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| Picture: Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket Oil on canvas 1875 by James Abbott MacNeill Whistler (1834-1903) Wikimedia commons |
Nuit Noire reveals its true self right from the start: Already the introducing accords are dirty, animalic, obscure floral oriental with a wiff from the stable, a mysterious and dangerous magic potion. I detect, or at least imagine I detect, citrus in the new version, which probably faded a bit in my original bottle where the opening is less sparkling, a subdued, dark orangeblossom/tubereuse, spices which are quiet, with a texture and color as darkbrown silkvelvet. There are also notes of ambery leather, a furry animalic, civet styled note combined with a bit sweet and slight animalic almost fuggy musky note, not the vegetal musk or clean musky note which are more common in contemporary perfumes. Expect from the short wiff of citrus in the very beginning there is not much that differs when comparing the old and new version. I precieve the basenotes of the new one as a tad lighter, this is just a nuance and maybe it depends on how much was applied on each wrist from the beginnig and how much is washed off during the day etc.
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| Picture: Nuit Noire (new bottle) Photo: PR Parfums Mona di Orio (c) |
Rating: 5
Notes: Orange blossom, cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, tuberose, sandalwood, cedar, clove. amber, musk, tonka, leather
It's so good to hear they haven't changed the formula of this, Margareta. I purchased a bottle of Nuit Noire way back in the beginning of my perfumista days and loved it. Apparently you did too, since you mention your original bottle in this review. Nice that we have this one in common!
SvaraRaderaIf I didn't have so much perfume now, I'd probably purchase this relaunched bottle, but I think I will let Nuit Noire be a wonderful memory now. It truly is a wonderfully dirty, golden and complex perfume.
Yes my bottles is also contianing juice from the first batches. The new one has definitly the same expression and there is not necessary to test both versions. I really like your review of the old NdN http://eiderdownpress.com/Mona_di_Orio_Nuit_Noire.html
SvaraRaderaWe have many more frags in common. Looking at your top20, twelve of them are favoirtes or fragrances which I like much. And the best for last - I think I have some Eau de Hongarie from your sample which I received from Sigrun when we met last week :-)
Oh, thank you Margareta, for the sweet comment about my NN post and also for letting me know that my Top 20 list holds many of your favorites (or loves) too. Don't know if we are scent twins, but it sounds like we're definitely on the same wave length. And yay! - so glad that there was enough Eau de Hongrie in that sample for you to try it, too.
SvaraRaderaMe too and now I'll wait for spring to return before I try it.
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