The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Gauri Garodia built Eaux de Jasmine in 2013 as the debut release from Code Deco. She treats each fragrance like a track on a private playlist, named for something that matters and composed to match it, and this one stays true to that idea from the first spray to the last breath of the drydown. Eaux de Jasmine was built around a deceptively simple idea. White florals, yes, but the kind that arrive like a cool sheet of water on a warm day. Garodia anchored the composition in a sticky, slow-burning resin base and let the rest of the structure build from a watery green opening into something denser and more intimate. Not a jasmine bomb. A jasmine that knows how to wait, that lets the colder notes clear the air before the petals ever show their face.
What's interesting here is the restraint. Eaux de Jasmine holds its jasmine back through the opening, lets violet leaf and fruit do the brightening, then folds in orange flower and freesia before the white bloom takes the wheel. There is no shouting in the first few minutes, no attempt to grab you by the collar. Just a green, cool entrance that earns your attention quietly and then spends the rest of the fragrance paying you back for it. The linden blossom and berry pairing does something specific too.
The evolution
The first ten minutes read like a glass of cold water held to the light. Violet leaf gives that green, almost watery snap. Fruity notes float above it without committing to any single fruit, more of a shimmer than a statement. It feels sheer, almost transparent, and you'd be forgiven for thinking this is the whole story. There is a cool mineral quality to it, something that reads like the chill off a porcelain bowl on a hot afternoon. Around the twenty-minute mark, the jasmine arrives. Not loudly. It moves in alongside orange flower and freesia, with linden blossom lending a soft lift. Berries glint through the white petals, giving the heart just enough sweetness to keep the florals from going austere. This is the phase where the fragrance finds its voice, a full white-floral accord that manages to feel both lush and controlled, like watching petals open in slow motion under cool light.
Cultural impact
Eaux de Jasmine is the kind of white floral that doesn't try to win the room on entry. It wears well on anyone who treats fragrance like an accessory to thought rather than a declaration, someone who wants their scent to be part of the air around them rather than the loudest thing in it. It reads as a quiet companion for the kind of person who already knows what they like and doesn't need to prove it with volume. That personality carries through every layer of the composition, opening, heart, drydown, and gives the fragrance a distinct point of view that has earned it a steady following among collectors of restrained florals.
The House
Code DecoCode Deco is an artisanal perfume house rooted in Singapore’s vibrant creative scene. Founded by Gauri Garodia, the brand blends her corporate fragrance experience with a personal love of music and colour. Each scent arrives in a sleek bottle that feels like a miniature work of art, inviting the wearer to explore a story told through notes rather than slogans. Code Deco’s line, launched in 2013, includes fragrances such as B Minor, Blanc One and Malabar, each named to echo a musical key or a place that inspired its aroma. The house positions itself as a laboratory for curious noses, favouring thoughtful composition over mass‑market trends.
The Creator
Gauri GarodiaGarodia favors natural absolutes and carefully selected synthetics that reinforce a theme. She builds structures around a single floral or woody anchor, then layers supporting accords that enhance rather than overwhelm.
