Melati Malam

The story

Jasmine sambac is picked in Pemalang before dawn, when the buds smell strongest, and extracted the same day. We pair it with tuberose, a flower that only opens once the sun has set.

A trace of benzoin gives both a shadow. Not the sweet, soapy jasmine, but the one you smell on a veranda after the lights are off.

When to wear it Weddings, dinners, a kebaya.