elegant, rich, and complex fragrance gives the feeling of ancient mystery and religious mythology. Imbued with incense and myrrh, the feeling is of ancient royalty surrounded by religious artwork, golden chalices, ancient wine, a dimly lit cherished site of worship, hymns of the old kingdom, solace, beauty and rapture.

I received a dabber vial in a recent swap from a generous swapper. I dabbed 2 dabs to my wrists and 2 to my neck @ 10:40am. This is quite a powerhouse fragrance! Smokey, sweetish, incense and myrrh. Beautifully seductive on my skin! It lasted on my skin about 8 hours thru physical activity followed by a shower! Oddly the grassy green note was present on fabric though not on my skin but faded within an hour. I am wearing the same sweater I wore yesterday and can still smell the sweet smokeyness on my sleeve, well over 24 hours later! This GORGEOUS scent is a masterpiece!

Amouage's Jubilation is a new perfume discovery for me. My favorite perfume has been Cartier Panthere, the original one, and I also love Dia, Gold, and Lyric by Amouage. Jubilation is lovely - it is an intriguing oriental floral chypre - rich, complex, intriguing, joyful, warm, captivating, the kind of fragrance that you spray on yourself just so that you can enjoy basking in the rich, warm luxury of its intriguing and beautiful complex blend. Warm, elegant, sophisticated, complex, beautiful perfume. May be my new favorite perfume.

It is the kind of sweet you take from your 750 gold purse. It is a truly intoxicating sweet. I can never forget the sweetness every time I reach my hand to grab it. It is so beautiful, the crystal-like cap matches the same rich golden juice. I really enjoy this beautiful gorgeous bottle and it's fragrance, Amouage Jubilation 25 women.

Vintage vibe. Normally I love balsamics and Amouage in general but this feels old school style to me. Definitely along the lines of Mitsouku / Rochas Femme, though a more sophisticated blend so not quite as "old school" if you are not into vintages. Which I am not, but I think vintage lovers will really enjoy this.

I am also getting the "urinal / primal" vibe that some speak of below...on drydown. Very interesting...it's actually more sweaty on me than "urinal" as if there was a strong cumin upon drydown.

Amouage ‘Jubilation’ Woman is a promising modern chypre with a vintage vibe. Anything with Ylang-Ylang in is good with me, so I sprayed and prepared myself to be excited. There’s just one thing... there’s one (how shall I describe?) urinal note, it’s faint but haunts me like someone with unwashed genitals has briefly sat-down on my wrist where I sprayed. It’s animalistic and carnal and it scares me, as the remainder of the fragrance is very prim, proper and dressed-up for tea with the queen.

I’m not filled with jubilation.

More Femme by Rochas than Mitsouko.

A Creamy spicy delirivm of oakmoss in bloom here.

Powdery floriental. This is basically powdery, spicy Mitsouko (and/or L'Heure Bleue) + a ton of loud florals (mostly ylang ylang). Slightly salty (from the cumin?) herbs mixed with big florals, the ylang ylang and rose. For all that this is a surprisingly harsh fragrance, somewhat bitter, but it's big and full. The juxtaposition of the bitter, almost medicinal, notes with the soft, powdery rose, etc., makes for an interesting experience. Retro in feel, but with an interesting twist.

You're Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador. You've just returned home to Spain, exhausted from your expeditions in the Maya lowlands, where you visited Nojpetén with Kan Ek'. It's now 1528, and your arrival at Charles V's courts has brought so much attention that there are hordes of guests already waiting to witness your presence. The men tip their helmets, the women and children throw flowers, and the Catholic priests, dusted with incense from the morning mass, anoint you for your victory in New Spain. Finishing your entrance, you bow at the feet of the king with your servant, who opens a wooden chest containing a vial of sap extracted from the Mayan tree of life. The king is naturally curious about your offering and he agrees to sample it, but only on one condition--you, Hernán Cortés, must prove that it's safe to drink. You pause to think about it for a moment, and the guards brandish their weapons, your refusal warranting your death. You decide to go ahead, deafened by the silence in the room and a bit unsure. You roll the sap in your mouth--thick, a bit like honey, yet bitter--it's not altogether the most unpleasant experience you've had, and you down it and smack your lips and check your person. Excited to find that you're still alive, you turn around to face your countrymen: the king smiles, the guards sheathe their weapons, and the crowds erupt into jubilation! Jubilation 25 by Amouage.

As a perfumista constantly sampling and reviewing perfume, we sometimes forget that what we already have is pure gold! Jubilation is so amazing, I haven’t worn it for about 6 months and by golly it’s good! Polished, smoooooth, best ingredients, long lasting, gloriously sexy and absolute Class! Enough said

5/10

Aromatic, herbal and incense packs a punch. The Myrrh makes an appearance shortly thereafter and dominates the scene.

In a way, it reminds me of my uncles home -- he smoked 5 packs (maybe more) of cigarettes a day and it pervaded all parts of his home. In the background he'd have incense and something else burning to freshen it up in the midst of his constant smoking.

Definitely an interesting scent. Sort of hippie, something to be worn on a spiritual journey.
7/10

Amouage Jubilation 25 is a modern chypre that nods to the great chypres of the past like mitsuoko. Its smoother in its presentation and perfect for the person that doesn't want to spend the time or the money hunting down vintage chypre bottles. This is long lasting (almost 24 hrs), moderate sillage. Its excellent for its genre.

Do not be shy about spraying Amouage perfumes. Despite what people say (whimper) about its asphyxiation potential. My experience suggests that if you hold back on the nozzle, you may not get the full story. Jubilation 25 reaffirms this for me. I tested a small spritz on my arm last night, and found it to be ok. This morning I decided to give it a full wear after my shower and boy does it perform!

There's a glorious animalic glow underlying the deep, rich myrrh. Shades of ylang-ylang flit through the composition lending an unbearably classy and feminine touch. The perfume pyramid is too polite! Where's the civet, the cumin, the hyrax or castoreum? There is definitely something more going on behind the scenes. With a shock, I realised this reminds me of Papillon's Salome. There! I've said it. Let the death threats come. But J25 is infinitely more wearable and well-rounded. An elegant haute society sparkling jewel to the rowdy brothel of Salome. You can wear this and mingle in a celebratory charity gala dinner, or at the opera under furs and pearls. The composition is luxurious and smooth as hell, like sinking into a cloud of champagne-coloured velvet. The fragrance embraces and cocoons.

When I wear Amouage, I always do at least 3 sprays, not from tiny samples, but 3-4 firm squirts from the full bottle itself. And I've never had anyone pass out, suffocate, complain, cast dirty evil eye looks at my direction. Courage!

Marketed Feminine, In truth quite wearable as a man. The Frankincense, Tarragon, Lemon interweave provides a slightly rough burning edge appeals to a Masculine heart. A curious saltiness in the background that creates an accord of Porcini.
The rose is presented as a soft petal floating on a warm, humid, ambered and cuminized musk.
Reminiscent of Eau D'Hermes but oh! so more luxuriously sensual. A little more "Humid" skanky dampiness to the drier and tobacco scented Jub XXV

Smells like Diorella, Mitsouko and 31 Rue Cambon, in a gesture of slightly sapphic bravado, decided to escape all together to the Middle East.

If you've been looking for the grand, dressy chypre to end them all, look no further: this thing is so jam packed with rich, dreamy florals, grassy, resinous woods and dark oriental balsams, I'm honestly surprised it doesn't leap out of the bottle at you.

Magnificent.

Really, really good in a somewhat understated way. I get put off by all the 'ladylike' comments in reviews (I mean, I don't want to create a fake impression of being ladylike) but this is good enough to even risk that ;)

Jubilation 25 is that indeed!

This scent is an exaltation of joy elegantly proclaimed with transparent rose. Sweet notes of musky, ambery labdanum and myrrh are balanced by clean, bitter undercurrent of mysterious davana (artemesia) and herbal tarragon.

Fresh elegance laced with piquant frankincense complimented with a delicate lemon and ylang ylang symphony create an accord that dances with the clean, musky rose.

Jubilation 25 is such a delightful, classy floral incense perfume with an aromatic accent. This is one you'll want to wear everywhere regardless of whether it is appropriate or not -- quite simply an exclamation of radiant joy.

* Note: Sorry for the 'guest' review below. I accidentally posted it without logging in and can't remove it!

This is Mitsouko on steroids who went in vacation and ate cumin pasteries! Take out the peach, drop in some cumin, double the concentration and here you are. Great. And if you want to go all the way, layer on top of a dash of a good grade cambodian oud oil. Double great. Probably people sitting right next to you at a show for instance or in an elevator (and who happen to like light pink ice-cream musky fragrances) may find it overwhelming, especially if you don't go light handed (should you really?...hm, no) but who cares, this is the high-end good stuff in a concentration that all perfumes should come in. The price is prohibitive but worth all the investment much more than a lot of other fragrances coming out from niche houses at only just a little bit less.

Don´t allow the classification here to lead you astray: this is a chypre, not an oriental floral!
A classic, mature, elegant scent. Fits a lady. Impressive longevity.
Sadly, my skin amplifies vetiver, so the drydown is vetiver and vetiver only on me. Otherwise I would strongly consider purchasing a FB despite the price.

Rich and classy.
I think this is how smelled Alexis in Dynasty:P

Honestly speaking it reminds me Nina Ricci -Air du Temps.
But this one has more sophisticated ambition.

Amouage decided to go with a very classic approach with it's Jubilation 25 for women using their most representative note.

This is very much about incense, a refined and superb Amouage incense. There is also a floral nuance that adds sensuality and feminity to the composition, but overall I really think that this is an ode to the famous and exquisite Amouage frankincense.

Very good performance.

Amouage is giving Guerlain a run for their money. Or my money, haha. This is the first day I've done a full wearing of Jubilation, and I want to faint from happiness, it smells so good.

This perfume right now gives me a singular image, and older woman, with long dark hair and a black dress, alone but confident, intimidating but captivating, dressed up but minimally--light makeup, pale nail polish, sensible leather boots with no heel. She is like a cat, perched up in her seat, probably judging everyone, sleek and comfortable, but ultimately approachable and sweet--if you play by her rules.

The perfect mix of light and dark, sweet and smoke, woods and florals, resin and musk, gorgeous.

This is one of many scents I can smell in my mind when I am not wearing it. My love for this scent has grown in time.
My reason for loving this is because I love ylang-ylang. What I love is how soft it comes through in this fragrance. Often ylang ylang has an oversweet smell which can be slightly sickly. It goes so well in this scent because of the soft, powdery nature of the more musky notes. Beautiful

Mmmmmmmmm – this is lovely isn’t it? It’s quite tangy and lemony on me at first, then after an hour, it softens as the rose and musk start to come out. It’s a fresh, clean, flowery green scent but it’s definitely not a lightweight, not by any means. I have a couple of other “green” scents in my stable, and I was trying to think of the right way to describe this one, and nothing quite fit. I asked my husband to have a sniff of this, and he said, straight away “That’s a serious perfume – I like it”. And he’s right. Serious, and seriously good. It’s lush and rich and incredibly elegant. I asked him what he got from it, without showing him what the notes were, and he said straight up “citrus, musk, something sharp and green and something else I know but can’t think of the name”. When I showed him the notes, he realized that the one he couldn’t name was ylang ylang, which he really likes. After around three hours, the incense and amber started to show, still with that nice tang of green, all of which leaves a lovely trail. Twelve hours on and it’s still going – softer and closer to the skin, but very, very beautiful. Thanks to purecaramel for the generous sample ☺

This screams quality. However, the incensey undertones and strong (but very high quality) woodsy-animalic-skanky notes just will never sit well with me.

So I appreciate Jubilation's qualities very much, and at some level of my being I really do like it, but as a feminine 40-something I could never wear it.

Rather, I think it would be a perfect statement fragrance for an aristocratic or extroverted lady in her late 60s who wears big jewellery. That's the image it conjures up for me.

It is very high quality for what it is. Reminds me of aromatics elixir. Not crazy bout that one either

Smells too old fashioned for my taste.

This perfume was shown to me in Dublin by Parfumarija. I was so impressed by the softness of the florals in this. Its such an amazingly strong but soft perfume. There are no sharp citruses and has the ability to project so well but not knock you out with its strength. To me it's similar to Amouage Gold Man but without the animalistic smell. I am a major fan of ylang ylang in perfume and always enjoy wearing this masterpiece

I've had a little sample of this for quite some time and really didn't bother it too much..., I almost wish I'd have left it alone because now I'm in love!!! This, is what I thought Mitsouko was going to be but is not. Not my decant of if , anyway.... Jubilation is just so Royal and simply divine. I love it. Period.

I purchased this in the solid form to give that a try. It makes the fragrance more subdued, remaining close to the skin, and may tone down the brightness of the opening notes, but it certainly delivers in the depth of the scent. Jubilation reminds me of the Perfumer's Reserve version of Aromatics Elixir. It is warm, wraps you like a cashmere sweater, but has the purr of a cat waiting for it's chance to seduce you.

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quite in the same way that amouage gold resembles a chanel no.5 curry, jubilation makes me think of a mitsouko curry - and even more curry-like than the former. although beautiful and multi-layered, jubilation has too much of a foody note in the drydown that reminds of the oriental cuisine. it's a bit like wearing mitsouko at the indian restaurant.

the trouble (and also advantage) with amouage is that their perfumes are so incredibly complex and rich and have so many ingredients that some of them cease to have a clear bone structure, a clear shape and idea - and they end up buzzing with too many combinations creating all sorts of olfactory illusions. i noticed that in gold, interlude and now jubilation. perhaps less accords and more unity is the way to go.

Too bad Jubilation 25 don't like me. It's a very good perfume, a royal version of Mitsouko. Alas, same problem with other Amouage perfumes, the base note turns sour on my skin.

So sad... I received a sample of Jubilation 25 for women and was very excited to try it given all the rave reviews. Unfortunately all I smell is candle wax - and not very good candle wax at that. I keep smelling it to see if it has changed, developed or morphed into something else. Nope. Just candle wax.

Forgive me Fragranticans, but I have to break out the superlatives for this one. Divine, sublime, exquisite, regal ... it is a fragrance fit for a queen. If Cleopatra could have time-travelled, she would surely have come hurrying fast-forward through the centuries for this so she could take a lifetime supply back to ancient Egypt.

I was gifted an Amouage sampler pack of twelve x 2ml mini-sprays and I've had a wonderful time with it. Some I just adore, like Dia, Memoir, Epic and Lyric; but lovely as they all are, none of them compare to the shimmering, sensual radiance of Jubilation.

To my nose, the most simple description I can give is that it's a glorious golden rose incense. For me it was instant love, and just 48 hours later I happily handed over my credit card for a full bottle of this intoxicating, expensive juice, with no regrets whatever.

Eat your heart out, Cleo: you missed out on heaven in a bottle.

On the opening I get a very dry earthy feel with this one. Mostly smoky incense, resin with a very green cast to it. Spicy yet not a harsh fragrance. Could be over powering with a heavy hand. It is an intense fragrance. It's sexy, rich and decadent. Very classy. You must wait for this one to bloom. After the opening it softened with a creamy lang-lang and rose mixing in now with top notes. Just a bit of green feel now. Dry down is soft incense and resins. Longevity is always good with Amouage. Silage is great as well. Not overbearing. Lovely blending of notes and a feel of quality. An elegant perfume for a bold and confident lady. Much to love if you wait for this one to develop. It's a classic winner for me. Love it!!

I agree that this smells like Mitsouko, though considerably smoother. Longevity is excellent while projection is moderate to good, using one spray. Not much else I can think to say about it, other than the peachy quality lasts a long time, whereas in the vintage Mitsouko EdP I've tried the base seems to come forward sooner and more forcefully.

Ravishingly beautiful, extraordinarily intense. Have you ever done poppers? The smell's completely different (thank god), but the effect - that sort of lightheaded euphoria with just a little bit of dizziness - is all here. Fragrance like this doesn't deserve to be cheapened by "pour homme" or "pour femme" labels - you either love it or you don't. Your gender is irrelevant.

I didn't smell this and immediately say "OH! Mitsouko!" But...the comparison is apt. It's got a Guerlain air de famille about it for sure, without going near Mitsouko's peachy heart. A serious collector might buy both fragrances, but for everyday rotation, either/or would do nicely - they both serve extremely similar purposes.

I want a bottle of this so badly. It's so warm and sexy and feminine and sophisticated. The spiciness and smoky incense is intoxicating. But man it's expensive! Right now, I'm only using the lotion, which does the trick, but I'll have a bottle of the juice one day, mark my word!

I am left feeling uncertain about Jubilation, so perhaps I need to give it another try. These are my initial impressions after recently wearing samples of the fragrance for several days.

Jubilation opens with a pleasant mixture of rose, spice, incense and (a bit of) smoke. One aspect I like about the opening is the absence of nearly all aldehydes...no sharp harsh opening here...nothing medicinal or sanitizing about this fragrance, at least not to my nose! Within minutes, Jubilation develops into a mixed floral scent, predominantly ylang-ylang & rose. Ylang-ylang plays odd on my skin because the scent never seems consistent. Sometimes it is pleasantly light and floral; other times it is overbearing & cloying. Unfortunately, ylang-ylang is not one of my favorite solo notes.

I wish the opening incense & smoke notes lasted longer but sadly, they do not. Once the pleasant opening fades, the scent progresses into a mediocre floral fragrance with remnants of wood, amber and other resins. Overall, the dry-down is nice but nothing special or memorable. Longevity is good and silage is adequate. The dry-down predominates for hours; however, I find it boring.

All in all, Jubilation is a nice fragrance but I don't think I'm ready for a full bottle-smile...probably a good thing given the hefty price tag on this one!

Jubilation is extrdinary and definitly on my wish list ! I have only tried a few Amouages , and non of them dissapointed. ( epic, lyric , uber and jubilation ) in fact it's hard to decide which one to get first but I am leaning towards Jubilation !
Jubilation starts with a beautiful classic opening of , in my opinion tame aldehydes and sweet warm rosy balsamic notes, very likeable and very easy to love.
The sweetness and warmth and velvety smell is what captures me on the spot and it only gets better and better. The smell doesn change very much but gets softer and sweeter in its drydown. I love the balsamic, ambery and musky rose aura it gives , the classic feel with a very modern likeable feel , it's elegant and feminine and as one lady said it reminds her of champagne and strawberries , and yes it's grown up but sweet and young at the same time. Lovley , a must try !!!
Thanks Christianne1 for the sample !

In the meantime I have tried all Amouges. I still prefer Jubilation 25 over the rest of them. It's so classy, elegant , sexy and yet proper ,well put together perfume. Easy to wear, and great drydown. Just amazing ,high quality.

Very oriental, incense with a bit of citrus. For when you are in the mood to seduce rather than be seduced. Did not last as long on me as other Amouage perfumes have. For me, it ended with a whiff of anise/licorice.

The first thing I have to say is, "Wow!" One of Amouage's very best. It starts out with a thick cloud of powder & aldehydes and a touch of tangy fruit.

Soon emerges something much darker. Strong myrrh, somewhat pungent just like the real thing (I actually brush my teeth with a bit of myrrh powder), and then came the glorious animalic note that is not listed in the pyramid. It started off a little, yup, stanky, as a previous reviewer noted. It reminds me very much of "gamey" water buffalo milk.

The animalic note in Jubilation 25 is blended with the strong scent of frankincense and myrrh, like the smoke billowing from a censer during Catholic mass, bringing a sense of sanctimony. The animalic note blending with these sacred resins makes me think about the dawn of man, it smells so primordial.

When the scent drifts up to my nose, I notice a similarity to vintage Opium EDP, but Jubilation 25 is not as syrupy and dark and the spices not nearly so hot. I really do not think the notes listed above are the complete list because I swear I smell a combo of cinnamon & cloves well into the drydown.

This is true love for me, perhaps the finest incense perfume I have ever encountered. If it was created to celebrate Amouage's 25-year anniversary, they could not have done a more magnificent job. This perfume is a perfect 10/10. I started with a mini bottle, but I am unapologetically stingy about this juice, so I bought a 100ml bottle and still wonder if I bought enough.

Update: Years later I caved in and purchased the extrait. The difference is so minimal to me that I would have been just as happy with a backup bottle of EDP.

For me, it opened with strong shypre and aldehydic tones, and was very powdery on the drydown. The more I smell it, the more it reminds me of an old lipstick smell. Also, I imagine a gracefully aging lady in her 70'ies. I cannot see a woman under 60 wear this.. Very French, with that balsamic, animalic twist but with the hint of sweetness. I did not sense smoke at all. Overall, not for me.
Funny what an acquired taste scents are: I am writing this addendum 5 months later and I really like Jubilation. I tested it blindly and the very things that threw me off the first time around, have now done it for me.

I didn't like this at all I'm afraid. It was so awful on me that I thought it had turned. The opening was harsh and sour, and smelled very like brandy. It was so sharp that it was almost as though I was tasting it at the back of my throat. The initial sourness gave way to a smoky cigarette note which was persistent and unwavering. It was a muddled fragrance, harsh clashing shrieks of bitter spices and cigarettes. I got nothing of the floral notes. Unpleasant, cold, sour and brittle-no smoothness or rich velvet to me, which I realise makes me the odd one out seeing as most of the reviewers are waxing lyrical about how beautiful it is.

People mention the '70 and '80 here like if it was a bad thing...

there's something fizzy in the background. it's minor, almost unnoticeable, but ever-so-slightly colouring the entire composition. otherwise, i get white floral, a little spiciness and a touch of dry woodsiness. not sure what i think of it, but it seems to be more feminine than masculine. dunno if i would ever wear it, but i could see the allure for a woman. almost feels a little dated, too. i think i remember a primary school teacher smelling like this. it's interesting...

At first spray I was like " ouch, don't like it at all", but since I was going to work and was already late, I thought it is too late to wash it off. But in the next 20 mins it developed and turn to something that I liked. Then in the next hour it become so pretty and so heavenly.
This is very classy and beautiful. Long lasting and impressive silage.
Good stuff!

Beautiful aldehydic smell for the summer, clean and crispy, with good silage and longevity. More for a day use than the night. Smells like Azzurre from Estee Lauder and a sweeter version Cabochard from Gres. Unisex.

The opening and first hour of Jubilation reminds me of perfumes from the 70s and earlier. It truly seems vintage. VERY potent and really has to brew and settle to be appreciated. Like the way it was before perfumes needed to be a fresh and fruity quick and easy sell at the mega department store counters. PLEASE do not make up your mind on this for at least an hour. Because the dry down is freaking phenomenal if you will just take time to let it happen.

It does bear a slight resemblance to Mitsouko during the transition to the full dry down (only this is much nicer to me...don't clobber me). It's much more like Rochas Femme to me than Mitsouko. There is a connection to several other chypres of this type as well. It is the quintessential chypre.

With a name like "Jubilation" I expected something exhilarating...something that would make me want to run and shout and be happy (what Noontide Petals does for me) But instead it makes me feel very reserved...and maybe even slightly melancholic. But in an incredible sort of way.

I wasn't on board when I first tried Jubilation 25 but as my nose has progressed and grown over time it has become one of my all time favorites. This may sound a but dramatic but I find it astonishingly beautiful.

No, the La Vie est Belle crowd (or whatever the Lancôme one is called) will probably run from this and want to hose it down with a fire extinguisher. But those who appreciate retro greats of yesteryear.....Jubilation 25 is right there with them. It is a journey not a sprint.

Jubilation 25 is perfume magnificence.

The opening is harsh but it is brief only. This is a lovely, sophisticated fragrance. Really the best Amouage In my opinion.

Review for the extrait:

Comparing with the EDP, I sure choose this one. Warning! This stuff is kinda Oily, so spray it before having your clothes on.

The extrait is more refine, smooth like an intense coffee with higher percentage of coffee power than cream & water, like the EDP. This baby is much long lasting.

Mr. Kennon once mentioned the Women EDP on his review, said it's bad pot potpourri. After you try the extrait, the EDP is like smell of dry leaves, maybe that's Mr. Kennon was trying to describe.

The extrait is filled with Frankincense oil, the ultimate luxury. This is the real smell of Christmas & Money. Like some people with bucks of money in their handbag or pockets, going to Saks, Nordstrom, Harrods shop for Christmas or preparing some in-house party.

I agree with Nickie. Its very harsh at first, like a spice market. It softens after a while to, it takes a couple of hours on me. I find myself waiting for it to soften, the sharpness/freshness isn't for everyone. But don't let that scare you off, this is a beautiful perfume.

Most of all I feel the incense, myrrh and ylang-ylang notes in this fragrance. It could be beautiful oriental, but it's not. I'm not impressed.

It's taken me several attempts to get on board with Jubilation. The opening I found crass and harsh; I really didn't understand what it was trying to say. The same is still true each time I put it on, but I'm wiser now and know that on my skin it takes a good hour to quieten down and formulate its words.

After the unpromising start I find it eloquent and sophisticated. It becomes demure and sweet and, to some extent, uplifting.

It doesn't have the gung-ho power I find in, say, Honour, nor the staying power: three squirts and that'll last around 7 hours with moderate to soft silage. That doesn't phase me; if the first hour's experience were stretched to 2 or 3, I wouldn't be able to hack it.

Patience is what's needed to experience the joys of Jubilation. I've learned that now.

Yesterday a sales guy in David Jones convinced me to try various Amouage perfumes. This was my favourite, but I only took it away on a card because I'd already tested other perfumes on my wrists, arms and neck. There's a soft floral underlying the spiciness – a rose beneath the incense – that made this my favourite Amouage.

But I have to say it reminded me of Clinique's Aromatics Elixir, which is a fraction of this absurdly high price.

This would be a beautiful blend, minus some odd off note I can't place..Sad, because it could be quite lovely. I don't know if it is the Tarragon..But it is sort of like the Anick Goutal fragances that seem to have off notes that jump out of know where, like tomatoe leaf...

Jubilation has a perfect development and perfect composition. The top, heart and drydown phases reveal themselves smoothly, and they are well-timed. I was even able to notice the moment when each phase seemed to hang in the balance, then begin to change. It was a pleasure to experience the mystery as it unraveled, seamless and compelling, because the overall scent has a sublime beauty that never diminishes from start to finish.

I'm a lover of tarragon in perfumes, and here is no exception. I always feel like tarragon brings such a freshness and liveliness to a scent. Obviously, this is a tarragon of such quality it would ne'er be found dried in the cupboard of your kitchen.

If I were attracted to dark and heavy musk, I would look no further than Jubilation for Women, because the drydown is exceptionally musky. Unfortunately, it isn't to my personal taste. I shy away from other perfumes that I love, like the otherwise gentle and sweet La Dame Aux Camellias by Jardins D'Ecrivains, because their musky drydowns are too much for me. I also dislike otherwise perfect perfumes entirely for this reason, like Chanel No 19 Poudre. Where neither of those perfumes could be worn by men, Jubilation for Women has an appeal that transcends beyond gender; I think it would suit a man with its muskiness that rivals any found in men's perfume/cologne.

There is an accord in the opening that does remind me of my beloved Mitsouko. It is only one accord, though; there is little mistaking the vast difference of these perfumes. One dries down to smooth, animalic musk, the other to creamy, green oakmoss. This is the main indicator - to my nose - that Amouage has created an oriental floral perfume, while Guerlain has created a chypre fruity.

Perhaps someday I might like to wear Jubilation for Women more often. It isn't sunny or nature-loving, like Mitsouko, it seems more solemnly spiritual and suited to indoor, formal celebrations, whereas Mitsouko can be worn for a walk in the park. If Mitousko is a forest, then Jubilation is a mountain.

If I smelled Jubilation on another woman, I'd just stare at her in awe, and try not to trip over my own feet.

Smell like Vol de Nuit? This I gonna get! I can't get Guerlain Vol De Nuit in my country.

This is a well-crafted perfume where the notes blend together seamlessly to create a single sumptuous expensive perfume + spice cabinet effect.

However, although masterful and obviously made from top notch ingredients, this smells like Vol de Nuit with a dash of curry on my skin. The only Amouage I've tried that I wouldn't wear.

its a timless master piece.. ..it is so heavenly................. beautiful............divine...........sublime..................one spray and all of lifes most precious perfumes .. moments.. memories.. people come to life........it reminds me of fem rochas.. and of madam rochas combined..... immensely.. with a lot more going on from the golden era of perfumery.. its a s if you have combined the best carons and.. and ..and.. and.. and.. and and all the best classics from the entire renowned houses...and more.. etc............. in to one.. amazing.. everlasting.. timeless.. love spell.. bomb.. or time machine.. that simply takes you to wherever you want to go back in happiness.. and bliss..
the perfume is not explainable in words.. its one of those treasures..that you have to smell yourself to get an idea of what i am talking about .. every perfume addict must have ..its balmy.. smokey.. ambery ..yellow floral mysterious.. i find it a bit aldehic.. powdery.. and resinous..its aromatic ..woodsy ..spicy ..fresh.. mellow.. full .. wonderful..perfumey..
it smells like a perfume..!! in this time and age we live in ..where perfume has lost its identity ..where new generations are deprived of true bliss.. and knowing what rel perfumes should smell like ..this is as close as you can get..to real perfumery ..natural..clean..and refined..its a universal pleaser nothing offensive.. nothing strange..doest need much thinking..not an aquired scent..just a lovely fine perfume worth being called a perfume with honers.. its so unique..yet familiar.. elegant.. sophisticated..yet humble.. sharp ..witty ..yet yet down to earth .. complex yet simple..its a meaningful perfume..it almost speaks to you in love honer and respect....its gracious and grandeur..memorable and unbelievably unforgettable..it carries a story and a history ..

edp 100 ml
perfume ratting 5 out 5
bottle ratting 4.5 out 5
my personal liking ratting 10 out 5 !
bought from harods

I love this perfume! It's finest perfume that very rear and it's suit me. It's not for every one,because perfume is what you are ,sometimes it's not perfume it's you ...

I most certainly cannot say J25 is a masculine scent; however, I do suggest any manly men who want to experience your softer side to give it a try. The spiciness, for me it smells like clove, and floral of Y'lang Y'lang of this fragrance is sensual and soothing. This is the fragrance to wear when you are in a small party looking for some attention but not getting everyone all over you.

This is part review part therapy session so please bare with me :)

So I decided to step up and buy a $300 bottle of cologne. I've never done this before but I figured with the amount of time I spend on Basenotes and Fragrantica I should be well equipped to make this decision.


I chose the house of Amouage. Made in Oman "WOW" . They use high quality ingredients and reviewers rave about their longevity and sillage. I also have Turkish blood in me so the whole Middle East vibe could totally work on me.

Recently I have been into Mitsouko by Guerlain so I was immediately attracted to Jubilation 25. The female version. The male version seemed to have much in common with other Amouage fragrances....musky more eastern influenced.

To my nose J25 has a lot in common with Mitousko yet as another reviewer pointed out to me the base is very different. Moss vs Incense and resins. True and thank you for bringing it to my attention. However I adore the opening of J25 over that of Mitsouko. It reminds me also of a high quality Cabochard Gres. So to summarize a marriage of the best qualities that Gres and Mitsouko offer with added incense and resins and the use of high quality ingredients. All this should translate into happiness right ? Well sort of.

I have been using J24 exclusively for roughly 5 days. I started with 3 sprays...chest and 2 behind the ears. No not enough to engulf myself in a cloud. So I get a little heavier with the sprayer and give myself 6 sprays. 2 chest one on each wrist and 2 behind the ears. Is this enough to be engulfed in a cloud ? I don't know. I love to smell under my wife beater shirt after I get out of the shower and spray myself with cologne. Before going to bed I like to take another whiff under my wife beater that by now should be radiating. I don't get that strong odor that I do with almost every other cologne that I use. Even the ones that have longevity issues initially give me that fume high after the shower and just before bed. I can't say that I've gotten that with J25 WTF ??????

The weather has been bone dry and really cold here in NYC for the past 5 days. Could it be that this fragrance needs heat to activate itself ? I do think I smell it more when I sweat such as after a walk when I am bundled up in warm clothing.

I've never had trouble smelling fragrances on myself EVER.

I then read that this fragrance is the "weakest" of the entire Amouage line? I laughed when I read that. It was not a happy laugh but a " Did I just F up and waste $300" type of laugh.

A few days before I started wearing the Amouage I had Mitsouko on and I was immediately greeted with a "what's that you're wearing?" when I entered a room....not so with J25.

Conclusion :

Has nothing to do with ADP Profumo IMO. I ran out to test it after this arrived. Has a lot to do with Mitsouko EDP and Gres CHRD. J25 is more refined and the quality of ingredients are no doubt top notch. The problem is the BUGGER has no projection on me. The longevity is decent as A SKIN SCENT but that is not why I spent $300 on a bottle of cologne.

Unfortunately I need to put this bottle in the back of the closet and try again maybe in the spring time when the weather changes. If ANYONE can share their experiences with J25 via forum or private message I would greatly appreciate hearing about your experiences with it.

*You would not be wrong if you purchased the Mitsousko EDP $128 over this. You would only be missing the incense and a few resins...give or take a flower or two and a grain of spice here and there.


UPDATE : It's been a few weeks with this now. Side by side Mitsouko vs J25 ? J25 surpasses M in quality. Synthetic cat piss vs french perfumery. Harsh for Guerlain but true. Sillage ?M has better sillage but J25 is a silent killer that radiates if given the right amount of heat. Better to wear it in the spring /summer .

I will give up a little sillage and use J25. It works if you just let it do it's thing...don't force it. Let it do it's thing...soft/ complex/ calls out every now and then to let you know it is still there. Sometimes the calls are loud. Other times softer. It's still there working regardless. Longevity is excellent for J25.

Bland with a touch of rosé is my first impression of Jubilation 25.

My nose selectively bypassed the citrus notes and headed straight for the incense which has a dusty, dirty feel. The florals cast a minute sweetness with the rose front and center but it is heavy laden with myrrh and darker notes.

There is not enough dryness to consider this fragrance a chypre, not enough sweetness to be gourmand, not light enough to be a floral yet not fresh enough to be an aromatic.

I have no idea how to classify this fragrance because I do not detect any amber, patchouli, nor spice either.

This one has me stumped, maybe I'll come back to it when my nose is more mature. Maybe I will just layer it with something light to take the weight off.

Very elegant, classic - prefer the Extrait.

While feeling pity for the current batch of Mitsouko EDP being too watery and lost within 3 hours, a fall of another Guerlain legendary perfume.

Today, the universe has give me a solution, I get to meet Jubilation with recommendation of Fragrantica members and the friendly Amouage staffs.

It does very familiar with Misouko, more airy, less bitter tree moss, and some sour-peachy fruity. And some champagne smell. Lasting power is a plus too.

I will never get to understand why Amouage feminines are so overlooked. They're perfectly unisex, often better than the masculine versions and absolutely stunning. Jubilation 25 makes no exception.

I always loved this fragrance but, lately, it is becoming one of my favorite deliveries by the Onani firm. A fruity chypre that clearly speaks of classicism, of old-school french perfumery and continuely winking at pillars of the past such as Cristelle, Mitsouko and, yes, Diorella. But when you think it's all about a floral-fruity chypre, a thick, humongous and estremely dry incense-ambery-woody base comes in to play reminding that skills in perfumery are almost everything. Jubilation 25 is perfectly able to conjugate two types of perfumery (french and oriental) into a single language. Two completely different fragrances living together in one composition with absolutely no stridency.

To anyone who like classic, rich, complex perfumery, I can't imagine Jubilation 25 not being part of their wardrobes. Outstanding longevity and powerful sillage. Mandatory.

Rating: 9/10

This scent on me is those flowers with violet petals, from my childhood, but I don't remember their name. And I also feel tarragon in it, the kind that I love. It smells raw, growing. It smells drying up by the house. It smells like it should in the drink when I've made it.

***
Another bottle, a present. The scent is the way it's been before on my skin, but with an addition of a wonderful undertone of very-very ripe fruit. Loving it, wearing it.

This smells exactly like a Rochas to me- so kudos to the folks who noted that. The first thing I thought when putting it on was ah, Femme by Rochas. While I admire Femme as a classic French scent, I'm not going to shell out hundreds of dollars for what to me is pretty much a flanker with quality ingredients but so "classic" I don't think it fits a modern woman at all. Also, the rose tends to overwhelm the other elements on my skin. It took over an hour for me to smell anything but overpowering rose. I'm not even finishing my sample of this one. Goodbye!

hmm...I'm really sitting on the fence with this one. It was not what I was expecting. It was very subtle with a minimal sillage. Some of his other popular ones are "hard hitters" so I was expecting this sort of forte. Instead I got a mossy, spicy clean soap sort of scent, pleasant, but too minimalistic and linear for my taste, and you could easily pick up something stronger and more magical from a department store shelf at a quarter of the price. Amouge scents are creative, I'll say that for certain, each one is unique, shows a breadth of imagination and tells it's own story. But in the case of this number, I cannot see why the price is justified for this one. It just amazes(and irks) me sometimes how dramatic and theatrical some of the reviews are about fumes, and then you spray the stuff and you're like: "huh, am I missing something here?"

First things first, (I feel that this needs to be addressed), Amouage Jubilation is a slightly green and mossy fragrance, falling ever so smoothly into chypre territory. Don't be fooled by the scent pyramid, which suggests that Jubilation may be a heavy oriental on the skin.

I've come to enjoy wearing Jubilation for Her over time. It wasn't love at first sniff that's for certain, but it does have a fascinatingly unique aura that is quite captivating to say the least. Needless to say, I'm impressed.

I can see why some liken Jubilation to Guerlain's Mitsouko. They are similar in many ways, from the mossy opening, to the dusty incense drydown. I like both of them equally, however I find Jubilation a little less consistent in terms of fragrance development.

I'm surprised to find that Jubilation has moderate to soft sillage. I really expected this one to be a heavy hitter. I'm not sure whether I'm disappointed by this or grateful. I personally think Jubilation wears better in slightly warmer weather, where the rose and myrrh are most prominent on the skin.

I swear that I can smell a hint of sparkling aldehydes, especially in the opening and heart of this fragrance. I agree with Leesee's reference to fine champagne, it has a definite hint of that too. Perhaps it is the lemon accord counteracting with the myrrh to give it that rich and tarty finish.

Whether or not it meets your expectations, you have to admit that it's both unique and long lasting. Discreet but forever surprising, Amouage Jubilation is a fragrance I greatly admire and one that will keep me intrigued for many hours. I recommend.

elegant, it reminds me of Acqua di Parma profumo

There has got to be some kind of spice in the opening. It's one I'm not familiar with, but it's there and it's strong.

This perfume on my skin is very dry, very desert-like. I get a lot of some kind of spice and dried fruit, maybe plums? And smoke. Something's burning that I've never smelled before. Is it the myrrh?

This one is not good for me. It's awful with my chemistry. Besides, it's way over my head. :)

fabulous... nothing more to say.
Almost 100% match with PROFUMO ACQUA DI PARMA
Great both of them anyways.

Amouage Jubilation 25
Jubilation 25 demonstrates the richness and time evolution I associate with classical, French perfumery.  To call it a spicy, floral, oriental, herbal, fruity chypre would capture a lot of the ground this fragrance covers, but it doesn’t really narrow things down.  Though classical in style, Jubilation 25 is tough to capture in traditional nomenclature. The rose in the topnotes suggest a grand chypre, but frankincense standing in for labdanum hints at unpredicatbility.  Its expansive opening reminds me of Tauer’s Incense Rosé, but the top really just ushers in a balsamic, woody set of notes that hum like a chorus.  The fruit matches the woodiness.   It’s a plumy, peachy scent with both the skin of a fruit and the ripe flesh.  The ripeness has a strong ‘flavor’, but doesn’t have that feeling of turning fruit as in Rochas Femme and Dior Diorella.  Like these two Edmond Rounitska classics, the fruit ties this scent’s upper register with its drydown.

Disclosure:  I love fruity chypres.  The best fruity chypres (the above, plus, YSL Y and Yvresse, Prescriptives Calyx, Bond no 9 Chinatown, Guerlain Diorella, Chanel Cristalle) are balanced and expressive, holding together contrasts that other genres cannot.

Fruity chypre is where Jubilation 25 winds up.  Moss, fruit and wood triangulate and balance is more accurately a set of counterpoints just held in check.  Everything I love about the drydown of fruity chypres, Chinatown in particular, is here, but Jubilation 25 keeps its own identity.  The classic ambery drydown of a chypre is inflected with frankincense, making the final hours of Jubilation 25 dry and confidently stark.  This concise drydown makes me feel like the circus-like opening belonged to another fragrance entirely, but one that I’d love to try again.

from scenthurdle.com

Had high hopes for this one. When I try it all I get is memories of yvresse/champagne by YSL. Not what I was expecting. Maybe it's my skin. Lasts long. Try it you may find what's written in the other reviews. I didn't :(

Edit: Compared Jubilation with yvresse. It starts out similar but with yvresse is a little sweeter and has a little more fruit. The middle is similar but Jubilation is a little soapier. The dry-down is very much alike.
Yvresse is so much cheaper and lasts just as long, personally it's the one I prefer.

absolutely one of the most gorgeous golden rich fragrances i have ever had the honor of wearing. if you like patou's sublime or moschino donna, you must try this perfection.

I enjoy this fragrance which has a very long lasting scent of all the notes. It is for the fall/winter night time.

@meadowbliss: why you are reviewing here the male version ????? confusing!

this perfume to me smells like stepping into a little dusty room of an eldery gipsy tarotcard reading lady wearing big, bold gold earrings and bracelets.
the room is overloaded with oriental nippes, the air filled with incense, myrrh and a sharp smell of her patchouli oil, which she's used to dab way too much to her wrist and neck in the morning.

well this was my impression with the sample i got and testing right now.
i was quite afraid to try this perfume because i expected something like it was effectively.
the first blast with the sharp spicy opening is very pungent. my eyes become wet and i could hardly resist to wash it off... by reading here it will calming down quickly i waited, but i'm still strongly displeased about the sharpness.

... after a while, 30 minutes now, it becomes nicer, mutch softer, warmening ylang-ylang and a strong (turkish?) rose shining through earthy, mossy woods with incense and a good amounth of patchouli...

Well, now I see why it's so expensive. It's my first sample from Amouage and this is marvelous. Well, as I'm not ylang-ylang friendly I don't think I could wear this, but the scent itself is such a gem. It's buttery ylang ylang, warm and rich, smells extremely expensive (and well, it is).
There is this magnificent cold rose now and then, the myrrh and vetiver gives this dry, green feeling to it and oh, I can't stop praising this.
This is classy. If you do love ylang-ylang and if you do have a chance - test this. It's elegant, feminine and suited for queens. Or at least ladies with long, elegant dresses in fancy, expensive parties.

BRAVO!

Amouage JUBILATION opens rather abruptly on my skin, with a dark and strong myrrh-incense note. After a couple of minutes, the composition seems paradoxically light. Clearly something is not developing right here, as I do not find this perfume very captivating or complex, though given the notes it should be. I do detect the ylang and a touch of rose, which are nice mixed in with the persistent incense and myrrh. The patchouli is very light compared to most recent fragrances containing that note (post-Angel).

I should disclose that I appear to amplify or magnify myrrh, which nearly always has a kind of sledgehammer effect, flattening everything else in the vicinity. It's pretty rare for me to fall for a myrrh-rich perfume, so anyone who tends to like both myrrh and ylang should definitely give this Amouage creation a sniff.

I am happy for those for whom JUBILATION works. Alas, I do not number among them! Désolée.

Just lovely- and generally I find many in the Amouage line too reminiscent of a spice market. Womanly, wears close to the skin with amazing lasting power as well.

I finally got a sample of this, along with the men’s version, which I'll be trying soon. Jubilation 25 starts out with a very faint odor initially, but within a few minutes it develops into a lovely light floral scent, predominantly ylang-ylang. Ylang is one of my favorite floral notes, so I was pleasantly surprised that it was used in what I expected to be a heavy oriental perfume. The overall impression is like a bunch of soft, fluffy salmon-pink tulle, a very feminine comfort scent that gently envelops without being overpowering. Somewhere in the drydown peaches appear, making the scent rather similar to Rochas Femme, another perfume that I like a lot. This isn’t a love-love-love gotta have it scent, but it’s one that I like enough to wear from time to time.

Several days later I can still smell Jubilation 25 on everything it contacted - the clothes I was wearing, the towel that I used when I showered after it supposedly had worn off ... this scent has amazing lasting power. Fortunately the lingering traces are pleasant.

On my left hand is Amouge Jubilation for Men. On my right: Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan. Oh, who do I love the most? I will not bore thee with top, heart and base notes, only that I cannot decide between my two current loves. I will tell you this: if you were to nestle into me and my shoulders were graced with either scent, I would have a third lover.

LEESEE...I agree with the boardroom & bedroom comment. You must be very confident & unafraid. I honestly wasn't expecting this. The word, Jubilation, to me, implies a fresh, clean, and sparkling fruit of a fragrance...but no! It's definitely NOT that.

This reminds me of Indian restaurants. When you first walk in, you smell the wonderful spicey aroma parading out of the kitchen. The rich flavors of the different currys, and the rose water they use to make their mango lassis (sp?). The base notes create such a marvelously sexy masterpiece...that it's hard for me to even think straight right now. How fragrant. How exotic. It's intoxicating and utterly delightful.

Reminiscent of fine champagne chased by a single, ripe strawberry, this scent seems tailor-made for the kind of woman who could run a boardroom with the same silky ease that she rules the bedroom.

timelessly elegant for a lady who knows where she comes from and where she goes to.
spicy, rich and sophisticated.never harsh or invasive, yet not anonymous.
elegant daywear that may suit women who do not deny their strength in business life but neither their femininity