Thomas De Monaco Jade Amour by J
Last year, Thomas De Monaco’s “Flowers for Future” trio, from his “Artist Series”, provided an opportunity for three emerging perfumers to envision the possible scents of nature’s future: Ugo Charron’s Fleur Danger, Augustin Lemiere’s Neo Eden, and David Chieze’s Jade Amour. This collection doesn’t mirror the here and now, instead, it explores how flowers might smell decades from now. Thomas De Monaco’s vision for this series allowed these talented young perfumers to be innovative and produce something original, breaking away from the conventional perfume replication often seen in the current market and continuing the distinctive philosophy the house has always held. Imagine the fragrance equivalent of moving from representational painting to work in a more abstraction and conceptual way. Flowers for Future is a gorgeous and exciting trio, bringing to mind some of JG Ballard’s short stories of the near future. I’m focusing on David Chieze’s Jade Amour, which is such a standout it, made both Michelyn’s and my Best of Scent 2025 Top Ten lists.
Luzi Perfumer David Chieze and Thomas De Monaco courtesy of the brand.
Jade Amour blossoms in shimmering orange and yellowed hues. Thomas De Monaco Jade Amour’s silky petals are sweetened by mandarin, morphing into a creamsicle-esque smoothness as vanilla’s stamens add a touch of woody dusty pollen to the beautiful honeyed golden tones emanating from the delicate petals. Bergamot gives tartness that sting with light greens, sketching stems and leaves from which this bright flower blooms. Juicy citruses seem to cascade from the flower’s heart feeling like soft rays of sunlight; for me it brings back memories of childhood that instantly make me smile. There was an ice cream I use to eat called a Super Split, a milky orange popsicle which Jade Amour reveals facets that remind me of it. Jade Amour makes me think of those long summers when the world was a carefree place. But there’s more than enough tangy bitter floral elements keeping Thomas De Monaco Jade Amour from feeling fully gourmand, this is a floral, just not a flower you have ever smelt. One grown in a dream of its perfumer, David Chieze.
Thomas De Monaco Jade Amour courtesy of the brand
On a mouillette, Jade Amour feels cool, smooth and sweet letting the velvety citruses expand out into endless golden tones of floral woods. On my skin, it glows like a fluorescent flower, moving from the past into the future as the scent expands. As more of the petals form it’s as if they’re rendered in 3D. Jade Amour possesses a gentle intensity, with a very controlled jasmine headiness softly humming at its heart. Wild thoughts wrapped in fruity sweet petals feel slinky and elegant as elements of ylang-ylang smooth things out into a neon haze as its scent and light diffuses. It doesn’t smell close to any of these florals, rather there are elements of both in feel and texture, fused and creating something I’ve never smelled before. It’s buzzing with a gilded honeyed tone pulsing slowly the way neon lights do, glistening in soft focus at the heart, letting its creamy woody aromas defuse out like the soft light emitted from neon. Jade Amour’s vanilla facets morph as the citruses tones them down them, with a subtle tartness and adds a light green hue to the golden yellows and oranges. Tropical tangy aromas give it a summery aura but it’s hard to place what fruit it is. It shifts and morphs throughout the wear, from fresh citruses to more of a tart passion-fruit like sweetness, continuing that joyous feel from the opening. Musks and sandalwood blur at the edges, feeling like the flower’s silkiness is roughened as its glow fades at the edges. Yet, it retains its light and airy delicate feel throughout the entire wear.
Jade Amour’s drydown takes the sweet floral fruits and crowns them with a gilded veil of vanilla silk. This future flower shines, like you’re holding a silk bloom in your hand and feeling its scent flicker like a neon globe. Woods are revealed here as sandalwood and vetiver rooty wires render Jade Amour’s flower structure. Its sandalwood and vanilla smooth surface feels like the futuristic technology we dream of, there no edges felt here as the translucency of petals lets its musky glow whisper off into the ether. The sweet floral aroma with the woody vanilla gives a brooding allure, that we can’t fully grasp, but feel it through the transparency. Its presence radiates and feels warm like a soft embrace. Jade Amour has marked you with its pollen and the musky lactonic fuzz clings to your skin, as its scent haunts the air at the edges. I cannot wait to see what Thomas De Monaco does next.
Notes: Yellow Mandarin, Liane de Jade, Bergamot, Ylang-Ylang, Jasmine, Vanilla, Vetiver, Muscone, Sandalwood.
Disclosure: A bottle of Thomas De Monaco Jade Amour was sent to J for review; thoughts and nose are their own.
J Wearescentient, Senior Editor, artist & olfactive writer.
David Chieze was selected by Michelyn as her Rising Star of 2025 which you can read here. Thomas De Monaco Jade Amour was featured in Michelyn Best of Scents 2025 Top Ten list here and also mine, which you can read here.Please read reviews by Michael Devine of Grand Beau, and Raw Gold. Eau Coeur was a top 10 of 2022 for Michelyn here.
Thomas De Monaco Jade Amour image courtesy of the brand.
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