COMPARE TWO SMELLS

Jasmine vs Rose

Both are major floral references. Jasmine can feel richer and more lush; rose emphasizes petal softness and green floral character.

Jasmine

A rich floral direction that can feel lush, sweet, green and highly present.

florallushsweetgreen

Type: Source / Fragrance Reference

Sensory associations CULTURAL

Color: Cream white
Texture: Soft petal
Temperature: Warm

Associations can vary strongly by person, place and culture.

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Rose

Petal softness with green, fresh and sometimes honeyed floral associations.

floralpetalgreensoft

Type: Source

Sensory associations CULTURAL

Color: Muted rose
Texture: Velvet petal
Temperature: Mild

Associations can vary strongly by person, place and culture.

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In the evidence

Named for both: No molecule is named in the evidence for both.
Only Jasmine: benzyl acetate, linalool, α-farnesene
Only Rose: 2-phenylethanol, citronellol, geraniol, nerol, rotundone

Molecules named by VERIFIED claims about each entry, in the roles the claims give them. Sharing a molecule does not make two smells alike, and an entry with none named may simply have less evidence so far.

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What SmellBook records about Jasmine and Rose
Field	Jasmine	Rose	Shared
Record	SB-0016 · smellbook:smell:jasmine	SB-0006 · smellbook:smell:rose	Not compared
Character EDITORIAL	Jasmine smells rich, sweet and lush, with a heady floral intensity and a green, slightly fruity edge.	Rose smells soft and petal-like, with a fresh green note and, in some flowers, a light honeyed sweetness.	Not compared
Smell words EDITORIAL	floral, lush, sweet, green	floral, petal, green, soft	floral, green
Families EDITORIAL	Fresh and clean, Sweet, fruity and floral	Temperature and texture, Fresh and clean, Sweet, fruity and floral	Fresh and clean, Sweet, fruity and floral
Met in EDITORIAL	Garden	Garden, Florist shop	Garden
States	None recorded	fresh (VERIFIED), cut (editorial)	None shared
VERIFIED evidence VERIFIED	1 claim from 1 source	2 claims from 2 sources	Not compared
Molecules named in claims VERIFIED	benzyl acetate, linalool, α-farnesene	2-phenylethanol, citronellol, geraniol, nerol, rotundone	None shared
History	None linked yet	None linked yet	Not compared

What SmellBook records as different

Words: lush, sweet only for Jasmine; petal, soft only for Rose.
Families: none only for Jasmine; Temperature and texture only for Rose.
Settings: none only for Jasmine; Florist shop only for Rose.
Molecules named in claims: benzyl acetate, linalool, α-farnesene only for Jasmine; 2-phenylethanol, citronellol, geraniol, nerol, rotundone only for Rose.

What is not known

How similar the two smell to any one person: SmellBook records no measurement of similarity between smells.
Whether the two were ever studied together: their claims come from separate studies unless a source is named for both.

This table compares what SmellBook records about each smell. Rows marked EDITORIAL come from editors' descriptions and links; rows marked VERIFIED come from VERIFIED claims, each resting on a registered source; a claim that could not be checked against the source text says so on its own page. It is not a similarity score: SmellBook shows no percentage or distance between smells.

STATUS

Editorial comparison based on the current public profiles, not a live similarity score.