The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
The LÔANT collection is built on a conceit: seven fragrances, each representing a different segment of an ant's body. LOJAZZ is the head. Blanca Dalmau composed it as the collection's entry point, the first impression before the thorax and abdomen take over. It's designed to stand alone or layer, which means it can't afford to be too narrow in its appeal. The name suggests music, movement, improvisation, the kind of opening riff that sets up what follows.
What makes LOJAZZ distinctive isn't just its white floral composition but its structural ambition within a conceptual framework. The four notes, jasmine sambac, magnolia, violet, and Tunisian orange blossom, don't layer in the expected sequence. Instead, they circulate, each taking the lead before yielding to the next. The violet petals introduce a powdery quality that keeps the jasmine and orange blossom from becoming too heavy, while the magnolia adds a creamy, almost waxy depth that anchors the whole thing. This isn't a linear floral pyramid, it's a rotating quartet where the harmony matters more than any single voice.
The evolution
The opening arrives creamy and immediate, jasmine sambac and Tunisian orange blossom announce themselves without aggression, sweet but not cloying. Within the first hour, the violet petals emerge, shifting the character from creamy to powdery. The magnolia doesn't disappear; it deepens, adding a waxy warmth that prevents the composition from becoming too abstract. By the third hour, the sillage moderates, LOJAZZ becomes intimate, a skin scent that rewards proximity. On fabric, the drydown extends well past the eight-hour mark, with the powdery violet and creamy magnolia persisting longest. What lingers is soft and close, the kind of presence that someone leaning in would notice before someone across the room.
Cultural impact
LOJAZZ exists within the LÔANT collection's conceptual architecture, seven fragrances built around an ant's anatomy. This framework positions Santi Burgas as a house that treats fragrance as intellectual exercise, not just sensory product. The collection premiered as part of the brand's broader 2013 expansion, alongside LOVANN and LOMUSK, establishing the house's direction toward layered, modular composition.






















