How it smells
Main smell: sweet and gourmand. It opens with raspberry and lavender, moves to dark chocolate and cacao and dries down to tobacco and vanilla.
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- winter
Jil notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
A closer look at Jil Sander Jil EDP
Jil EDP comes from Jil Sander. This one is the Eau de Parfum.
For work or for evenings
It works better in the day than at night, so it is a good pick for work, school and daily wear.
Jil longevity
It stays on skin for about 6 to 9 hours, so one spray in the morning can carry you through the day. As an Eau de Parfum, it has more perfume oil than an Eau de Toilette, which helps it last. It lasts longer than Tom Ford Oud Wood and Gianni Versace Blue Jeans. Base notes like tobacco and vanilla are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Sillage and projection
Projection is medium: people near you can smell it. Three or four sprays give a good balance. Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Edt 1 spreads further.
Jil through the year
The best time of year to wear it is winter. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: winter, fall, spring and summer. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
Other Jil Sander perfumes
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Who will like it
The strongest accord is sweet (100%), followed by gourmand and woody. You will probably like it if you enjoy sweet and gourmand smells and notes like dark chocolate and tobacco. Less obvious notes include red berries, balsam fir and tonka bean. Perfume fans rate it 3.91 out of 5.
If you like Jil, try these
Similar picks to try: Mont Blanc Individuel (10 shared notes), Tom Ford Oud Wood (10 shared notes), Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Edt 1 (8 shared notes) and Gianni Versace Blue Jeans (8 shared notes). For a cheaper option, Gianni Versace Blue Jeans starts from €30.
Quick answers
Can men wear Jil?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
Is Jil expensive?
It is mid priced: about €61 in Europe.